December 12, 2019 Show

Nancy Volpe-Beringer

Designer Contestant on Project Runway
At age 58, Nancy took a risk and left her career at the pinnacle of her success to enroll in a master’s program at Drexel University in hopes to reignite her passion for fashion. Since graduating in 2016, Nancy has been designing under her label and defines her all-inclusive aesthetic as wearable, androgynous art for all shapes and sizes, working out of her Philadelphia studio. Her designs have been featured at Philadelphia Fashion Week and regularly in Philadelphia’s iconic fashion concept store, Joan Shepp. Her collections have shown at an array of fashion shows including the March 2019 Wharton Fashion Show, December 2018 Joan Shepp Holiday Pop Up, and the October 2018 Libertae Fashion Show. Her desire to “pay it forward” results in her being the featured designer at many community-sponsored fashion events, including the 2018 and 2019 Salvation Army Garbage Bag Gala. She has mentored for the Refugee Women's Textile Cooperative (RWTC), a program that empowers refugee women with sewing and textile skills. Nancy currently sells her pieces online, in local boutiques, and custom designs couture for private clients, including 2019 Grammy nominee Tierra Whack; which won her a “Best in Philly” fashion design award. Nancy takes pride in her craftsmanship and artistry, turning fantasy in to fashion with her unique designs. She hopes that her appearance as the oldest contestant ever to compete on “Project Runway” will jump-start the expansion of her brand, and help her inspire others to follow their passion, regardless of age or circumstances.

www.nancyvolpeberinger.com

Twitter:  @BeringerNancy

Instagram:  @nancyvolpeberinger

Actress, Artist, Author
Best Known as "Brigitta von Trapp" in the Academy Award Winning Film The Sound of Music. 
art.site: http://acartwrightstudio.com

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acartwrightstudio

Debbie Turner

Actress, Designer
Best Known as "Marta von Trapp" in the Academy Award Winning Film The Sound of Music
Lead Designer of Debbie Turner Originals/DTO Flowers, LLC

www.debbieturneroriginals.com

twitter:  https://twitter.com/DebbieTurnerDTO

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbieturneroriginals/
 

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Debbie-Turner-Marta-from-The-Sound-of-Music-140643879306204/

December 5, 2019 Show

Jon Dorenbos 

Author of Life is Magic 

Former NFL Player, Magician, Keynote Speaker

Jon earned two Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl ring in his 14-year NFL career. Jon placed 3rd on NBC's hit TV show, America's Got Talent and is a regular on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Academy Award nominated producer Mike Tollin is in the process of making a major motion picture based on Jon's life.

www.jondorenbos.com

November 21, 2019 Show

Amy Newmark

Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Amy is the woman responsible for the 150 Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and she’s put all of those out since she and her husband bought the company in 2008. Amy went to Harvard and started her career in a completely different field, spending many decades on Wall Street and in the worlds of technology and finance. She has a very popular podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, with three new podcasts every week.

www.chickensoup.com

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Author of Jet Girl

Caroline was an F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the US Navy.

During her deployment aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, she flew missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and was one of the first women to neutralize ISIS from an F/A-18. Later during her Navy career, Caroline became a Senior Leadership instructor at the United States Naval Academy. She is now a professional speaker in the private sector.

https://jetgirlusa.com/

November 7, 2019 Show

Thomas D. Jones, PhD

Scientist, Author, Pilot and veteran NASA Astronaut

In more than eleven years with NASA, he flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth orbit. On his last flight, Dr. Jones led three spacewalks to install the centerpiece of the International Space Station, the American Destiny laboratory. He has spent fifty-three days working and living in space.  After graduation from the Air Force Academy, Tom piloted B-52D strategic bombers, earned a doctorate in planetary sciences from the University of Arizona, studied asteroids for NASA, engineered intelligence-gathering systems for the CIA, and helped NASA develop advanced mission concepts to explore the solar system.  Tom is the author of Ask the Astronaut, Planetology, (written with Ellen Stofan), Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht (with Robert F. Dorr), and Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir. The Wall Street Journal named Sky Walking one if its “Five Best” books on space.  Dr. Jones' awards include the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service award, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, the NASA Exceptional Public Service award, Phi Beta Kappa, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and Distinguished Eagle Scout. The Main Belt asteroid 1082 Tom Jones is named in his honor. In 2018, Tom was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.  Tom served on the NASA Advisory Council and the board of the Association of Space Explorers and is a board member for the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. As an aerospace and science consultant, he focuses on the future direction of human space exploration, uses of asteroid and space resources, and planetary defense. A frequent public speaker, he appears often on TV and radio with expert commentary on science and space flight.

www.AstronautTomJones.com    Twitter: TomJones_Astro  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AstronautTomJones
 

Country Music Artist/Songwriter, Children’s Book Author

Jessie is also an advocate for kindness and anti-bullying. Some of her highlights thus far include performing on the TODAY show and her duet titled “Bodyguard” with Danny Wood from New Kids on the block. She is also one of TLC network’s “Give a Little” recipients for her work with anti-bullying in schools.

