With 44 books attributed to her name, Violet Lemay has the cachet to talk about writing, publishing and illustrating children’s books. What she says about her work, her travels and her family as well as about how to break into the world of kid’s books, finding agents and writer’s block is golden; plus, she shares her thoughts about her favorite books, one of which is her latest “Let’s Be Friends,” which won Book-Fest’s first place award for diversity in children’s books.

A certified grief and life coach, Mandy Capehart’s wisdom and empathy bring peace of mind to those who have suffered loss. She talks about her own experience with grief and how she restored the flow of her life and the grace she needed to heal, about her book “Restorative Grief: Embracing our Losses Without Losing Ourselves” and about realigning with our values after loss. If you or someone you know is grieving, listen in.

From law to philanthropy, Ava Sadripour changed the course of her career to help people live better lives. As executive director of Turnaround Arts: California, she and her team work to reimagine teaching and learning by integrating arts into marginalized communities and she has seen the results.

She’s a good egg, herself, and the author of The Good Eggs series of children’s books that teach elementary school kids about ethics, compassion, diversity, service and about living altruistic lives. Sandy Ciaramitaro is also the founder of The Good Eggs Foundation that helps children break the cycle of childhood poverty, get educated and have the future they deserve.

Gordon Stein, MBA, personal finance expert, international speaker and author of Cashflow Cookbook: $2 Million of Financial Freedom in 60 Easy Recipes offers advice on how to improve financial wellness with minimal effort or budgeting and bring focus, balance and joy into your life.

“We must become more than what has happened to us,” says Author Donna Ferris of We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This: A Memoir of Missed Connections, who is also a transformational coach and founder of MiniChangeYoga. She takes us through her own battle to overcome loss and addiction and reveals how she survived, grew and found clarity, strength, love and a sense of wholeness.

Teri M. Brown’s journey from award-winning non-fiction author to her first novel Sunflowers Beneath the Snow is a novel in itself that will astonish and amaze as you learn about her books and marketing them, her family and the life lessons she learned on her tandem bicycle ride across the U.S.

Painter and Creator of The Profitable Artist Method, Fiona Valentine turned her creativity into a business. She tells us how to do it so we can live the life of our dreams.

From the time he secretly brewed beer in his bathtub when he was in high school, Christopher Pellegrini has been fascinated by brewed and distilled spirits. The founder of Honkaku Spirits, he is on a mission to bring Shochu and Awamori to the world. Listen in as he tells us about living in Japan, how he became a distiller and about his work as an author, podcast co-host and professor at Waseda University in Tokyo.

“Success comes from the heart” says Vince Kramer, author, speaker, coach and podcast host of “The Miracle U.” He recounts his personal journey to creating his own miracle life and offers guidance on how to move beyond fears, share the unique gifts and talents we bring to the world, live with purpose and create a miracle life.