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Vincent James and Joann Pierdomenico are founders of the non-profit Keep Music Alive and the international music holidays Teach Music Week (March) and Kids Music Day (October). Each year, they partner with 750+ music schools and stores in over a dozen countries to offer free lessons to new students and to hold special events that benefit and celebrate kids playing music. These events include student performances, instrument petting zoos, drum and ukulele circles, and instrument donation drives. Kids Music Day Ambassadors include celebrities Julie Andrews, Jack Black, Sarah McLachlan, Kenny Loggins, Michael Feinstein, Vanessa Williams, and Pat Benatar. In 2019, they produced more than a dozen Musical Instrument Petting Zoo events with keyboards, guitars, ukuleles and dozens of different percussion instruments throughout the Philadelphia region at schools, libraries and other public spaces. They will hold their first-ever virtual instrument petting zoo on June 20 at a local library! Vincent and Joann are the authors of the 88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life book series. Each edition features more than 100 inspirational music stories from around the world, many contributed by well-known artists. They donate 80% of book sale proceeds to music education and service non-profit organizations. They are currently seeking inspirational music stories for Volume 2, to be published in November 2020. Vincent and Joann are helping to promote a virtual Make Music Day in the Philadelphia area on June 21, 2020. Founded as Le Fete de la Musique in France in 1982, it encourages musicians of all styles and abilities to put on free public performances. Info: www.keepmusicalive.org

Tim Meyer "dwells in a dark cave near the Jersey Shore." He's an author, husband, father, podcast host, blogger, coffee connoisseur, beer enthusiast, and explorer of worlds. Tim writes horror, mysteries, science fiction, and thrillers, although he prefers to blur genres and let the stories fall where they may. His soon-to-be-released next project is a compilation of four novellas by Chuck Buda, Frank Edler, Armand Rosamilia and Tim, titled "Beers and Fears: Flight Night" (Evil Epoch Press). Info: timmeyerwrites.com  

Writer Chris Moore was a high school dropout who want on to attend Columbia University based on his fiction writing skills. Chris became a ghostwriter and the co-author of a dozen books, as well as a novelist. His first novel is about a pandemic [written before Covid-19]. His next novel will be about an exiled exorcist who must still perform his duries for lost souls who visit him in exile. Info: WriterChrisMoore.com  Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more. Scott works with bestselling authors and self-published authors promoting all types of books, whether their first or15th book. He's handled publicity for books by CEOs, CIA officers, Navy SEALS, homemakers, doctors, lawyers and adventurers. Scott's clients have been featured by Good Morning America, FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News, The New York Times, PBS, LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Woman's World and Howard Stern. Info: www.Book-Marketing-Expert.com  

Bruce Outridge started drawing at age ten and had to learn it on his own, since art classes at school didn’t include drawing instruction. In fact, he used to get detentions in school for what he now charges hundreds of dollars an hour in his art business! At 16, Bruce's passion for drawing somehow turned to driving and he spent 25 years driving transport trucks across North America, which taught him more about dealing with people than school ever did. He still works closely with the trucking industry, speaking about business and careers on his podcast, The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers. At age 40, Bruce went back to school and learned creative writing, marketing, and business. He started his art business in 2003 part-time. In 2006, he stopped driving trucks to devote himself to the business full-time. Bruce has created comic books, built an art business, expanded into a consulting business, and now a speaking business. Bruce helps people be more creative – with content marketing and art entertainment for events – through his podcasts, books, articles, a television show, and as a motivational speaker. Info: BruceOutridge.com

In these challenging times, are you lacking the resiliency to cope with major disruptions to your world, your work, your family and your lifestyle? Help is here from Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE, CEO (Chief Energy Officer) at The Resiliency Group.Since 1980, Eileen has helped organizations and individuals transform the life of their business and the business of their life through conversations that matter and connections that count. She is known as a master facilitator, an award-winning author, and an internationally recognized keynoter and executive coach. Eileen draws upon practical business know-how, life's experienc es and years of consulting to major national and international organizations. Her programs are provocative, playful and often hilarious. In 2020, Eileen was ranked third in the World’s Top 30 Communication Professionals based on a global survey of 22,000 business professionals by Global Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training. Eileen has written six books. Her seventh, Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters will be published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers in Summer 2020. www.theresiliencygroup.com Find Eileen on Twitter @macdarling, linkedin.com/in/eileenmcdargh, www.facebook.com/pages/Professional-Speaker-Eileen-McDargh-CSP-CPAE/405748766188727.

Macy Harjot Matarazzo aka Rev LunchLady is a Love Coach, Speaker, Improvisor, Puppeteer with BA in Theater and a Masters of Puppetry from Central School of Speech and Drama. Most recently performing as the Rev LunchLady, she brings her super-triple trademarked readings of vintage recipe cards to people who are hungry for tasty insights on their life. Her creative mission is focused on helping single women who want real lasting love to have the healing, tools and strategy to get there without sacrificing who they are. After working with Macy, women have the experience of living in full confidence where they can speak and be who they are, appreciating their true beauty, quirks and all, making it inevitable that the perfect love shows up. Macy brings her clients a magical combination of Regenerating Images in Memory (RIM) Facilitation to clear emotional blocks, Kundalini yoga and consciousness tools to help women who want to feel more connection, self-love, joy and purpose.   Macy's Unicorn Love Story Started With One Decision… "It’s amazing to think that ONE moment, ONE person, ONE “click to open” was the beginning of my love story. Since it’s changed everything in my life for the better. My job. My home. My town. My health. My awareness. I know I am lucky to have the kind of relationship I have… Larry totally adores me for who I am,  “gets me” and makes my life so much easier. People tell me all the time how CUTE we are and how LUCKY I am to have Larry in my life.  A funny, smart, creative jewish Doctor.  Jackpot! Truth is….it took THIRTY YEARS to find Larry." Tune in to hear the rest of their love story. www.BigHappyLove.com

Armand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny Florida, where he writes when he's not sleeping. He's happily married to a woman who helps his career and is supportive, which is all he ever wanted in life... He's written over 150 stories that are currently available, including horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, thrillers and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels. He not only runs two successful podcasts...Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast - interviewing fellow authors as well as filmmakers, musicians, etc. and The Mando Method Podcast with co-host Chuck Buda - talking about writing and publishing – but he owns the network they're on, too! Project Entertainment Network. He also loves to talk in third person... because he's really that cool.    

