Tim Smith is the author of Fault Line: Still Standing, a raw and unflinching memoir about survival, resilience, and the long shadow childhood trauma can cast over a life.

Raised in the rural South in an environment shaped by addiction, instability, and neglect, Smith writes with striking honesty about what it means to endure—and what it takes to rebuild. His work explores abuse, abandonment, identity, and the complicated process of learning to live beyond them.

Before becoming an author, Smith held a range of jobs—from short-order cook to shipyard laborer—eventually building a career in the financial sector. He now lives in Los Angeles with his husband and their four rescue dogs.

Fault Line is his first book.

Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from Cal where he was student body president during each tenure. Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 64 total first round picks. Furthermore, Leigh has represented other notable athletes such as Oscar De La Hoya and Lennox Lewis, as well as multiple Olympians and professional teams. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro athlete clients and directed more than $1 billion to various charities around the world.

Leigh is easily distinguished from others within his profession by his passion for giving to those less fortunate and his endless campaign to make our world a better place. He has received commendations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, President Reagan, President Bush and President Clinton. Leigh has been named Man of the Year over a dozen times by a variety of groups including the March of Dimes, Cedars-Sinai, the Southern California Boy, Scouts, the Orange County and Los Angeles Human Relations Commissions, the Orange County and Los Angeles divisions of the Anti-Defamation League, and several other professional and charitable organizations. He has also been awarded the “Keys to the City” in San Francisco, CA, Memphis, TN, Jacksonville, FL and Concord, CA. In 2017, Leigh was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame.

His efforts to save the Giants led then San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan to declare “Leigh Steinberg Day” in the city. In 1994, then-Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris utilized Leigh as a consultant in his successful bid to prevent the Oakland Athletics baseball club from relocating. Leigh also served as Co-Chairman of the “Save the Rams” committee in its attempt to keep the franchise from leaving Southern California.

Leigh is often credited as the inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire. In addition to receiving a production credit for the movie, Leigh also consulted on features such as Any Given Sunday, For Love of the Game, and Arli$$.

He has been featured on national television programs such as “60 Minutes,” “Larry King Live,” “Fox News,” “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” and many more. A host of magazines have covered him including Business Week, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, People, Forbes, Playboy, GQ, and FHM.

Dr. Nicole Rakowski, PhD, 2X TedTalk Speaker, is a physician-in-training, sports medicine writer, researcher, and competitive bodybuilder working at the intersection of performance science, medicine, and public health. A recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 Award from the NYC Journal, she is recognized for her leadership across healthcare innovation, athletics, and health communication.

Nicole is currently a medical student at the American University of Antigua College of Medicine, pursuing a career in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Her academic and writing work focuses on injury prevention, athlete health, and how principles from elite sport can inform healthcare systems, prevention strategies, and population health outcomes.

She serves as an official writer and contributor for Muscle Insider and Muscle & Fitness, part of the Olympia Fitness & Performance Network, where she translates complex medical and performance science into practical, evidence-based insights for global audiences. As a professional fitness athlete, Nicole has collaborated with major industry brands and has appeared in international fitness publications including STRONG and Muscle Memory Magazine.

Prior to entering medicine, Nicole held leadership roles within Canadian healthcare systems, contributing to large-scale clinical operations, patient experience strategy, and public health initiatives. Her work included leadership involvement in COVID-19 vaccination operations and health system transformation programs focused on improving care coordination and patient-centered delivery models.

Through her combined work in medicine, research, athletics, and media, Nicole advocates for a new generation of physician-leaders who bridge clinical science, performance, and public communication to advance prevention-focused healthcare and lifelong human performance.

Nathan Crane is a trauma informed somatic emotional healing coach, inspirational speaker, bestselling author, award winning documentary filmmaker, and founder of The AWAKEN Process™. For over 20 years he’s been committed to helping people heal themselves and the planet. He helps people everywhere heal emotionally, live fully, and awaken to their True Self.

