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,…
JENNIFER MCGAHAAuthor jennifermcgaha.com Photo Download | Bio Download Jennifer McGaha is the award-winning author of Flat Broke with Two Goats (Sourcebooks, 2018) and Bushwhacking: How to Get Lost on the Trail and Write Your Way Out (Trinity University Press, 2023). Her debut memoir (Flat Broke with Two Goats) sold over 26,677 copies; Kirkus Reviews dubbed…
RANDE BROWN, L.C.S.W.Author http://www.randebrown.com Photo Download | Bio Download Rande Brown, LCSW is a well-known translator of Japanese spiritual and cultural texts, and co-author of the New York Times bestseller Geisha, A Life with Mineko Iwasaki (Atria, 2002), which has sold more than 200,000 copies in the US and another 600,000 copies worldwide in 18…
RIN-RIN YUAuthor https://rinrinyu.com Photo Download | Bio Download Rin-rin Yu is a journalist, writer, editor, and photographer who has won many awards for her work. She enjoys writing fiction and creative essays based on her observations and experiences as an American-born Chinese. During the day, she works for Duke University as an assistant vice president in the…
RANDOLPH STURRUPAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Randolph Sturrup is a former Development Executive and current television and Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer. He was on the producing team for the Broadway revivals of Tennessee Williams’ ”A Streetcar Named Desire” starring Blair Underwood and “The Trip to Bountiful” starring Tony Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson. Both plays…
LINDA STURRUP, D.D.S.Author Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Linda E. Sturrup is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Minna Mae Productions LLC, and the Chief Operating Officer of RDS Entertainment Group LLC, with offices in New York City and Houston, Texas. She and her brother, Randolph D. Sturrup, make up the creative team for…
NATASHA LEWINAuthor http://natashalewin.com Photo Download | Bio Download Natasha Lewin started her writing career at Boston’s The Weekly Dig. She then served as the Managing Editor for High Times magazine, and published her first book with Chronicle Books in 2008. In 2016, Natasha co-authored the children’s book Missy President with American businesswoman Randi Zuckerberg. Alongside…
RO MOËDAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Ro Moëd is a relationship coach and writer based in London, who works with clients internationally. She created the popular Instagram account @unapolygetically in March 2020 to raise awareness of the problematic aspects of monogamy culture, and to encourage others to prioritize their growth and wellbeing in order…
JOEMY ITO-GATESAuthor https://littlekotoscloset.wixsite.com/littlekotoswords Photo Download | Bio Download Joemy Ito-Gates (she/her) is the great granddaughter of a tea master, the granddaughter of a calligrapher, and the daughter of a koto and shamisen player. She volunteers with the grassroots activist organization Japanese American Families for Justice, teaches Dharma School at her local Buddhist temple, and is…
GREG ANDERSON ELYSÉEAuthor https://webwaycomics.ecwid.com Photo Download | Bio Download Greg Anderson Elysée is a Brooklyn-born Haitian-American writer, educator, filmmaker, personal trainer, and model. He has taught various forms of filmmaking, including narrative and documentary, from elementary level to the elderly, since 2012. A former journalist for theOuthousers.com, he also ran his own column, “(Heard It…
