JOSH HAYES

Josh Hayes is an illustrator and art director with more than twenty years experience in the worlds of entertainment, media, advertising, and marketing. He is the founder of Stormship, an award winning Boston based print and multi-media design studio.His illustrations have appeared in various magazines, annual reports and national ad campaigns. As an art director and creative consultant he has worked with: Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia/TriStar, IBM, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and many others. Through joint ventures with various production companies and ad agencies he has helped develop promotional projects and media launches for the syndicated releases of the television series Mad About You, the Nanny, ER and Friends as well as promos for Fox Football, the X-Files and various Disney projects.

As an LA based storyboard artist, Josh shares a close working relationship with many of the top directors in the industry having worked with the likes of: Gore Verbinski, Barry Levinson, Sydney Pollack, Rob Reiner, Kinka Usher, Michael Bay, Kevin Smith, Joe Pytka, Kathryn Bigelow, Simon West, Lasse Hallstrom, Scott Hicks, Christine Jeffs, Francios Girard, Janusz Kaminski, Peter Chelsom, Tommy Schlamme, and Paris Barclay. Over the past fifteen years he’s storyboarded more than 3,000 commercials including dozens for Super Bowl spots for clients such as: Apple, McDonald’s, Intel, Budweiser, Audi, Coca Cola, Nike, Lexus, MasterCard, Heineken, Jack In The Box, Pepsi Max, GE and American Express. Josh is also active in network television, having boarded various episodes of the series: Heroes, Chuck, Ghost Whisperer, ER, Close To Home, Clubhouse, The Bernie Mac Show, The West Wing, The X-Files, Vengeance Unlimited, Saving Grace, as well as two full seasons of Lois and Clark, The New Adventure of Superman. He has also worked on J.J Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer pilots. His feature film credits include: Elavator Men, Rango, Feast, Alex and Emma, Slow Burn, Cats & Dogs, Kiss the Girls and Hush. He has also boarded several award winning independent short films and even an opening segment for the 2000 Academy Awards.

Josh is a coauthor of the feature-length screenplays Strangers & Undertakers and Chicago Moon. He has directed commercials as part of a male/female directing team with Riad Galayini. He co-produced and directed the short film, Spin This, and also co-produced the short film Crossing. He is currently developing the graphic novel Gnarg for the web with cartoonist Michael Brennan, and is writing and illustrating his own children’s book The Best Lemonade In The Universe.

A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Josh holds a BA in illustration with minor concentrations in both marketing and filmmaking. He also studied filmmaking at Emerson College, the American Film Institute, and the International Film & Video Workshops in Rockport, Maine.

If you would like to learn more about Josh, and his tips, techniques and philosophies on storyboarding, he is featured in the book Storyboards, Motion in Art (3rd Edition), by Mark Simon.

TREVOR GREEN

Spirited, deep, and thought provoking are just a few words to describe the artist known as Trevor Green. His music is something fresh and distinctly new, yet is deeply woven in the spiritual fabric of our ancient ancestors. Surrounded by 5 guitars, 3 didgeridoos, an array of percussion instruments and decorated of symbolic ancestral nature, Green’s stage appears to be a musical playground not for the faint of heart. As a powerful advocate of Native American voice, he was adopted into a Navajo family and will often be graced by the power of Native American grass dancers who will take to the stage creating a mystical and captivating experience.

On the heels of Green’s recent EP ‘Collide,’ comes the latest and most anticipated of his musical offerings. ‘Voice of the Wind,’ Green’s 5th studio album, is a captivating sonic journey exposing the foundational fabric from which his inspiration is born. Traveling the depths of emotion and musical experience, ‘Voice of the Wind’ brings the listener into the haunting mystical realms of songs like “Rainbow Medicine,” to the foot stomping grooves of “Let it Go” and into the celebratory experience of the songs like “Red Road” and the title track “Voice of the Wind.” This record is a culmination of Trevor’s music and spiritual experiences to date and expresses the willingness to invite each listener into his personal journey as a reflection of their own.