Since 2005, Nathan Crane: Has been a guest on over 50 top podcasts around the world including Humanity’s Team, Life Mastery Radio, Mastering Diabetes, The Energy Blueprint Podcast, The Dr. K Show, WellStrong Podcast, Lillian McDermott Radio Show, Finding Genius, and the BriteVibe Podcast. Has been a highly regarded inspirational speaker at events like ILLUMINATE Film Festival, the Holistic Holiday at Sea Vegan Cruise, TEDx AlmansorParkStudio, The Real Truth About Health, the Beljanski Integrative Cancer Conference, Hanuman Yoga Festival and Lucidity Festival. Has shared stages with world renowned leaders in holistic wellness, spirituality, integrative medicine and personal growth such as Gregg Braden, Joan Borysenko, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Gabriel Cousens, Jameth Sheridan, Master Mingtong Gu, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Grandmother Flordemayo, Dr. Tony Jimenez, and many others.

Has been featured in numerous magazines and print media like Natural Awakenings, OMTimes Magazine, Conscious Connection Magazine, Beyond Hollywood; The Top Independent

Creators of 2025, and Regenerate. Directed and produced 10 conferences, expos, festivals and PBS series such as Ageless Living, The Enlivened Living Conference, Unify Fest, and The Integrative Health Conference, serving thousands of people in holistic wellness, mental health, nutrition, integrative medicine, personal growth and spirituality.

Is a humanitarian having volunteered on the board of the Beljanski Foundation supporting scientific research for natural cures for cancer, supports tribes in Kenya doing famine relief work, and volunteers for the Art of Living Foundation, bringing powerful stress reduction tools of Breathwork and mediation to adults, kids, prisoners, veterans, and high performers. Is the founder of The AWAKEN Process™, an integrative emotional healing modality pulling on 12 different ancient and modern practices for trauma healing and nervous system regulation. Has written multiple books, including a bestselling book titled Becoming Cancer Free, and 27 Flavors of Fulfillment, How to Live Life to the Fullest, Self Reliance Mastery, The Panacea Cleanse, and his newest book, Radical Awakening.

Directed, edited, and produced the award winning documentary film titled, Cancer; The Integrative Perspective viewed by hundreds of thousands globally. Has hosted and produced 13 online summits and documentary series in holistic health, spirituality, emotional healing, and sustainability such as the Self Reliance Summit, The AgeNation Summit, The Search for Sustainability, the Global Wisdom Summit, the Global Cancer Symposium, Conquering Cancer The Missing Link, The Teachings of Life, and the Unify Summit reaching over 2 million subscribers worldwide.

Has received over 20 awards for his work in holistic health, including the Outstanding Achievement Humanitarian Award Accolade Global Film Competition (2020), and the Outstanding Community Service Award from the California Senate.

Interviewed over 500 experts in personal growth, spirituality, integrative medicine and holistic wellness for his podcasts and summits reaching millions around the world.

Is the president and founder of the Holistic Leadership Council, an invite only mastermind group of world leading holistic health professionals, personal growth leaders, and spiritual masters. Nathan has certifications in Integrative Trauma Informed Somatic Parts Work, Holistic Cancer Coaching, Nutrition Coaching, and Breathwork and Meditation Certifications. He works with clients individually and in groups and is committed to serving human beings everywhere with healing emotionally, awakening spiritually, living fully, and becoming their highest and True Self. He gives thanks to all of the many teachers, instructors, guides, gurus, doctors, elders and mentors who have guided him and supported him along his journey, without them, he would not have been able to do the work he’s done.

Mindy Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Reiki Master, Spiritual Coach, Rose Path Initiate, and Creator of The Sanctuary of Krystal Sophia. Mindy uses an integrative approach, combining clinical skills with energy healing and shamanic practices to treat PTSD. 

As an Intuitive Empath, Certified Medical Intuitive, Star Seed, and Energy Healer she also provides various Quantum Healing modalities apart from her Psychotherapy practices. 

Coming from a life filled with adversity, trauma, and family with mental health and addiction issues, Mindy’s near death experience at age 5 followed by out of body experiences while in the hospital with encephalitis months later provided her with a magnified awareness, shifted her into metacognition, and magnified conscious awareness that gave rise to the ability to heal herself and others. 