Time on your hands? Would you like to get creative but think it's not in you? Dr. Minette Riordan is a risk-taker and curiosity seeker who loves jumping feet first into business building and art making. Her mantra is, “How hard can it be?” A modern day Renaissance woman, Minette is an artist, writer, award-winning entrepreneur and advocate for creativity as essential to the well-being of all people and our planet. Minette is the founder of the Conscious Creativity Method™, a simple and effective transformational process for helping people activate their creativity. She believes that when we are all working in our highest and best creative genius, we can solve all the world’s problems. More about Minette… www.MinetteRiordan.com  

Ready to your create interior spaces that reflect balance and harmony, inspiration and joy, and are environmentally safe and beautiful?  akaRadioRed welcomes Charisse Marei, author of Eco-Conscious Home: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle In Your Heart & Home (One Room At A Time). As a passionate advocate for a healthy eco-living lifestyle, Charisse focuses on transforming interior spaces into beautiful, breathe-able dwellings to support the home, well-being, and the natural environment. Her mission is to empower and inspire you with the necessary tools of the trade to begin your own transformational journey through the power of the 3Rs –– Release – Renew – Revitalize . From her book: "I reminisced about various stages of pulling together each room in my home. I embraced my intentions and created selections that led to the final design. You see, there is so much more than what meets the eye. The overall design process involves being conscious of what we breathe, touch, and hear, how we feel, and why we freely enter a room, to Release, Renew, Revitalize (3Rs). It did not stop there, for once the final touches were in place, the need to maintain balance and harmony became essential.Daily, weekly, monthly, and semi-annual rhythmic routines were part of the plan." www.CharisseMarei.com    

Juliet Dillon Clark is the Founder of Super Brand Publishing, offering an expertise-first approach that comes directly from her own disillusioning personal experience with her first book back in 2008. "I thought my background with traditional publishing would make self-publishing easy. Nothing could have been further from the truth. My big mistake was subscribing to the theory that all one had to do was write a book, self-publish, and BAM – instant bestseller! What I soon uncovered, though, was a business model that made lots of money for the self-publishing company while setting authors up for failure through business practices." To remedy this, she created Super Brand Publishing, a platform-building tool to show brilliant, entrepreneurial authors a new way of expanding their visibility in the marketplace well ahead of publishing their books, by building their audiences and generating revenue in advance. Her tool assesses audience obstacles, generates leads, and qualifies leads for businesses. Her simple technology can be used on social media, from the stage, and at workshops to build email lists and create conversations that build long- term relationships with potential clients. Juliet's podcast, Promote, Profit, Publish, helps entrepreneurs understand how to use great tools in the coaching and small business spaces. Juliet is the author of Pitch-Slapped: How to Serve, Not Sell, and six mystery novels incuding Granny Heist – Detective Lindsay Carter Book 3 and Dead By Dawn – Detective Lindsay Carter Book 4.

The Party is Suzanne Wexler's recently launched IGTV series and newsletter where she shows her audience how to kick up their heels and enjoy life to the max! Suzanne Wexler is a journalist who divides her time between Montreal and the North Country in New York. Reporting on the latest in culture and lifestyle, she helps older generations understand younger ones and enables younger generations to thrive.  She wrote about "Selfies" before they were calle selfies, and now reports on the latest in wedding trends and green fashion. Suzanne’s up-coming collection of coming-of-age memoir stories will be available soon, featuring hilarious stories about reconciling two very different sensibilities. The first comes from Suzanne’s outspoken peachy-keen relatives from Louisiana and Georgia, who dish passionately about beauty, fashion, work, and relationships. Meanwhile, Suzanne leans more towards camping than make-up, as do her all-too-cool Northern friends and family where she grew up in Montreal. After striking out on her own, Suzanne nearly dies (a couple of times) and tragedy strikes. Suddenly, the stunning power of her Southern matriarchs is revealed. Info: www.SuzanneWexler.com  

Michael D. Huggins, MBA (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania) worked his way up to the roles of Chief Operating Officer, President, and Chief Executive Officer of several medical device firms. But in 2009, Mike pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor as a responsible corporate officer for illegal activity, of which he was unaware, that occurred under his watch. He and three other executives were sentenced to prison. The high-profile case drew national media attention and Mike’s world unraveled in the blink of an eye as he was whisked to the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia. How did Mike get through prison? The yoga he had practiced and taught years before incarceration turned out to be his salvation behind bars. Upon his release from prison, Mike declined lucrative offers to return to the corporate world, and instead founded the non-profit organizationTransformation Yoga Project, which serves people impacted by trauma, substance abuse and incarceration through trauma-sensitive yoga programs. Michael is the author of Going Om: A CEO's Self-Discovery Behind Bars. www.GoingOmBook.com https://TransformationYogaProject.org www.MDHuggins.com

Lori Hammel is a New York based actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. Feature film work includes the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading and the upcoming thriller Blood Conscious. TV includes Jessica Jones, Master of None, 30 Rock and High Maintenance. Lori received an Excellence in Acting Award at the New York International Fringe Festival. She is co-author of Minding the Edge – Strategies for a Fulfilling, Successful Career as an Actor and is a contributing author for Acting for the Stage (Focal Press). Lori stars as Meyers the Director in SPLIT, the miniseries on Amazon Prime Video. Yael Shavitt is an Israeli-born actress and filmmaker based in NYC. She is the creator, writer, lead actress and editor of tSPLIT on Amazon Prime Video. As an actress, she's performed at venues including the Public Theater with Obie Award winners 600 Highwaymen in "The Record" and New Ohio Theatre in the musical/opera "Outside of Eden". She is a founding member of the theater collective Asylos. Yael co-created the documentary feature film, "If You Pull North" (Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival). Hannah Hancock Rubinsky is the producer of SPLIT. She has spent most of her life in production. Molly McGaughey, a filmmaker and comedian based in NYC, is the director of SPLIT. Molly's directing work has been featured worldwide at festivals in New York, London, Toronto, Austin, Los Angeles and New Zealand.            

Meet the couple at the heart of The kindHuman Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) set up to fund clean water projects. TJ Foltz was a youth pastor and a single dad of 2 from Philadelphia. For TJ, starting a bottled water company with no experience in the beverage industry, no money,  no plan – and donating 100% of the net profits to charity – was not part of his life plan. But that’s what happened. Hear how he turned 2 pallets of drinking water into a million dollar company and, even better, clean water for more than 130,000 people around the world. Meg Foltz, a critical care nurse at a local hospital, packed up a team to help with the 2010 Haiti earthquake crisis. There, she found a full-blown cholera crisis that changed her life trajectory and motivated her to use her platform and her voice to get people clean water for their health. Along the way, she fell in love with TJ, the CEO of a little-known company called Humankind.  All direct donations to kindHuman are tax deductible. Humankind is a for-profit beverage-selling business that send funds to the Foundation, which works with valued partners to provide clean drinking water around the world. Iwww.BeHumanKind.com  

Why did Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali and Tom Brady all have coaches? Because a coach sees them objectively, knows how to bring out the best in them, and is expert in motivating them. David R. Cook, author ofHow To Be A GREAT Salesperson…by Monday Morning! and an award-winning leading authority on sales training, has a way of motivating people to bring them to a level of excellence they never knew possible. Whether you're in sales now or just want to know how to effectively persuade and motivate others to be part of your goals in life, tune in to hear Dave. His book has sold 50,000+ copies worldwide, earned 130+ Five Star Reviews on Amazon, and was named a Top 10 Must-Read Book by Top Sales World. Info: DavidRCook.com   Steven Mark Kahan, the author of Be a Startup Superstar (Wiley Publishing and Audible), has successfully helped to grow six start-up companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in  $3+ billion in shareholder value. He is the CMO at Thycotic, which will become his seventh start-up. Steve inspires teams and organizations to take on the impossible and succeed. His book teaches graduating college students and young professionals how to earn a great living doing what they love by igniting their career at a tech startup. And if you're older with a zest for technology and seeking a new career path, Steve's advice is for you, as well. Info: www.BeAStartupSuperstar.com

