Howard Jacobson, PhD, is an online marketing consultant, health educator, and ecological gardener from Durham, N.C. He earned a Masters of Public Health and Doctor of Health Studies degrees from Temple University, and a BA in History from Princeton. Howard cofounded VitruvianWay.com, an online marketing agency, and is a coauthor of Google AdWords For Dummies. When Howard is not chasing groundhogs away from blueberry bushes or wrestling with Google, he relaxes by playing Ultimate Frisbee and campfire songs from the 1960s. His current life goal is to turn the world into a giant food forest.
Andrew Jacono, MD, FACS is a global authority in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and is often called upon by colleagues and media around the world to provide his expert opinion. As one of New York City’s premiere plastic surgeons, Dr. Jacono is known for his original, advanced approach to non-surgical and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation with flawless, natural-appearing results. He is dual board certified and currently serves as Section Head of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, as well as Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Jacono serves as Director of The New York Center for Facial Plastic & Laser Surgery in New York, New York and Fellowship Director of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Jacono has presented clinical research and conducted live surgery in front of peer audiences at over 100 plastic surgery meetings and symposiums around the world and has delivered lectures on his innovative facelifting, eyelid lifting, and rhinoplasty techniques at the most prestigious universities in America. He has also published extensively in medical literature, with more than 50 articles appearing in peer-reviewed journals, including Aesthetic Surgery Journal, JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. A Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Dr. Jacono also has been elected as one of America’s Top Plastic Surgeons by the Consumers Research Council of America and Super Doctors. He has appeared on Good Morning America, Anderson, CNBC and CNN and in USA Today, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Departures, Huffington Post, Parade, O, The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire and GQ, among others. In addition to his aesthetic work, Dr. Jacono volunteers for numerous charity organizations aimed at helping children throughout the world with limited medical and financial resources receive surgeries, including cleft lip and palate reconstruction.
Ilana Jacqueline is a speaker, author, patient, and advocacy strategist whose journey to a rare disease diagnosis forced her to face a lifetime of medical gaslighting. While her personal experience as a patient has lent her compassion for what all women are subject to in the exam room, it is her experience as a patient advocate that opened her eyes to the reality that no matter how rare or common the condition may be, it often takes women longer to be heard by the medical community. She is the author of Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness and an educator for patients in all stages of their journey on how to have meaningful and collaborative conversations with their care teams. Her work across social media, particularly in the area of medical gaslighting, has helped to empower patients to be an active participant in their own care.
Books by Ilana Jacqueline
Adi Jaffe is wrapping up his final year at the top-ranked UCLA psychology doctoral program. He specializes in behavioral-neuroscience and assessment as they relate to addictions and addiction-related behaviors and has received several awards from organizations such as NIDA, APA, and more. Adi maintains one of the most comprehensive addiction sites on the web at www.AllAboutAddiction.com and writes for Psychology Today, TakePart, and other online and print publications. He’s published numerous academic articles and has given dozens of presentations at national and international conferences.
Cavanaugh James is one of those people you feel like you met somewhere before. An entrepreneur at heart, he co-owns a boutique media company focused on the production of podcasts and subscription services for artists/creators, as well as overall supporting marketing services. However, through his work as a relational equity specialist, he has found his enduring purpose: helping people navigate the treacherous waters of self-image, healthy relationships, and the ego-inflating ups and downs of chasing one’s dreams.
As a consultant to those who lead organizations and counsel for those in isolating careers, often in the entertainment industry, Cavanaugh operates in multiple spaces with a singular focus: Equipping others with tools that help gain, safeguard, and grow their relational equity wherever they are. Those he works with find his relational and humorous approach refreshing. Laughter and vulnerability are his great companions. He is creating his own space in the market as an influencer and his clients appreciate his real-world experience and reliability.
Jesse James made his name in the early 2000s with his hit TV show Monster Garage, engrossing documentaries, and of course, as the iconic founder of the West Coast Choppers building high-end motorcycles for discerning celebrity clientele. Having originally opened in 1992 in his mom’s single-car garage, Jesse eventually turned West Coast Choppers into a multimillion-dollar company and household name over the next two decades. Expanding his businesses over the last few years, Jesse has moved into the custom firearms industry, as well as culinary knives, and reopened WCC in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Bonnie, and their newly welcomed newborn son, Bishop.
Anne Jamison is associate professor of English at the University of Utah, where she teaches and writes about literature and culture from the 18th century to the present. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Princeton and is the author of Poetics en passant (Palgrave, 2009), the forthcoming Kafka’s Other Prague, and a variety of essays and articles—as well as a blog about teaching fanfiction, and a lot of tweets. Her work on fanfiction has been quoted in publications from The New York Review of Books to The Wall Street Journal to Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch. She lives happily in Salt Lake City in a house full of children, basset hounds, and an avant-garde poet. And yes, of course she’s written fic.
Books edited by Anne Jamison
Fic
Karen Janson is a newly-single mother to three unvaccinated kids and one unleashed dog. When she’s not dialing 911, Karen enjoys cross-stitching “No Trespassing.”
Stephen P. Jarchow is the author of four books on real estate taxation and finance published by John Wiley & Co. He co-wrote Tax Management Portfolio on Taxation of Foreign Governments (IRC Section 892) as well as numerous articles on business taxation. He also compiled and edited Graaskamp on Real Estate, which summarized the groundbreaking real estate investment work of the late Professor James A. Graaskamp.
Books by Stephen P. Jarchow
Joelle Jay is a musician, designer, and content creator. Alongside her long-time collaborator, Robin, she launched TheCedLife, a social media sensation known for creating dog meals so irresistible that even humans are jealous. In its first year, TheCedLife garnered over 200 million views. After successfully self-publishing an ebook, The Dog’s Table marks her debut full-length print book. Joelle also serves as cofounder and creative lead of Precious Creatures Co.
Born in Hong Kong to an American father and a Chinese mother, Joelle spent her formative years between Shanghai, China, and Kansas City, Missouri, which has given her a unique cross-cultural perspective.
