In a word, Dave Pelzer embodies Esprit: Spirit, Humor & Wit. As a child, his resilience, enabled him to overcome extreme life-threatening obstacles. As an adult, Dave’s inspirational work has encouraged countless organizations and millions of individuals to recommit their efforts and remain steadfast to their convictions and personal growth.

Dave has experienced a truly adventurous extraordinary life. At age 12, Dave was rescued and placed in a series of foster homes until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 18.

As a member of the armed forces, Dave was hand-picked to midair refuel the then highly secretive SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Stealth Fighter. While serving on active duty and maintaining a rigorous flight schedule, Dave made time to give of himself. In 1990, Dave was the recipient of the JC Penney Golden Rule Award, making him the California Volunteer of the Year.

Some of Dave’s distinctive accomplishments have been recognized through several prestigious awards, as well as personal commendations from four U.S. Presidents. In 1993, Dave was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans. He joins a distinguished group including: John F. Kennedy, Walt Disney, and Elvis Presley. In 1994, Dave was the only American to be honored as The Outstanding Young Persons of the World. In 1996, he carried the coveted centennial flame for the Olympic Games. In 2005, Dave was the recipient of the National Jefferson Award, which is considered the Pulitzer Prize of public service. Other alumni of this award include Colin Powell, Sandra Day O’Connor, Robert De Niro, and Oprah Winfrey.

Not known to the general public, from 2006 – 2010, while at extreme risk plus using his own time and expense, Dave spent weeks at a time visiting the troops in the Middle East and South West Asia, providing counseling and comedic presentations to embedded troops.

When not on the road speaking, performing radio presentations, and podcasts, Dave served his community as a volunteer Fire Captain in two separate districts fighting explosive fires and floods. For his efforts, Dave was twice selected as Volunteer Firefighter of the Year.

Dave is the author of nine inspirational books. Dave’s first book, A Child Called “It” was on the New York Times Best Sellers List for a record setting 6 years. His books were on the same Best Sellers List for well over 12 years. Dave was the first author to have four # 1 International Best Sellers and to have four books simultaneously on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

Dave is a living testament of a self-made man. Dave’s unique and intriguing outlook on life, coupled with his comedic wit and sense of humor entertain and encourage all of us to deeply commit to overcome any challenge. Dave has literally dedicated his life to helping others...to help themselves.

Amina Mohamed, Founder, is a visionary making a huge impact. Since founding her Canadian charity, Cameras For Girls, in 2018, Amina has empowered 89 young women across East Africa through their year-long, 4-phase curriculum covering photography, camera operation, ethical storytelling, and business-building skills. Her programs have now impacted over 1,000 women and expansion is in the future!

Amina equips these young women with tools like a camera to keep and much-needed skills to secure paid work in the male-dominated media space. In addition to this primary program, she has provided free online training to countless African women, helping them develop their storytelling abilities to share their voices with the world. Amina is also a fervent advocate for ethical storytelling, aiming to move beyond colonial mindsets.

Recently, she spoke at the Vital Voices Global Leadership Summit and has been featured in media across Canada and the U.S., including Vogue. Her work champions gender equality to amplify women's voices across Africa by encouraging authentic storytelling practices. With her recent Estée Lauder Beautiful Forces grant, she plans to expand her impact in Uganda by skilling former students to become paid trainers with Cameras For Girls, further building sustainability into the overall programming.

Born and raised in sunny Southern California, Brian Castleforte, a.k.a. Castleforte, has always been driven by a passion for creativity and storytelling. “As a kid, I was constantly drawing, building, and imagining—creativity was my way of connecting with the world,” he recalls. That passion evolved into a career spanning over 30 years as a Motionographer and animator, working with top brands like Nike, Marvel, and Sony on a variety of projects, from TV show packages to film titles.

Brian is also a pioneer in the paper toy movement, with two published books, Papertoy Monsters and Papertoy Glowbots, inspiring creators of all ages. His professional portfolio, Castleforte.com, showcases his extensive work in motion graphics and design, while his platform CreatableMe.com empowers and inspires families to live more mindful and creative lives.