Patty Penke is the author of Stop Throwing Cash in the Trash: Your Guidebook to Finding Hidden Treasures and Transforming Them Into Huge Profits. Patty has more than 23 years of experience researching, discovering and reselling less obvious vintage hidden treasures for profit. Patty will share her secrets to show you how to identify the “special” everyday items that others can purchase directly from you on the Internet "at prices you would not believe!" Many of these items are sitting within your reach right in the attic or the basement, packed away. Learn from Patty how to find them. www.patriciapenke.com.   Kelly Tan Peterson, an American-Singaporean of Chinese descent, is a certified Nutrition and Health Coach, internationally renowned Keto expert, founder of Cooking Inspired By Love, LLC, and the award-winning author of KETO EAST, and KETO BAKED. The pioneer influencer in Keto, Kelly is known as Asia’s Keto Queen. With 10 years of living a successful Keto lifestyle, Kelly has conducted seminars, conferences, workshops and corporate coaching in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Shanghai, Vietnam and the USA. With a social media following of total more than 150K, she has helped people around the world to eat well, regain their health, stay slim and delay aging. For Kelly, food became a nightmare in her twenties as she battled a yo-yo weight gain.  Keto East honors her favorite delicious childhood recipes, which Kelly offers Keto style.

William H. Coles, MD, MS, FACS, a former ophthalmic surgeon, is the award-winning author of short stories, essays on writing, interviews, poetry and novels in contests including The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. He is the creator of StoryInLiteraryFiction.com, a website dedicated to educational material, a workshop, and examples for writers seeking to create lasting character-based fiction with strong dramatic plots that stimulate thought about the human condition. The site has attracted 3M+ page views. In 2010, Coles published Facing Grace with Gloria and Other Stories, his first collection of award-winning stories. His 2011 debut novel, The Surgeon’s Wife, was a finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. Coles wrote scripts for editorials and weekly radio segments on jazz for the NPR affiliate WBFO that he presented on-air. He  collaborated with nine acclaimed artists to illustrate stories and novels and created an online art gallery of the works. In filmmaking, he won the Conrad Berens Award Competition for best film on a medical subject. In 2018, he produced the “Story in Fiction” podcast, reading his stories and novels, and improvising and playing the piano for intros and outros.

Pamala Oslie is an author, consultant, radio show host, professional psychic intuitive, and aura expert. She has written four successful and popular books, Life Colors,Love Colors, Infinite You and Make Your Dreams Come True, and her extensive clientele includes many celebrities. Pam has spoken at the TEDx Talks, the International Forum on New Science, Fortune 500 companies, and seminars for professionals in the psychology, education, health fields and more. She was awarded the Holistic Transformational Leader of the Year Award in 2014 by the Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapy and Coaching. Pam is the Founder of www.AuraColors.com, a site designed to help you create success, joy and fulfillment in EVERY area of your life. She also developed www.LoveColors.com, to help you find love and friendships by matching you with people who have compatible aura colors. Pamala has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The Dr. Oz Show, The View, The Ricki Lake Show and more, and has been featured in national magazines.

Bonnie welcomes back world-class speaker/drummer Sandy Gennaro and social media expert Mike O'Neil. Speaker/Drummer Sandy Gennaro was born and raised in NYC and lives in Nashville, TN. Throughout his 50-year career as a world class rock and roll drummer, Sandy has toured the globe and recorded with world-renowned artists Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, The Monkees, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Bolton, Benny Mardones, Craaft, The Mamas and Papas and Jon Paris. Sandy has recorded several Top 10 singles, performed for 1+ Billion fans and appeared on The Tonight Show, The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV New Year’s Ball, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Teaching opened his eyes to the vital ingredients that enabled him to overcome and thrive as a performer and in his personal life, so he created the acronym BEAT the Odds. He has shared his BEAT presentation with FedEx, Sam Ash Corp., The U.S. Space and Rocket Center and more. Info:  www.SandyGennaro.com Mike O'Neil is a two-time Forbes Top 50 Social Media influencer and the author of Rock the World with LinkedIn. Since the earliest days of LinkedIn, Mike has been coaching, training and speaking on LinkedIn. He is a world-leading expert on LinkedIn Sales Navigator for lead generation, partner recruitment and more. Mike’s TIME System for LinkedIn campaigns makes lead generation simple and data gathering automatic. Thank you to Mike for introducing me to Sandy Gennaro! Info: www.IntegratedAlliances.com  

Dan Hill, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert on emotions and the founder and president of Sensory Logic, Inc., which has done market research work for over 50% of the world's top 100 B2C companies. To capture and quantify emotions, Dan pioneered the use of facial coding in business beginning in 1998. He is a certified practitioner of the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and the recipient of seven U.S. patents related to advanced methods for the analysis of facial coding data. As Silicon Valley automates the tool, facial coding is now a key component of what The Economist has described as the emerging "facial-industrial" complex that will transform the world. Dan will discuss two of his recent books: Famous Faces Decoded: A Guidebook for Reading Others and First Blush: People's Intuitive Reactions to Famous Art. Dan's Emotionomics, published in over a dozen languages, was named one of Advertising Age's top 10 must-read books of 2009. Its second edition features a foreword by Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons. Info: sensorylogic.com – sign up to receive Dan's blog series, Faces of the Week.

Brad Borkan is back with his own Antarctic adventure story! Brad, co-author of the book, When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic, was a passenger on a 114-passenger Antarctica “Expedition” cruise in late 2019. On the trip, he gave a guest lecture about his book. The audiobook version was a finalist for Best Audiobook in the History category at the 2018 Voice Arts Awards in Hollywood, equivalent to the Grammy’s and Oscars. Brad attended the red carpet event, hosted by actress Sigourney Weaver. Brad has a lifelong interest in how people and businesses survive and thrive in almost impossible situations. His book puts the reader right into the action of the life-and-death decisions made by early Antarctic explorers and reveals unparalleled lessons in leadership, team work, and the sheer determination that can help all of us make better decisions in life. The book has been endorsed by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world’s greatest living explorer. Brad is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, a member of the Society of Authors, and is on the Committee of the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England. With his detailed knowledge of Antarctic exploration, Brad has been approached by TV writers and filmmakers to advise on their projects. Info and photos: www.extreme-decisions.com/antarctica-photos

As we get ready to enter a new year and a new decade, are you feeling increasingly anxious, overwhelmed and unable to make good decisions? You are not alone. Now you can take back control of your life. In their new book, THE POWER OF AGENCY: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms, Dr. Paul Napper and Dr. Anthony Rao distill 50 years of clinical fieldwork, cutting-edge research, and more than 100 in-depth interviews into accessible techniques and tools that will help you create agency and build your confidence. According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. is the most anxious nation on earth, with at least 1 in 5 people — 40 million Americans—currently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. And a new APA poll reveals that for the second year in a row, two in every three Americans say they are extremely or somewhat anxious. Even our children aren’t spared. Why? Our accelerated lifestyles, always-on technology, and ever-increasing job demands have created a tsunami of overwhelm and anxiety. As individuals, we’ve lost our agency: the ability to deal with stress and act as an effective agent for ourselves—thinking, reflecting, and acting in ways that direct us toward the lives we want. Agency is what humans use to feel in control of their lives. And right now, it’s gone. Paul Napper, Psy.D, leads a management psychology practice. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, universities, and start-ups. He has held an advanced fellowship during a three-year academic appointment at Harvard Medical School. Anthony Rao, Ph.D., is a cognitive-behavioral therapist. For over 20 years, he was a pediatric psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. In 1998, he opened a specialized private practice.

