Over the course of two decades, Vijay Baldev Mehra has worked in six countries including the United States and India as a management consultant, senior executive, and CIO.  He was the CIO and director of information technology for Cairn India and the Global CIO for the Essar Group, both multinational multibillion-dollar corporations.  He has also worked for a number of renowned companies in Chicago, Mumbai, and Singapore, including McKinsey & Company, Motorola and CSC Consulting.  

After a long career, Vijay is writing creative fiction that blends human nature and some aspects of spirituality with his insights from working with the corporate elite.  His book entitled, “The Journey...and the Voice, the Signal and the Noise,” provides a metaphorical trip from the ego to the spiritual.  Visit Vijay on Linked In.

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Marie R. Miyashiro is an internationally recognized business consultant, facilitator, writer, keynote speaker and Nonviolent Communication practitioner, with over 30 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofits, universities and government agencies throughout the U.S., as well as internationally. 

As a student of Compassionate Communication, Marie has dedicated most of her professional career to end the workplace culture where human needs are unmet in the name of profits and productivity.  This body of work has made a clear connection between the vitality of organizations and workplace systems where all needs matter, including those of the business, employee and customer.  Marie has also authored a book entitled, “The Empathy Factor.”  Visit Marie’s website at www.elucity.com

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Forbes Magazine recently named Russell Simmons one of “Hollywood’s Most Influential Celebrities.” USA Today named him one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People of the Past 25 Years,” calling him a “hip-hop pioneer” for hisgroundbreaking vision that has influenced music, fashion, finance, the jewelry industry, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy. Giving back is of primary importance to him in all aspects of life and as Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications. 

Russell is a strict vegan and yoga enthusiast and helped found the Hip Hop Summit Action Network, the Rush Philanthropic Organization and the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. He actively supports PETA and was named a Goodwill Ambassador to fight war, poverty and HIV/AIDS. He is the author of the bestseller, “Do You! 12 Laws To Access The Power In You To Achieve Happiness And Success,” which combines effective business practices with a spiritual foundation to be the best you can be and his latest New York Times bestseller, “Super Rich: Inside and Out” about the power of inward strength and reflection as a means of achieving human aspiration.    

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DeVon Franklin is the Senior Vice President of Production for Columbia Tristar Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. He has overseen the remakes of a number of movies and worked on many films including, The Pursuit of Happyness and Jumping the Broom. He was formerly a studio executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) where he got his start as an intern for Will Smith and James Lassiter.

In addition to his entertainment industry pursuits, DeVon is also a preacher, a motivational speaker, and the author of “Produced By Faith: Enjoy Real Success without Losing Your True Self,” a how-to-guide about pursuing your career without compromising your faith. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC and was a featured guest on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday. He has also been featured in publications such as, Essence, and Black Enterprise among many others.

DeVon was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 35 executives under 35 and one of the top 10 industry impact players by the NAACP. Devon wants the world to know that embracing your faith is the key, not an obstacle, to living your dreams. Visit his website at www.producedbyfaith.com

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“Sometimes you have to step back to move forward. Coming to that realization - let alone taking that crucial first step—can be a daunting endeavor.” – India.Arie

Tune in as R&B singer/songwriter India.Arie joins Sister Jenna for an incredible and personal conversation.

Singer and songwriter, India.Arie went from “singing under a tree in the park” to the Grammy Awards stage in five years.  She has received 21 Grammy nominations, four Grammys, 10 million albums have sold worldwide and she is the recipient of many awards. She is an artist who puts spiritual and empowerment ideals into music concepts. Her mission is to "spread love, healing, peace and joy through the power of words and music." India recently expanded her label imprint, “Soulbird,” into a multi-faceted company housing her other endeavors, including jewelry, apparel, merchandise, film and TV, music and book publishing. 

Visit India’s website at www.soulbird.com. Check out her latest CD SongVersation on Itunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songversation-deluxe-edition/id659585460?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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“Our joy and love come from knowing what's really important to me and then living a life that reflects it”  - Christine Arylo

Christine Arylo is a transformational teacher, speaker and best-selling author. After climbing the corporate ladder, she chose to devote her life to creating a new reality for people, one based on freedom, fierce love and feminine power instead of the relentless pursuit of having to do, be and have it all.  She is the best-selling author of two books, Choosing ME before WE and Madly in Love With Me, The Daring Adventure to Becoming Your Own Best Friend, and the co-founder of Inner Mean Girl Reform School, which has helped over 23,000 women transform their inner critics into inner super heroines. She is also the founder of the International Day of Self-Love, February 13th and is affectionately known as ‘The Queen of Self-Love’ for her devotion to making self-worth and self-love accessible to people around the world.

