A long-time believer in the power of story to change lives, Amy’s diverse writing career includes over two decades of freelance writing including medical journal publications and a popular op-ed newspaper column. Amy’s novels have been short-listed for various fiction awards, and her first novel, How Sweet the Sound, won the 2011 Women of Faith Writing Contest before it was acquired by publishers.... learn more

John W. Spencer currently serves as the chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, codirector of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project podcast.  He served over twenty-five years in the Army as an infantry soldier having held ranks from private to sergeant first class and second lieutenant to major. His assignments as... learn more

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE, is best known by her moniker “The Productivity Pro®.” Stack is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on sales, leadership, and team productivity. She is the President & CEO of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a boutique consulting firm helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. She is also the Founder & CEO of Johnny’s... learn more

Margot is passionate about effective communication. Holding a Master’s of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor’s from Westmont College, Margot is the author of six books and collaborator on others. Margot’s first book, The Girl in the Orange Dress, was awarded the 2011 Golden Scroll Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Margot’s writing has... learn more

Curt Steinhorst is on a mission to rescue us from our distracted selves. Having spent years studying the impact of tech on human behavior, Curt founded Focuswise, a consultancy that equips organizations to overcome the distinct challenges of the constantly-connected workplace. He is also a certified speaker at the Center for Generational Kinetics, the premier organization for generational research in North America. Diagnosed... learn more

David Stoop, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in California. He received a master’s in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the University of Southern California. He is the founder and director of the Center for Family Therapy, in Newport Beach, California. David is also an adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and serves on the executive board of the American... learn more

John Strege is the author of seven books, two of them New York Times bestsellers — “Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods” and “18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life, and Lessons with Dad,” co-authored with Bing Crosby’s son Nathaniel. Another book, “When War Played Through: Golf During World War II,” won the United States Golf Association’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award in 2005.... learn more

Although women come to hear Jen Strickland speak because of her breadth of experience in the modeling industry, she is more than a former international model. Jen is grateful wife, blessed mom, inspired speaker, gifted teacher and natural writer, sent into the world with a message of God’s love. Her journey to discovering the love of God was not a simple one; at... learn more

Jamie Sumner is the author of the forthcoming, middle-grade novel, Roll with It. Her book, Tune It Out for middle-grade readers came out in 2020, and her third book with Atheneum Books for Young Readers will come out in 2021. She is also the author of the non-fiction books on motherhood, Unbound, and Eat, Sleep, Save the World, for parents of children with... learn more

Brian Sussman’s broadcasting career began many years ago while he was attending the University of Missouri. Somehow he talked Bill Weaver, the wonderful station manager at KFRU-AM in Columbia, into letting him host overnight, from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. Amazingly, upon graduation, that job led him to accepting a position managing the newsroom at KCBJ-TV (now KMIZ-TV), also in Columbia. He was the... learn more