Lynn Vannucci is the Publisher and Executive Editor at Water Street Press [2012], an independent, boutique, highly selective publisher not owned by a parent company or conglomerate. Lynn has been a part of the publishing industry since 1986 when her first novel, Coyote, was published by Bantam New Fiction. She has since written a weekly newspaper column, non-fiction articles for various publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, romance fiction (under a pen name), and been included in an anthology of Italian-American women writers, The Voices We Carry (Guernica Press). www.waterstreetpressbooks.com After a career in an international consulting firm and as financial executive CFO with two public companies, Dennis D. Wilson returned to his roots as a high school literature and writing teacher. His debut novel, The Grand – Dean Wister Crime Story #1, draws upon his experiences from his hometown of Chicago, his years of living, working, hiking, and climbing in Jackson Hole, and secrets gleaned in corporate boardrooms, to craft a series of political crime thrillers straight from today’s headlines. Today he'll talk about THE GRAND PRIZE – Dean Wister Crime Story #2. Joe Calderwood was a practicing CPA before beginning his career as a serial entrepreneur, owning 7 businesses [so far]. Stained Fortune, his first novel, is first in the planned three-part Clint Kennedy series. Today he discusses MONEY FAUCET– Clint Kennedy Crime Series #2. Joe lives in W. North Carolina with his spouse of three years. They lived together 36 years until the Supreme Court allowed them to marry.

Humor Columnist / Author Jerry Zezima confesses: "If you have ever wondered why journalism is in trouble, it would be because of me. I am the author of 4 books, Nini and Poppie’s Excellent Adventures, Leave It to Boomer, The Empty Nest Chronicles and Grandfather Knows Best, all of which are crimes against literature and come in handy for propping up wobbly table legs. As a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk, I have won many awards, including 7 for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists." Jerry writes his humor column for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, which includes his hometown paper, the Stamford Advocate. His column is distributed to newspapers nationwide and abroad by Tribune News Service of Chicago. He is working on his sitcom [we're hoping for a spoiler!] and fifth book. Groan with Jerry!  www.jerryzezima.blogspot.com Recovering Standup Comedian Jen Coken is a self-described "public Nutella nosher [she will translate]", 20-year life coach and the author of When I Die, Take My Panties: Turning Your Darkest Moments Into Your Greatest Gifts, which she wrote after losing her mother to ovarian cancer. Jen helps corporate CEOs and entrepreneurs overcome self-made limitations and reach new levels in business and life. Jen says: “To me, work and play are one. When you’re juggling a tangle of responsibilities or wading your way through a full-stop crisis, life can seem so serious. Embracing the ridiculousness of life is what keeps me afloat. Humor and playfulness make me feel less alone and help me get it all done.” Laugh with Jen.  www.jencoken.com

Time to get your pets ready for the holidays, with the challenges of crowds, family and rich food! We've invited Clinical Pet Nutritionist Johnna Devereaux from Bow Wow Labs to share her advice. Johnna is also the founder of Fetch RI, a holistic pet boutique and supply retail store that has been awarded “Best of Rhode Island” by Editor’s Pick and Reader’s Choice, and “Top Dog” by Animal Print magazine. https://bowwowlabs.com/     Wendy Burton, Founder and CEO of World Tree, fell in love with the Empress tree close to 20 years ago. “When I was a little girl, the trees were my playmates. One day, I got introduced to an amazing tree – the Empress tree – and I fell madly in love with its beauty. When I learned more about it, I experienced an 'Aha' moment: I knew I would introduce this tree and its amazing capabilities on a global scale.” Deeply valued throughout Asia, the Empress tree has been relatively unknown across North America until now. www.worldtree.info

Dr. Paul Napper, Psy.D, is co-author, with Anthony Rao, Ph.D., ofThe Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms. . There’s a silent epidemic ravaging America, lurking below the headlines: our near-constant state of anxiety. According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. is the most anxious nation on earth, with at least one in five people — 40 million Americans—currently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. A new APA poll reveals that for the second year in a row, two in every three Americans say they are extremely or somewhat anxious. Even our children aren’t spared Our accelerated lifestyles, always-on technology, and ever-increasing job demands have created a tsunami of overwhelm and anxiety. As individuals, we’ve lost our agency: the ability to deal with stress and act as an effective agent for ourselves—thinking, reflecting, and acting in ways that direct us toward the lives we want. Agency is what humans use to feel in control of their lives. And right now, it’s gone. Dr. Napper leads a management psychology practice. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, universities, and start-ups. He has held an advanced fellowship during a three-year academic appointment at Harvard Medical School. Info: PowerOfAgency.com  

Too often we look back at the end of the week and are frustrated that we didn’t make progress on our soul-deep dreams and goals that seem to remain eternally out of reach. Start Finishing presents a 9-step method for success — including identifying your genius, building a success pack of supporters, navigating multiple projects, and overcoming the challenges that come with doing the work that matters. Start Finishing features contributions from Seth Godin, Susan Piver, Jonathan Fields, James Clear, and more. Charlie Gilkey is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. Founder of Productive Flourishing, Gilkey helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. His new book is Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done. Mega thought leaders including Seth Godin, Dan Pink, Jonathan Fields, and Susan Piver are fans of Gilkey’s approach to project management — declaring his new book a “masterclass” and dubbing him as “equal parts productivity guru, drill sergeant, and best pal.” Tune in to learn from this guru. http://startfinishingbook.com

A.K. Stone is a British author, musician, and general dreamer. His first novel, Adam, won the Indie Book of the Day Award, and blog/critical acclaim. ‘A wonderfully rich sci fi, full of twists and fascinating technology, a great read…’ ‘Awesome story!!" www.amazon.com From the time Lloyd Chrein started playing guitar in middle school in NJ, he dreamed of one day being in a "dad band' playing bars on Long Island. Lloyd admits: "Not really, but it’s pretty cool now!"  He plays guitar in two dad bands, including Rockville Drive, whose mission is to find "songs that you know, you like, you remember - but maybe you haven’t heard for a while – not what other cover bands are playing." His influences include blues. jazz, classical, folk, bluegrass, Eastern, Western…and rock. Lloyd's "day gig" is president of Chrein.com, an interactive agency he founded in 1995 that develops and implements websites, apps, software and web-based marketing tools for businesses and consultancies, trade organizations, not-for-profits, artists, innovators and entrepreneurs. rockvilledrive.com