Listen to Rome official music video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEZ4hqnXm64
Listen to Bodyguard official music video here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxkSyVycU18

Photo credit: Andrew Williams

October 17, 2019 Show

Ronny LeBlanc

Independent Researcher, Screenwriter and Author of Monsterland: Encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs.  Ronny is a globally recognized figure in the world of the paranormal, Bigfoot and UFOs. He has been featured on Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot, one of the experts on Travel Channel's In Search of Monsters and he will be starring in a NEW Travel Channel series which will be announced on Monday, October 21st!  Ronny's critically-acclaimed and best-selling book Monsterland: Encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs, details the history and connection between the various phenomena, highlighting his experience and a research area called Monsterland in central Massachusetts. He was the first person ever to cast a Bigfoot print in the Bay State from a trackway discovered by a couple in Leominster State Forest in the summer of 2010.   He is a regular speaker at the Exeter UFO Festival in New Hampshire, the New England UFO Conference, Maine's Parafest and others and has been featured on nationally syndicated radio programs like Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Fade to Black with Jimmy Church, Lighting the Void and he was recently highlighted for his research in a cover story in The Boston Herald.  Ronny created a regular radio segment called Monsterland Monday with legendary Boston Rock station, WAAF 107.3 FM. and the author and speaker hosts a widely popular podcast entitled Monsterland with co-host Matty Blake of History Channel's juggernaut Curse of Oak Island.   Ronny collaborated with Wachusett Brewing Company in 2018 to make a Monsterland Hard Cider. He will be releasing a new Monsterland Black IPA with Bull Spit Brewing Company this fall to celebrate the release of the sequel and his second book, Monsterland: More Encounters with Saucers, Sasquatch and High Strangeness to be published in early November 2019.

www.RonnyLeBlanc.com    www.Monsterland.Media

Jackson is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA, voting annually on the Critics' Choice Awards and SAG Awards. His reviews/blog can be found at www.lights-camera-jackson.com  and on Twitter @LCJReviews. In addition, Jackson contributes content to www.Cultjer.com, www.AnimationScoop.com  and appears regularly on WGNA, Fox Sports Radio, The Morning Show (Australia), Extra Butter TV and Chit Chat Cafe. He's also the host of the LCJ Q&A Podcast, available on iTunes.

October 3, 2019 Show

Mike Lindell

Inventor and CEO of My Pillow, Inc. 

Philanthropist, Speaker, Producer 

Author of "What Are The Odds?"

Mike is also the founder of the Lindell Foundation and the Lindell Recovery Network.

https://michaeljlindell.com/

Heather Dubrow

Co-Author with her husband Terry Dubrow, M.D., of The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet|The Ultimate Plan for Interval Eating and Sustainable Fat Burning and Co-Creator with her husband of Consult Beaute.  Heather is an actress with an extensive acting career, including film, stage, and series regular roles on television shows, including Jenny, Stark Raving Mad, That's Life and Sequestered.  She has also been one of the most popular stars of Bravo's hit series The Real Housewives of Orange County.

www.heatherdubrow.com 

http://heatherdubrow.com/dubrow-keto-fusion-diet/

September 19, 2019 Show

Nicole Meier

Author of The Second Chance Club

Nicole's debut novel, The House of Bradbury, was chosen as a Best Book of 2016 by Refinery 59. Her latest novel, The Girl Made of Clay, was recently named a Top Book according to Bookbub readers. Her works have been published in The Oregonian, Cascade Journal, Southern Oregon Magazine, Women Writers Women's Books and Brazen Woman.
 

www.nicolemeierauthor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolemeierwrites
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolemeierwrites

Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld

Judy Greenfeld is one of those rare women who are ordained as both rabbi and cantor. At Nachshon Minyan, the alternative congregation she established in the San Fernando Valley, Greenfeld seamlessly melds the two roles, delivering services that are an energizing fusion of music, meditation, movement and overall wellness. It’s all part of Greenfeld’s mission to make Judaism fresh and relevant, with a congregation, worship, and special programs that are hospitable and inclusive of everyone. However, Greenfeld has not always embraced her Judaism. Being distanced from her faith during her young adult years has had a profound impact on the way she practices and “preaches” today.


www.nachshonminyan.org

August 8, 2019 Show

Author of Identity Leadership.   Chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates

