BRAD WALRONDAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Brad’s poetics, performance, and multi-disciplinary work interpolate between virtual reality, identity formation, and human consciousness at the intersection of race, gender, sex, and desire. By amplifying and interrogating the great power and contractions inherent to identity, Brad aims with his work to provoke futurist explorations of how we…
JENNA BANERAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Jenna Baner’s just thrilled to be here. A literary enthusiast for as long as she’s been able to read and write, she began working at her local library as a teenager, and has spent the following years continuing to write and work. She presently works at a candy…
LUCAS CONGDONAuthor https://lucaslagoons.com Photo Download | Bio Download Lucas Congdon is the owner of Lucas Lagoons and the host of Animal Planet’s “Insane Pools: Off the Deep End.” Born into a family of Vermont landscapers and stonemasons, Lucas has been cutting and crafting stone since the age of 14, when his creative talents and love…
KEVIN BOWDERAuthor lucaslagoons.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kevin Bowder is a professional photographer who has 15 years of experience in sales and marketing. Kevin began his career working for nonprofits where he conceptualized, organized, facilitated, and promoted events of all sizes. He innately understands that being able to connect with people is at the…
L.C. PERRYAuthor https://lcperryworlds.wordpress.com Photo Download | Bio Download L.C. Perry is an author of New Adult and Young Adult novels. Ever since the seventh grade when she discovered her passion for writing and started her first novel, her life has revolved around books. When she isn’t reading or writing, she is listening to music, watching…
KIRSTEN LOPRESTIAuthor www.kirstenlopresti.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kirsten Lopresti is the author of the young adult novel Bright Coin Moon. She holds a BA from Virginia Tech and an MFA from George Mason University. She has published short stories in several literary magazines, including The Laurel Review, New Delta Review, So To Speak, Italian…
GEORGE JAMES, PSY.D.Author www.georgetalks.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. George James, Psy.D. (13 time TODAY Show guest) speaks, counsels, consults, coaches, and teaches people how to overcome everyday relational struggles to build successful connections in love, family, and career. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping couples improve the quality…
SANDRA JACKSON-OPOKUAuthor https://flowauthors.com/sandra-jackson-opoku Photo Download | Bio Download Sandra Jackson-Opoku is the author of the award-winning novel The River Where Blood Is Born, which was listed in Best Novels of the Nineties: A Reader’s Guide. Her novel Hot Johnny (and the Women Who Loved Him) was an Essence Magazine hardcover fiction bestseller. Her fiction, poetry,…
AUBREY BLANCHEAuthor https://aubreyblanche.com Photo Download | Bio Download Aubrey Blanche is the Mathpath (Math Nerd + Empath), the CEO of the equitable design consulting firm of the same name, and Senior Director of People Operations & Strategic Programs at HR technology firm Culture Amp. Through all her work, she seeks to question, reimagine, and redesign…
LAUREN MAILLIANAuthor www.laurenmaillian.com Photo Download | Bio Download As a global CEO, entrepreneur, investor, advisor, influencer, and award-winning marketer, Lauren Maillian advises on building and scaling consumer-facing startups, elevating iconic legacy brands, and creating new approaches to VC investing. She brings 15+ years of discovering and seizing hidden, profitable value across retail, CPG, lifestyle brands,…
