Brains Behind It with Dave Farrow

Don McGrath, Ph.D. is an award-winning author and speaker, having written 50 Athletes Over 50, Vertical Mind: Psychological Approaches for Optimal Rock Climbing, and The Climb: A Leadership Fable About Navigating Challenging Change. He led high-performance engineering teams in Fortune 500 companies for nearly 30 years, and is also an accomplished rock climber, having scaled thousands of climbs around the world. He now combines his passions for rock climbing and achieving high-performance to help individuals and teams claim their own summits in their lives and their businesses.

Website: http://www.contourleadership.com

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Bruce Taylor (aka. “Mr. Magic Realism” writes magic Realism (think. Marquez, The Twilight Zone) and loves blending it with science fiction. He was Writer in Residence at Shakespeare & Company, Paris, has been nominated for the &NOW Award for Innovative Writing (SUNY. NY) for his book, “Kafka’s Uncle and Other Strange Tales” and William F. Nolan, author of “Logan’s Run” has compared Bruce’s work to “Bradbury at his finest.” He lives in Seattle with with his partner, Roberta Gregory, friend and artist/writer Dick Swift, and their and their slightly cross-eyed, super-bright tuxedo cat Roo-Prrt in a gorgeous condo with a smashing view of Mt. Rainier. website: http://reanimus.com/store/index.cgi?author=Bruce%20Taylor

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Ann Starr is the founder and publisher of Upper Hand Press, author of “Sounding Our Depths: The Music of Morgan Powell”, and editor of “She Can Find Her Way: Women Travelers at Their Best”. She is currently writing a collection of autobiographical essays. A graduate of Kenyon College’s first class of women, she lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Website:

https://upperhandpress.com

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Tod Davies is the editorial director of indie Exterminating Angel Press, publishing books that question dominant cultural stories. She’s also the author of The History of Arcadia visionary fiction series, including the latest, “Report to Megalopois or The Post-modern Prometheus”, and the Jam Today cookbook/memoir series. She believes that all creative work is about the meaning of being human. Website: http://exterminatingangel.com/

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Ms. Radcliffe is an award winning Financial Educator, Business Strategist, Speaker & Author with a 10 + year background in Finance & Technology. Ms. Radcliffe is also the founder of the Ballin’ On A Budget & MSuite brands delivering Budget & Motivational themed content. Website: www.MissRMBA.com (http://www.MissRMBA.com)

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Dr. Anna Faktorovich is the Director and Founder of the Anaphora Literary Press. She previously taught for over four years at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Middle Georgia State College. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism, and published two academic books with McFarland: Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson (2013) and The Formulas of Popular Fiction (2014).

Website: https://anaphoraliterary.com/

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Barbara Ann Mojica is a retired educator who has spent forty years teaching in the fields of elementary and special education as well as being a principal and special education administrator. Besides her on-going children’s book series, “Little Miss HISTORY Travels to,” she also writes biweekly historical articles for a local news magazine, “The Columbia Insider”, Pat Fisher and Ed Pollack, Publishers.

“Little Miss HISTORY Travels to” children’s book series uses the Little Miss HISTORY character (pictured at left) as a guide. She looks like a wannabe park ranger with pig tails and hiking boots three sizes too big. The aim of these books is to whet a child’s appetite to learn more about history and encourage them to visit the landmarks featured in the series.

Website: http://littlemisshistory.com/about-the-author.html

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Gordon has worked for over 25 years in senior leadership positions, for fortune 100 companies. Successfully delivering $100m projects, running $300m departments and leading teams of 1000 staff. He has helped companies reduce costs by $350m, increasing performance by 50-500% and helped entrepreneurs triple their revenue in just 12 months. Website: www.gordontredgold.com

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Johnson provides organizations and the people who work within them with the tools to forge effective personal and interpersonal communication. He delivers training on the elements of dynamic relationships, to equip teams with the attitudes and attributes needed to develop individuals into leaders. He does so through motivating workshops, seminars, insightful keynote speeches and compassionate coaching – all to encourage personal and professional growth.

Website: www.thejohnsonleadershipgroup.com

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Sara Tucker had a dull but respectable office job when she went on safari in the Serengeti. A year later, she was leading safaris in Tanzania. Her book “Our House in Arusha” is about one of travel’s life-changing moments. Today, Sara leads writing workshops in the U.S. and France. Website: https://www.korongobooks.com/

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