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Scott Young is a writer who undertakes interesting self-education projects , such as attempting to learn MIT’s four-year computer science curriculum in twelve months and learning four languages in one year. He lives in Vancouver Canada. Learn a new talent , stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way.  Ultralearning   offers nine principles to ma...

Sara Kuburic is a Canadian certified psychotherapist and a trauma-informed clinician . She has a person-centered approach that’s grounded in existential analysis as well as semantic and experiential techniques. She specializes in areas of trauma & abuse, identity relationships with self & others, life transitions, and anxiety. The Millennial Therapist : Sara’s unique and modern approach to...

Shaka Senghor is the New York Times bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs : Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison, a leading voice on criminal justice reform, a tech investor, a lecturer at universities , and the head of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion at TripActions, a travel management and expense start-up. Senghor is a former MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow, a former fellow in...

CELESTE HEADLEE  is an award-winning journalist , professional speaker and the author of  We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter ,  and  Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving . An expert in conversation ,  human nature, reclaiming our common humanity and finding well-being, Celeste frequently provides insight o...

Colin O’Brady is a ten-time world record breaking explorer ,  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Impossible First , speaker, entrepreneur , and expert on mindset. His mission: sharing his hard-earned wisdom to empower others to conquer their minds and unlock their best lives. Colin’s highly publicized expeditions have been followed by millions and his work has been featured...

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes  is currently one of the most successful stand-up comics touring today , selling out theaters and clubs across the country. Well, not today, because global pandemic, but today-adjacent.  Maxim  Magazine hailed the comedian and actress as “uproariously funny” (weird they didn’t write “unapologetically sexy,” but okay), and  Time Out Chicago  described...

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, engineer and award-winning social advocate. Whether through literary essays, educational tiktoks, or live television broadcasts, Yassmin is an assured and intelligent voice, analysing society’s systemic challenges, reframing established narratives and making complex ideas accessible to all. Yassmin has published four books , written two plays a...

Dr. Dean Sherzai is a behavioral neurologist/neuroscientist whose entire life has been dedicated to behavioral change models at the community and population level. He has revolutionized the world of public health nationally and internationally. Dean finished his medical and neurology residencies at Georgetown University with a subsequent fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the National Ins...

Terri Cole , MSW, LCSW,  is a licensed psychotherapist and global leading expert in female empowerment . For two decades, Terri has worked with some of the world’s most well-known personalities, from international pop stars to Fortune 500 CEOs. Terri has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and then actionable, so that clients and students achieve sustainable change―tha...

Born in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. It was only after he read  To Kill A Mockingbird  and  Lord of the Flies  in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world. Following this revelation, Matthew soon began creating stories of his own and set about writing his first novel,  Contest , at the age of 19 while stil...

Katherine Woodward Thomas , M.A., MFT is the author of the New York Times Bestseller  Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily  Even  After , which was nominated for a Books for a Better Life Award, and the national bestseller,  Calling in  “The One:”  7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life.  She is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and teach...

Zoe Chance  is a writer, teacher , researcher , and climate philanthropist. She’s obsessed with the topic of interpersonal influence , and her science-based but fun and the life-changing book is called  Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen . She earned her doctorate from Harvard and now teaches the most popular c...

Donald J. Robertson  is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, trainer, and writer. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after living in England and working in London for many years, he emigrated to Canada where he now lives. Robertson has been researching Stoicism and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Modern Stoicism...

Richie Stephens is an actor who often plays hardened gangsters and criminals. This is easy for him because he was a drug trafficker, kidnapper, drug addict, alcoholic , and all-around criminal himself . His life twisted and turned in harrowing self-destructive adventures that took him from his native Ireland to San Francisco, Australia, and finally, Los Angeles, coalescing into a classic tale of a...

Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism . At nineteen, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next twenty-three years, her marriage would rule her life. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daught...

Aussie actor  LUKE BRACEY   is establishing himself as a leading man defined by his versatile performances , innate curiosity, and personal charisma. Following the success of his lead role in last year's Netflix's original feature film Following the success of his lead role in last year's Netflix's original feature film HOLIDATE – which hit #1 for the streamer in 78 countries,...

After receiving his Ph. D. in biology from Harvard University in 1984, Hans Sues conducted research as a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and the Smithsonian on early Mesozoic vertebrates and ecosystems. In 1992, he became Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and joined the faculty of the Department of Zoology at the University of Toronto. In 1999, Sues...

Sarah Fay, Ph. D. , is an award-winning author and mental health advocate working to improve how we think and talk about our mental health by moving the conversation away from simplistic diagnoses and toward a deeper understanding of our mental and emotional lives. She writes for many publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and The Paris Review. She’s the recipient of the H...

Michelle Segar , PhD, MPH, MS ,  author of  No Swe at , is an award-winning, NIH-funded   sustainable-behavior-change researcher  at the University of Michigan and a lifestyle coach. For nearly three decades, she has pioneered methods to create sustainable healthy behavior change that are being used to boost patient health , employee well-being, and gym membershi...

Former Wisconsin Gov. Martin J. Schreiber is an award-winning crusader for Alzheimer’s caregivers and persons with dementia. Reaching audiences nationwide at live events and via media, he uses humor and compassion to share lessons from his ongoing, decade-plus journey as caregiver . In 2017, he gave more than 130 presentations to audiences that included family and professional caregivers , healthc...

The author Thomas Erikson is a behavioral guide, lecturer and leadership coach . He has worked for many years with the tools described in the books and analysed thousands of individuals using the DISC tool. He runs a consulting business with a focus on changing behaviour in different types of organisations, and coach a number of executives every year in the Swedish business world. The Surrounded b...

Jim Kitchen  is a university business professor, entrepreneur and one of a very few people on earth who has been to every single country in the world (193 of them!). On 3/29, Jim officially became the FIRST and ONLY person in history who has been to every single country and SPACE , a lifelong dream that is being realized. Jim has dedicated his life to further enhancin...

Elliott Ross , who next stars as Prince Cederic in the highly anticipated (and truly unique)  Disney+ series  The Quest ,  based on the popular 2014 ABC series of the same name, releasing May 11th. Additionally,  Elliott  will be seen in Apple TV+’s upcoming mini-series  Masters of the Air , Steven Spielberg’s sequel to HBO’s award-winning  Band of Brothers...

Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, confident, kind, empathetic, and happy is by talking with them. Yet, so often, parents, educators, and caregivers have trouble communicating with kids . Conversations can feel trivial or strained—or worse, are marked by constant conflict. Connect with Rebecca Instagram LinkedIn About Rebecca Rebecca Rolland is a lecturer at t...

Born in Alliance , Ohio , which was the first of many homes for Yuri; he's lived in Virginia, Tennessee, West Africa, Japan, New York and resides in Los Angeles. Yuri discovered his talent and passion for acting near the end of high school and since then has made a reputation of being a committed and creative artist on both stage and screen internationally . He made his debut in writing , producin...