Sara Snow is the bright and vibrant face of Discovery Health's green-living primetime series Get Fresh with Sara Snow, and Discovery Home's Living Fresh. As a green lifestyle expert, Snow has been able to share her knowledge through helpful tips, six nights a week, to over 68 million homes nationwide. Recently, Snow signed on to serve as an environmental expert... read full bio
A James Beard award-winning chef and one of the nation’s leading advisors on health and nutrition, Cheryl Forberg is chef and nutritionist for TV’s ""The Biggest Loser.” Cheryl’s role is to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, health and, ultimately, their lives. She's co-written the eating plan for the show, shared cooking and nutrition tips with the contestants for sixteen... read full bio
Dr. Elmont Adam Honea has been Provost & Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs, University of Phoenix, since March 1, 2007. Dr. Honeas association with University of Phoenix began as a faculty member in 1991, progressed to Associate Dean in 1998, and then became Dean of the College of Information Systems & Technology in 1999. Dr. Honea has a Doctor of... read full bio
Ann Magnuson is an actress, performance artist, singer, writer, and one half of the former psychedelic rock group Bongwater. She had a brother, Bobby, who died in 1998 of complications from AIDS. After graduating from Denison University in 1978, she moved to New York City and was a DJ and performer at Club 57 and the Mudd Club in Manhattan... read full bio
Dan is passionate about spreading his healing message on how effective and essential humor is to our well-being. Educating and empowering people on how to achieve greater health and well-being by understanding and applying their own unique sense of humor. Dan's front-line knowledge on the subject is deep and diverse. He has over 15 years professional experience in comedy as... read full bio
Michael Nash is best known for his directorial debut film titled Fuel, a film that won The Grand Jury Award at the International Lisbon Film Festival. Nash was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied acting and writing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institution in New York before moving to Los Angeles where he has been working in the... read full bio
Clarence Page is the 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary. He has been a columnist for the Chicago Tribune's since 1984. His column is syndicated nationally by Tribune Media Services. Page is an occasional guest panelist on The McLaughlin Group. He is a frequent guest on national news programs, including ABC's Nightline and Good Morning America, NBC's... read full bio
Sherry's deep-seated passion for friendship and humor make her a true inspiration. She loves to stir her audience to an understanding that when cancer steals the song in their heart, friendship and laughter will sing it back to them. In an "intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend fashion" she shares how her friends did that for her and incorporates fun, imaginative ideas she's learned... read full bio
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He holds a PhD in clinical psychology. His books include... read full bio
Dr. Steve Allen, Jr. combines his expertise as a Board Certified family physician with his family's gift of humor. The son of famous TV comedian Steve Allen, he delights audiences with his unique approach to managing stress. He teaches everyone in the audience to juggle brightly colored scarves as the lesson through which they learn to play and laugh their... read full bio
Former CNN sportscaster Roger Cawthon and award-winning author and photographer Kathy Cawthon are co-founders of The Cancer Crusade, an organization dedicated to fighting cancer with hope and humor. Through this organization, they provide encouragement and support to cancer survivors, their family members and friends, and the medical professionals who care for them by offering a comprehensive series of uplifting programs... read full bio
Marilyn Tucker Quayle brings a unique perspective to the issues facing the American people. She is the closest advisor of her husband, Dan Quayle, who served as Vice President under President George Bush. She has an insider’s knowledge on the workings of Washington and respects and understands both the power of the free enterprise system and the limits of government’s... read full bio
When Kenneth Hardy Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., published his first bestseller, Aerobics, in 1968, he introduced a new word and a new concept to America that launched a worldwide fitness revolution. Dr. Cooper is recognized as the leader of the international physical fitness movement and credited with motivating more people to exercise in pursuit of good health than any other person.... read full bio
Zonya Foco motivates audiences around the country about the benefits of smart nutrition. She is Americas Nutrition Leader, being the only Registered Dietitian and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor who has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation. Foco began her nutritional studies at Eastern Michigan University. After receiving her bachelors degree, Zonya worked as a clinical nutritionist for eight years... read full bio
At age 31, Valerie Greene was a healthy, athletic and successful business owner until a massive stroke paralyzed the left side of her body and left her unable to speak. Doctors told her that she might never walk or talk again, and most of her hearing was lost. Sheer determination propelled her out of her wheelchair and into a new... read full bio
Cynthia Cooper is a former professional basketball player and coach who made history in the WNBA. She was named the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury after leading the Houston Comets to four championships. As a player, Cooper earned numerous accolades, including being named to the WNBA All-Star Team every year the game was played and earning All-WNBA First Team... read full bio
Rob Follows is a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and adventurer who has found a way to integrate his three life passions. He is Founding Partner of STS Capital Partners, an international boutique investment banking firm focused on helping successful entrepreneurs and CEOs in the major strategic decisions that help them move from successful achievements to true significance; Founder of Altruvest Charitable... read full bio
Many bemoan the American public school classroom as a place where young people cannot learn, where drugs are more prevalent than textbooks, where violence and vandalism make corridors look like war zones. For a myriad of reasons, the sad fact that many American public schools are waging a losing battle to complete their mission of training future generations to lead... read full bio
Miriam Peskowitz is the mother of two girls, including an 8-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. She has been a camp counselor, an historian, a blogger, a musician, and a professor, and is the author of several books, including The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars and the New York Times bestseller The Daring Book for... read full bio
MIMI SCHWARTZ, the author of five books, is a veteran speaker nationwide and abroad. Recent bookings have included Oberlin College, Princeton University, San Diego's Jewish Book Festival, Decatur Book Festival, and the Geneva Writers Conference in Switzerland. A Professor Emerita of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, she has been published in over 100 journals and anthologies, and... read full bio