Currently, Brian serves as the Creative Director for Huemains, a global motion design collective. Separately, he is developing NiceBunny, an original animated series that reflects his vision for combining storytelling, creativity, and compassion. His YouTube channel, Mindful Creative Life, continues his mission to help others live more mindful, creative lives. He has also recently started his journey as a mindful creativity coach, helping individuals unlock their creative potential through mindfulness and intentional living.

Brian sums up his journey simply: “I want to inspire people to see creativity as a way of life. Whether through art, design, or simply being present in the moment, we all have the ability to shape our reality.”

Folk-rock indie music artist Keri Edwards, with her soulful powerhouse vocals, is having a second coming of age. Fresh-faced in a new season of post-military family life, she is just now fully embracing her music again.

A woman of passion and reflection, with a fierce independent streak, she is at the same time a true romantic at heart. Wearing her heart on her sleeve, she isn’t afraid to speak her truth —whether she is whole or broken. Keri is an entertainer who comes alive on stage, eager to sing and share her stories for her audience. With her guitar in hand, her powerful belt, and lyrics in her heart, she’ll laugh and sometimes cry as she invites you into her world of life, love, passion, and inspiration.

Not a newcomer to music, she put a career in Nashville with some notable early achievements on hold to raise a family. Her list of industry achievements include publishing successes with single song contracts for four songs, three of which were recorded in Nashville by the late actress/singer Robin Griggs, a production deal offer from a Nashville based minor record label in 2001, being a special guest in attendance at Alan Jackson’s platinum celebration for When Somebody Loves You,and opening for the band Lone Star at the American Music Theater with her father Stu Huggens. She released two faith based projects during her time as a military spouse: Me and Jesus (LP) and Be Still (EP). During that time, she was recognized as an advanced songwriter in NSAI’s (Nashville Songwriters’ Association International) Dayton and Cincinnati, OH chapters and was invited to participate in an official capacity as a panelist on their Advanced Critique Panel.

Since her return to music full time, she’s been twice nominated for a Central Pennsylvania Music Award.  She’s released seven singles in two years and is currently working on an album. One of those songs, I See You, earned her a nomination for a Hollywood Independent Music Award, and three others have been featured in independent film projects:

Releasing You in the short film by the same title (Filmmaker Elena Shelton)

Fall For You in the movie Letters to Freedom (Filmmaker Joshua Williams)

Only Way Out in the movie All Wounds (Filmmaker Catherine Vouvray)

Keri’s music can streamed and/or downloaded on all of the major streaming platforms, and can also be heard on a handful of independent radio stations including:

Music to Dance to Radio (https://www.m2d2radio.com)

My Rural Radio (https://www.myruralradio.net)

Sandcastle Radio (https://sandcastleradio.org)

Everyone is talking about using the quantum world for
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Wendy Kennedy is a prominent channel and spiritual teacher. She has used her gifts and abilities to communicate with higher dimensional beings for the past 30 years, assisting others in recognizing and releasing their patterns and limiting beliefs to create the foundation for a life filled with greater health, abundance, love, and joy. In addition to bringing through the wisdom of her guides, Wendy also utilizes the Language of Light and Galactic Light Codes (the written form of the Language of Light) to aid others in aligning to higher frequencies and tapping into their innate power. Wendy lectures and channels throughout the U.S. and internationally. She was one of the six channels featured in the movie and book, Tuning in: Spirit Channelers in America. She is a featured guest on Gaia TV series Interview with Extra Dimensionals, Open Minds with Regina Meredith, and Into the Vortex with Jimmy Church. Her work can also be found in the book, The Great Human Potential: Walking in One's Own Light, which is available in seven languages.

Thomas Winterton is the Superintendent of Skinwalker Ranch, overseeing the maintenance of the property, its facilities and equipment, as well as overseeing ranching activities and assisting in investigations. A native of Utah, and a successful entrepreneur and business leader in the area, Thomas’ unique background and experience give him an in-depth insight into the UFO phenomena at Skinwalker Ranch and the surrounding area—especially his own incredible experiences that have taken place there. We are going to take a deep dive into the unknown world of UFOs, UAPs, portals, aliens, and all things paranormal. 