Lynn Vannucci is the Publisher and Executive Editor at Water Street Press (2012), an independent, boutique, highly selective publisher not owned by a parent company or conglomerate. Lynn’s first novel, Coyote, was published by Bantam New Fiction in 1986. Lynn has written a weekly newspaper column, non-fiction articles for publications including San Francisco Chronicle, romance fiction (under a pen name), and included in an anthology of Italian-American women writers, The Voices We Carry (Guernica Press). She first appeared on Rread My Lips Radio on October 7, 2004 to discuss Dell Williams’s memoir, Secrets in the Garden, which Lynn co-authored.   Arthur Vibert has had a rich and varied career, working in advertising in London, Chicago, New York and San Francisco; working as a commercial director; video producer and more recently, writing and coaching. Arthur was responsible for co-creating the Max Headroom campaign for Coca-Cola (1985), the Saturn “Launch” campaign that introduced the Saturn car, as well as work for Levi’s, BMW, and many more. His work in video production includes collaborations with Apple, Mozilla and others. He shares his experience and background of “creating on demand” in his upcoming book, Creativity and Innovation: A User’s Guide due out in 2020 from Water Street Press. More recently, Arthur has been interested in working with people 40 and older who are dealing with the realities of aging in a culture that doesn’t really seem to know what to do with them. His message is simple: you are the author of your own life story – don’t let cultural expectations or the opinions of others push you into a life you don’t want to live.

Dr. Felicia Clark, plus-size cover model and mathematics curriculum developer, combined these passions to teach women unconditional body acceptance – no matter their age, size, or circumstance. "93% of women dislike their body in some way. Let's turn the tide." The founder of Body Peace University, Dr. Clark speaks to college students, women's groups, and counseling organizations on the politics of body image. She is a leading body acceptance coach, international author and media expert. She holds degrees from from CU Boulder (President's Leadership Class), CSU Dominguez Hills (Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society) and Pepperdine University. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr. Clark is a cancer survivor and teaches orgasmic energy clearing to rejuvenate the body. Info: drfeliciaclark   Renae Baker is an author, speaker, workshop leader, acting and directing coach, voiceover artist, singer, actor and, as her carolers call her, Carol Boss. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Defeating Scrooge – How to Harness the Power of Christmas Carols to Revive Your Spirit Any Time of Year, and narrates the audio book. Renae's TEDx talk is titled “Can Caroling Lead to World Peace?”. Her Spirit Saver live workshops and online program were born of her work as the founder/director of “I S.M.I.L.E. in New York Productions, LLC,” a company of Broadway holiday carolers, since 1997. Renae has coached countless actors for their auditions, helping them land roles in Broadway, film and television productions. Info: renaebaker.com

Wow! Meet world-class musician Sandy Gennaro! Sandy Gennaro was born and raised in NYC and currently resides in Nashville, TN. Throughout his career as a world class rock and roll drummer, Sandy has toured the globe and recorded with world renowned artists: Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, The Monkees, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Bolton, Benny Mardones, Craaft, The Mamas and Papas and Jon Paris. Sandy has recorded several Top 10 singles, performed for 1+ Billion fans spanning his 50+ year career, and made numerous TV appearances including The Tonight Show, The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV New Years Ball, and The Late Show with David Letterman. From 1987–2014, Sandy gave lessons and master classes, and inaugurated the Music Business program at the Drummers Collective in NYC. He is a favored counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camps. Teaching opened his eyes to the vital ingredients that enabled him to overcome and thrive as a performer and in his personal life, so he created the acronym B.E.A.T.S for “beating the drums, and beating the odds”. He has shared his B.E.A.T.S. presentation with FedEx, Belmont University, Pacific Hotel Management LLC, Sam Ash Corp., The U.S. Space and Rocket Center, The Collective NYC, The School of Rock and other organizations, with extraordinary results energizing, motivating and inspiring everyone who participates. Info: https://sandygennaro.com

Dr. Carol Soloway writes contemporary fiction set in Orange County, California. After decades of writing medical legal reports as "Chiropractor to the Stars", state-appointed QME (Qualified Medical Examiner) and IME (Independent Medical Examiner), Carol decided to write stories about a young woman who discovers her resilience, exploring marriage, motherhood and sex – and what women will do for each. In Sex Happens, her first bestselling novel, the main character faces a custody battle so poisonous it threatens to become murderous. In her novel Gracie's Gone, a blended family is thrust into a nightmare when their daughter is abducted. Info: www.carolsoloway.com and www.sexhappensanovel.com   Melissa Lyons is an international best-selling author and inspirational speaker who is passionate about helping people shift into the life they were meant to live, regardless of their current situation. By uncovering limiting beliefs and guilt patterns, she leads people to reveal and connect with their authentic life purpose. Her books, I Will Always Love You andUntil We Meet Again, have helped thousands embrace fresh perspectives during life’s most challenging events. Her current work, Simple, Subtle Shifts, is a series of affirmations and reflections providing daily support and introspective guidance in 10 minutes a day. Info: www.Melissa-Lyons.com

Patsie McCandless is a best-selling author, artist, musician, composer, and speaker. Her TEDx TalkSaving the Magic of Childhood offers advice to help families stop their cell phone addiction. Patsie integrates the Light of her joy, wisdom and music in weekly Light Lessons and Song on YouTube. Becoming Jesse, her debut novel, is about Jesse O’Neil, an orphan boy of comic charm and soul-lighting wonder. Patsie's new Grand Lullabies book series comprises her musical compositions written for her Baby Grands. www.PatsieMcCandless.com   Jenni Raney Edwards was a Prada heel-wearing, running-through-airports, successful business woman and entrepreneur until she discovered something was missing in her life. Before she turned 50, Jenni decided to give up the glamorous life and leave her career to search for the adventure of a lifetime. With no experience and only faith and courage as her guides, she hit the road as a Solo-Woman RV'er. Her Tiny Life journey took her from coast to coast, first pulling a fifth wheel, then a motor home. Her book, Bumping Down Highways, chronicles her experiences from hilarious predicaments to life-threatening situations.  BumpingDownHighways.com

Chris Fagan is the author of The Expedition: Two Parents Risk Life and Family In An Extraordinary Quest to the South Pole. Chris and her husband became the first American married couple to ski to the South Pole without a guide, resupply or other assistance. Chris has summited Denali in Alaska; run 100-mile trail races through the mountains; canoed the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe; biked through remote Tanzania; and paddled and sailed through the Inside Passage. For over two decades, she has helped Fortune 500 companies develop innovative new products and services through her company, SparkFire. www.chrisfagan.netwww.sparkfireinc.com.   Brad Borkan is a motivational speaker and the co-author of When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic. Brad’s talks, and his book, focus on the real life-and-death decisions made by early Antarctic explorers Scott, Shackleton and others. Their decisions reveal lessons in leadership, team work, sheer grit and determination that can help us make better decisions today, especially when confronting adversity, building effective teams, and trying to succeed against the odds. extreme-decisions.com.  

