Our Authors

Mark Changizi is a cognitive scientist, with several previous books about his research, including Vision Revolution and Harnessed. He has been a researcher and/or professor at University College Cork, Duke University, Caltech, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Solange Charas, PhD, focuses on how to optimize the impact of human capital from a brand and financial perspective. Solange is a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow at the Conference Board, and is a Faculty member at Columbia, USC, and NYU, teaching in their Masters of Human Capital Management programs. Previously, Solange served on public company boards and was the CHRO for three global organizations.

As a known champion of inspired solutions for daily dentistry, Julie Charlestein is an advocate for change and has become an industry expert on integrating technology into modern dental practices to improve the treatment journey for both dentists and patients. Julie navigates the public-private interface and supports dynamic practices daily–giving her unique insight into the challenges and possibilities of the medical device sector.

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK. A practicing GP for the last two decades and resident BBC Breakfast doctor, Dr. Chatterjee wants to inspire people to transform their health through making small, sustainable changes to their lifestyles. Leading the charge on how healthcare and medicine is understood in the UK, Dr. Chatterjee most recently cocreated a lifestyle medicine course with the Royal College of GPs, which has now been delivered to over 400 GPs and health care professionals. Host of the #1 iTunes podcast, Feel Better, Live More, and presenter of BBC 1’s Doctor in the House, Dr. Chatterjee is the author of two Sunday Times bestselling books and his TED talk, “How to Make Diseases Disappear,” has now been viewed over 2.6 million times. Dr. Chatterjee lives in Wilmslow, Manchester, with his wife and two children.

Jon Chattman has jokingly told Tom Cruise to stop hitting on his wife, enjoyed a Reuben sandwich with Randy “Macho Man” Savage, and somehow ignited Snoop Dogg to sing Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore.” He’s also asked Meryl Streep what she would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse, and she laughingly told him he stumped her. These are just some highlights in this writer/author, marketing expert, online entertainment host, talent buyer, blogger, and man-of-many-hats’s career. Chattman is chief creative officer and president of Moving Forward Consulting. He has extensive background in the entertainment field, specializing in interviewing and writing about those in the music, film, and television worlds.

Chattman has authored many pop culture, sports, and wrestling centric books, including Time Heels (Pitch Publishing, 2014), How the Red Sox Explain New England (Triumph Books, 2013), Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story (Triumph, 2012), A Battle Royal in the Sky (Pitch Publishing, 2012), I Love the Red Sox, I Hate the Yankees (Triumph, 2011), and Sweet Stache (Adams Media, 2009.) He’s appeared on/in various publications and outlets supporting his projects, including the Opie & Anthony Show, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and he was mentioned on The Howard Stern Show.

Chattman has covered various red carpets—from the Oscars to the Indie Spirits to the Tonys—and he’s interviewed an eclectic mix of celebrities, including Courtney Love, Alice Cooper, Javier Bardem, Aaron Sorkin, Hulk Hogan, Snoop Dogg, and Tracy Morgan. In August 2011, he launched an online music and entertainment series, A-Sides, which featured musicians performing a song or two and taking part in an informal conversation afterwards. It debuted on thisisasides.com and has appeared on the Huffington Post, Inked magazine, and USAtoday.com. Rising musicians and established acts who have appeared on the series include Gary Clark, Jr., Bastille, Imagine Dragons, Joe Perry, Air Supply, Letters to Cleo, The Front Bottoms, Elle King, Wyclef Jean, and Jimmy Eat World. Chattman has written for many outlets throughout the years including the New York Post, Wizard, Soundfly, and TV Guide. He also writes band and music act bios for press purposes and websites. He formerly owned and operated thecheappop.com, a pop culture humor and interview site. In addition to his writing experience, Chattman promotes live music events in and around Westchester County, New York—many of which are at Garcia’s in Port Chester. On two occasions, he held Pop Goes the Culture, a zany Westchester-based variety and awards show honoring all walks of pop life from the Magic Garden to Gary Gnu to Andrew W.K. He stopped because no one really attended other than friends, family, and a few glorious weirdos who “got it.”

Chattman was selected as one of the “Rising Stars—Westchester’s Forty Under Forty” by The Business Council of Westchester in 2011. He is currently chief creative officer at Moving Forward Consulting, a small social media and marking firm. He resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Alison, and three young children. His hobbies include binge watching Netflix shows, going to the movies, Star Wars, the beach, listening to Bon Iver and pre–Everything Now Arcade Fire, and he is trying desperately to sever his phone from his hand. Send help.

Robert Cheeke grew up on a farm in Corvallis, Oregon where he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at age 15, weighing just 120 pounds. Today he is the author of the books, Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, Shred It!, Plant-Based Muscle, and the New York Times bestseller The Plant-Based Athlete. He is often referred to as the “godfather of vegan bodybuilding,” growing the industry from infancy in 2002, to where it is today.

As a natural bodybuilding champion, Robert is considered one of VegNews magazine’s ‘Most Influential Vegan Athletes.’ He tours around the world sharing his story of transformation from a skinny farm kid to champion vegan bodybuilder. Robert is the founder and president of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness and maintains the popular website, VeganBodybuilding.com. He is a regular contributor to Forks Over Knives, The Center for Nutrition Studies, Vegan Fitness, No Meat Athlete, and Vegan Strong, is a former multisport athlete, and has followed a vegan lifestyle for more than 27 years. Robert lives in Colorado with his wife and two rescued Chihuahuas.

Harrison Cheung worked for Christian Bale as publicist, marketer, and personal assistant for almost a decade. As a family friend and confidant, Harrison was involved with practically every aspect of Christian’s life, including his publicity, finances, immigration, fan mail, and, of course, web marketing. With web marketing, Harrison created the Baleheads Ð Christian’s online fan community Ð and made him the biggest star on the Internet. Entertainment Weekly touted Bale as one of the “Top Cult Figures of the Past Decade” because of his Internet presence.

Born in Scotland and educated in Canada, Harrison has been writing all of his life. His first novel, Idol Worship, was a finalist in the Writers’ Guild Fiction competition. In 2002, he produced an award-winning short film called Rising of the Moon, about IRA hunger striker, Bobby Sands. Most recently, his short story, Witness, won Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train’s 2010 Short Fiction competition. He is currently working on a series of novels.

Harrison is a digital marketing professional at IBM, where he earned an Innovation Award for his work in Internet marketing. He lives in Austin, Texas.