Jackie Woods is the founder and director of Adawehi Institute & Healing Center and is an expert in the field of self-actualization with more than 25 years teaching experience. She delivers accelerated personal growth by Empowering your Heart for Extraordinary Living.

Dr. Shoshana Bennett was a college instructor in the fields of Special Education, Early Childhood Development, Rehabilitation Therapies and Psychology. In addition to three teaching credentials, she holds her second masters degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Clinical Counseling.

A 2007 recipient of the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award, Orrin C. Hudson is CEO of "Be Someone, Inc." He inspires scores of national leaders & teens to think strategically through his award winning, much lauded presentations.

Michael Weinreb is a freelance sportswriter. His work has appeared in The New York Times , Newsday, The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, SLAM Magazine, ESPN the Magazine and many other publications. He currently lives in New York City.

Nancy Slonim Aronie has been a college teacher (Trinity College
(Hartford Ct. Harvard University ); a television performer ("Catch a
Rainbow"Channel 5, Boston); a magazine columnist (McCalls); and is a
contributor to NPR's All Things Considered . She is the author of Writing from the Heart.

Frank MacEowen, is a writer whose personal journey has been influenced by
primal Irish spirituality, cross-cultural indigenous wisdom, and Buddhist
mindfulness training. He is the author of The Celtic Way of Seeing and he explores Zen practice, poetry, and the artistic process

YolandaBaby is a children's tale that is meant to provide open lines of communication so children can talk about how they feel. As a retired elementary school teacher for over 40 years, who now spends her time as a self-esteem educator, Jo Ann Boltinghouse is qualified to discuss theses issues and many more.

A renowned child psychologist with over 30 years of experience, Annie Thiel, Ph.D., has been consistently successful for families and kids of all ages. She recently wrote a psychological children's book series called The Playdate Kids

Debbie Silver is an award-winning educator with 30 years experience as a classroom teacher, staff development instructor, and university professor. Her numerous recognitions include being named the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year.

Erin Gruwell is the Founder and President of the Erin Gruwell Education Project, motivating force behind THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY and the movie by the same name and author of Teach With Your Heart. Gruwell and the Freedom Writers were also recipients of the Spirit of Anne Frank Award.

Dr. DEAN KEITH SIMONTON (PhD 1975 Harvard University) is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He has authored more than 310 articles and chapters as well as 9 books, including Genius, Creativity, and Leadership, Scientific Genius, Greatness, Origins of Genius, Great Psychologists, and Creativity in Science.

Dr. R. Keith Sawyer, a professor of psychology and education at
Washington University in St. Louis, is one of the country's leading scientific experts on creativity. Dr. Sawyer's 2006 book EXPLAINING CREATIVITY is a definitive overview of the new science of creativity, and in 2007 his first book for the layman, GROUP GENIUS, will be
published by Basic Books.

Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of
Psychology at Florida State University, studies the cognitive structure
of expert performance, and how performers attain superior performance
by acquiring complex cognitive mechanisms and physiological adaptations
through extended deliberate practice.

A former high school teacher and championship wrestling coach, a licensed family therapist and drug intervention specialist, Rich Dutra-St. John has worked with teens and families since 1978. Working for over 24 years with teens and adults in a variety of settings, Yvonne St. John - Dutra has been instrumental in designing and implementing over 17 different nationally recognized prevention and intervention programs for teenagers.

Dr. Carole G. Hankin is Superintendent of Schools for the Syosset Central School District in Syosset, New York. This award-winning school district has 7,000 students, 1,200 employees, and a $155 million annual budget.

Dubbed a "parenting guru" by Ladies Home Journal, best-selling author Mimi Doe is the preeminent expert busy moms turn to for practical advice and tips for simplifying and balancing their lives.

Alyson Schäfer is a psychotherapist, parent coach and popular public speaker who has just completed her book, Breaking the Good Mom Myth. She teaches parent education classes and works with parents one-on-one in her parent coaching practice.

Christine Louise Hohlbaum, official SAHM expert for ClubMom, award-winning American writer and author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff (2003) and SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe (2005), has been published in hundreds of publications. She has a BA from Smith College in Political Science and German Literature.

His books are wonderful, his concerts are uplifting, but Kelly Walker IS a speaker. He walks the talk and it shows in his presentations. Kelly is one of Canada's experts on the questions of transition, change and burnout. He brings the most controlled audiences to their feet when he addresses crowds from 50 to 5000.

Charlene M. Proctor, PhD , is the author of the bestselling Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking. Clinching a coveted #1 Movers & Shakers Spot on Amazon.com on the day of its release, the book skyrocketed from a 900,000 plus ranking to #23 bestseller status. A recipient of a coveted IPPY award for one of the best books in 2006 addressing women's issues, Let Your Goddess Grow has inspired many readers.

Michael earned his Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating cum laude in 1984. He has been named the University's Distinguished Aluminus, and has created a scholarship at UNC-A in honor of his parents, and in his father's memory.

Judee Regan is a Life Vocation Ambassador, who has had her own consulting business for over thirty-seven years and has spent much of that time inviting people to live their dream.

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, formerly at Hazelden in-patient and currently serving out-patient treatment centers in the Twin Cities area.