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Ronn Torossian

Ronn Torossian is the CEO of 5WPR, 1 of the 25 largest US PR firms. He has overseen the NY PR agency’s growth and expansion to the Inc. 500 list, as well as provided counsel to hundreds of companies, including members of the Fortune 500, Inc. 500, and Forbes 400. Torossian’s work spans global interests, corporate entities, high-profile individuals, regional business entities, government agencies, and academic institutions.

A semi-finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Ronn Torossian was named to PR Week’s “40 Under 40” list, Advertising Age’s “40 Under 40” list, and is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He lives in NYC with his family.

Books by Ronn Torossian

Jason Towne

Jason Towne is research fellow at Harvard University where he focuses on motivation, learning, and technology. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Conversations with America’s Best Teachers, in which he interviewed 18 National of the Year Award winners and nominees about what they do differently. Towne received his BS degree in Public Policy and graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Southern California in 2009. He earned his Masters degree in Education from Harvard in 2015 where he studied motivational psychology and education technology, co-directed the prestigious Harvard Innovative Ventures in Education (HIVE) program, and won the coveted Harvard Leadership in Education Award. Prior to Harvard, he was an executive for the YMCA overseeing youth development.

Books by Jason Towne

Kelly Trach

Kelly Trach is a 4x entrepreneur and six-figure business coach who helps visionaries find their genius and monetize it. She hosts The Kelly Trach Show podcast, which has had more than 100K+ downloads, and is the creator of Your Conscious Empire™, a course that teaches people how to build a business based on their genius. Kelly has a bachelor of commerce honors degree from the University of British Columbia where she studied on scholarship. Kelly previously worked at Tesla Motors, studied at Sciences Po in Paris, France, and was accepted in a pre-accelerator program taught by a billionaire venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. After her first three tech start-ups failed in San Francisco, Kelly built a fourth business centered around her genius and grew it to six figures. Now, she teaches others how to do the same. You can find her at kellytrach.com.

Books by Kelly Trach

Kathleen Tracy

Kathleen Tracy is an entertainment journalist for such magazines as Film News International, Globe and TV Week and is the author of The Girl’s Got Bite, The Real Story of Ellen DeGeneres and The Secret Story of Polygamy. She lives in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Michael Trainer

Michael Trainer has spent his life building bridges between worlds—from launching movements that touch billions to sitting in silence with the Dalai Lama. The space between those worlds, that resonance, has become his life’s work: What is the music that wants to live between two souls? How do we become instruments for that song?

As cocreator of Global Citizen, Michael designed one of history’s most impactful social movements, raising billions in commitments to impact 2.5 billion lives. He united presidents and poets, rock stars and world leaders, bringing Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and 70,000 change makers to Central Park. When Bono called it “a jump in human consciousness,” Michael knew they’d cracked the code on something special.

But when his father’s fatal illness called for a personal reckoning, he was confronted with mortality and the ultimate questions: We’re more connected than ever, yet lonelier than ever. Why? This question sent him from global platforms to intimate conversations. Through his Peak Mind podcast—spanning Super Bowl champions to Nobel laureates, US presidents to the Dalai Lama—Michael discovered what movement-building had taught him: Transformation doesn’t scale through systems. It scales through souls recognizing souls.

From Costa Rica to Bali, Michael now guides leaders ready to trade influence for impact, connections for communion, and climbing for depth. Because the movement that matters most is the one that happens between two people, fully present.

Books by Michael Trainer

Karen Traviss

Karen Traviss is a New York Times bestselling author of military science fiction whose critically acclaimed Wess’har novels have been nominated for the Philip K. Dick and Campbell awards. She also writes Star Wars novels for Lucasfilm, where she explores the same themes of identity, species, and political and personal corruption. A former defense correspondent, and TV and newspaper journalist, she has also served in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. She lives in Wiltshire, England. You can visit her Web site at www.karentraviss.com.

Bijal Trivedi

Bijal P. Trivedi is an award-winning freelance writer specializing in medicine and health. Her work has taken her from the hidden vaults of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Serengeti Plains to Moscow’s Star City, where she blasted off with space tourism entrepreneurs on the “Vomit Comet” for astronaut training. Her work has appeared in Discover, Scientific American, New Scientist, Wired, The Economist, National Geographic, Science, Self, Nature, among others. Her feature “The Wipeout Gene” was anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing: 2012. Trivedi is the former editor of the NIH Director’s Blog, which shares compelling, cutting edge biomedical research with the general public. Trivedi also worked as a writer and editor for the National Geographic News Service, a wire service she helped launch in partnership with the New York Times Syndicate.

Books by Bijal Trivedi

Jim Tselikis

Jim Tselikis, a Cape Elizabeth, Maine, native, is the cofounder of Cousins Maine Lobster, a thriving food truck and fast-casual restaurant business with over 75 locations. A 2008 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in political science, Jim left a successful career in medical device sales to launch a single food truck in Los Angeles with his cousin, Sabin Lomac, in 2012. Their mission was simple: bring the authentic Maine lobster experience to the West Coast. Their journey took a pivotal turn after a memorable appearance on Shark Tank, securing a partnership with Barbara Corcoran and propelling their brand into nationwide franchising. Committed to sustainability and a “family first” approach, Jim continues to lead the company’s growth, bringing fresh Maine lobster to communities across the US and beyond.

Books by Jim Tselikis

Roman Tsunder

Roman Tsunder serves as cofounder and CEO of PTTOW!, an invite-only member network for today’s most creative CEOs, CMOs, and icons from 70 major industries who are shaping our world. Roman is a founding member of ALDER and cofounder of Movements.org, which brings together leading youth movement activists to empower young people to mobilize against violence and oppression. A professional dreamer with a piercing vision for the future of culture, Roman most recently launched The Armada, a private membership for heart-centered leaders to connect, grow, and create a beautiful world for tomorrow. Roman is an active investor in bleeding-edge start-ups and creative projects shaping culture. He currently resides in Miami and Los Angeles.

Books by Roman Tsunder

Robert Tuchman

Robert Tuchman is the founder and president of New York-based TSE Sports & Entertainment, a global leader in sports and entertainment promotion. He is a contributing writer for ESPN.com and has been featured in publications including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur and Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine. A frequent guest on “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” Tuchman has appeared on CNN, BET and on the “CBS Morning News.” He resides with his wife Amy in the Upper West Side in Manhattan.