Our Authors

Grace Smith

Grace Smith is on a mission to make hypnosis mainstream. A pioneer in the Hypnotherapy field, Grace’s private clients including Fortune 500 CEOs, A-list celebrities, Olympic athletes, and government officials. She is founder of the world’s #1 provider of hypnosis education, products, and services, Grace Space Hypnosis (gshypnosis.com) and Grace Space Hypnotherapy School (gshypnosis.com/school), a world-class hypnotherapy certification program. Grace is the author of Close Your Eyes, Get Free: Use Self-Hypnosis to Reduce Stress, Quit Bad Habits, and Achieve Greater Relaxation and Focus.” Grace’s work has been featured in The Atlantic, Forbes, Entrepreneur, InStyle, Marie Clarie, Buzzfeed, MindBodyGreen, She Knows and dozens of podcasts. She is a regular guest on CBS’s hit show, The Doctors and her “Relax, Brazil!” segment on popular Brazilian late night talk show, “The Noite con Danilo Gentili” went viral, bringing her powerful self-hypnosis techniques to millions of viewers. Her keynote speeches include OZY Fest with Hillary Clinton, Proctor & Gamble, SummitLive, Women Empowerment Expo, Soul Camp, and more.

Jason Smith

At age 15, Jason Smith founded his first company, a residential landscape design and installation service, thanks to mentoring from other entrepreneurs in his community. By the time he graduated from college, his company had helped pay tuition for a dozen staff, each recruited away from passion-crushing employment in big-box stores or fast-food restaurants. Fueled by polymathic curiosity, Jason subsequently worked in a variety of industries: real estate, property management, nonprofits, trade associations, higher education, and now, medical device development. Jason’s wide-ranging experience enabled him to recognize something rare at Velentium: Most organizations lack the combination of insight, empathy, and investment guts required to do right by their staff, clients, and investors alike. He believes that 28 Days to Save the World will show leaders how to harmonize these “competing” interests to build more effective, resilient, and positive organizations. 28 Days to Save the World is the tenth published book Jason has helped author.

Books by Jason Smith

Mark Smith

Dr. Mark J. Smith is Dr. Cordain’s first graduate student to study Paleolithic nutrition and holds a master’s degree in exercise and sport science and a PhD in physiology from Colorado State University. He has worked with Dr. Cordain on Paleolithic nutrition since 1990. For over 30 years, Dr. Smith has helped people solve or ease health conditions using The Paleo Diet, making him one of the most experienced Paleolithic nutrition clinicians in the world. He is also a leading expert on supramaximal interval training and maintains a health and conditioning practice near Palm Springs, California.

Books by Mark Smith

Freddie Smith

Freddie Smith is an Emmy Award–winning actor turned economic storyteller with a mission to decode the rigged systems holding Millennials and Gen Z back. With over a billion views on social media, Freddie has become a leading voice on wealth inequality, housing, and the future of work. Known for turning complex economic concepts into viral, relatable content, Freddie blends his Hollywood background with real-world insights to spark a movement toward economic justice. Generation F*cked is his debut book.

Books by Freddie Smith

Dr. Ian Smith

Dr. Ian Smith is the author of 29 books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers ShredSuper ShredBlast the Sugar Out, The Clean 20, and Fast Burn, with millions of copies in print.

Dr. Ian served as the solo host of the nationally syndicated Emmy Award-winning television show The Doctors and was a longtime medical contributor to The Rachael Ray Show. He is the creator and founder of the national health initiatives, The 50 Million Pound Challenge and The Makeover Mile. Dr. Ian is the former medical correspondent for NBC News Network and The Today Show, and has appeared extensively on broadcasts, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, and Anderson Cooper 360. He has written for publications like TIME, Newsweek, Men’s Fitness, and The New York Daily News. Dr. Ian served two terms under President Obama as a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Health, and Nutrition.

Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College and Teachers College of Columbia University. He completed his first two years of medical school at Dartmouth Medical School and earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Books by Dr. Ian Smith

Kevin Smokler

Kevin Smokler is the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times (Basic Books), which was a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2005. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Fast Company and on National Public Radio. He lives in San Francisco and is currently at work on a second book.

Jeff Smulyan

Jeffrey H. Smulyan serves as founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indianapolis-based publicly traded diversified media company. A cum laude graduate of USC with a BA in history and telecommunications, Jeff earned a JD from the USC Gould School of Law, where he served as note and comment editor of the Southern California Law Review. He has served on the USC Board of Trustees since 2001.

Jeff is a former director of the National Association of Broadcasters, and a member of numerous civic boards and committees. As principal shareholder, he led a group that purchased the Seattle Mariners baseball team in 1989. In 1994, Jeff was named by the White House to head the U.S. Delegation to the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union. Smulyan resides in suburban Indianapolis with his wife Heather; he has three children—Samantha, Cari, and Bradley—and two grandchildren.

Molly Snodgrass

Molly Snodgrass, M.A., is a freelance writer and the study coordinator for the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) study in the Psychiatry Department at the Ohio State University. Molly earned her B.A. in English and psychology and her M.A. in English at Indiana University. She has taught at both Indiana University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

Laurel Snyder

Laurel Snyder the editor of Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes (Soft Skull 2006), and the author of Daphne & Jim: A choose your own adventure biography in verse (Burnside Review Press) and a forthcoming book for children, Inside the Slidy Diner (Tricycle Press). She also edits the award-winning Webzine Killingthebuddha.com, and her country music writing has appeared in No Depression, Harp, Paste and the UTNE Reader. She lives in Atlanta.

Matthew Snyder, Ph.D.

Matthew Snyder, PhD, is a Professor at West Chester University and a licensed professional
counselor. He teaches courses in grief and loss, substance abuse, helping relationships, group
counseling, and theories and techniques of counseling. His research interests include working
with drug and alcohol counseling, case conceptualization, and working with resistant clients. Dr.
Snyder recently developed a new model of case conceptualization along with co-editor Lynn
Zubernis, and has published numerous articles and a textbook on case conceptualization and
effective counseling interventions. Prior to teaching at West Chester, Dr. Snyder worked in
private practice, inpatient settings, and substance abuse treatment centers, and enjoyed a long
stint as assistant director of a college counseling center for over fifteen years. Dr. Snyder also has
a private practice in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Books by Matthew Snyder, Ph.D.