Jamie Mustard is a strategic multi-media consultant and Iconist. His passion is to teach the science and “art of obviousness,” helping professionals, change agents, artists, and businesses confidently and at will make their messages, brands and ideas stand out to their desired audiences. A graduate of the London School of Economics, Jamie’s work is an explanation of the “economics of attention,” based on the primal laws of human perception called Blocks. He has spoken, educated, and inspired others with his work prolifically, including TED at the creative giant, Wieden and Kennedy. Jamie’s Iconist work has spanned some of the world’s leading companies, artists, and the globe. Growing up in severe poverty in inner city Los Angeles, Jamie overcame obstacles to eventually codify a system of primal laws that can now help us all.
Siamak Tundra Naficy, Ph.D., currently teaches classes in biological anthropology at Santa Monica College. His doctorate at UCLA explores the evolution of intelligence in dogs and wolves and what this work may say about the co-evolutionary processes that humans and dogs have shared. When he is not studying domestication and animal behavior, he makes a point of rescuing Siberian huskies from certain death.
Ajit Nawalkha builds businesses. After failing a startup, struggling through failed partnerships, and going from the ranks of an intern to a co-founder, he found business is lot more about emotional, spiritual, physical and mental resilience—and not as much about strategy. His passion is to help make world a better place. He insists entrepreneurs are going to do that. His endeavor is to empower you so you can be the change world needs.
Chitra Nawbatt is a unique multi-industry and multidisciplinary executive, bringing over 25 years of expertise as a business launcher, builder, operator, and investor.
She is the creator, producer, and host of The CodeBreaker Mindset, where she interviews C-level leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors on growth, innovation, business building, and investing. Chitra serves as a frequent interviewer of global leaders and influencers for various media platforms, including being a contributing host of the Harvard Business School SkyDeck podcast, Reuters, and Women’s Forum.
Chitra has a certified public accountant designation, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Books by Chitra D. Nawbatt
Vera Nazarian immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at 17 and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, seen on Nebula Awards Ballots, honorably mentioned in Year’s Best volumes and translated into seven languages. A member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, she made her novel debut with the critically acclaimed Dreams of the Compass Rose (Wildside Press, 2002), followed by Lords of Rainbow (Betancourt & Company, 2003). Look for her novella The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass with introduction by Charles de Lint from PS Publishing and her collection Salt of the Air with introduction by Gene Wolfe from Prime Books, 2005. Visit her Web site at www.veranazarian.com.
Sharlotte Neely, Ph.D., is an award-winning professor of anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. A native of Savannah, Ga., she holds degrees in anthropology from both Georgia State University in Atlanta and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of the well-reviewed book Snowbird Cherokees and a consultant on the award-winning documentary film of the same title. Dr. Neely has a lifelong love of science fiction and is the author, as Sharlotte Donnelly, of Kasker, a novel of anthropological science fiction. She thinks Dune is the greatest SF novel of all time.
Nattie Neidhart is a third-generation WWE Superstar who has wrestled at the highest level for nearly 18 years. Her family, the Harts, built a wrestling dynasty spanning nearly eight decades. She is the first woman in the family to carry on the tradition and holds 6 world records. She and her husband TJ, along with their 8 cats, reside in Tampa, Florida, where they train aspiring wrestlers in their private training facility, The Dungeon.
Sophia A. Nelson is the chairman and founder of iask, Inc. (aka “I Am My Sister’s Keeper”), an international organization dedicated to the service, self, and success of professional black women. She is a popular blogger and much sought-after national columnist, speaker, and political/social commentator for media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Huffington Post, BET, and BBC. Her opinion pieces have appeared in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, USA TODAY, Essence, and National Law Journal/LegalTimes.
Books by Sophia A. Nelson
Aaron Thomas Nelson is a writer and editor living in El Dorado Hills, Calif., with his wife and four daughters. Along with his graphic novel Marlow, his comics Joe Doogan: Zombie Hunter and Kid Lightspeed and the Neutron Women are slated for publication. He has also edited two volumes of Arcana’s Dark Horrors Anthology. In 2005, he delivered a paper on Ultimate Spider-Man at Comic-Con in San Diego. When he has some spare time, Aaron enjoys running. Aaron is also found at www.aaronthomasnelson.blogspot.com.
Carol J. Nemeroff, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at Arizona State University and director of the Mind-Body Health Lab. Since 1984 she has been researching the nature and impact of magical thinking in daily life. She is a tremendous fan of Harry Potter and would like to teach at Hogwarts someday.
