Manns
Jessica Manns is a clinical embryologist and published author with expertise in reproductive science. Holding a Bachelor of Natural Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Biomedical Science from Colorado State University, she has been practicing in the field since 2018. Jessica is a veteran of the Army National Guard and applies […]
Bergeron
Josee Bergeron is a Canadian Métis, mother of five, freelance writer, and owner of Backwoods Mama (since 2009) with an educational background in nursing (BScN) and writing (SFU Creative Writing Certificate – currently enrolled). In her upcoming book, Beyond the Front Door, she tells the story of how she, an advocate of raising outdoor children, […]
Harding
Emily Harding is one-half of the writing duo (with Audrey Bellezza) behind the For the Love of Austen series, including Emma of 83rd Street, Elizabeth of East Hampton and coming soon, Anne of Avenue A. Her debut solo novel, How Freaking Romantic (Gallery Books, July 2025) is a contemporary rom-com with a twist. Emily is a […]
Farrell
Dr. Susan Farrell is a professor of English at the College of Charleston where she teaches contemporary fiction, American literature, women’s studies, and academic writing. A long-standing Vonnegut scholar and founder of the international Kurt Vonnegut Society, Susan has published extensively on the author. Her latest book, The Good War and the Lousy Little Book, […]
Lemmer
Mary Lemmer is a creative entrepreneur, global speaker, consultant, and improviser who helps people and organizations navigate uncertainty and change with creativity and confidence. She has worked with some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies, blending improv comedy with research-backed techniques to improve leadership, teamwork, and resilience. A graduate of the University of Michigan and The […]
van Luinen
Edward J. van Luinen, Ed.D is CEO and Board Advisor of Global Talent Builders, LLC a worldwide recruiting, change, and workforce development company in Pasadena, California. Clients include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Corning, Lionsgate, SynTech Research Group (HQ in France), two large global financial services companies, a large global data company, an early growth biotech company, […]
Cerrone
Tricia Cerrone is a former Walt Disney Imagineering creative executive and spent a career telling stories with new technology, most notably in the field of experience design, collaborating with top thinkers and designers around the world, in more than a hundred disciplines. She was privileged in all her leadership assignments at Walt Disney Imagineering, and […]
Hays
Tommy Hays is an acclaimed Southern writer, whose fiction grows out of his emotional connections to places he’s lived and known—Greenville, South Carolina; Asheville, North Carolina; and Atlanta. His novel, The Marriage Bed, was published by Blair in March 2026. His prior novels are The Pleasure Was Mine (St. Martin’s Press 2005), In the Family […]
Teplinsky
Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky is a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic oncology. She is the head of breast and gynecologic medical oncology at Valley Health System in Paramus, NJ and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her clinical and research interests focus on young […]
Swiss
Deborah Swiss An internationally recognized author, Deborah J. Swiss has appeared on The Today Show, NPR radio, and ABC radio Australia. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic Australia, Time, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and The Federal Glass Ceiling Commission Report. Deborah’s fourth non-fiction book, The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia’s Convict […]