Our Authors

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

A professional writer for more than 30 years, Yarbro has sold over 70 books (including her Saint-Germain vampire series) and more than 60 works of short fiction. She lives in her hometown—Berkeley, Calif.—with two autocratic cats. In 2003, the World Horror Association presented her with a Grand Master award.

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Pamela Yellen

Pamela Yellen

Financial security expert Pamela Yellen investigated more than 450 savings and retirement planning strategies seeking an alternative to the risk and volatility of stocks and other investments. Her research led her to a time-tested, predictable method of growing and protecting wealth now used by more than half a million people. Pamela Yellen’s first book, Bank On Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future, is a New York Times bestseller. Yellen has appeared on every major TV and radio network and served as a source for organizations such as the Associated Press, Fox News,Bloomberg Businessweek, and AARP. Her articles have been featured in thousands of major publications and websites.

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Rebecca York

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ruth Glick writes under the name Rebecca York for Berkley and Harlequin. The author of more than a hundred books, she loves writing paranormal romantic suspense. A rabid “Charmed” fan, she can’t wait to read the other essays in Totally Charmed.

Josh Young

Josh Young

Josh Young is a bestselling author whose works spans entertainment, business, politics, science and natural history. He has coauthored five New York Times bestsellers and two national bestsellers. He is the coauthor of comedian Howie Mandel's Here's The Deal: Don't Touch Me, You're Only As Good As Your Next One with Mike Medavoy, Dr. Sam Parnia’s Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting The Boundaries Between Life And Death, and The Link: Uncovering Our Oldest Ancestor with Colin Tudge, which has been translated into five languages. Additionally, he is the coauthor of Pure Imagination: The Making of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' and David Attenborough's First Life: A Journey Back in Time with Matt Kaplan. On the film side, Josh served as Production Consultant on White House Down (June 2013). As a journalist, Josh has contributed to George magazine, Entertainment Weekly, LIFE magazine, The New York Times Sunday, The New Republic, Details, The (London) Sunday Telegraph, and Los Angeles.

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Trial By Fire

Neil Young

Neil Young is one of the world’s most famous musicians, with millions of followers from around the world. He’s a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. His music career began in the 1960s, when he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills. He joined Crosby, Stills & Nash, and has recorded solo albums with his backing bands Crazy Horse and Promise of the Real. Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, now at 40. Young also plays piano, guitar, and harmonica on many of his albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country, and other musical styles. Young has received numerous Grammy and Juno awards. He’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is listed as the 34th greatest rock ‘n roll artist in Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. He continues to tour and record new albums. Young has also directed motion pictures and has written two previous books, his autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream in 2012 and Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars in 2014. 

Young has appeared as a guest on many major network shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, The Big Interview With Dan Rather, and more. He continues to enjoy a huge following, as exemplified by the recent introduction of his new online archives, with more than 300,000 signups and 8 million page views in the first week. Young is an environmentalist and outspoken advocate for the welfare of small farmers, having cofounded the benefit concert Farm Aid with Willie Nelson. Young also helped found The Bridge School, an educational organization for children with severe verbal and physical disabilities. 

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Sergey Young

Sergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary with a mission to extend healthy lifespans of at least one billion people. To do that, Sergey founded Longevity Vision Fund to accelerate life extension technological breakthroughs and to make longevity affordable and accessible to all. Sergey is on the Board of Directors of the American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR) and the Development Sponsor of Age Reversal XPRIZE global competition designed to cure aging. Sergey is also a Top 100 Longevity Leader who is transforming the world one workplace at a time with Longevity@Work—the first non-profit corporate longevity program of its kind. Sergey has been featured as a top longevity expert and contributor on Fox News, BBC, Sky News, Forbes, and Thrive Global.

R. A. Young

R. A. Young is a technologist, researcher, and content creator. As TheCedLife’s audience expanded, Robin turned his focus to the science of dog nutrition and health. He now leads the Precious Kitchen newsletter, one of the top-selling publications on Substack, and cofounded Precious Creatures Co., where he heads product development.

In addition to his work in canine health, Robin’s expertise in AI, software, and human longevity has been featured in CNN, BBC, and the Wall Street Journal. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he has spent the last 20 years living across Asia, Europe, and the United States.

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Jill Young

Jill Young is best known for her ability to lift and encourage teams in inspiring and creative ways, or as she calls it, MAGIC! Since 2014, she has coached hundreds of leadership teams as an EOS Implementer based in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of The Advantage Series, a collection of books to help leadership teams become their best, the Creatrix of Coaching Magic, a school for passionate and dedicated coaches, and she served as head coach of EOS Worldwide. Jill loves cocreating projects (like this book!), leading active workshops and facilitating transformational experiences. Connect with Jill at JillYoung.com.

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Payam Zamani

Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of One Planet Group, a closely held private equity firm that owns a suite of online technology and media businesses. Born in Iran, Zamani was forced to flee at the age of 16 due to his religious beliefs as a Baha’i. He was offered asylum in the United States in 1988, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. Upon graduation from UC Davis, he and his brother founded AutoWeb, one of the first online car marketplaces, which they took public in 1999. Since then, he has built and currently owns multiple technology and media businesses, has invested in over 50 companies, and is striving to redefine capitalism in an attempt to elevate business to serve humanity. He has been named the “Best CEO for Diversity,” is the recipient of Tahirih Justice Center’s “Hope Award,” and received an Award of Distinction from University of California, Davis in 2018. Zamani and his wife, Gouya, have two daughters, Sophia and Ella.

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