In 2023, a post operative stroke in the visual cortex left Mindy with central vision loss that she rehabilitated via painting. While painting the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot, which tells the story of the Hero’s Journey, she regained about 95% of her vision and lived out each card as she painted it. When complete, she named her collection “Return of the Divine Feminine” not knowing the new quest life would have in store for her.

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Valeriya Hjertenaes is a globally recognized expert, PhD researcher, and keynote speaker who specializes in the intersection of neurodiversity, sustainability, and leadership. Based in Europe, she reframes cognitive diversity as a powerful strategic advantage for organizations and boards, moving far beyond mere inclusion toward sustainable human performance.

Melanie Curtis is a Keynote Speaker, World Record Pro Skydiver, Peak Performance Coach and Comedy Content Creator. Melanie teaches sales teams and leaders in the finance and insurance industries how to access results and impact to match their ambition.

Melanie delivers mind-bending keynote experiences inspiring driven professional women across industries into the far edges of their potential. She has 12,000 skydives, has competed at the highest levels and has traveled the globe as a headlining professional athlete coaching thousands of people over the last 30 years. She challenges audiences to “do ridiculous things” and consider the unfathomable extremes of their ideas, vision and goals to unlock true outlier results.

Melanie has spoken for MasterCard, BCG, PNC Bank, Brown & Brown Insurance, Scott Insurance, NJ Conference for Women, Athleta, NatGeo, Cornell University, Middlebury College (her alma mater), and more.

Melanie has worked with Weird Al Yankovic, Megan Rapinoe, the RedBull Air Force and more. She has spoken on the same TED-Ed stage as Gloria Steinem. She has emceed ahead of Jameela Jamil and in front of 20,000 in the Angel City FC stadium. Melanie has also landed a parachute in that stadium, as well as Dodger Stadium, Lumen Field in Seattle, and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.

Melanie has been tapped as an expert on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, NBC Know Your Value, Forbes, Entrepreneurs on Fire, Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman the Founder of LinkedIn, and more.

Melanie has authored 3 books, including How to Fly: Life Lessons From a Professional Skydiver.

Melanie co-founded Highlight, an all-female parachute demonstration team, using skydiving as a vehicle to champion equality. She also received the first-ever Mentorship Award for the entire Parachute Industry Association.

Melanie offers immersive digital challenges and science-backed tools to help those that resonate with her energy and message to dig in and actually DO what it really takes to get there.

Melanie does all this in parallel with a fierce and rebellious commitment to her own creative expression and leadership by example. She is a cat Mom and rising comedy content creator on Instagram – follow her @melaniecurtis11. She has done large-scale art installations and is consistently using her public platform championing women and girls to take up unapologetic space in the world.

Known as the “Menopause Researcher” to her 350,000+ TikTok followers, Andrea Donsky is a nutritionist on a mission to change the conversation around perimenopause and menopause.

Andrea is a 7X published menopause researcher, bestselling author, and entrepreneur with 26 years of experience in health and wellness. She is a multi-award-winning influencer, media personality, and speaker.

She hosts the popular podcast Menopause Reimagined, appears as a Menopause Expert on television across North America, and has built a large global, menopause-focused TikTok community.

Andrea is the founder of Morphus (wearemorphus.com), a platform that helps women Reimagine Menopause as a journey of empowerment. Through evidence-informed nutrition, lifestyle strategies, and science-backed supplements, Morphus supports women in feeling heard, validated, and confident as they take control of their health and symptoms.

Her new book, Nourishing Menopause: Powerful Nutrition and Lifestyle Strategies to Feel Your Best, published by Simon and Schuster, was released on May 5th and became an instant bestseller and appeared on many bestseller lists, including Amazon, Indigo, The Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail in two categories: Canadian Non-Fiction and Self-Improvement.

Follow Andrea on TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn at @andreadonsky and @wearemorphus.

Biography from Matt's website: www.mattantkowiak.com

I'm Matt Antkowiak.

I am a husband, father, grandfather, survivor, protector, author, speaker, and co-founder of Team Unconquerable. My life has been shaped by a simple belief: darkness thrives when good people remain silent, and lives change when ordinary people choose to stand and protect others.