Charles Harris is a martial arts black belt, a best-selling author, international award-winning writer-director, a highly respected script consultant and co-founder of the first screenwriters’ workshop in the world. His debut satirical social-noir novel, The Breaking of Liam Glass immediately hit #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases for Satire and has been nominated for a Wishing Shelf award. Teenage footballer Liam Glass is in a coma after a night-time mugging. But then the piranhas descend, led by journalist Jason Crowthorne, desperate for a scoop, all looking to use him to make their careers. They say they have Liam’s best interests at heart. So why does he keep getting worse? The novel takes you on a fast-paced satirical ride through today’s London, with wickedly dark humour and acid wit. Charles' film work includes the rite-of-passage movie Paradise Grove, which won Best New Director in Palm Springs, and the BBC2 satirical documentary Sex, Drugs and Dinner, with Alexei Sayle, winning Best Network Programme in the UK. Charles co-founded the first screenwriters’ workshop in the world, London Screenwriters’ Workshop, now Euroscript and is a 6th Dan black-belt in Aikido. As a non-fiction author, Charles' books Teach Yourself: Complete Screenwriting Course and Jaws in Space: Powerful Pitching for Film and TV are Amazon best-sellers and recommended reading on MA courses. He has appeared on BBC TV and radio, and written and directed for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, as well as freelance work for national and local newspapers and magazines. Info: https://charles-harris.co.uk  

Meet Dr. Stanley G. "The Quit Doctor" Robertson, who grew up in a project on the south side of Chicago. He pleaded temporary insanity and joined the Marine Corps, then trained as a lawyer and earned a doctorate in business. Dr. Stan is determined to heal the world of the stigma and shame associated with the concept of quitting. He is an author of Quit: The Last Principle of Success. Excerpt: "This is the first book to state that quitting is a necessary ingredient of success. America is a nation filled with success-minded slogans where quit is a four-letter word; “never give up” is a mantra; and perseverance, a national pastime. We’re a nation brought up on the idea that winners never quit. But the truth is that winners quit all the time." Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Soul, calls Dr. Stan the coolest person he knows.thequitdoctor.com Meet Treva Brandon Scharf.  Treva and Robby Scharf, who married for the first time at ages 51 and 57, are the authorities on being single and finding love later in life. How did they know it was time to settle down? The answer is the title of their radio show: Done Being Single. From dating apps to dating gaffes, from getting a second date to getting laid, they offer listeners a toolbox of tips, and a guest list of dating coaches, relationship experts, therapists, personal growth influencers, and thought leaders to help singles get out of dating hell and find real love. Treva, a five-time marathoner, 4.0 USTA tennis player, and ranked CBVA beach volleyball player, runs her own successful private training business in Beverly Hills. donebeingsingle.com and trevabrandonscharf.com/blog

Former CIA senior executive Katy McQuaid has long been a sought-after leadership consultant and renowned inspirational speaker. Now, she is capturing the hearts and minds of parents, kids, and organizations all over the world with her illustrated book series, Everybody Loves Grace about the adventures and heartwarming wisdom for life through the eyes of her beloved canine companion.  www.EverybodyLovesGrace.com   Arthur Vibert has had a rich and varied career, working in advertising in London, Chicago, New York and San Francisco; working as a commercial director; video producer and more recently, writing and coaching. Arthur was responsible for co-creating the Max Headroom campaign for Coca-Cola, the Saturn “Launch” campaign that introduced the Saturn car, as well as work for Levi’s, BMW, and many more. His work in video production includes collaborations with Apple, Mozilla and others. He shares his experience and background of “creating on demand” in his upcoming book, Creativity and Innovation: A User’s Guide due out in 2020 from Water Street Press. More recently, Arthur has been interested in working with people 40 and older who are dealing with the realities of aging in a culture that doesn’t really seem to know what to do with them. His message is simple: you are the author of your own life story – don’t let cultural expectations or the opinions of others push you into a life you don’t want to live. www.arthurvibert.com

Thinking about writing your life story as a legacy for your family, friends, and/or community, but don't know where to start? Learn how from Richard Campbell, co-author with Cheryl Svensson of Writing Your Legacy – The Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Life Story, carried in libraries in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and at Harvard and Princeton. Richard’s work has appeared in two annual issues of Writer’s Workbook as well as Writer’s Digest Magazine. A recent annual Writer’s Digest Conference in NY City featured Richard's session on memoir writing. www.guidedlifestories.com   Norm Laviolette, Co-Founder and CEO of Improv Asylum, IA Innovation and Asylum Gaming and Esports (A.G.E.), is the author of The Art of Making Sh!t Up: Using the Principles of Improv to Become an UNSTOPPABLE Powerhouse. His book combines lessons learned from Norm's personal journey with teachings derived from his years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people. By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, Norm helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, accepting, and "all in" as stronger teammates and teams. www.theartofmakingshitup.com

Lifestyle design expert and interior designer Rita S. “The Downsizing Designer” Wilkins designed a life she loves by moving from a 5,000-square-foot home to a 687-square-foot apartment. She calls it "fearlessly living with 95% less" so she could have it all! Rita's TEDx talk, “Downsize Your Life: Why Less is More,” shared the profound impact of her decision. In 35+ years of experience, Rita has designed hundreds of interiors from kitchens and baths, to corporate penthouses and Supreme Court Justice Chambers.www.designservicesltd.com Can a good Southern girl play tackle football? No one knows better what it's like for a woman to break into a traditionally male sport than Andra Douglas. A national champion athlete in rugby and women's tackle football, she was the owner of the New York Sharks Women's Pro Football team for 19 years and is the founder of the Fins Up! Foundation for Female Athletes, a non-profit to benefit at-risk teens. Andra is also a professional artist and served as a Vice President/Creative Director at Time Warner for  years. Today, she lives with her parrot, 'Pie' in New York’s Greenwich Village where she creates mixed-media artwork. Her new book, BLACK & BLUE, is a powerful novel about fortitude and determination, a coming-of-age story for a new generation of women, loosely based on Andra's own story of how she overcame countless personal and financial sacrifices to achieve her dream of playing football. www.andradouglasart.com

Michéal Castaldo is an Italian-born tenor, producer, and songwriter who sings in the style of Andrea Bocelli and beyond. His rich operatic voice, strong but soft, is perfect in pitch and tempo and always on key. He has toured North America and Europe, with performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, NY's Rainbow Room, Shea Stadium, Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Italy’s Teatro F. Cilea, and Pescara Opera House. Download or stream his digi single, “Baila Morena": https://tinyurl.com/Baila-MorenaOnAmazon . Karen Willough is a world artist, comfortable singing in many languages. Born in Central America, she grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Singing and performing since 5, she began her professional musical career as a songwriter. She met friend and future collaborator, Michéal Castaldo at The Songwriters Guild of America in NYC. Castaldo produced two songs written by Karen. “You Know I Have Angels” was included in the Canadian film “Right to Fight.”  www.bendingwillough.com Jim Papoulis composes in many genres and is known for work that combines contemporary, classical, and world sounds. He has made significant contributions to choral music by revitalizing the choral repertoire with songs that incorporate world rhythms, hip-hop, r&b, and classical. Teaming up with legendary DJ Tony Smith and Tony Moran, he has had Billboard Dance Hits with Martha Wash, Wendy Moten, and Kimberly Davis. His latest hit #1 Billboard Dance tune is You're Good For Me, produced with Tony Moran. https://youtu.be/N77r29s7Wjw