As the first grandchild and niece in a large Italian family, Carrie was showered with a lot of love, experienced some serious craziness and enjoyed a great deal of wonderful pasta, most often created by her favorite person - her grandmother. 

After graduating college with a Degree in Biology, she worked for NASA as a Microbiologist, until her idealism was damaged by experiencing government waste up close and very personal, as the saying goes. 

After earning a master’s degree in education, she taught 8 to 18-year-olds in both public and private schools, before moving to Panama, where she taught Creativity and Art to 18 to 80-year-olds. 

Additionally, as a former massage therapist and construction business co-owner, she has been strongly service-oriented in her communities. 

Training as a Transformational Seminar Leader exposed her to many new perspectives, including the awareness and expansion of consciousness which has been her prime focus to this day.  

About 6 years ago, Carrie became critically aware of Embodying Personal Sovereignty as a way to be in conflict-free and mutually supportive relationships. 

And, for the last 3 years, she has been sharing her education, tools and personal experiences, on Divine Personal Sovereignty, in two legacy humanitarian organizations and in Our PlayPlace Community on Telegram. 

Carrie can be reached at: DivinePersonalSovereignty@proton.me

And you are warmly invited to join Our PlayPlace Community from the link below: 

Telegram Room Name: “Inspired by Q: Our PlayPlace!”

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Cellist
They say all first novels are part memoir, and indeed I did grow up in Belleville, New Jersey, my family did spend our summers on Cape Cod, and I had a marvelous cello teacher who very much resembled Alphius Metcalf. It took me a long time to write WATER MUSIC; in some ways, my whole life.  

Growing up with parents who were both musicians, I set out, with a little goading from my father, to be the best cellist I could be.  In fact, I was lucky to have had a number of remarkable teachers: Orlando Cole, revered cellist and pedagogue, who saw enough early promise in me to accept me to his class at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where I received my Bachelor of Music degree. It was an incredible break for an unsophisticated girl from New Jersey. I remember him and his generous sense of decency and gentlemanly kindness with great affection and gratitude.

My luck continued when I spent two years studying in Germany in the Master Class of the renowned Italian cellist, Antonio Janigro. Since then I’ve spent my musical career with the Minnesota Orchestra, where I met and married the handsome fourth horn player. And where my formidable colleagues, incredibly, only get better and better and better.

I’ve spent my summers with the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming, renewing ties with musician friends from around the world (and catching up on industry gossip). There, over the years, I also learned the pleasures of backpacking. I came to fancy myself a mycologist, but in truth I’ve become so rusty that I now limit myself to store-bought and the occasional Morel foraged on a really good day.

Author
The first book I truly fell in love with was Blue Willow by Doris Gates. I must have been in grammar school. I believe that the beloved china plate in that book finds its echo in WATER MUSIC. A college boyfriend got me reading The Lord of the Rings, which I uncharacteristically found bewitching, and T.S. Eliot, which I tried with only marginal success to memorize. Around that time I discovered The Lives and Times of Archy and Mehitabel by Don Marquis. And Mahler’s Tenth. Yes. Eclectic.

My own writing life snuck up on me. It first manifested as a journal after my daughter was born. She tolerated my reading to her for a charitably long time, but she put her foot down when I suggested Watership Down, which by then she was perfectly capable of reading herself. Two of my favorites from her early days: Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger and A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams.

Books I’ve loved as an adult…way too many to name. But The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy made a huge impression on me. And A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. I used to go on kicks: John Gardner, Wallace Stegner, Steinbeck, the ancient Greece novels by Mary Renault. Now the stack grows higher and higher.

Pet peeve: incorrect direct object pronouns. In fact my friends would call me a grammar nerd, but I still get lay and lie wrong.

Growing up, I was a cat person. But I’ve learned to love dogs—even the naughty ones, maybe especially the naughty ones.

All in all, I look for the rhythms and sounds of music echoed in language and aspire to transpose some of that into my writing.  

