Author Fredrik Backman wrote A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry and Britt-Marie Was Here with two novellas and one nonfiction book. His works also include Beartown, Us Against You and Anxious People. More than 40 nations have published his novels. Backman was raised in Helsingborg and began studying comparative religion before quitting to work as a truck driver. Backman... read full bio
Hammersley is a highly sought-after high-level consultant for international corporations and organizations. His work is motivated by the insight that the majority of individuals, businesses, governments and institutions operate from a theoretical framework rooted in pre-digital, pre-complexity 20th-century thinking. That way of thinking is out of date, and in order to thrive in the twenty-first century, we must take stock of... read full bio
Amanda Brown was inspired by the legal students she saw at Stanford legal School to write the novel Legally Blonde, which served as the basis for the popular 2001 film of the same name. Stanford welcomes her because of her inventive film and the necessity for diversity in all its manifestations. Her perseverance ensures her success at Stanford, but not... read full bio
Timothy Egan was raised in a family of nine by a father with the Irish quality of finding delight in the little things and a mother who cherished reading. He struggled through nearly seven years of intermittent college attendance while working on a farm, in a factory, and at a fast-food restaurant. He has written ten books. His most recent... read full bio
Rex Chapman, a former professional basketball player, is a source of fun and optimism because of his inspiring journey from the court to the screen. While attending the University of Kentucky, Chapman excelled as a basketball player. He worked in the front offices of multiple NBA teams during his twelve seasons as a player. After a successful basketball career that... read full bio
A popular humorist, Dave Barry has poked fun at an array of topics, from bad songs to historical events. A writer who has built a career out of finding the humor in nearly everything, Dave Barry grew up wanting to be a writer. His famous sense of humor emerged early on. Barry landed his first newspaper job at the Daily... read full bio
Mary Higgins Clark's books are world-wide bestsellers. In the U.S. alone, her books have sold over 85 million copies. She is the author of twenty-seven previous suspense novels. Her first book, a biographical novel about George Washington, was re-issued with the title, Mount Vernon Love Story. Her first children's book, Ghost Ship, was published as a Paula Wiseman Book/Simon &... read full bio
The American author Nathanial Philbrick earned his bachelor’s degree in English at Brown University. After grad school at Duke University, Philbrick went to work for Sailing World magazine for 4 years. He then left Sailing World and became a freelancer for a couple years. In this time is when he wrote and edited various sailing books. Philbrick’s book Mayflower was... read full bio
Jasmine Roth is a renovation celebrity, designer and author who is enthusiastic about altering rooms and inspiring others via business acumen, creativity and the ability to see possibilities throughout. Roth, the winner of HGTV's Rock the Block, also hosts her own programs, Hidden Potential and Help! I Wrecked My House to save failed home renovation initiatives. She is also well-known for the... read full bio
Leonard Brody is an exclusive keynote speaker, who covers entrepreneur and venture capitalistic aspects. Leonard co-found NowPublic.com, a platform for citizen journalism, and was CEO. TIME Magazine named the company one of the top 50 websites in the world, and was later acquired by Anschutz Corporation. Brody has been the President of the Clarity Digital Group which is responsible for... read full bio
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Brent Gleeson is a complex person with a unique trajectory that spans many industries, from journalism and writing to entrepreneurship and military service. He has demonstrated bravery, tenacity, and leadership in the face of adversity as a highly decorated Navy SEAL Combat Veteran. Brent Gleeson transitioned into a new phase of his life after serving in the elite Navy SEALs, using... read full bio
John Danner is a sought-after adviser to Fortune 500 enterprises. He is co-author (along with Mark Coopersmith) of the book The Other F" Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work. Whether he is delivering a keynote, moderating a panel, or leading a workshop, John Danner is focused and engaged like no other. Johns passion is helping... read full bio
Award-winning medical author and editor Harriet A. Washington is well known for her landmark book "Medical Apartheid," the first in-depth examination of medical experimentation on African Americans. The National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction Award, a PEN Award, and a Gustavus Myers Award are just a few of the numerous honors this best-selling book has received. It also made Publishers' Weekly's... read full bio
Wendy Mogel is an American New York Times bestselling author, psychologist, and public speaker. As an author, she has released three books, “The Blessings of a Skinned Knee”, “The Blessing of a B Minus”, and “Voice Lessons for Parents”. Mogel graduated from Middlebury College cum laude, earned her Master’s from the New School in New York City and her Ph.D.... read full bio
Emily Giffin is an American author and former lawyer who is best known for her books, “Something Borrowed”, “The One and Only” and “Heart of the Matter”. Giffin graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Before turning to writing, Giffin practiced at a law firm for a while before moving to... read full bio
Ken Kocienda is author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book “Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs”. Prior to writing books, Kocienda was a software engineer and designer at Apple. Kocienda graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. From there, he took small jobs like working in the editorial... read full bio
Robert Greene is an American international best-selling author who is best known for his work such as ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, ‘The Art of Seduction’, and ‘The 33 Strategies of War’. Greene grew up in Los Angeles, California, and he studied at the University of California, Berkeley before going on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a... read full bio
James Redfield is an American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer who is best known for his New York Times Best-Selling novel ‘The Celestine Prophecy’. His novel has been one of the most successful self-published books of all time and the novel has also been made into a film. Redfield was born in Birmingham, Alabama and he majored in sociology... read full bio
Sally Rooney is an Irish author from Dublin, Ireland. She gained popularity after the release of her debut novel, ‘Conversations with Friends’ which was followed by her second novel, ‘Normal People’. Rooney was born in Castlebar and she later studied English at Trinity College Dublin where she was elected a scholar. She went on to also earn her Master’s degree... read full bio