As a child, I was sexually abused by a trusted family friend. Like many survivors, I carried the weight of that trauma in silence for decades. The abuse stole part of my childhood, shaped how I viewed trust, and left wounds that would follow me into adulthood. For years, I searched for ways to outrun the pain. Instead, God used it to forge a purpose.

I spent the next forty years pursuing the very darkness that wounded me.

My journey of service has taken me from the United States Army, where I served first as a Military Police noncommissioned officer before commissioning as an Infantry Officer serving with the 101st Airborne Division, to the fire service as a firefighter and EMT, and ultimately into law enforcement. Along the way I served as a patrol officer, detective, human trafficking investigator, police chief, and school safety leader. I have worked major criminal investigations, led crisis responses, helped expose institutional failures, and dedicated my career to protecting children and vulnerable communities.

I am also an 8th Degree Black Belt, Krav Maga Grandmaster, and lifelong student of the warrior mindset. Through martial arts, leadership development, and public safety service, I have spent decades teaching others how to prepare for adversity, face fear, and protect those entrusted to their care.

I am the author of Unconquerable, a memoir that tells the story of a sexually abused boy who spent the next forty years hunting the very darkness that wounded him. It is a story about trauma, justice, faith, healing, and redemption. More importantly, it is a call to action.

My story is not ultimately about what happened to me. It is about what God can do with broken things. My abuse became my purpose. My pain became my platform. My story became my mission.

Today, that mission is clear:

Protect the Vulnerable. Expose the Darkness. Build Protectors.

MY MISSION
Building a Generation of Protectors

For most of my life, I thought my story was about survival. I was wrong. Survival was only the beginning. The truth is that millions of children, families, educators, churches, and communities are facing the same darkness that shaped my childhood. Predators continue to exploit the vulnerable. Institutions still place reputation above truth. Good people often remain silent because they are afraid, unprepared, or simply don't know what to do.

I know this because I have seen it from every side. I am survivor. I was a police officer and investigator. I was a human trafficking task force member. I have seen it as a school safety leader.

I have seen it in churches, schools, homes, and communities. The faces change. The locations change. The circumstances change.

The darkness does not.

That is why my mission is larger than a book, a speech, a training program, or an organization.

My mission is to help build a generation of protectors. People often ask why I continue to speak publicly about child abuse, exploitation, institutional failures, school safety, and the difficult realities that most people would rather avoid. The answer is simple. Because someone should have spoken for me. Someone should have recognized the warning signs. Someone should have asked the difficult questions.

Someone should have protected the child.

Too often, they did not.

Today, I have the opportunity to be the adult I needed when I was eleven years old.

That responsibility drives everything I do.

Through speaking, writing, training, private investigations, consulting, leadership development, and the Team Unconquerable movement, my goal is to equip ordinary people to do extraordinary things when it matters most. I want parents to recognize grooming behaviors before a child is harmed. I want educators to understand their responsibility as outcry witnesses. I want churches to create environments where abuse cannot hide. I want leaders to choose truth over reputation. I want men and women to develop the courage to confront evil rather than ignore it.

Most importantly, I want people to understand that protection is not someone else's responsibility. It belongs to all of us.

That is my mission. That is our mission. And that is why we fight.

OUR METHOD
My life's work can ultimately be summarized in three commitments.

Protect the Vulnerable.

Every child deserves a safe adult. Every victim deserves a voice. Every vulnerable person deserves someone willing to stand between them and harm.

Expose the Darkness.

Evil survives in secrecy. Predators depend on silence. Institutions fail when they choose reputation over truth. We must be willing to confront difficult realities and shine light into dark places.

Build Protectors.

The future will not be secured by spectators. It will be secured by prepared, courageous men and women who are willing to serve, lead, protect, and act when others cannot or will not.

I cannot change what happened to me.

But I can dedicate the rest of my life to ensuring fewer people have a story like mine to tell.

Today, I speak to schools, churches, law enforcement agencies, parents, educators, and community leaders across the country about child protection, institutional accountability, school safety, crisis leadership, faith, resilience, and the responsibility we all share to defend the vulnerable.