Graham delivers his identity message nationally and internationally to businesses, corporations, professional associations, government and civic organizations, and colleges and universities. His message is driven by the Nine Step Success Process which supports Identity Leadership development. A commitment to education and lifelong learning is central to his philosophy.  Stedman Graham has authored eleven books, including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. His latest release, Identity: Your Passport to Success, was a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.  Graham has served as a former professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a former adjunct professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where he taught a leadership course based on his Nine Step Success Process. He is currently a distinguished visiting professor for universities and colleges around the country. He's worked with many notable corporations and institutions, including Gulfstream Aerospace, Harvard Business School, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Lenovo and Merrill Lynch. He has built relationships and offered seminars with international corporate interests as well, including Kraft/Mondolez in Turkey, the Reignwood Group in China and Pengrowth Oil in Canada. He's the founder of the Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro and Concerned Citizens of Lake Waccamaw, NC. He serves on several boards, including Junior Achievement and the Sonima Foundation. Graham is actively involved in leadership and program development efforts in South Africa, China and the Netherlands. Graham served in the United States Army and played basketball professionally in the European League.
www.stedmangraham.com

Catherine Oxenberg

Author of Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter From a Terrifying Cult

Catherine Oxenberg is an actress best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the hit prime time soap opera Dynasty. She got her start as a model before making her acting debut in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana.

In 2018 Catherine authored Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter From a Terrifying Cult. In this memoir she reveals the personal and riveting account of losing her daughter to a cult, and her fearless mission to save her.

Catherine established The Catherine Oxenberg Foundation in 2017, to prevent the exploitation and subjugation of women. The Foundation has added an urgent focus to assist members of the cult Nxivm victims with exit counseling.

https://www.instagram.com/catherineoxenberg/ 

August 1, 2019 Show

Author of America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.

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Steven M. Gillon is the Scholar-in-Residence at The History Channel and Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. As one of the nation's leading experts on modern American history and politics, his articles have appeared in both academic journals and the Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe. He is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and has made appearances on NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News as a commentator and expert on issues related to modern American history. He has written or edited nearly a dozen books including the New York Times bestseller The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation.

Darren "McB" McBurnett

Author of Uncommon Grit: A Photographic Journey Through the Eyes of a Navy Seal

U.S. Navy Seal Veteran, Athlete, Photographer, Ambassador, Speaker

On the heels of a 24-year career as a Navy SEAL, McB has become an accomplished speaker and motivator, presenting to companies and groups including CDW, Budweiser, Rite-Aid, Walk-Ons, Albany Road Real Estate Partners, Founders Brewing Company, Hilton Hotels, BMO, National Quarterback Club, Fidelity Investments, Arbor Pharmaceuticals, and many others. He is also an award-winning photographer, his professional portfolio including work for NIKE, National Geographic, Fox and Friends, Rolling Stone, CBS SEAL Team, and the movie “Act of Valor.” His work has appeared on everything from album covers to billboards to walls of Fortune 500 companies and is in the homes of Charlie Sheen, Kid Rock, Jim McMahon, John Rich, Brent Burns, Roger Clemens, and John Daley. One of his eagle photographs hangs in the White House.
https://dmcburnett.com/

July 18, 2019 Show

Kaylin McFarren
 

Author of High Flying

Kaylin McFarren, pen name for Linda Yoshida, has received more than forty national literary awards, in addition to a prestigious Golden Heart Award nomination for Flaherty's Crossing, a book she and her oldest daughter, New York Times/USA Today best-selling author Kristina McMorris, co-wrote in 2008.

She is also the author of the popular Threads action/adventure romance series. Kaylin is currently the president of the Soulful Giving Foundation, a nonprofit focusted on cancer research, care and treatment at hospitals throughout Oregon.

www.kaylnmcfarren.com

Gabrielle Stone

Author of Eat, Pray, #FML

Gabrielle is an award winning actress/director and the daughter of an entertainment legacy couple, screen/tv legend Dee Wallace (over 200 film credits, including ET: The Extraterrestrial/CUJO/Just Add Magic, etc.) and Christopher Stone (Dallas/Bionic woman/The New Lassie.)

https://www.instagram.com/gabriellestone/    https://www.facebook.com/gabriellestoneactress/
https://twitter.com/GabrielleStone

July 4, 2019 Show

Barbara Kavovit
Author of Heels of Steel, a novel

Cast Member The Real Housewives of New York
CEO and Founder of Evergreen Construction
Prior to Evergreen Barbara was the founder and CEO of Anchor Construction and grew the company into one of the largest female-owned general contracting companies in NYC. She has been named by Crain's one of the "100 Most Influential Women In Business." This led to the launch of her brand "Barbara K" - a revolutionary line of ergonomically designed tools and kits made to empower women and sold by retailers worldwide and seen on NBC's Today Show and ABC's Good Morning America. She's also been featured in the New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, House Beautiful, USA Today and O-The Oprah Magazine. Barbara has been a columnist at the New York Post and a contributor to the Commercial Observer. She is nationally certified as a "WBE" (Women's Business Enterprise) and has authored two books, Room For Improvement and Invest in Your Nest.  For Book Click Here: https://amzn.to/2J1TTcc
 

