Meet Our Authors
James Twyman:
I Don’t Know, Maybe, I Love You
James Twyman is an Episcopal priest and Franciscan friar. He is the author of twenty-four books, including the New York Times bestseller The Moses Code. The founder of Namaste Village, an interfaith community in Ajijic, Mexico, he is known around the world as The Peace Troubadour for the peace concerts he has performed in many of the world’s most dangerous war zones.
May Busch:
Visible
May Busch is an international bestselling author, executive coach, and former investment banker with 24 years of experience in one of the most competitive fields in the world. After earning 10 promotions and learning hard-won lessons about advancing without compromising your values, she wrote “Visible” to help talented professionals level the playing field.
Cecilia and Jason Hilkey:
The Perfectly Imperfect Family
Married author duo Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, creators of “The Perfectly Imperfect Family” are proud to have published a parenting anthology that became a #1 international bestseller just months after launch. They created not just a successful book but a thriving community of parenting professionals who continue to support each other’s growth.
Leonora Found:
I’m Fine
Leonora Found is an author, coach, and mother of three (ages 26, 24, and 18) based in London. After years as a stay-at-home mom, she wrote a book about the emotional journey of motherhood—the struggles, the guilt, the getting it wrong, and the wisdom that comes from staying in the trenches alongside your children. She now works with mothers and is developing programs to bring her message into schools.
Jennifer Lytle:
The Wisdom Collection
Jennifer specializes in supporting children through parent education, showing how healthy communication patterns can transform family dynamics. Her approach applies to any relationship where you want to move from power struggles to genuine understanding.
Vickie Molenda:
The Wisdom Collection
Vickie Molenda is a patent attorney licensed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She leverages over two decades of expertise to help organizations connect their business strategies with effective intellectual property counseling.
Carla Panciera:
The Wisdom Collection
Carla is a celebrated author whose memoir Barn Flower showcases her stunning literary talent. She’s a Grace Paley Prize winner and contributor to The Wisdom Collection – a powerful anthology of life-changing advice from remarkable authors. After 30 years of teaching and decades of writing, Carla knows that the magic happens when we stop trying to get it right the first time and start embracing the messy, beautiful process of creation.
Regina Graziani:
The Wisdom Collection
Regina C. Graziani, Esq., is a burnout recovery coach and attorney who helps high-performing legal professionals transition from survival mode to a more sustainable, energized life. By leveraging her own experience with overcoming career burnout, she guides lawyers in rebuilding their emotional and physical energy while aligning their professional practices with their personal values. Her approach focuses on boundary-setting and time mastery, empowering attorneys to achieve peak performance without sacrificing their well-being or joy
Susan Axelrod:
The Wisdom Collection
Susan Axelrod is an intuitive strategist and “Conscious Clarity Coach” with four decades of experience helping individuals create purposeful connections and impactful legacies. As a contributor to The Wisdom Collection, she specializes in helping clients—including nonprofit leaders—gain clarity, overcome their fears, and transform their philanthropic passions into actionable plans. Through her work as a legacy coach and certified trauma-informed professional, she empowers people to live authentically and align their resources with their deepest personal values.
Emily Scott:
The Wisdom Collection
Emily Scott is a financial coach and strategist who specializes in helping individuals uncover their unique “money stories”—the deeply ingrained personal narratives that shape how they think, feel, and act regarding finances. By advocating for a mindset of curiosity over judgment, she helps clients move past shame, guilt, and fear to create a more intentional relationship with their wealth. As a contributor to The Wisdom Collection, Emily provides a roadmap for readers to cultivate emotional intelligence, bridge communication gaps with partners, and find peace of mind by aligning their financial habits with their core values.
Melissa Kascak.:
The Wisdom Collection
Melissa Kascak is an advocate for personal empowerment who helps individuals reclaim their agency when facing challenging situations they did not cause. Her core philosophy—”It’s not your fault, but it is your problem”—encourages people to move past the paralysis of helplessness by focusing on the small, actionable steps they can take to regain control of their circumstances. As a contributor to The Wisdom Collection, Melissa shares this lesson to help her clients and readers transform difficult life experiences into opportunities for growth and resilience.
Haley Arias:
The Wisdom Collection
Dr. Haley Arias is a professional coach who guides individuals through the complexities of grief and major life transitions, helping them embrace the “messiness” of the healing process. As a contributor to The Wisdom Collection, she emphasizes that while grief can feel overwhelming and out of control, we always retain the power to make small choices and reframe our experiences. By sharing her own vulnerable journey, she empowers her clients to move beyond perfectionism and find authentic growth in even their darkest moments.
Carl R. Ficks, Jr., J.D.:
The Wisdom Collection
Carl R. Ficks, Jr. helps leaders inspire and motivate their teams to drive productivity and growth. A former trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience, Carl has managed high-level teams in the worlds of law and philanthropy and has chaired multiple not-for-profit boards. He is the founder of No Surrender, LLC, where he teaches that professional well-being, mindfulness, and high emotional intelligence are the essential cornerstones of modern success.
