Harry Beckwith headed Beckwith Partners, a Minneapolis-based consulting firm. His clients included Progressive, Hewlett-Packard Europe and China Fashion Council and over three dozen national and local law and accounting firms. A native of Oregon and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University, his New York Times and Business Week bestselling books on marketing have sold over a million copies and been translated into 23 languages. He has addressed audiences in 22 countries, including graduate business students in India, China, and the United States at Wharton, NYU, and Chicago. A proud father of four, he lives in Bend, Oregon.
Julie Bee is the business owner burnout strategist. She’s been dubbed the “small business fixer"
by her clients and peers. With over 15 years in the entrepreneurial field, Julie has solidified her
reputation as a dynamic consultant, a riveting speaker, and a leader who sheds light on the
darker side of business ownership. She has a knack for transforming businesses from the
ground up. Whether it’s reshaping workplace cultures or empowering leaders, her influence
proves game-changing for those who collaborate with her. Having been celebrated by Fast
Company and Forbes, her insights are in high demand across the industry. If you’re searching
for a groundbreaking guide, explore what Julie offers at thejuliebee.com.
Melissa J. Beers is senior lecturer and Psychology 100 Program Director at Ohio State University, where she teaches several courses, including introductory social psychology, statistics and the teaching of psychology. She is also vice president of the Strategic Research Group (SRG), a research and consulting firm based in Columbus, Ohio, as well as a wife and a very proud mother of a 3-year-old son. She received her Ph.D. in experimental social psychology from Ohio University. Had she been privileged to attend Hogwarts, she would have hoped to be sorted into Ravenclaw.
Chad Belding, born in Reno, Nevada, is a lifelong sportsman and outdoors enthusiast whose love of the lifestyle was instilled at a very young age by his father, who ensured that both Chad and his brothers were encouraged to evolve an appreciation of the outdoors at every turn. Chad’s passion eventually led him to predator and waterfowl hunting, and he later became involved in competitive duck and goose calling while attending college at The University of Nevada Reno. Following his graduation with a Bachelor’s degree, he put his background in business to good use, co-owning and operating several businesses across Nevada, Colorado, and Washington.
In 2008, Chad founded Banded, a video production and merchandising company that specializes in hunting gear and accessories. That same year, he became a part of The Fowl Life, which is still airing on The Outdoor Channel. Chad started his podcast This Life Ain’t For Everybody in 2018, where he covers a wide assortment of themes and topics related to the outdoors. Always looking forward, Chad is also closely involved with The Provider, a new brand that will provide live workshops on dog training, hunting/shooting, and preparing your bounty. When he’s not hard at work or spending time with his family, Chad loves music, baseball, and boating, and is also a philanthropist working with several charities including Ronald McDonald House, Freedom Hunters, St. Jude’s, and Special Ops Excursions, amongst others.
In 1992 James John Bell left a four-year career in television news with ABC to support Native American sovereignty struggles with creative media strategies and award-winning documentary video-making. In 1996 he founded CounterMedia in Chicago to provide alternative media coverage of the Democratic National Convention, helping to lay the foundation for the Indy Media Center and today’s global independent media movement. James was the writer/director at the Chicago-based nonprofit public interest communications firm Sustain, where he managed advertising and public relations campaigns for critical environmental and social issues surrounding biotechnology, energy, land use and transportation for the Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network, Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth and the Center for Food Safety, among others. His work has appeared in many publications, most notably the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post and Communication Arts. James is currently an award-winning advocacy advertising writer and producer for print, television, radio and the Web for the nonprofit communications firm that he co-founded in 2003 called SmartMemeStudios.com. His clients include national nonprofits, like Greenpeace and the Breast Cancer Fund, and SmartMeme now has offices and staff on the West Coast, East Coast, Midwest and Northwest. An avid gamer, hacker and writer, he continues to write about social issues and technology for a number of countercultural magazines and Web sites like Clamor, the Earth First! Journal and Verbicide, as well as mainstream science and technology publications, like the Futurist. He recently authored the afterword to the eco-sci-fi classic The Sheep Look Up by science fiction legend John Brunner, published by Benbella Books.
Hilari Bell writes SF and fantasy for kids and teens, including the Farsala Trilogy, the Knight & Rogue series, and the Raven Duet. Her favorite hobby is “decadent” camping, because that’s the only time she gets to do enough reading—though when it comes to reading, there’s no such thing as enough. Her website is www.hilaribell.com.
Adrienne Bellehumeur is a consultant specializing in business analysis, audit, internal control programs, and effective documentation. She co-owns Risk Oversight, a leading firm in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Compliance, SOX and CSOX, and process documentation services, with her husband. She regularly writes and offers training on documentation best practices to various organizations and industry groups.
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Troy Benjamin is a Los Angeles-based author who has penned exhaustive fan-centric publications including The Wakanda Files, the Haynes Ghostbusters Ectomobile Owner’s Workshop Manual, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Declassified book series, How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way. He’s also a contributor to the official Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM digital platforms. When he’s not working, Troy plays hockey, skis, and spends as much time as possible with his two amazing kids, who tell wilder stories than he does.
Between 1996 and 2002, Raymond Benson was commissioned by the James Bond literary copyright holders to take over writing the 007 novels. In total he penned and published worldwide six original 007 novels (including Zero Minus Ten and The Man with the Red Tattoo), three film novelizations, and three short stories. His classic encyclopedic work on the 007 phenomenon, The James Bond Bedside Companion, was first published in 1984 and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America for Best Biographical/Critical Work. Raymond has also written non-Bond novels: Face Blind (2003) and Evil Hours (2004). Using the pseudonym David Michaels, Raymond is also the author of the bestselling books Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (2004) and its sequel Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell—Operation Barracuda (2005), both New York Times bestsellers. Raymond’s most recent original suspense novel is Sweetie’s Diamonds, published in 2006. www.raymondbenson.com
John Berardi is a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company. He’s also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be change makers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career. Berardi has advised organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, teams and athletes like the San Antonio Spurs, the Carolina Panthers, US Open Champ Sloane Stephens, and 2-division UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre, and was named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness. Berardi lives in Ontario Canada with his wife and four children.