Brent began his career as a physician at Mt. Sinai in NYC and later launched the Health & Wellness Division of Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Josh was an award-winning advertising executive and NY Times bestselling author of three books.
The pair founded Beekman 1802 in 2008 after purchasing the historic Beekman farm in Sharon Springs NY, where they started making goat milk soaps and gourmet cheeses. Beekman 1802 is recognized today as one of the most successful lifestyle brands in America and is sold through premium retail partners, including Williams-Sonoma, Bloomingdales, Anthropologie, HSN and QVC.
Brent and Josh were the first gay couple to star in their own national television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys, they competed and won The Amazing Race, have published four bestselling cookbooks, a home decor book and continue to produce an award winning quarterly magazine The Beekman 1802 Almanac. OUT Magazine has included them on their Top 100 Influential LGBT List, and they received Farmer of the Year recognition from the US Secretary of Agriculture.
www.beekman1802.com

Dee Wallace
Legendary Actress
Dee Wallace has one of the most enviable entertainment careers in film and TV movies, which include classics E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, CUJO, 10 and The Howling. Dee has worked with countless producers and directors, including Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Wes Craven, Joe Dante, Lewis Teague, Stephen King, Blake Edwards and Rob Zombie. Her many film credits also include The Hills Have Eyes, Secret Admirer, The Frighteners. She has also appeared in 5 television series, and 400 commercials.
Dee has earned her 200th movie credits having just wrapped production on Await the Dawn, as well as the upcoming releases of Critters Attack, Rob Zombie's 3 from Hell, and the family film Renovation of the Heart. Dee Wallace is now the only living actress with 200 movie credits.

Dee is also an international healer, speaker, author and radio show host. Her I-M system of healing looks deep into a person's energy to reveal the blocks, fears and belief systems holding them back. She focuses on the ideals of self love, self responsibility and self empowerment.
https://iamdeewallace.com/

June 20, 2019 Show

Lisa Barr

Author of The Unbreakables

Lisa is the author of the award-winning novel Fugitive Colors. She has been an editor at The Jerusalem Post, Today's Chicago Woman, and Moment magazine, and an editor/reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. She is also the creator and editor of the popular parenting blog, GIRLilla Warfare. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Today, Fox & Friends, and Australia TV.
 

www.lisabarr.com

Cancer Surgeon, Vocal Artist, Producer, Songwriter who penned YOUR BABY

Dr. Seixas-Mikelus has made a career of improving the lives of others as a Nationally Fellowship Trained Board Certified Urologist specializing in oncology. After a long day in the operating room Dr. Seixas-Mikelus enjoys grabbing her notebook and finding a quiet place in the house to write songs. Dr. Seixas received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Tufts Medical School.
 

You can listen to Your Baby by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLbT3--Hpow 

Kim Grustas

Founder/Owner of Good For You Girls

Kim is the mother of two girls and has a background in publishing, advertising and nutrition.

Good For You Girls was started in 2008 to celebrate the crucial years of transition for girls between childhood and adulthood while keeping girls away from toxic chemicals. While many consider this time the “awkward years” Kim is on a mission with Good For You Girls to give girls permission to embrace this incredible time of change by learning to take care of themselves with products that respect their growing bodies and build confidence.

www.goodforyougirls.com

June 6, 2019 Show

Lea Geller

Author of Trophy Life

Lea is a recovering lawyer who live in New York with her husband and children. She began her writing career by blogging about her adventures in the trenches of parenting and got the idea for Trophy Life when her two sons were in middle school.

www.leageller.com

Amy Gray Cunningham

Author of Daring to Believe, Speaker and Living Kidney Donor

Amy is passionate about helping others understand the power of listening to the calm, still voice within and daring to believe in the impossible.

www.amygraycunningham.com

Jackson Murphy a.k.a. Lights-Camera-Jackson

On-Air Film Critic

Jackson is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA, voting annually on the Critics' Choice Awards and SAG Awards. His reviews/blog can be found at www.lights-camera-jackson.com  and on Twitter @LCJReviews. In addition, Jackson contributes content to www.Cultjer.com, www.AnimationScoop.com  and appears regularly on WGNA, Fox Sports Radio, The Morning Show (Australia), Extra Butter TV and Chit Chat Cafe. He's also the host of the LCJ Q&A Podcast, available on iTunes.

May 30, 2019 Show

Lee Purcell
Acclaimed Actress with numerous film, television and stage credits, Recipient of two Prime-Time Emmy nominations

Lee recently had the honor of completing a starring role in the upcoming feature film “Carol of the Bells” for director Joey Travolta and his Inclusion Films. Inclusion Films teaches and employs people in the film industry who have developmental and physical disabilities. The title role of “Carol” is played by an actress who happens to have Down Syndrome. There were many inspirational and highly professional people on the film crew who have disabilities who were trained by Mr. Travolta's schools. "Carol of the Bells" is scheduled to open The Bentonville Film Festival May 2019.

She recently completed the pilot Sick and was also recently seen in the film JL Ranch opposite Jon Voight and Kids vs. Monsters opposite Malcolm McDowell and Francesca Eastwood and Love at First Glance opposite Amy Smart.