“I follow the music where it leads me. Through this process I find the music always comes from an honest place and that is most important in receiving the songs when they come through.” What deepens the music is Trevor’s ability to connect with his audience. Threading together sing-able and uplifting melodies, dynamic instrumentation, heart pounding rhythms and the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo, with his spontaneous improvisational ability, Green’s performance is a one man powerhouse with universal appeal that seems to come from the ground up. With his honest delivery and ability to extricate the music from a deep place of truth, he leads his audience through vast landscapes of sound, weaving together a magnetic and spellbinding performance.

Through Green’s devotion to bring forward the messages of our ancestors and connect deeply with culture, he recently launched a successful crowdfunding campaign that sent him, his wife, two young children and the son of his adopted Navajo brother on a two month journey into the heart of Australia to discover the roots of the aboriginal culture and the story behind the didgeridoo (yidaki), which has been such a fundamental part of the sound scape of his music.

Performing 25 shows across the region and meeting with various wisdom keepers from the indigenous aboriginal cultures, this would prove to be yet another life altering journey of deep magnitude. In seeking a deeper understanding and connection to didgeridoo, he was lead to a far deeper connection with the aboriginal community of Northeast Arnhem Land where he and his family were adopted into the Galpu clan. Given the name “North Wind” by elder Djalu Gurruwiwi, Trevor brings the blessing back to North America where he offers his fifth studio album ‘Voice of the Wind.’

CHRIS WISE

Entrepreneur, Visionary, Information Architect

Chris is inspired to create the fullest experience of freedom in life possible. “I didn’t want a boss to tell me what to do, I didn’t want a business that kept me in the office or tied to one physical location. So I created a life that allows for my greatest self-expression and experience of freedom.”

At the age of 12, Chris started his first business sharpening chainsaw chains. At 16 he founded his first technology company Wise Enterprises. Chris dropped out of college and left behind a full scholarship, to pursue the expansion of this company. It paid off, as the growth of this company created him a millionaire for the first time at the age of 21. “College isn’t for everyone and definitely not necessary for success.”

Chris Wise has been influenced and mentored by some of the top minds in the world including Tony Robbins, Steven Covey and Michael Gerber. He has co-authored three books and a movie with key business and personal development leaders Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, and Bob Proctor.

As a mastermind of system structure and design, Chris has a genius ability to bring order from chaos in the most complex of business environments. He has always been fascinated by the design and structure of information.

Specialties:

Information Architect, Business Metrics, System Structure and Design, Information Organization, Business Process Engineering, Business Strategy, Sales and Marketing Strategies, Sales and Marketing Automation, Organizational Integrity and Performance Improvement, Building a Virtual Company, Laptop Lifestyle, Having Fun.

“When asked what motivates her, Cecilia thoughtfully answers …

“When words are not enough,

music goes deep into the soul

and can transform

a seemingly hopeless situation.

Why can’t we all just get along?

We’re from One family called humanity.

Isn’t that enough?”

Endorsed by the

United Nations and the

M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence,

Cecilia St. King is a charismatic

Peace Troubadour

who performs original songs

with positive spiritual messages.

Translating her esoteric studies of

The Ageless Wisdom Teachings into song,

she wraps captivating vocals around Philosophy.

Blending American roots music, that merges rock, BLUES, folk,

spirituals and just a hint of Jazz, her concerts offer a

powerful antidote to turmoil in our current times.

As a Peace Troubadour, Cecilia

has brought sheer joy to audiences in

America, Europe, Japan and New Zealand.

If any artist is able to bring people together, it will be

Ms. St. King when she sings the following words

from her “World Anthem,”

Peace On Earth

“How do you feel at night?

Do you wish for Peace?

Do you feel alright?

We’re really not that different,

don’t you think?

We all seek to find love.

We all need to have hope.”

Cecilia is no stranger to adversity.

Six months after running from the fall of

The World Trade Center,

she was diagnosed with cancer in her throat.