Interesting conversation with author, writing instructor, psychologist and theater producer Anette Pollner, who writes under the pen names Nyla Nox and Senta Holland. Nyla Nox leads an exciting double life. She writes novels and articles about the secret lives inside the Big Banks in the City of London, the dark heart of capitalism. Her trilogy Graveyards of the Banks is based on Nyla's seven years working on the night shift inside the Most Successful Banks in the Universe, a hell of broken dreams where jobless Humanities graduates work zero-hours contracts next to the best paid bankers on earth. Nyla knows all their secrets. Senta Holland penned Out of the Shadows and into the Darkness. Senta, a 30-something Londoner, travels around the planet looking for the man who can match her. The one she finds is her ‘Nai’, a high society American in Asia. Senta's story unfolds in the dark world of BDSM, which can be hostile to single, independent females.

Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec and Mexican-American, has spent four decades sharing indigenous wisdom with executives and their teams all over the world. She is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach and author of the international bestselling book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times (Simon & Schuster). Anita bridges indigenous teachings with the latest science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful, empowered lives and careers. Download the free song based on the book at www.FourSacredGifts.com. Two of our favorite thriller authors are back to talk about what's next  in their popular crime series! Joe Calderwood, CPAwas a practicing CPA before beginning his career as a serial entrepreneur, owning 7 businesses so far. Stained Fortune is his first novel, and first in the planned three-part Clint Kennedy series. The second book in this series will be titled Money Faucet. Dennis D. Wilson returns to his roots as a high school literature and writing teacher after a career in an international consulting firm and as financial executive CFO with two public companies. His debut novel, The Grand,featuring Detective Dean Wister, draws upon Dennis's experiences in Chicago, his years of living, working, hiking, and climbing in Jackson Hole, WY, and secrets gleaned from corporate boardrooms, to craft a political crime thriller straight from today’s headlines. The upcoming second book in this series will be titled The Grand Prize. dennisdwilson.com

Scott Harper is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 published short stories and several novels. There has been talk, from several fronts, about turning his fourth novel, "Predators or Prey?", the first book in his Wendy Markland series, into a live-action project. Interest from a movie producer has also been voiced about turning his bestselling, award-winning eighth novel, "Quintana Roo, Yucatan", into a film. Talk has also begun regarding translating his ninth book, "Hidden Tribe" - coauthored with his wife - into a film. Scott is very happily married to bestselling paranormal author Desirée Lee. scottharper.net   Ann Fry for the last 20 years has been an executive leadership coach, corporate trainer and professional speaker, specializing in ReGeneration / ReInvention in life and at work…and most recently on Thriving During and After Cancer. Ann’s an adventurer. At age 60, she sold everything and moved from Austin to NYC – because she always wanted to do that. After 9 years, she returned to Austin to be closer to her son. She’s back in Austin to stay. She’s now a new Grandma. Ann brings her maturity (and sometimes immaturity), sense of humor and heart to topics that touch, inspire and make you laugh. She is the author of Sixty, Sexy, Sassy and Free.www.annfry.com  

Dana Humphrey AKA "The Pet Lady" travels to Superzoo, Global Pet Expo, Intergroom, Pet News Now, NAVC, Total Pet Expo, Super Pet Expo and "mutts" more, to scout out the hottest, hippest and most unique pet products, gadgets, health care and comforts from top vets, groomers, trainers, scientists and innovators. thepetlady.org Emily Stein PD – Smarter Pet Dentail Health. 10-year-old cocker spaniel Tinsley’s health conditions – eye and bladder infections, skin irritations and lack of energy – were traced back to neglected dental care when she was adopted frim a shelter by Emily Stein, a UC Berkeley and Stanford-trained scientist with an extensive background in microbiology and immunology, and a soft spot for older dogs. Emily helped  Tinsley return to good health. teefhealth.com/ David Levy – Founder and CEO of Pet Product Innovations manufacturing award-winning products that solve problems: BandanaBowl, Paw Plunger, Smart Leash and Zen Clipper. David is a serial entrepreneur in the pet industry, board member with Whitebridge Pet, Founder and CEO of Zeus and Company distributor, and pet retail industry. https://www.petppi.com Artur Sousa – Pet adoption simplified. Intelligent pet search across thousands of shelters worldwide. Zero paperwork. Artur is a social entrepreneur. He is a United Nations Award Winner & Member of the Royal Academy of Arts & Music in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Artur has been part of human rights initiatives, leprosy eradication, theater professor, public speaker and other adventures as a viable path to break the poverty cycle. adopets.org

Jeffrey "JC" Collins heads Universal Digital Distribution and Famous Records Corp and is a Senior Business Consultant for major artists and entertainment companies. Educated in England, he majored in Music and Economics. After running an agency and booking acts such as Joe Cocker, Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Lonnie Donegan and Dusty Springfield, and managing soul singer Donnie Elbert and the Warren Davis Monday Band, Jeffrey built a chain of retail record stores and a wholesale distribution company in the 1970’s and early 80’s. He began producing recording artists and developed his first record labels: Echo Records and Vista Sounds mostly for Reggae albums. Jeffrey set-up an office and recording studio in Englewood, NJ in 1983. After retiring at 50, he returned to the music business in 2004, re-releasing his catalog digitally worldwide and starting a new digital record label, Famous-Fontana, releasing music distributed via Universal and promoting artists and their music.  UniversalDigitalDistribution.com     Lifestyle expert Dee Rivera is the CEO and founder of DCG Public Relations and DCG Group Media, and the author of GLAMBITION: Knocking Down Walls In Heels. With her polished finger on the pulse of the next big trend, Dee is an expert at crafting and delivering the messages of her brands to the media and consumers. Bringing nearly 15 years of experience  working with some of the most recognizable fashion, beauty, luxury, lifestyle brands and celebrities in the world, Dee's clients include HempXtra, Kentucky Hemp Works, Salud Supplements, Bloomingdales, IMAN Cosmetics, Celebrity Designer Cesar Galindo, SONY, WH Design, Vera Moore Cosmetics. http://glambition.biz/

