EXPERTS
BIOGRAPHY
Solomon Schmidt
Buffalo, NY
Twenty-three-year-old author of ten books, including the History Bites series, and biographies of Alan Dershowitz and J.K. Rowling
BUSINESS
Andy Moye
Plano, TX (Dallas)
Former US Naval flights officer, CEO and board member, keynote speaker on leadership, AI, health economics, and precision medicine
FICTION
FANTASY
Corinne Price
Edmonton, Alberta
Industrial mechanic and dark fantasy and horror author of the Crae Vost series.
HISTORICAL
Top Shot Chris Cheng
San Francisco, CA
Author, speaker, civil rights advocate, and History Channel Top Shot Champion
ROMANCE
SCIENCE FICTION
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Chad Boudreaux
Richmond, VA
Chief Legal Officer of a Fortune 500 Company and Author of Three Thrillers
John Winn Miller
Lexington, KY
Award-winning investigative reporter, newspaper editor and publisher, screenwriter, movie producer, and novelist
Nathan Jorgenson
Nevis, MN (Fargo, ND)
Award-winning author of Waiting for White Horses, The Mulligan, A Crooked Number, Contrapasso, and Otto’s Portal
WOMEN'S FICTION
Babette Fraser Hale
Houston, TX
Award-winning author and memoirist, recipient of the Texas Institute of Letters First Fiction Prize
YA ROMANCE
Cynthia Baseman
Los Angeles, CA
Library lover and author of three books, including the debut YA romance, Weirdos Welcome
FOOD & CULINARY ARTS
Emmanuel Laroche
Berkeley Heights, NJ / New York City
Food and beverage industry executive, creator and host of the podcast “Flavors Unknown,” and author of Conversations Behind The Kitchen Door and A Taste of Madagascar
Franck Desplechin
Torrington, CT
Award-winning chef, food & beverage hospitality consultant, and leadership expert with over 25 years of global experience in luxury kitchens
HEALTH/WELLNESS
Dr. Kim Foster
Victoria, CA
Dr. Kim Foster is a former family physician turned TEDx speaker and identity expert. After two decades in medicine, she left clinical practice to help people reinvent themselves from the inside out. Through her book Redesigning You and widely followed YouTube channel, she teaches science-backed, identity-driven transformation.
HISTORY
James P Bevill
Houston, TX
Independent historian and award-winning author of Spies in Saigon, CIA Covert Operations in French Indochina and South Vietnam,
1950-1963
IDEAS/SUSTAINABILITY
Fons Burger
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Journalist, writer, musician, social entrepreneur and author of The Only Possible Solution: How to Shape the Future for our Next Generations
INSPIRING LIVES
Lena Fein
San Francisco, CA
Speaker, Non-profit Founder, Tech Retiree and Author of Shattering the Mirror
Mario Cartaya
Gainesville, FL; Miami, FL; Hollywood, CA; Fort Lauderdale, FL
Award-winning architect and author of Journey Back Into the Vault, La Bóveda, and forthcoming works
Rebecca Faye Smith Galli
Baltimore, MD
Columnist and advocate, navigating life with sibling loss, parenting autism, and paralysis—author of Morning Fuel and Rethinking Possible
Rich Dunning
Miami, FL / Columbia, SC
Business leader, founder of The First Language Foundation, and author of Silence Was My First Language and several works in progress
Tim Smith
Los Angeles, CA
Executive assistant, award-winning photographer, and author of the debut memoir Fault Line: Still Standing
MEMOIR/TRUE CRIME
MIDDLE GRADE
Brandon Mull
Salt Lake City, UT
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The
Candy Shop War, Dragonwatch, Beyonders, Five Kingdoms, Guardians, and Fablehaven
series.
NEURODIVERGENCE
Katie Rose Pryal
Chapel Hill, NC
Bipolar-AuDHD author, storyteller, and educator viewing the world through the lens of neurodiversity expertise
POLITICAL SCIENCE
SELF-HELP
Coach Mike Basevic
Naples, FL / Chicago, IL
Behavioral coach, founder of No Limits Nation, author, and podcast host helping executives and entrepreneurs overcome anxiety, stress, and imposter syndrome through subconscious transformation.
Joni L. Davis
Long Beach, CA
Licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in childhood/developmental trauma, complex PTSD, relationships, and body-centered awareness, and author of the new book Transform