Lee is very active in the governance of the actors union SAG-AFTRA, currently serving on its Board and several committees. She is also an active member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Actors Equity Association and TheatreWest.
www.leepurcell.com

John Douglas
Author with Mark Olshaker of The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking The Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter. 

The legendary FBI criminal profiler and New York Times bestselling author has spent over twenty-five years hunting the worst of the worst, researching and culling the stories of America's most disturbing criminals. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he has been involved with more than 5000 violent crime cases over the past 48 years. He is currently chairman of the board of the "Cold Case Foundation." He holds a doctorate degree in education based on teaching police officers methods of crime classification, he is an active consultant, and is a highly sought-after speaker. He is one of the foremost experts and investigators of criminal minds and motivations.

http://mindhuntersinc.com/

With backgrounds in Fine Art and Fashion, the sisters began making “melt and pour” glycerin soap gifts for friends and family back in 2003. Biggs & Featherbelle is naturally handcrafted, made of fresh, pure, natural products for specific skin types that smell amazing and appeal to every body. The body care line can be trusted and enjoyed without compromising human health or the environment. All ingredients are plant-based straight from Mother Nature. All products are scented with pure essential oils, no fragrance oils and is safe, all-natural, free of additives, preservatives, dyes and synthetics. Biggs & Featherbelle can be found on retail shelves of favorite local shops and major grocery chains throughout the United States.

https://www.biggsandfeather.com   https://www.instagram.com/biggsandfeather 

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May 16, 2019 Show

Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld

Judy Greenfeld is one of those rare women who are ordained as both rabbi and cantor. At Nachshon Minyan, the alternative congregation she established in the San Fernando Valley, Greenfeld seamlessly melds the two roles, delivering services that are an energizing fusion of music, meditation, movement and overall wellness. It’s all part of Greenfeld’s mission to make Judaism fresh and relevant, with a congregation, worship, and special programs that are hospitable and inclusive of everyone. However, Greenfeld has not always embraced her Judaism. Being distanced from her faith during her young adult years has had a profound impact on the way she practices and “preaches” today.


www.nachshonminyan.org

Bill Stanton

Author of Prepared Not Scared

Bill is a renowned authority on personal security, a private detective, and an executive protection expert. A former police officer and bodyguard, Bill joined forces with legendary former NYC deputy police commissioner Jack Maple to form Stanton and Maple Protection, Investigation and Crisis Management. He has been the safety and security contributor on NBC's Today show, ABC News, and Good Morning America.

www.billstanton.com

May 2, 2019 Show

Jane Pollak

Author of Too Much of Not Enough: A Memoir

Pollak is a Certified Coach, Published Author, Nationally Recognized Speaker, Mother, Artist, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Inspiration, Intuitive and Interdisciplinary.

Pollak is also the author of Decorating Eggs: Exquisite Designs with Wax & Dye and Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur

https://janepollak.com
 

Puneet Nanda a.k.a. GuruNanda

GuruNanda is a successful businessman-turned-yogi, certified Ayurvedic practitioner and proponent of aromatherapy as a means of heightening human well-being. Puneet is the creator and founder of GuruNanda line of Ayurvedic inspired products. He is also the creator and founder of the successful oral care brand Dr. Fresh, which earned him 2011's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and an active position with the Young Presidents Organization.
 

www.gurunanda.com

April 18, 2019 Show

Jessie Chris

American country musician and published author who was named 2018 Billboard Artist To Watch and Elvis Duran's TODAY Show Artist of The Month.
Chris was also the youngest performer at the 2015 CMA Festival, returned to the iconic event in 2017 with a performance on the Radio Disney Country Stage, and last year joined Kelsea Ballerini, LoCash, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina on the Disney healing anthem "The Human Race." Chris just released her new album "In It For You" earlier this month.
Jessie, the victim of extreme bullying when she was younger, has made promoting an anti-bullying platform a major element of her career and to date has visited more than 75 schools. She is the brand ambassador for the joint campaign between the makers of Sylvania light bulbs and "Be the Light Campaign."

www.jessiechris.com

Jessie Chris & Danny Wood

of New Kids on the Block

John Smith

John Smith’s true story inspired the film BREAKTHROUGH.

April 11, 2019 Show

Kim Russo
 

Author of Your Soul Purpose: Learn How to Access the Light Within

Kim, known around the world as "The Happy Medium," starred on Lifetime Movie Network's popular show The Haunting Of...., and speaks annually at hundreds of engagements across the country, addressing thousands of fans of different ages, religions, and beliefs.

www.kimthehappymedium.com      www.YourSoulPurpose.com   www.Facebook.com/kimthehappymedium  

www.Instagram.com/KimRussoMedium    www.Twitter.com/TheHappyMedium 
 

Author of Under the Table.
Stephanie is a full-fledged Jersey girl who attended New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts, performed with several improv troupes, and acted in a few small-budget movies, all in preparation for the greatest job she ever had: raising her two sons. A full-time writer with a black belt in tae kwon do, Stephanie is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels: Big Girl Panties, The Sweet Spot, and The Total Package.