Together with my wife, Stephanie, I co-founded Team Unconquerable. Our mission is simple: to equip people to wage spiritual warfare, win physical battles, and live lives of courage, purpose, and service. Stephanie leads the spiritual development, discipleship, and wellness side of our mission. I lead the protection, preparedness, leadership, and warrior development efforts. Together, we are committed to helping others become unconquerable.

This mission extends beyond physical protection. Together with my wife Stephanie, we believe people must be equipped for both spiritual warfare and physical challenges. While I focus on protection, preparedness, leadership, and developing protectors, Stephanie leads the spiritual formation, discipleship, and faith development side of our mission. We believe lasting transformation happens when people are prepared to fight both the battles they can see and the battles they cannot. That belief became the foundation of Team Unconquerable.

We are building a movement dedicated to helping people live with courage, purpose, faith, resilience, and responsibility. We want to develop strong families, strong communities, strong leaders, and strong protectors. We want to help survivors find healing, equip leaders to lead with integrity, and challenge ordinary people to step forward when others step back.

Meet the man The New Yorker magazine dubbed "GOD'S COMIC".  In an 8-page article, The New Yorker magazine says that Brad’s “style is frantic, aggressive, and caustic, with echoes of Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, and George Carlin.”  His unique style, forged in the comedy clubs he performed in early in his career, features sarcasm, biting wit and intelligence.  With an energetic approach and no topics off-limits, he is the only comic that uses his Judeo/Christian worldview for social commentary and pointing out laughable faith-based everyday experiences.  This was unheard of 25 years ago in the Christian comedy genre, and still is to this day!

Dr. Kiran Dintyala is an internal medicine physician, practicing full time in San Diego, California. He is an author, speaker and stress-management expert. He holds a Master’s in Public Health (MPH), during which time he learnt his stress management skills. He is also a diplomate of American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine.

Every day he compassionately takes steps ‘to alleviate the suffering of his patients/clients and empower them to succeed in their lives through better usage of their own innate capabilities to be happy, peaceful, and content’.

His mission is to elevate the emotional well-being of the humanity, and thus increase the happiness index of the globe.

He strongly believes that with the simple principles and techniques he teaches, any one can become stress-free. He envisions and strives towards creating stress-free organizations, communities, and families across the United States and the rest of the world.

He believes a calm state of mind is essential for true success and happiness in life. He created the Stress Mastery Program and the P-E-T System for Stress-Free Living, to help people access ‘Calm in the Midst of Chaos.’ Some of the benefits of his teachings are:

1. Peaceful & joyful living
2. Work-life balance
3. Performance under pressure
4. Improved relationships at work & home
5. Relaxed & motivating work environment
6. Transforming organizational state of mind
7. Reduced absenteeism & presenteeism

A short version of my story

Many years ago, when I was in the spell of a perfect storm of stress in my life, I accidentally stumbled upon certain principles and techniques that saved my life. Those principles and techniques helped me calm down instantaneously and gave me the ability to take control of my life situation. That ability to calm down in the midst of chaos not only saved me from a dismal failure that threatened my career but also paved a path to the career of my dreams. The concepts I learnt over years through many life and death situations in my own life, I have put together as the P-E-T system for stress-free living. This easy to follow system melts away stress instantaneously. These principles and techniques work with mathematical accuracy!

Why am I doing this? Why did I choose this journey to create a stress-free revolution?

Having benefited from this system myself, now I am on a journey to help others because I know that stress is a relentless, silent killer. Having experienced extremes of stress in my own life, I

know how it feels to be in a situation that makes you feel desperate, hopeless, and miserable. When you are in deep distress you feel that nothing works for you. You feel as if everything is wrong in your life and there is no meaning to life. All the goals and dreams look futile. Yet, with experience I realized that no situation is hopeless and that there are obvious ways to emerge out of such situations successfully and find solutions to our problems. I am here to share what I know and be your guide to a peaceful, joyful, and productive living.

There is a need...a tremendous need to eliminate stress from our lives

Stress is recognized as a global epidemic by the United Nations. Stress management is corporate America’s greatest challenge in the 21stcentury. Families are falling apart because of stress. Individuals are losing focus in their lives and rapidly moving towards failure and depression. Yet, there is not enough preparedness to fight stress in our current society. There are obvious ways to overcome stress and live a peaceful and joyful life.