She spent time healing in a monastery in New Zealand

and turned her tragedy into triumph

by being a voice for Peace.

She is genuinely a warm, nurturing spirit

who easily connects with her audience to deliver

inspirational lyrics, and beautiful vocals.

You will laugh, you will cry, but most importantly

you will be left feeling a sense of HOPE.

See her solo or with a band, you are sure to be inspired

and no doubt leave wanting more.

Cecilia was the Keynote Musician for:

* The United Nations Culture of Peace Week

* The Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence Conference

* The National Peace Academy’s

Peacebuildoing Peacelearning Intensive

* The North East Regional Dept. of Peace Conference in RI.

* Binghamton University – NVC Conference

As well as reaching out to Spiritual communities

Cecilia is continuing to enjoy a presence on the stage of

world politics.

She sang for Presidential candidates Dennis Kucinich

and Howard Dean’s presidential campaign.

She also opened a speech for Dean on the Eve of the seminal

Democratic National Convention that

introduced Barack Obama.

Other performances throughout her career include;

* The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY

* Great Waters Music Festival, NH

* The Strawberry Festival in Beacon, NY with Pete Seeger

* The Pre-Parliament of World Religion

*NYC September Concerts

* NYC The Vigil for International Peace in Central Park

*Make Music NY

NYC’s

* The BackFENCE

* The BitterEND

* Kenny’s Castaways

Nashville’s;

* Bluebird Café

* 12th and Porter

* 3rd and Lindsey

* Boulder’s Rock N’ Soul

* The Left Bank Café LR Concert

* Ashland, OR

* Nevada CITY, CA

* GRASS Valley, CA

* Los Angeles, CA

* Berkeley, CA

clubs, schools, prisons, festivals, churches,

senior centers, coffee houses and regional house concerts.

Cecilia was awarded as an Ambassador for Peace

through the Universal Peace Federation

because of her work as a humanitarian.

Steelers Takeaways 

Player Flashbacks through the Decades

This book approaches the Steelers organization and players in a way no other book has – spanning across seven decades of Steelers players, the book is comprised of personal and on-field stories. Author, Ron Lippock has conducted over 400 interviews with former Steelers – from those that played in the 50’s, through ones that have just recently retired. 

These stories and memories are amassed not only from the household names like L.C. Greenwood, Donnie Shell, Antwaan Randle El, Rocky Bleier, and Tommie Maddox, but also from the hundreds of players who fought just to make the practice squad. Their contributions and struggles, successes and failures, all helped to define the Steelers as an organization just as much as the many Hall of Famers. 

These players discuss the adversity they faced – the physical impact of the game, the stress of making and keeping one’s position on the team, mentoring younger players even as they sought to take their roster spot, moving from team to team, and more. 

Players reveal the humor behind the game and how it affected them – from the jokes teammates played on one another in the locker rooms, meeting rooms, and hotels, to the on-field pranks and antics fans are otherwise not privy to.

About the Author

Ron Lippock is the Publisher of the Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin, a daily newsletter that covers Pittsburgh sports new. Over the five-plus years of publishing the newsletter, Lippock has interviewed hundreds of former Pittsburgh athletes, coaches, media, artists, and more, focusing on their more personal experiences and insights. In his day job he is a media executive with experience in traditional print publications and new media. He holds a Master’s degree in publishing from NYU, backed up by 20+ years of industry experience. Ron currently resides in Washington, D.C.

I’m Cory Michelle Johnson, Certified Access Consciousness Facilitator, radio show host, best-selling author, world renowned public speaker, sought after Life Strategist and Universal Movement Creator with business, money, unicorns, bodies and relationships.

Just over 5 years ago that was me above and through the exploration of the tools of Access Consciousness my debt load of $150,000 dissipated, I wake magically happy, knowing that I can create anything for my life.

