Moments With Marianne

Victoria Johnson is a shaman, teacher and writer. Victoria’s passion is in assisting her clients and students in reclaiming their original grace and destiny in order to create courageous new stories. Her work draws from ancient traditions of shamanism, myth, and energy medicine, as well as cutting edge science and conscious evolution practices. www.condorjourney.com

Maralee has written several articles for the ABA Child Law Journal, Women’s E-New and other publications on the problems of family courts not protecting abused children. Maralee is with Women’s Media Center (WMC), SheSourceExpert, NPEIV (National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence), APB speaker bureau and RAINN speaker bureau. She speaks at conferences, hospitals, law schools, legal conventions and is a spokesperson for protective mothers. Her passion for advocacy developed through living a mother’s worst nightmare. She organized a National Rally of Mothers at the Colorado State Capitol and has been involved in legislative work that spans over two decades. She testified before Congress to promote judicial accountability to better protect sexually abused children’s rights in our courts. Maralee’s story has been covered by many media outlets, and internationally on CNN. www.maraleemclean.comFor more show information visitwww.MomentswithMarianne.com

Olumide Popoola is a London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker who presents internationally. Her publications also include critical essays (often on practice-led research and the novel), hybrid pieces and poetry. Olumide holds a PhD in Creative Writing, a MA in Creative Writing and a BSc in Ayurvedic Medicine. She lectures creative writing. https://www.olumidepopoola.com

She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) with Ann HoodAnn Hood is the author of the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most, The Obituary Writer, Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, The Red Thread, and The Knitting Circle, as well as the memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and chosen as one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. She has won two Pushcart Prizes as well as a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, two Best American Food Writing Award, and a Best American Travel Writing award. A regular contributor to the New York Times, Hood’s short stories and essays have appeared in many publications, including Ploughshares, Tin House, Traveler, Bon Appetit, O, More, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Paris Review, and others. https://www.annhood.us

The Book of Doing and Being & the recently released movie Milton’s Secret with Barnet BainBarnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, radio broadcaster, educator and creativity expert, and author of “The Book of Doing and Being” (Atria, 2015). His film credits include Oscar-winner “What Dreams May Come” (producer), Emmy-Award nominee, Outstanding TV Movie, “Homeless to Harvard” (executive producer) and “The Celestine Prophecy” (writer, producer). Learn more at www.BarnetBain.com

Mary DeMocker has reveled in an artistic life, performing harp, dressing sets for NYC film productions, and now using the arts to mobilize for climate justice. A National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, Mary may be the first harpist to perform in both The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where she worked with composer John Cage, and the subway stop under Bloomingdales. http://www.marydemocker.com

Barbara has been reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She's published a number of books on tarot, including Tarot for Beginners, Tarot Spreads, The Steampunk Tarot, The Gilded Tarot, The Mystic Dreamer Tarot, and Tarot of the Hidden Realm. Writing is solitary work and is relieved by teaching tarot at conferences around the world. Barbara also loves working directly with clients, helping them uncover guidance and insight in the cards. www.tarotshaman.com

CEO and Founder of Track Maven, Allen Gannett believes that we have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius — of those favored, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of divine inspiration.  And if we are not a genius, we might as well pack it in and give up. Either we have that gift, or we don’t. But that simply isn’t true. In THE CREATIVE CURVE: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time by big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett, a Forbes and Inc. “30 Under 30” awardee, tells us why and shows us how to get it. http://www.allen.xyz

Alyce Desrosiers, LCSW has over 20 year’s experience guiding hundreds of parents through the process to hire and retain the best nanny for their child. Early in her career she recognized that children thrive when parents and nannies provide care in a similar enough way to ensure the child learns to trust those adults caring for him and to understand who she is and how s/he is in the world. www.tiffan.org

Caeli Wolfson Widger is the author of the novel Real Happy Family. Her other work has appeared in numerous literary journals, the New York Times Magazine, and Amazon’s Day One and on NPR. Caeli lives with her husband and three children in Santa Monica, California, where she runs a recruiting firm focused on tech start-ups. www.caeliwidger.com

Kate Davies MA, DPhil, has worked on environmental and social issues for her entire career. She set up and managed the City of Toronto's Environmental Protection Office and established and directed a successful environmental policy consulting company. Davies is currently clinical associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, emeritus faculty at Antioch University, and senior fellow at the Whidbey Institute. Her written work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and journals and she is the author of The Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement. Davies lives in Langley, WA. http://www.katedavies.org

Shane Snow is a science and business journalist and the co-founder of Contently, one of Inc’s fastest growing companies and Crain’s and Ad Age’s best places to work in America. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Wired, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Time, and GQ. His first book, Smartcuts, has made him a highly sought-after speaker around the world on innovation and lateral thinking. http://www.shanesnow.com

Sacred Girl: Spiritual Life Skills for Conscious Young Women with Kenya AissaKenya Aissa is a Berkeley, CA native with 30+ years working with children and families. She has won awards for teaching and writing, and she is the recipient of the 2014 San Francisco Fashion Award for Best Makeup Artist. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, she became a social worker, a professional freelance makeup artist, and, in 2016, a registered yoga teacher. www.rubyenvywellness.com/sacred-girl/

Nick Craig is the president and founder of the Authentic Leadership Institute, where he has guided over 5000 executives in the last ten years on the journey to discover and lead with purpose and has worked with organizations including GE, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, and West Point Military Academy. https://coreleader.com

David Patrick Bryan is an accomplished songwriter and performer who has entertained audiences all over the world. His charismatic style appeals to a broad base of music lovers. In 1965, David began his professional career as a musician, performing mainly in his local areas of Kentucky. Then in the late 60’s he began traveling the U.S.A. Canada, and the Bahamas. Performing with artists’ like Country music’s “John Conlee”, Rock n’ Roll’s “Chuck Berry”, “The Freddy Bell Show” (a Las Vegas show band)  and in L.A. with members of “Ike and Tina Turner Band”. http://davidpatrickbryan.com

How Women Rise with Sally Helgesen As an author, speaker and consultant, Sally’s mission has always been to help women recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths. Her previous books include The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work and the best-selling The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, hailed as “the classic work” on women’s leadership styles. Her groundbreaking The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations was cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership and is credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business. https://sallyhelgesen.com

Beyond Soap with Dr. Sandy Skotnicki Dr. Sandy Skotnicki is the founder of Toronto's Bay Dermatology Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, divisions of Dermatology and Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Toronto. She is a consultant dermatologist at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital. A well-known expert on skin allergy, Dr. Skotnicki has been quoted in Flare, Elle Canada, Chatelaine, and The Globe and Mail. Her television and radio appearances include ET Canada, CTV, CityTV, Global News, CBC Radio, The National and CBC national news. http://baydermatologycentre.com

The Vegan Bros, Matt Letten and Phil Letten, are brothers (and bros) who have transformed their lives by adopting a vegan lifestyle. Popular bloggers, health and fitness consultants, and animal-rights advocates, they've been featured in mainstream media outlets such as VICE, Business Insider, Fast Company, CW, and the Guardian. And they're just getting started. http://www.veganbros.com

Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos is a dream expert and three-time breast cancer survivor who used dreams to diagnose her illness when it was missed by her doctors. Kathleen was born a Special Forces army-brat in Germany, was educated in Europe, has a degree in Special Education and taught Psychology at USF, Fort Myers Branch.http://kathleenokeefekanavos.com

Katie Novak, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned education consultant as well as a practicing leader in education as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts. With 15 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and 4 books published by CAST Professional Publishing, Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and universally designed leadership. http://katienovakudl.com