Start your stress-free journey today!

The P-E-T system I teach is simple but powerful. You will be amazed by its tremendous positive impact on you, both professionally and personally! You will find how to be happy at home and work. You fill find innovative ways to transform your organization and your family in a positive way. You don’t have to blindly agree with me. Experiment with this system. You will be pleasantly surprised! 

I am a mother and educator with over three decades of embodied experience across primary, secondary, and distance education in Australia and internationally. My work has spanned teaching, mentoring, lecturing, and leading learning communities grounded in connection, stewardship, and meaningful practice.

I’ve collaborated with communities and educators locally and globally to create learning experiences that honour wisdom, coherence, and the innate capacity within each individual to know, create, and evolve.

My impact has been recognised through multiple Excellence in Teaching awards, including the coveted the Australasian AADES Gold Award, and my creative ideas and processes has been shared on a global stage.

This podcast is a continuation of that exploration.

It is a space for those who sense there is another way.

• where learning is lived
• where connection and unity guide the process 
• where individuals emerge into their role as conscious creators

Here, I share perspectives, conversations, and lived insights that support emergence, clarity, and deeper self-connection anchored in both the natural way and expanded awareness.

My passion is to inspire living learning and a be a gentle catalyst of remembrance.

Join me on my journey if you too are a solution seeker.

About JoDee Neil (From her website Jodeeneil.com)

Some people choose the law. Others are chosen by it. For me, becoming a lawyer was something I knew deep in my bones from the time I was five years old.
And from the moment I first argued into a courtroom, I knew this was where I belonged – using my voice to stand up for people who needed someone in their corner. 
That sense of purpose remains with me to this day.

I grew up in Dallas, tagging along after my father, a board-certified family and criminal trial lawyer. He lived his life in and out of courtrooms, cowboy hat and boots on.  By the time I was thirteen, I was already helping out around the office. I soon learned the rhythms of a legal practice, and what it meant to stand beside someone when the system towered over them.

My career began in the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, where the trial court became my second home. On my second day, I conducted a Voir Dire, and soon I was trying more cases than anyone else in my division. That pace and intensity showed me I was exactly where I was meant to be – not just “Wild Bill’s daughter,” but a powerful trial lawyer in my own right.

It wasn’t long before I was assigned to the Crimes Against Children Division. At 27, I was the youngest prosecutor handling those cases. The cases were heartbreaking, and the emotional toll was heavy. But I learned how to shoulder it without losing compassion, and that shaped the lawyer I am today.

After several years, I left Dallas and moved to Singapore. But without the courtroom, I was adrift. I found work with an NGO focused on child trafficking and continued work that I began while seving as an Assistant DA–  my book, Outcry Witness. It would take me nearly twenty years to finish, but its seed took root during that period of loss and longing for meaningful legal work.

When I returned to Texas, now a mother of two young girls, my criminal trial experience still qualified me for serious felony defense appointments, but instead the civil firm where I worked assigned me to the opioid litigation where I represented counties against major pharmaceutical companies. That work became some of the most significant of my career, helping to bring billions of dollars in settlements into Texas.

Today, my practice looks different. I no longer measure my work in the number of trials I try or the settlements I secure. Instead, I focus on a niche that has always been at the heart of my calling: children. Whether it’s consulting on daycare and Montessori school cases, supporting families in conflict with CPS, or amplifying the voices of young people in systems that rarely hear them, my goal is the same as it was when I stood beside those survivors years ago – to make sure kids are seen, heard, and protected.

As a lawyer, I know the power of standing in a courtroom and telling a child, “You are brave. You are believed.”

My mission now is broader than individual cases. I believe that protecting children is the key to advancing humanity itself. A society that ignores its young cannot expect to thrive. Too often, parents, institutions, and even legal systems lose sight of that simple truth. My work is about bringing us back to it.

I started this journey in my father’s office, but after decades of trials, tears, victories, betrayals, and countless hours spent listening to the stories of children, I understand why I felt called so young. The law has always been about protecting the most vulnerable. That is the purpose I was given, and it is the purpose I carry forward.

