John is a licensed CPA who graduated with high honors from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After graduation, John went on to become a licensed CPA.  He worked 32 years in the Federal Government for the IRS, Customs, and Homeland Security.  His roles and responsibilities...

My name is Shae’vada Pratcher, but I am known to many as Shae. I was born in Fairbanks, AK, but grew up in many states, being a military brat. I am co-founder and part-owner of Limitless Light Productions Studios LLC. I made a name for myself in relation to radio through my podcast segment,...

Miki Taylor is an award-winning travel advisor/agency owner (Taylor & Co. Travel) with over 14 years experience and has worked in the accounting industry for over 25 years and has always had that entrepreneurial spirit with a couple new businesses in the works. She has dreamed of writing children’s books and changing lives, but the...

Don Allen Holbrook, a distinguished economist and former certified economic developer, possesses an insightful perspective on how economic development can transform America and propel her to regain her global competitive edge. Holbrook’s authoritative voice on this subject has been showcased in numerous major magazines, where he shares his extensive knowledge and strategies for transforming economies....

Patricia Leavy, Ph.D., is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been pioneering the...

Betty enjoys traveling and has visited many places around the world. She especially loves the log cottage she bought in the remote woods of Finland, where she spent summers with her family and friends, telling fanciful stories of provincial trolls, shy moose, and impish fish. She lives half the year in Tucson, Arizona with her...

Amanda is the author of the historical action & adventure series A Country for Castoffs, which combines her family history with the larger historical context to educate and entertain a new generation of readers. She has been researching her family genealogy for decades and taught middle and high school history for over a dozen years. She...

Award-winning author M. C. Ryder has been composing stories, poems, and lyrics from the beginning of time when reading became a hobby. The sky is the limit, but she enjoys exploring off the beaten path both figuratively and literally. She resides in the Keystone State with a clowder of felines who rule the house....

I’ve been a college/high school English teacher, a technology CEO, and a real estate agent in the Dominican Republic selling beachfront property (even did a few HGTV shows), but now I’m following my lifelong dream of writing southern fiction novels. Join me (and my occasional blog about life and literature, “A Byrd’s-Eye View. VISIT THE...

Scott is Life is Too Short Guy.   He lives every day with intense zest, enthusiasm, and excitement. He exudes energy. He has an infectious personality he uses to Make the World Happier One Smile at a Time.When not writing or speaking about LITSG,  Scott is the Chairman and CEO of Invesque, a public real estate...