Christine has been featured on CBS, ABC, FOX, E!, the Huffington Post, and on radio shows and stages around the world, including TEDx. She normally lives in Northern California with her partner, Noah, but recently they sold their house to live their dream of living, working and speaking and teaching from anywhere in the world.

Visit Christine's website at www.ChooseSelfLove.com.

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“The chaos in the environment is a reflection of the disorder in our minds and hearts.”  - Fred Matser

Fred Matser is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders circle, a project of the Source of Synergy Foundation that brings together visionaries committed to the acceleration of the conscious evolution of humanity in these critical times. He is a leading humanitarian and businessman and founder and co-founder of a wide range of charitable foundations that span the fields of healthcare, environment, conservation, peace and global transformation.  He has been honored with several international awards for these projects. 

Fred is the author of, “Rediscover Your Heart: 7 Keys to Personal and Planetary Transformation,” which has a foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev and an afterword by Dr. Deepak Chopra.  Visit his websites at:  www.fredmatser.com and www.fredfoundation.org

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“Love from the heart will always receive a response from one's surroundings.” –  Lama Norbu  

Lama Norbu is a master of Vajrayana in the Tibetan tradition. After 20 years of studying Tibetan Buddhism at Sera Monastery, he dedicated his life to teaching Buddhism and spreading Dharma around the world.  During his years of monastic studies, he was blessed to study with many renowned teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  He later came to the United States to explore the world, meet people from diverse backgrounds, and teach the essence of Buddha Dharma, which transcends culture and ideology. He has authored a book entitled, "Love Sutra Lama,” and hopes that everyone who reads it can examine their lives and awaken to their own "Love Sutra."  Lama Norbu is currently teaching in many areas around the country.  Visit his facebook page at www.facebook.com/tibetanyogalama

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“Life is inviting you to discover what is missing. When you decide life has all-possibility and that your stuckness, limitation, lack and feeling-held-back is no longer desired or necessary, the churning inside can no longer be held. You think it's stress or fear, but it is the bounteousness of you ready to burst into the outer world. The time is now..." – Simran Singh

Simran Singh - author, creative visionary, transformational catalyst, and Rebel Humanitarian - is the Publisher of the Nautilus Award–Winning 11:11 Magazine, the only publication to have ever been granted this designation, and number-one rated, 11:11 Talk Radio show host. Having no interest in being teacher or Guru, Simran invites people to stand with her as ‘Examples of a New World Paradigm.' 

Author of “Your Journey To Enlightenment” and “Conversations With the Universe,” Simran is the Lead Rebel of The Rebel Road Tour, which has impacted many with her message. Her passionate style takes individuals on a journey into courage, fearless authenticity, and presence through writing, speaking, creative expression and experience as the Rebel in her one-woman show, “The Rebel Road: Connecting the Dots of What Was to What IS,” illustrating the bridge between dark and Light as our path of radiance and illumination.  Visit Simran’s websites at www.simran-singh.com and www.therebelroad.com

Simran’s Tedx Talk http://youtu.be/8afTTFIwFrY

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Rev. Ivy Hylton is an internationally known sacred performance artist, holistic psychotherapist, inspirational speaker and concert vocalist, on the cutting edge of a new paradigm for psychological, physiological and emotional healing.  Just as her family descendent, Marian Anderson broke through the barriers of racism to dazzle the world with her powerful and spirit-filled voice and music, Rev. Ivy is creating music and sound that goes beyond the present use of music, charting a path to new musical practices for this new Millennium.  Known for her angelic singing voice, she has been studying bio-energy, vibrational healing and sound frequencies for over 13 years and has dedicated her life to empowering people towards the realization of inner peace, personal wholeness, total balance and harmony through music. 

Rev. Ivy has served as a guest lecturer and instructor at many events and has performed at concert tours in the U.S. and Europe.  She has been the opening act for several notable bestselling authors, including Iyanla Vanzant’s, book tour, “Tapping the Power Within,” African American Women on Tour, as well as for Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson, to name a few. She is the author of three books and has produced six CDs, all dedicated to inner peace, emotional balance, rest and relaxation.  She serves as the CEO and Director of Serenity Healing Arts Studio. 

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