Monica Holman Evans is the Executive Director of the DC Board of Elections (BOE) and previously served as its Senior Policy Advisor. She is the Chief Election Official and oversees elections operations within the District of Columbia. As the Senior Policy Advisor she provided direct oversight over the Voter Education and Outreach, and Election Worker Divisions. 

Before joining BOE, she was a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist with the Administration of Children and Families (ACF), a division of Health and Human Services. As a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist and Grants Officer with ACF, she served as a technical advisor while supervising mandatory grant administration of ACF Formula, Entitlement and Block Grants. The mandatory grants portfolio included over 40 programs that totaled over $42 billion. 

Ms. Evans worked at the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) where she served as the Director of Grants Management. She provided oversight responsibilities for the Office of Grants Management and Payments. She worked with EAC officials and grant recipients to encourage sound program administration and to enforce program and financial compliance with the provisions of the Help America Vote Act, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, EAC policies, and recipient agreements and plans. She frequently provided information and reports to members of Congress and was responsible for audit resolution and drafting advisory opinions. 

Ms. Evans worked as a Program Counsel at Legal Services Corporation, an agency dedicated to ensuring legal services for low-income individuals. Additionally, Ms. Evans served as the Deputy Director of AmeriCorps, a national service program that oversees programming in the areas of health, human needs, education, the environment, and public safety. 

Ms. Evans earned a BA from the University of Virginia and a JD from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

Nada Nasserdeen is the Founder and CEO of Rise Up For You, a global leader in soft skills and leadership development. As a 2x #1 Best-Selling Author of Rise Up For You and Emotional Intelligence: The Path to Fulfillment, Influence, and Lasting Success, she continues to inspire transformation with her highly anticipated third book launching this year, Self-Confidence: How to Overcome the “I’m Not Enough” Mindset. A dynamic 2x TEDx speaker and global keynote presenter, Nada has shared the stage with renowned leaders such as Sharon Lechter, Adam Grant, Tony Robbins, John Assaraf, Bill Walsh, and David Meltzer, speaking to audiences across the U.S., Canada, the Middle East, Europe, and South Africa. Through Rise Up For You, Nada has worked with Fortune 5 companies, leading tech and pharmaceutical giants, growing enterprises, and educational institutions, impacting professionals in over 50 countries. At the heart of this impact is the Rise Power Up Method™—a proprietary, four-step framework for personal and professional transformation that has earned her organization a 95% client renewal rate. 

Nada is also the creator of the Rise Power Up Certification, empowering coaches and professionals to implement her proven methodology without having to build content from scratch. Her influence has been featured across major platforms including Apple TV, Bloomberg, Canada’s Global TV, Radio Canada, and Amazon Prime TV. She is one of the few female co-hosts on the groundbreaking talk show Office Hours, where she interviews world-class athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs. 

In 2023, her contributions were recognized in a monumental way—with her leadership and impact showcased on a Times Square billboard in New York City. Beyond the spotlight, Nada’s heart remains rooted in service. Her philanthropic work with underprivileged youth, including teaching soft skills to incarcerated teens, earned her the OC Sheriff’s Award. Above all, Nada is a proud wife and stepmother to three beautiful children under the age of ten, finding joy and purpose in both her personal and professional life.

Alan Steinfeld has been the host and producer of the New Realities television show for the past 15 years for Time/Warner television in New York City. In that time he has produced over 2000 interview programs with the leading-edge thinkers, scientists, artists, paradigm shifters and religious leaders from around the world.

From the obscure to the well known, Alan has traveled the world in pursuit of truth, esoteric knowledge, and ancient wisdom. Some of his most well known guests include Deepak Chopra, John Gray, John Anthony West and Ram Dass.

In addition to New Realities he is a writer, producer, director, photographer and acupuncturist.

Alan is the author of the book, Careers in Alternative Medicine, published by Rosen Publishing, now in its third edition.

Alan is a licensed acupuncturist with a Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe. He also studied with Jeffery Yuen, who is the lineage holder of 88 generations of Jade Purity school of Taoism.

