Our Authors

Kate Donovan

When Kate Donovan isn’t watching escapist TV, she’s writing books or practicing law in northern California, where she lives with her very understanding husband and two children. Her first published novels were time travels and paranormal romances, one of which, A Dream Apart—her first and still her favorite—was the story of a young woman who discovers that she’s really a witch and has to learn to embrace her powers and a very unusual Destiny. Is it any wonder Kate became a “Charmed” fan? Her latest is Exit Strategy, a female action/adventure story from Silhouette’s Bombshell line.

April Doss

April Doss leads the cybersecurity and privacy practice of a major U.S. law firm. Prior to that, she spent over a decade at the National Security Agency, where she was the Associate General Counsel for Intelligence law, and served on Capitol Hill as the Senior Minority Counsel for the Russia Investigation in the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. April is a regular commentator on data privacy, cybersecurity, and national security issues. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. April’s articles have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Weekly Standard, Lawfare, and SciTech Lawyer. You can follow her on Twitter @AprilFDoss. 

Books by April Doss

George M. Dougherty

An active duty and reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force, George M. Dougherty has served as a senior leader in defense laboratories, military service headquarters in the Pentagon, and in the office of the Secretary of Defense. He coauthored the Air Force’s science and technology strategy. In addition, he is a business strategist who helps leading science and technology-driven companies to navigate disruptive change. Colonel Dougherty has written numerous articles for defense journals and given invited lectures on disruptive innovation and future combat doctrine. He holds three engineering degrees, including a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Cornell University. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, with his wife, a biomedical scientist.

Books by George M. Dougherty

Carole Nelson Douglas

Award-winning ex-journalist and novelist Carole Nelson Douglas is the literary chameleon behind 50 novels in several genres. Her Irene Adler Sherlockian novels of historical suspense were the first to introduce a woman from the Doyle canon as a protagonist and won a New York Times Notable Book of the Year citation. Her Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, urban fantasy-mystery Dancing with Werewolves debuts in November. The 19-book Midnight Louie series (Cat in a Red Hot Rage, etc.) features four human crime solvers abetted by a feline detective who writes his own chapters. Janet Evanovich described this Sam Spade with hairballs as “the funniest, hairiest, hard-boiled PI on the planet!” Ain’t no Vaseline on him, either.

Brian Dovey

Brian Dovey was a partner at the venture capital firm Domain Associates—which has invested $2.8 billion in startups—from 1988 until his passing in August, 2023. He was involved in the development of ~300 pharmaceutical and life sciences startups and served on the boards of more than 35 companies (and as chairman of six) with a combined value of more than $50 billion. Dovey also taught business students part-time, including a long-running acclaimed course at San Diego State University called “Managing the Growing Firm.”

A native of New Jersey, Dovey received his B.A. in mathematics from Colgate University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, their three children, and eight grandchildren.

Books by Brian Dovey

Laura Doyle

New York Times bestselling author Laura Doyle was the perfect wife…until she actually got married. When she told her husband how to be tidier, more romantic and more ambitious, he avoided her. So she dragged him to marriage counseling, and nearly divorced him.

In desperation, she asked happily married women for their secrets…

And that’s when she got her miracle. The man who wooed her returned.

Laura’s books have been translated into 19 languages in 30 countries and started a worldwide movement of women who practice the 6 Intimacy Skills.

She founded an international relationship coach training school, is the star of Empowered Wives on Amazon Prime, and the host of The Empowered Wife Podcast. Laura has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America and The View.

But the thing she’s most proud of is her gratifying 33 year marriage with her hilarious husband John, who has been dressing himself since before she was born.

Robin Dreeke

Robin Dreeke is an accomplished professional speaker, bestselling author, and executive coach with an impressive background. As a Marine Corps Officer and retired FBI Special Agent, he served as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program where he honed his skills in Recruiting Spies and Behavioral Assessment. Today, Robin has translated his expertise into his unique Interpersonal Communication Strategies that focus on Recruiting Allies in business. Since 2010, he has been working with Executives, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Military, and Law Enforcement to help them Forge Trust, Solve Challenges, and Lead. Robin’s People Formula has helped countless individuals and teams achieve quick, measurable results and maximum success.

Rob Dube

Co-Founder, Owner, and Board Chair: imageOne
Visionary/CEO: The 10 Disciplines
Co-Founder, Podcast Host, Mentor Chair: Entrepreneurial Leap
Founder: The Do Nothing Leadership Retreat

From Blow Pops to Forbes Best Small Companies! Rob started his first business in high school,
selling Blow Pops out of his locker. While serving as co-CEO of imageOne, the company was
recognized as a Top 25 Small Business in America on the list of Forbes Small Giants.

As the Visionary/CEO of The 10 Disciplines, Rob oversees a coaching program that empowers
entrepreneurs to build the inner foundation required to maximize their impact in both business
and life. His influence also extends as Co-Founder, podcast host, and mentor chair for
Entrepreneurial Leap, where he assists early-stage entrepreneurs in increasing their probability of
success.

He is the co-author, with Gino Wickman, of the soon to be released book, Shine, How Looking
Inward Is The Key To Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom, the best-selling book
donothing,™ the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, the host of the Do
Nothing Leadership retreat, and The Entrepreneurial Leap and Leading with Genuine Care a
podcast.

CJ DuBe'

CJ DuBe’ has always been an entrepreneur. With more than 25 years of experience, CJ knows a lot about business and people. Not following a traditional path, CJ has worked in a variety of capacities, from managing a sales team for a large international company to director of operations & HR for a facilities management firm. In 2006, along with two other talented entrepreneurs, CJ launched a Human Resources consulting firm.

Since discovering EOS in 2010, helping entrepreneurs and their leadership teams have become CJ’s passion. She has helped over 124 companies, through more than 1,475 sessions, clarify, simplify & achieve their vision. Now an Expert EOS Implementer™, CJ has spent the last 12 years working with and helping to grow the EOS Worldwide community.

CJ is a Minnesota native that splits her time between the Twin Cities and Arizona.  A mother of seven and a grandmother of twelve, CJ is family oriented and lives life full circle.

Books by CJ DuBe'