www.stephanieevanovich.com     www.facebook.com/StephanieEvanovichBooks
www.instagram.com/stephanieevanovich/    https://twitter.com/SEEVANOVICH

April 4, 2019 Show

Catie Wiggy

Vice-President of Marketing and Product Innovation for French Transit, Ltd., Crystal Mineral Deodorant, MyChelle Dermaceuticals and Luster Premium White. From upfront product development and education to managing the various brands overall through priority projects, Catie has been a crucial leader of the team for over 10 years. Catie has 15-plus years of experience as a makeup artist, brand educator, product innovator, and licensed master esthetician and is one of the driving forces behind increased natural consumer awareness. Catie is the go-to expert when it comes to skincare and contributes to various blogs, magazines, TV segments, radio shows, podcasts, and consumer events.

www.MyChelle.com

Clare Tarry

Commercial Director and Co-Founder at The Vintage Cosmetic Company
The Vintage Cosmetic Company is a British grand offering a range of high quality beauty accessories that pays tribute to old Hollywood and the charm of the 1950s. Our brand encompasses affordability, efficacy and elegance, celebrating the beauty of modern women across the world and helping them to accentuate their best features even in their busy working lives. They launched their False Strip Lashes in June 2011 and in seven years the product line has rapidly expanded. They now have over 80 SKUs in the market crossing over seven distinctive categories ranging from Makeup Brushes, Hairbrushes and Accessories, to Shower Caps.

www.thevintagecosmeticcompany.com

March 21, 2019 Show

Pamela Hull

Author of Moments that Mattered
 

An interior designer and painter, Pamela wrote her first book Where's My Bride?

Her essays and poetry have been widely published in literary journals such as The Bellevue Literary Review, Ars Medica, Lumina and North Dokate Quarterly. Her recent book SAY YES! Flying Solo After Sixty explores how neither age or being alone is an impediment to living a rich life, a significant work for men and women of all ages.

Makeup Artist, Creator of Voodoo Makeup
Aimee has been a makeup artist since 1993 and has experience working in the medical field as an esthetician since 1998. In 2014, upon diagnosis of her corn, soy, and gluten allergies caused by living in a home filled with black mold for years, she had an idea of starting her own makeup line soon she began formulating an all-natural line that did not contain any of those ingredients.

Voodoo Makeup has been featured on the runways of fashion shows around the world including New York’s Couture Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week and is sold on QVC.

www.voodoomakeup.com

Doris Letts
Creator of Wishing Pixies
Created by a teacher with over 20 years of experience in education, Wishing Pixies is the only child management and educational behavioral app designed to help parents raise calm, emotionally resilient and kindhearted children.

Wishing Pixies are fairy dolls, a magical story, a children's app that is pixie/parent interactive, and a parenting tool.  Wishing Pixies promotes good behavior, positive thinking, emotional strength, goal focus, kindness, self-love and self -confidence.  The magical story explains that the Wishing Pixies arrived to Earth looking for loving families to adopt them.  Families purchase/adopt  their Wishing Pixie doll and children learn how to nurture the Pixies so their Wishes come true.  Amazingly what will make the Pixie happy is exactly what will make the Parent happy. 

www.wishingpixies.com    https://www.facebook.com/WishingPixies/ 
https://www.instagram.com/wishing_pixies/     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wishing+pixies 

March 7, 2019 Show

Jillian Cantor

Author of In Another Time, A Novel

Jillian has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. She is the author of award-winning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed, The Lost Letter; The Hours Count and Margot.

www.jilliancantor.com

Award-winning, Ivy-League trained, double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has worked at some of the most renowned institutions in the country. Bloom Facial Plastic Surgery at Main Line Center for Laser Surgery is dedicated to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Bloom has comprehensive experience in face lifting, rhinoplasty, ear surgery, eyelid rejuvenation, brow and forehead aesthetic surgery, as well as extensive training in non-surgical treatments including Botox, injectable fillers and laser therapies. His extensive training and expertise provide the foundation for his technical skills and aesthetics.

Dr. Bloom is frequently quoted in local and national media for his expertise in facial plastic surgery, injectables and laser treatments. He is an expert contributor on RealSelf, and a Premier Provider for VIP Beauty. In addition to being included in Main Line Today magazine’s annual Top Doctors list since 2012, Dr. Bloom has also been featured in Philadelphia Style, Forbes magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, …as well as on NBC and FOX TV.
www.bloomfacialplastics.com

Instagram: @drjbloom

February 21, 2019 Show

Jane Healey

Author of The Beantown Girls
Jane left a career in high tech to become a freelance writer. Her passion for historical fiction became her new career when her debut novel, The Saturday Evening Girls Club, was published in 2017. Based on the true story of a group of Jewish and Italian immigrant women in Boston's North End at the turn of the twentieth century, the Amazon bestseller was hailed by Redbook as "a breathtaking ode to female empowerment and the American dream."