Alan is the Director of the narrative film "Never Wear A Dead Man's Shoes" which is about modern Jewish superstitions. Alan has produced documentaries in India (on spiritual leaders), in Egypt (on ancient temples along the Nile), in Santa Fe (on the healing arts), and in Los Angeles (on dolphin intelligence). He has also directed many non-narratives, which are currently circulating at U.S. and International film festivals, and co-authored the play, Quintessence, a multi media extravaganza that merges the worlds of science, spirituality and art, recently performed at for the Oregon council of the Arts and originally sponsored by the New York State Council of the Arts.

He calls himself a Gnostic, an Aquarian and a historical alchemist. He is a compulsive seeker and an adept of what the ancients called The Great Work. He has a Bachelor of Arts the State University of New York in Buffalo. He loves to travel, but calls Manhattan his home base.

Native Coloradoan.  Married (husban retired teacher/coach, now a corporate trainer) with 3 grown kids and 9 grandchildren. I love food, fashion, family and football!

22 Years in Network Marketing:  14 years building my own business.  I built a very large success NMW business and ranked up high in the company;  and 8 years on the corporate side teaching & coaching people to do what I am passionate about - building their independent businesses.

Passionate and dynamic sales executive with extensive sales and training experience, both in corporate management and in the field. Brings a 22 year history of award-winning results, a proven track record for developing leaders, exceeding sales, and recruiting goals. Solution-oriented, high energy, and strategic thinking with a focus on executing and delivering results with an innovative and modern approach. Excellent communication skills, superior team building capabilities and a creative change agent.

My specialties include: Public Speaking, Sales, Sales Strategy & Execution, Sales Management, Sales Analysis, Sales Force Development, Leadership Development, Sale/Recruiting/Onboarding, New Business Development, Communications and Training Development.

ABOUT ME:

I am a trusted leader and coach, providing tools to empower leaders to become their best. I believe in coaching because it works. I am a people person! I love people! My goal is to equip and empower business leaders to become profitable and successful in their business while having great joy in doing so.

I believe in teamwork and collaborative thinking. I have been described as a motivational, inspiring coach and with the right amount of “kick in the pants”. I believe in on-the-ground, in-the-field, face-to-face work to stay relevant and up to date.

I believe in mastering the fundamentals of business growth while seeking cutting edge approaches and tools. I am a change agent, and have results in assisting leaders in shifting and growing.

I care about the people I have the honor of working with and believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. I believe that we are 2 people…the person we are today and the person we are becoming!

With a distinguished focus on sports medicine and injury prevention, my role at Lexington Medical Center involves advancing patient health through expert podiatric surgery and personalized care. I am the principal investigator of Protect Our Players (POP), a research initiative focused on identifying lower extremity injury risk factors in female soccer players. Our pilot study—presented at the 2025 FIFA Isokinetic Conference—evaluated cleat design, playing surface, strength and conditioning, and menstrual cycle tracking. A larger, multi-site study is launching this year to expand these findings and drive evidence-based change in women’s sports. In addition to my clinical and research work, I contribute medical content to U.S. Soccer’s Recognize to Recover program and provide educational resources on injury prevention for athletes, coaches, and medical professionals. I also serve as a public speaker and educator for both international and grassroots teams, with a focus on empowering communities through safe sport. As the USA Ambassador for Spirit of Football E.V., I advocate for social inclusion and global connection through soccer—merging my medical expertise with cultural exchange and community engagement.

Right now, humanity is standing at a fascinating crossroads. Governments are talking openly about UFOs. Military footage has gone public. Pilots, intelligence officers, scientists, and experiencers around the world are stepping forward. And the deeper the conversation goes, the more mysterious it becomes. Because it may not simply be about spacecraft in the sky. It may be about consciousness itself. About reality. About who and what we are. Right now, we’re diving into one of the most fascinating cases in UFO history, the Rendlesham Forest incident, often called Britain’s Roswell. And as my guest discovered while investigating the site, the phenomena surrounding Rendlesham may go far beyond extraterrestrials. My guest tonight is filmmaker, musician, UFO researcher, and fearless truth-seeker Mark Christopher Lee. His new documentary journeys deep into the mystery of Rendlesham Forest and asks a provocative question: What if the phenomenon is not just watching us… but interacting with us?