Josh Kilmer-Purcell is a New York Times Best Selling author, columnist, advertising executive, and star of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, on Discovery's Planet Green network. Kilmer-Purcell moved to New York City, working as an advertising art director. Using his marketing experience, Kilmer-Purcell is dedicated to helping small farms and villages find new ways to survive and thrive. Kilmer-Purcell's story is... read full bio
Amy Bloom is an author and psychotherapist, best known for her collection of short stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. The book was one of O magazine's and Amazon’s ten favorite books. Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Bloom, the New York Times bestselling author of Away. This astonishing and astute new... read full bio
From 2007 to 2013, Steve Coll served as the President and CEO of New America. He is currently the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a staff writer for the New Yorker. Coll was managing editor at the Washington Post from 1998-2005, and was previously a feature writer, a foreign correspondent, and an editor at the... read full bio
Janet Langhart Cohen is an Emmy-nominated journalist, author and playwright, and president of Langhart Communications. Over her twenty-five year career, Langhart has appeared on CBS in Chicago, hosted ABC's Good Day in Boston, and made appearances on NBC and BET. Langhart was a mentee of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ad was an active proponent of the Civil... read full bio
Daniel James Brown is an author who writes narrative nonfiction books. He earned his Bachelors Degree in English and then got his Masters at the University of California at Los Angeles. He started teaching at San Jose State university and Stanford university before starting his career as a writer full time. He has received lots of recognition for his writing... read full bio
This scientist/explorer/author is a man of intellect and action. He holds a Ph.D from Harvard and has been a logger, surveyor, park ranger, photographer and lecturer. Dr. Davis co-wrote and hosted Earthguide on the Discovery Channel. His book, The Serpent and The Rainbow investigated Haitian Voodoo culture. He has participated in extensive explorations into the rain forests of Central America... read full bio
Neal Boortz is a true patriot, a 35 year veteran of talk radio and a 50 year veteran of life. To him, freedom is everything. Always has been - even when this country wasn't listening. Now, everyone is listening. There is no greater point of view or more relevant show on the radio today. Neal drives home important and oft-forgotten... read full bio
With a joint appointment in History and at Wagner, CNN Presidential historian Timothy Naftali is also a Clinical Associate Professor of History and Public Service at NYU. A native of Montreal and a graduate of Yale with a doctorate in history from Harvard, Naftali writes on national security and intelligence policy, international history and presidential history. Using Soviet-era documents, he... read full bio
Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and theatre/film director, John Patrick Shanley is the author of over 23 plays. These have been translated and performed across the globe, including 80 productions in North America. His play Doubt: A Parable won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards, including one for Best Play. Shanley also won three Academy Awards, including one... read full bio
KEY AUDIENCES: Corporate Wellness Events Professional Women Group Events Health/Wellness Events Inspirational/Motivational Group Events SAMPLE TOPICS: - Live a Life of Courageous Boundaries and Have The Audacity to Keep Them. In this talk, Dr. Dalton-Smith challenge women to stop being afraid to create boundaries around the priority areas of their life including their physical health, mental health, relationships, career, and emotions. She tackles the obstacles women... read full bio
Sheila spent most of her professional life in advertising as a Consultant/Associate Creative Director with an expertise in new product development. After 30 years of dedicating her life to this profession, several profound experiences changed her life. First, she became sole caregiver of her ill mother and an emotional crutch for her best friend, Susan who was diagnosed... read full bio
To the speaking industry and the clients he serves, Marcedes M. Fuller is regarded as an authentic speaker and innovative communicator known for his intelligence, image, and the inspirational impact he leaves on every audience. Marcedes is emerging nationally as a leading motivational speaker, success coach, author, and trusted consultant. Dynamic, empowered, and motivated are just a few words used to... read full bio
Da Chen is a New York Times author from China, his books include, Brothers, Chinas Son, Sounds of the River, Sword, My Last Empress: A Novel, Wandering Warrior, and Colors of the Mountain. His book Brothers, has been awards for best book by The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, and Publishers Weekly. Chen graduated from Beijing Language and... read full bio
Adele Puhn, M.S., C.N.S. is a nutritionist and author of several well-known diet books. Puhn has been a nutritional consultant for over three decades, and has an M.S. in Biology and Clinical Nutrition, as well as licensing and certification from the American College of Nutrition and the Licensing Bureau of New York State. Puhns diet book, The 5 Day Miracle... read full bio
Amy Waldman is an author and journalist. For eight years, Waldman was a reporter for the New York Times. For three years of this experience, she was the co-chief of the New Delhi bureau. Waldman authored the novel The Submission, which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and an American Book Award. In addition, it was named a New York... read full bio
Andrei Codrescu is an American writer who emigrated from Romanian in the 1960s. He writes poetry, novels, essays, and screenplays. He's been published all over the world and is responsible for renewing interest in Romanian literature. His earliest work in English was a poetry book entitled, License to Carry a Gun, which won the Big Table Award. His writing has... read full bio
Caroline Arnold is the author of more than 160 children’s books. In addition to writing, Arnold also illustrates books. Inspired by nature and travel, Arnold creates inspiring books for children of all kinds. Arnold also runs two blogs regarding her art, writing processes, and travel adventures. They are titled Caroline Arnold Art and Books and The Intrepid Tourist. Though the... read full bio
Bianca Bosker is a journalist and author. She is best known for her book CORK DORK: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste. Her book has been compared to Kitchen Confidential and hit the New York Times best-seller list. Bosker’s journalistic pieces have been featured in publications... read full bio
Kristin Russo is an author, educator, speaker, and LGBTQ Rights activist. She has been CEO and Editor-in-Chief of My Kid Is Gay as well as Everyone Is Gay; both of which are organizations that educate, guide, and provide advice to LGBTQIA youth as well as their families. Russo and her former partner Dannielle Owens-Reid previously launched Everyone Is Gay on... read full bio
Dr. Travis Langley is a psychology, editor, author, and expert in heroism. He is best known for his best-selling book “Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight,” which talks on how storytelling and imagination prepares us as a child to do the right thing and brings out the best in ourselves and others so that we can all bring... read full bio