www.janehealey.com
 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaneHealeyBooks/ 
 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healeyjane/ 

Jackson Murphy a.k.a. "Lights-Camera-Jackson"

On-Air Film Critic
Jackson is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA, voting annually on the Critics' Choice Awards and SAG Awards. His reviews/blog can be found at lights-camera-jackson.com and on Twitter @LCJReviews. In addition, Jackson contributes content to Cultjer.com, AnimationScoop.com and appears regularly on WGNA, Fox Sports Radio, The Morning Show (Australia), Extra Butter TV and Chit Chat Cafe. He's also the host of the LCJ Q&A Podcast, available on iTunes.

www.lights-camera-jackson.com

February 7, 2019 Show

Food Editor

Kat is a successful software rep who is expanding her social media exploits into being a online food critic and blogging cook. She has been one of the top reviewers of Walt Disney World via Trip Advisor for years. Her food blog is about to be launched.

Author of Actual Factual Magic - The Simplified Guide to Walt Disney World, 1st and 2nd edition

Award winning author of the youth novel The Prank
Creator of long running web cartoon www.Bogworld.com
www.actualfactualmagic.com
Facebook: ActualfactualMagic Group
Instagram and Twitter: ActFactMagic
YouTube: ActualFactualMagic

January 17, 2019 Show

Trish McEvoy

Celebrity Makeup Artist

Trish is the founder of Trish McEvoy, Ltd., an internationally renowned makeup brand. She is the author of The Power of Makeup: Looking Your Level Best at Every Age, and has shared her mastery on numerous network television programs, including Oprah, The Today Show, Larry King Live and Good Morning America, where she served as the beauty expert in residence. Today Trish McEvoy is synonymous with the very same principle that is the foundation of her business: makeup has power, inside and out.


www.trishmcevoy.com      www.facebook.com/TrishMcEvoy     www.instagram.com/trishmcevoy 

 

Roslyn Kind

Singer, Actress, Entertainer

The sister of Superstar, Barbra Streisand, it's been awhile since Roslyn Kind released a NEW recording. However, for the last year Roslyn “Rozzie” has been in the studio working on a new CD hopefully to be ready in early-mid 2019. In the meantime, through the encouragement of friends, fans and family, she has released the digital single that has become so very important to her as both a woman and an American, entitled "SAVE THE COUNTRY" available now on CD Baby.

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/roslynkind3       www.roslynkind.com

January 3, 2019 Show

Joyce Bulifant

Actress, Activist and Author of her memoir My Four Hollywood Husbands
Joyce's extensive credits on stage, television and film have made her a familiar face and popular personality. Her memoir intertwines the entertainment world with alcoholism, co-dependence and family.

www.joycebulifant.com
 

October 18, 2018 Show

Lisa Joy Mitchell

Author of Sacred & Delicious: A Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook
Lisa, a busy public relations consultant, was drawn to study Ayuarvedic cooking in 1998, when chronic health problems began taking center stage in her fast-paced life. On her road to wellness, she changed her diet and began an informal study with Ayurvedic physicians Dr. Vasant Lad and Ed Danaher in the U.S. and Dr. Smita Naram in India. Mitchell is now a wellness mentor and cooking instructor and often works in partnership with her husband, Tom Mitchell, a chiropractic physician who practices Ayurvedic pulse assessment and herbal medicine. During the past decade, Mitchell has cooked for hundreds of participants in Ayurvedic clinics and meditation courses.

www.sacredanddelicious.com

Commander Terry Virts

Astronaut, Author, Photographer, Speaker

Terry served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. On February 8, 2010 he made his first spaceflight as pilot of the Space Shuttle Endeavor during mission STS-130. As a part of NASA’s leadership training, Terry attended Harvard Business School in the fall semester of 2011 before launching onboard Soyuz TMA-15M on November 23, 2014 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan to the ISS. In March of the following year, Terry assumed command of the ISS as Commander of Expedition 43. Terry spent 200 days in space on his Expedition 42/43 flight, which is the fourth longest continuous NASA space mission.

He is one of only 4 astronauts ever to have piloted a space shuttle, flown on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, performed space walks and commanded the ISS. Terry has a unique perspective about the earth having taken more photos from space than any other astronaut and being one of the stars of the IMAX film, A Beautiful Planet, shooting much of the stunning footage himself. Terry’s photography is featured in his National Geographic book, View From Above.