Dr. Judy Morgan has a passion for healing her patients with whole foods, minimizing medications and chemicals, allowing the body to heal from within. She is a best-selling author of four books, hundreds of online and print magazine articles, and hosts her own Naturally Healthy Pets radio show on DreamVisions7 Radio network. She has been featured on Fox News, local cable television, CNN, PBS, and as a guest on 100+ radio shows. Her goal is to change the lives of over 10M pets by educating and empowering pet owners worldwide in the use of natural healing therapies, minimizing the use of chemicals, vaccinations, and poor quality processed food. As a sought-after speaker, Dr. Morgan shares her insight on her website with weekly blogs, podcasts, and videos. www.drjudymorgan.com Jorge Bendersky has been a lifelong dog lover and at a very young age had a dream of working with animals. Born and raised in Argentina, at 11 years old his passion and hobby was breeding and showing dogs. He became a celebrity dog groomer soon after moving to New York City and today he is one of Manhattan’s sought-after groomers. trimming and fluffing the four-legged children of some of New York City’s elite: top models, notable actors, infamous billionaires and popular recording artists. Jorge’s talents have been seen on Animal Planet’s reality show, “The Groomer Has It”, as a judge on TLC’s Extreme Poodles, and as the new grooming expert on Animal Planet’s Dogs 101. When not preening pups for clients, Jorge does volunteer work tending shelter dogs and running a grooming program in East Harlem, NY. https://planetjorge.com

Gregor Collins, author, speaker, actor and contributor, travels the world with his memoir The Accidental Caregiver, about his experiences caring for Maria Altmann, portrayed by Helen Mirren in Woman in Gold. Gregor launched Humans in My Phone, a micro-documentary series about his many creative friends. Gregor introduces us to these HIMPs: Consolee Nishimwe is a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, recounted in her memoir, Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience and Hope. She was awarded the 2013 ASALH Living Legacy Award, What Better Looks Like Award, and New York City Council’s recognition award. In SAFE Magazine #1, Together for Girls Organization named her one of 50 Global Heroes who help stop sexual violence against children. Maxine Wanderer, a 12-year-old actress and dancer, is a member of Child’s Play, NY Shakespeare Players and The Brooklyn Ballet Conservatory Program. She won a Best Actress Award and Best Youth Actor Award for playing the lead in the Fantasy Short "Sylphvania Grove". Maxine has appeared on NBC’s The Blacklist, Saturday Night Live and Bon Appetit’s Kids Try Food Series. Jordan Yanco is a dialect coach with more than 60 accents. He's worked with Al Pacino (on The Pirates of Somalia) and other A-list actors. He is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), Linguistics Society of America (LSA), and the American Dialect Society (ADS). 

Dennis Kleinman was born in Cape Town, South Africa and grew up in an artistic environment. His mother was an abstract artist, and his aunt in London was a stage and film actress. After emigrating to Los Angeles, Dennis was drawn to performance, specifically voice. In 2000, he took acting and voice classes and began narrating audiobooks and voicing explainer videos and corporate presentations. With 40 audiobooks now to his credit, Dennis works regularly on documentary narration, video games, commercials, promos and more audiobooks. His narration of Brad Borkan's book was a finalist in the Voice Arts Awards "Best Audiobook – History Category" (sovas.org/voice-arts-awards) in 2018! AWorldVoice.com Brad Borkan, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society in London, is co-author of When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-Making Lessons from the Antarctic. Endorsed by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the book focuses on the real life-and-death decisions made by early Antarctic explorers like Shackleton, Scott, Amundsen and Mawson. The audiobook version [Dennis Kleinman] was a finalist in the prestigious Voice Arts Awards “Best Audiobook ­– History Category.” Brad has presented at Antarctic conferences in Norway, Ireland and the UK, and at Scott Polar Research Institute of the University of Cambridge; appeared on U.S. cable TV and Internet radio; delivered keynotes at business conferences; and conducted a webinar to 500 top employees of a Fortune 100 company based on the ideas in his book. extreme-decisions.com    

Jeannette A. Murray, PsyD, CHT is a mental health counselor and hypnotherapist and the author/illustrator of Mrs. Myers – Act I and Mrs. Myers – Act II mystery novels, and The Diagnostic Manual for Cats—DMC-I. She also wrote Stepping Into Time: A Guide to Honolulu’s Historic Landmarks. stinkbug-mountain-books.com Paul J. Mila’s exciting undersea-themed thriller novels feature characters based on real people he's met diving in Cozumel. Paul's titles include: Killer in Paradise,Near Miss, Whale's Angels, Fireworks, Dangerous Waters. He wrote the children's book  Harry Hawksbill Helps His Friends about diversity and inclusion, and Basic Underwater Photography. www.paulmila.com Nick Sullivan has been an actor in NY City theater, TV, film, and recorded 450 audiobooks since 1994. Decades of scuba diving and travel inspired him to write The Deep Series Caribbean Dive Adventures. The first book Deep Shadow, is set in the island of Bonaire. www.deepnovels.com www.nicksullivan.net.

Born in London, David Penny began writing at a tender age after moving to Mid Wales. Initially obsessed with all things science-fiction he read avidly. His first publications came at age 17 in small fanzines. At 23 a short story was accepted by Galaxy magazine – his first payment for writing, followed the UK magazine Vertex. At 24 his first novel, The Sunset People, was published by Robert Hale and David was taken on by the Leslie Flood Literary Agency. Three novels followed: Starchant, Out of Time and Sunshine 43. After a writing lapse of almost 40 years, David is now the author of the acclaimed Thomas Berrington Historical Mysteries set in the chaotic final years of Moorish al-Andalus in Spain. davidpennywriting.com Wendy H. Jones lives in Dundee Scotland where her books are set. She is the best selling author of the Award-Winning DI Shona McKenzie Mysteries, Cass Claymore Investigates Mysteries, The Fergus and Flora Mysteries (YA) and the Bertie the Buffalo Children’s Picture Book. She was elected  President of the Association of Writers, is the Secretary of the Society of Authors in Scotland and the webmaster for the Association of Christian Writers, as well as presenting Wendy’s Book Buzz Radio Show. Wendy came to writing after having served in both the Royal Navy and the British Army, reaching the rank of Major, a rank she keeps to this day. Her latest book is Motivation Matters: Revolutionise Your Writing One Creative Step at a Time. www.wendyhjones.com

Exie Susanne is a Spiritual Medium, Psychic, Author, Speaker, Radio Host, Speaker, Reiki Practitioner, Ordained Minister, Paranormal Investigator, and Energy Reader. Spirits and ghosts call on Exie wherever she is, every day. At age 12, her life changed forever when she discovered that she could hear and see things that other people could not. Exie is a natural born medium. Exie is the author of: Welcome To My Para'Normal' Life is about the growth of her gift combined with otherworldly events. When The Dead Come Calling is about ghosts, spirits, shadow people, orbs and vortices, and how she learned to take ownership of her gift. The Essence Of Death is about how being a Medium helps or hinders her ghost investigations. www.exieparanormal.com Elizabeth Bartasius is the award-winning author of the novel, The Elegant Out, praised as  “…a riveting tale of maturing womanhood and an insightful peek into the creative process” (Kirkus Reviews). A ‘word colorist’ with a distinct lyrical style and unflinching strokes, Elizabeth’s creative narratives share rich insights on how she overcomes self-doubt and offers readers the audacity to take dazzling leaps. She lives in the Caribbean. Connect with Elizabeth and access her private creative gallery: www.elizabethbartasius.com and www.facebook.com/AuthorElizabethBartasius.