Jill James:
The Wisdom Collection
Jill James is a business consultant and strategist who helps self-funded founders transition into purpose-driven CEOs by aligning their professional operations with their personal values. Drawing on her extensive experience in finance and startups, she guides entrepreneurs through the complexities of growth to ensure they build profitable companies without sacrificing their quality of life. As a contributor to The Wisdom Collection, she provides the strategic roadmap necessary for founders to scale their businesses on their own terms.
Roland Cochrun:
The High Achiever’s Guide to Sex Addiction Recovery
Dr. Roland Cochrun is an expert in the field of sex addiction and pornography addiction. He specializes in working with high-achieving men who are executives, business/sales professionals, and entrepreneurs. His unique approach is considered the go-to option for successful men struggling with compulsive sexual behavior.
Hailey Arias:
The Wisdom Collection
Dr. Arias shares with remarkable vulnerability how losing her brother at 11 and her father to suicide shaped her understanding of grief, choice, and resilience. Her chapter in The Wisdom Collection “Forks in the Road: Finding Choice in Grief” offers a lifeline for anyone navigating loss or major life transitions.
Michael Feeley:
The Next Act
Ever wondered what it really takes to write and publish a book? In this revealing interview, author Michael Feeley shares his journey of bringing “The Next Act: A Complete Guide to Career Change, Professional Reinvention, and Finding Work That Matters” to life.
Bryn Lottig:
No Child Left Inside
Bryn Lottig, author of No Child Left Inside: Transforming the Next Generation Through Experiential Learning discusses her new book, the writing process, and how scary it is to put yourself out there and claim your expertise. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to watch your book become a #1 International Bestseller in a matter of days, Bryn will tell you: Mind blown.
Dr. Bridget Cooper:
Unflappable
Dr. Bridget Cooper imparts her wisdom on mastering emotional resilience and the art of being unflappable. Dr. Cooper, renowned for her expertise in this field, shares invaluable insights and practical techniques to help you stay composed and resilient in the face of life’s challenges. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a true expert.
Oonagh Duncan:
Healthy As F*ck
Oonagh Duncan and I worked on her book proposal for Healthy as F*ck. If you find the word f*ck too hard to handle, you’re not her reading audience, nor will you like this interview. But that word got Oonagh a book deal, complete with bidding war, and it spoke to the very people who would want the other products and services she offers. That word was part of the design.
Dr. Edith Shiro:
The Gift of Trauma
How can trauma be a gift?! That’s the question author Edith Shiro has been fielding since her book was released by Harvest in February, 2023. Dr. Shiro built her psychotherapy practice around trauma recovery and post traumatic growth. Big trauma, trauma with a “t”, collective trauma, she’s seen it all in her professional and personal life. For over 25 years, she’s sought to understand who thrives because of their trauma and why. We discuss the growth process involved in writing and publishing a book like this as well.
Mozella Ademiluyi:
Rise!
Mozella Ademiluyi understands failure, resilience, and ultimate success. Her inspirational book, Rise!: Lean Within Your Inner Power & Wisdom, documents how her inability to summit Kilimanjaro at the age of 50 led to her second successful attempt to stand atop Africa’s highest peak at age 60. She shares her battle with self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and fear with other high achievers who never feel quite up to snuff.
Vicki Suiter:
The Profit Bleed
Vicki Suiter, author of The Profit Bleed, knew what she wanted her book to do for her reader and for her business. To save contractors time, pain, and money she told them a story they could relate to and lead them seamlessly through her framework. Vicki sells books consistently and shares her strategy for doing so. Her book also serves as the perfect gateway into her other products and programs.
Catherine Rolt:
The Pain Paradox
Catherine Rolt, author of The Pain Paradox, has a huge mission, which was the driving force behind writing her book. She believes that pain is our friend and is trying to teach us something that we’ve likely been avoiding. Ignoring unpleasant events, relationships, or unresolved issues isn’t so hard to do when you’ve become detached from who you are. When you’re singularly focused on what is wrong with you, rather than what is right.
Jon Corteen:
The Profit Culture Formula
Jon Corteen, author of The Profit Culture Formula and The Catfish Interview, is all about strategy. He understood, from the very beginning, how the right book could yield a healthy return on his investment, set him apart in his industry, and scale him in his own company. He saw ALL the moving parts, how they fit together. And then some. But seeing the parts and getting them on the page are different things. Which is where we come in.
Dayna Abraham:
Calm The Chaos
What happens when the agent with whom you have a relationship turns down your firsts proposal AND tells you your credibility is in question? If you’re Dayna Abraham, you keep going. You write a new proposal that gets you a 6-figure book deal AND you write the book in less than 6 months. Because your mission and vision are bigger than self doubt.
“Three seconds after I decided I wanted to write a book, I immediately drew a blank in execution. Ann was my save. She gave me the confidence to dive into the unknown. Ann and I challenged each other relentlessly. She ripped ideas out of my head I didn’t even know I had and I broke down processes she needed to get right to truly represent me. In the end, our battle of the minds produced a book that speaks my language and that of my audience. I’m not just proud of the outcome, I value the entire journey immensely.”
Jon Corteen
author of The Profit Culture Formula: Manufacture Happiness, Raving Fans,
And Outrageous Income