I’ve been empowering people and businesses for just over 15 years, optimizing happiness and creating the most juicy, desirous life for those who will choose it. With intuitive laser facilitation, I waste no time in getting to the root of any issue. The tools, methods and techniques I use are fast, effective and they work.

Dr Hook™ Starring Dennis Locorriere - The Timeless World Tour

Dr Hook was an internationally recognizable household name throughout the 70’s and 80’s and in many territories throughout the world; it retains that standing to this day. 

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show did its farewell tour with Dennis on vocals in the late 80’s but it was just the beginning of what he has since accomplished in his long and colourful career. Locorriere penned songs have been recorded and performed by artists such as Helen Reddy, Lou Rawls, BJ Thomas, Olivia Newton-John, Southside Johnny, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. As a solo artist, Locorriere has played at countless prestigious venues (Festival Hall Melbourne, Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, Liverpool Philharmonic) and festivals including the UK’s Glastonbury and has released 3 critically acclaimed albums.

Not for 30 years have the massive hits of Dr Hook been sung and played live by a band worthy of that title … until now.

Following the success of the Universal release Dr Hook Timeless (Executive Producer, Dennis Locorriere in the UK, New Zealand and Australia,  Dennis Locorriere, who, from the very beginnings of Dr Hook to the height of their success, was the unmistakable voice of the band’s biggest hits and best loved songs, such as Sylvia's Mother, Cover Of Rolling Stone, Only 16, A Little Bit More, If Not You, Sharing The Night Together, Better Love Next Time, Sexy Eyes, When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Years From Now and many more, is touring the world with an incredibly talented band of musicians and singers, playing all of the hits. 

This is something that has not done since his Dr Hook Farewell Tour in 1985. 

In fact, never before have these songs been recreated live to sound just as they did when they were originally recorded in the famous Nashville and Muscle Shoals studios with some of the best session musicians in the world.

Possessing one of the most recognizable voices in popular music, Dennis Locorriere and the band have already performed sell out shows in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK and will be bringing this unique experience to the rest of the world.

 Dennis says “I know that people love the Dr Hook sound on those original recordings and that's what we're bringing back to them, just the way they remember it and want to hear it performed live”.

Dr Hook™ Starring Dennis Locorriere - The Timeless World Tour, is the show Dr Hook fans have been waiting for.

Also visit the band on … Facebook: at www.facebook.com/DrHookOfficial

Or on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DrHookOfficial

Kitten Rescue was founded in the spring of 1997 and has grown to become one of the largest and most respected animal welfare groups in Los Angeles. We are a non-profit, totally volunteer run organization devoted to finding loving new homes for unwanted cats and kittens. Kitten Rescue volunteers place approximately 1,000 cats and kittens into new homes every year. Since its inception, Kitten Rescue has rescued and placed over 10,000 cats into loving homes.

In March 2006, Kitten Rescue realized one of its long-standing dreams when it acquired its very own private, no-kill shelter in Los Angeles. The Kitten Rescue Sanctuary is a shelter and boarding facility that can house up to 150 cats. The Sanctuary has a full-time staff as well as numerous volunteers who provide care, love and socialization for the cats housed there. Ciela was rescued from the streets with her 3 siblings and adopted into loving homes.

The majority of Kitten Rescue's animals live in volunteer foster homes until they are adopted. Our volunteers care for orphaned or abandoned kittens that need to be bottle fed, moms with litters, cats that need socialization and sick and injured animals. Kitten Rescue takes care of all of its rescued cats' medical needs, and prior to adoption, every cat is spayed/neutered, tested for leukemia and FIV, vaccinated, dewormed, treated for fleas and microchipped.

We also offer education and assistance to the public regarding all aspects of responsible pet ownership, care of kittens and cats, the importance of spaying and neutering, and the proper maintenance and care of feral cat colonies. During "kitten season", volunteers teach bottle feeding classes for people who want to care for unweaned kittens. Kitten Rescue also distributes City of Los Angeles spay/neuter coupons to members of the public.

Kitten Rescue's goal is to help Los Angeles become a no-kill city.