He is currently travelling the world, inspiring audiences with his stories from space, as well as his unique and practical insights into intercultural leadership, crisis and risk management, innovation, strategy and vision, and decision making. He is involved in several projects, including filming a new TV show as well as teaching leadership seminars.

www.terryvirts.com

October 4, 2018 Show

Amy Newmark

Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes!
Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Author of Chick Soup for the Soul Book Series
 

Amy is the woman responsible for the last 150 Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and she’s put all of those out since she and her husband bought the company in 2008. Amy went to Harvard and started her career in a completely different field, spending many decades on Wall Street and in the worlds of technology and finance. She has a very popular podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, with three new podcasts every week.
 

www.chickensoup.com 

Stephanie Zheng and Dave Nacianceno

Co-Founders of Mount Lai

Stephanie and Dave are childhood friends, who started Mt. Lai. It all started with Stephanie's grandmother's jade roller, a Chinese skincare tool that's been used for thousands of years. When Stephanie tried to purchase one of her own, it was difficult to find one with integrity of both quality and design. Stephanie and Dave created Mount Lai to make this tool accessible to all. Their dream is that their jade rollers provide you with a 60 second daily self-care ritual for both healthy skin and peaceful mind.

www.mountlai.com   instagram.com/mountlai

Celebrity Hairstyist

Creator of his long awaited new hair styling product entitled SHOOTING STAR TEXTURE MERENGUE, which is the first product of the STARRING collection. The STARRING collection of styling products is a labor of love from Gibson, who took over two years to cultivate the line after testing it on his A-list celebrity clients, models and in-salon guests.

Gibson is best known for coiffing some of Hollywood's top starlets and has worked with celebrities, including Jessica Chastain, Gabrielle Union, Angelina Jolie, Rachel Brosnahan, Saiorse Ronan and Lupita Nyong'o. His work has appeared in publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Refinery 29 and Porters and backstage at runway shows such as Chanel, Prada, and Dolce & Gabbana.

https://www.instagram.com/starring      https://www.instagram.com/tedgibson
https://twitter.com/tedgibson      https://www.facebook.com/tedgibson

September 20, 2018 Show

Investigative Journalist, Author and Documentary Filmmaker
Wynne is a third generation advocate who has written Get It From The Drums, the first and only music-infused civil rights history book in the U.S., which includes a 15-song CD produced by Alexander to accompany the text, and features interviews with and music by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Judy Collins, and Kenny Gamble. Other leading artists featured on the CD are Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Nina Simone, Buffalo Springfield, Curtis Mayfield and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Edwin Starr, Country Joe and the Fish, The Chambers Brothers, Barry McGuire, Phil Ochs, The O'Jays and Harold Melvin and The BlueNotes. The book's historical narrative also included in-depth interviews with Mrs. Thurgood Marshall and Adam Clayton Powell, III. She also wrote Jazz in the City: The Legends of Philadelphia's Jazz Machine, chronicling Philadelphia's contributions to jazz history along with producing a 10-song CD which accompanies the text.

Wynne founded and curates the virtual web museum www.WDASHistory.org , making rare and compelling photo essays of the civil rights movement available worldwide.
www.wynnealexandermedia.com

Jackson Murphy a.k.a. "Lights-Camera-Jackson"

On-Air Film Critic
Jackson is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA, voting annually on the Critics' Choice Awards and SAG Awards. His reviews/blog can be found at www.lights-camera-jackson.com  and on Twitter @LCJReviews. In addition, Jackson contributes content to Cultjer.com, AnimationScoop.com and appears regularly on WGNA, Fox Sports Radio, The Morning Show (Australia), Extra Butter TV and Chit Chat Cafe. He's also the host of the LCJ Q&A Podcast, available on iTunes.

www.lights-camera-jackson.com

August 16, 2018 Show

M.J. Rose

Author of Tiffany Blues

M.J. Rose is a New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in New York exploring the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum and the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, a founding board member of International Thriller Writers, and the founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com.

www.mjrose.com

Amy Blumenfeld

Author of The Cast
 

Amy's work has been published in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine, Prevention and on the cover of People. She holds a bachelor's degree from the Barnard College of Columbia University and a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism, where she was the recipient of the James A. Wechsler Award for National Reporting. The Cast is the gold winner of the 2018 IPPY Award in Popular Fiction.

www.amyblumenfeld.com

Cristina Alger

Author of The Banker's Wife

Cristina is also the author of The Darlings and This Was Not the Plan. She is a graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School. She has worked as a financial analyst and a corporate attorney before becoming a writer.

www.twitter.com/cristinaalger 

www.instagram.com/cristina.alger

August 2, 2018 Show

David Bell

Author of Somebody's Daughter

David is a bestselling and award-winning author whose work has been translated into multiple foreign languages. He's currently an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University. He received an MA in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in American literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. His previous novels are Bring Her Home, Since She Went Away, Somebody I used to Know, The Forgotten Girl, Never Come Back, The Hiding Place, and Cemetery Girl.

www.davidbellnovels.com

Geoffrey Mark

Author of ELLA: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald

Mark is an Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee and has been called a “walking encyclopedia of show business history.” A singer/stand-up comedian in nightclubs and cabarets, and an Off-Broadway veteran, Mark has hosted radio series, written comedy for several stand-up comedians, and writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television.

Proceeds from the Deluxe Edition will be donated to The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation to further her desire to help people of all races, cultures and beliefs.

For more about the EFCF or to donate, visit: www.ellafitzgerald.com