Our Authors

Ana Gabriel Mann, M.A. earned her degree in clinical psychology before going on to serve as a celebrated educator, therapist, corporate trainer, speaker, and coach. She currently coaches Go-Giver Marriage clients and leads the Go-Giver Marriage Coaches Training Program, training coaches from around the globe.

John David Mann is coauthor of more than thirty books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers; his classic 2008 parable The Go-Giver (coauthored with Bob Burg) earned the 2017 Living Now Book Award’s “Evergreen Medal” given for its “contribution to positive global change.”

Serena Ball, MS, RD, and Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD, each have over 25 years of culinary nutrition experience and have dedicated their careers to helping people make delicious and nutritious meals. Together, they are the authors of The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, The Easy Everyday Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, and The Sustainable Mediterranean Diet Cookbook. Deanna lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter and Serena lives outside St. Louis with her husband and five children. You can find them online at teaspoonofspice.com and doing weekly live-stream recipe demonstrations on their Facebook page, Teaspoon of Spice.

Janice Fraser is an investor, speaker, and expert in the management practices to support disruptive innovation at scale. A Silicon Valley veteran, she’s built a storied career as a product manager, founder, facilitator, and confidant for entrepreneurs and enterprise executives alike. But her impact extends beyond the Valley with innovation and transformation projects at NASA, the Obama White House, Procter and Gamble, and many other companies in the Fortune 500. As an investor, she is particularly committed to championing and extending access to the brilliant entrepreneurs who are typically underrepresented in the world of venture-backed startups.

Jason Fraser co-founded the Innovation and Transformation Practice at Pivotal Software, establishing the values, practices, and strategic vision that would modernize software development within the Fortune 100 and the U.S. Military. He’s currently a director on the Federal team at VMWare, working with some of the largest organizations in the world to create high-functioning, rapid product development capabilities, and to break through the human barriers that block innovation.

Amy Baldwin is a sex and relationship coach, certified sex educator, and co-owner of a mother-daughter-owned online pleasure boutique called Pure Pleasure Shop.

April Lampert has been educating people about sexual pleasure, health and wellness, and pleasure products at a global scale since 2008, currently traveling the world as vice president of Hot Octopuss, an innovative pleasure product company.

Together, Amy and April combined forces to create the Shameless Sex podcast, inspiring radical self-love, sexual empowerment, and shame-free intimacy. Shameless Sex is unabashed real talk about sexuality with a playful twist.

Dr. Allen Weiss is the founder and CEO of MarketingProfs, LLC – the largest B2B marketing training, consulting, and event company dedicated to helping large organizations, teams, and individuals execute marketing campaigns that drive actual results. MarketingProfs has over 600,000 subscribers, 440,000 Twitter followers and 360,000 LinkedIn followers. He is also a university professor, consultant, and conference speaker. Dr. Weiss has developed a rigorous process for benefit positioning in his consulting with global technology companies. His work can be seen in brands such as Intel, Texas Instruments, Informix (an IBM company), banks (Far East National Bank), and insurance companies (AIG).

Megan Barry is the former mayor of Nashville, TN, the first woman to be elected to the office. While she was in office, she lost her only son, Max, to a drug overdose. Since leaving her position, Barry is working to combat the shame and guilt that comes from this soul-sucking disease and to help those who struggle with substance use disorder and their loved ones by speaking up and speaking out.  She has shared her story in numerous podcasts and publications including Elle magazine, TOKENS Podcast, Nashville Edit, and arcHive Nashville. Her professional experience includes working as a corporate executive, as an independent consultant focusing on business ethics and corporate responsibility, and as an adjunct professor.

She has an MBA from Vanderbilt University and currently serves on the board of H.A.R.T and the Women’s Fund for the Community Foundation.  She has served on several boards including the YWCA of Middle TN and the Center for Non-Profit Management.  She has been an invited speaker for numerous organizations and events including TedX Nashville, the International Women’s Forum, Georgia Pacific, National Overdose Awareness Days, and many others.