Developing learning as a superpower is a critical skill for college students! Doug Schmidt is a firm believer in the power of self-leadership. He advocates for personal discovery and the idea that obstacles can be powerful teachers. They form the foundation of Doug’s approach to life and work, driving a passion for helping others unlock their potential. His belief in self-leadership will motivate and inspire you on your personal and professional growth journey. With an MBA in Marketing and a BS in Finance, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in personal growth, business, sales, and marketing.
 

Christopher Lee Maher is a former Navy SEAL who endured intense amounts of physical, mental, and emotional stress as a child and during and after his military career. He has taught himself how to free his energy, body, mind and emotions from pain by developing the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of being. Christopher studied Traditional Chinese Medical Practices at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and at Yo San University, then continued his studies at The Universal Healing Tao System. He is a student of Grand Master Mantak Chia at the Universal Tao Master School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is currently pursuing his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Kelley’s love for God and family are her highest priorities. But not too far behind…follows her passion for writing, coffee, reading, and anything chocolate. Kelley’s life has been filled with ups and downs. Instead of focusing on her struggles, she used these experiences to fuel her writing. Kelley wants to help anyone else who feels alone through her guided journals.

Dr Paul Harrison is a Senior Lecturer and the Unit Chair of Consumer Behaviour
in the Department of Marketing in Deakin Business School. Paul's research is
focused on emotional and rational behaviour, and how our biology and the
environment interact to influence the way we make decisions. His work has been
published in a wide range of international journals and conference proceedings
and has informed policy and business practice in Australia and
internationally.

Paul is a director of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) and the
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), a member of VicHealth's Social Marketing
Expert Panel and a member of the Essential Services Commission's Consumer
Insights Panel. Paul is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors.

He is currently working on international research projects with Yale
University in the US, The Open University in the UK, and Universita Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore in Italy. Paul also appears in the media discussing marketing
and consumer issues and writes op. eds. for a range of newspapers and online
sites including The Conversation.

Prior to joining academia, Paul was CEO of an international dance company,
Padma Menon Dance Theatre, an administrator at the Melbourne Theatre Company
and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a principal baritone with the Victoria State
Opera, and a Federal public servant working in the area of analytics, human
resource management and recruitment.

Doreen Molloy is the author of Proof Positive – Metaphysical Wisdom, and has a private practice in Union City, New Jersey as a psychic medium. Doreen also teaches workshops on Psychic Development, Mediumship Development, Introduction to Tarot and Beginner's Astrology.

Some of her abilities include clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, psychometry, remote viewing and channeling.

Doreen was lab certified through the University of Arizona's VERITAS Research Program, under the direction of Dr. Gary E. Schwartz, author of The Afterlife Experiments and The Truth About Medium.

Doreen participated as a test subject in mediumship communication and survival of consciousness studies from 2003 to 2008.

Since 2008, Doreen has been participating in mediumship research at the Windbridge Institute in Tucson, Arizona.

She is a Level 5 Windbridge Certified Research Medium [WCRM] and serves on the Medium’s Advisory Board.

Doreen also serves on the Medium’s Advisory Board for the Forever Family Foundation in Oceanside, NY and volunteers her time to assist the Foundation whenever possible.

The goal of the Forever Family Foundation is to further the understanding of Afterlife Science through research & education while providing support and healing for people in grief.

In addition her psychic insight, Doreen is also licensed by the Grief Recovery Intitute of California and is listed as a certified Grief Recovery ® Specialist.

The Grief Recovery Method ® is primarily an educational [or re-educational] experience based on the fact that most of us were never taught effective tools for dealing with grief. Through these workshops, participants are able to recover and move on with their lives in a positive and productive way.

Doreen Molloy has worked within all of the following areas:

Psychic Reader  &  Spiritual Medium
Licensed Grief Recovery Specialist
Proficient in the art of the Tarot
Lab Certified Research Medium
Metaphysical Teacher
Business Consultant
Radio Show Host
Columnist
Lecturer
Author

"Red Carpet to Real Stories: How Amy and Nancy Harrington Empower 
Women".

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE UP TO IN THE WORLD??? 
JOIN ME AS I INTERVIEW TWO POWERFUL AND HEART-CENTRED WOMEN and hear their story of rising from tragedy to triumph: 

My Guests are: Sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington, who founded The Passionistas Project out of a deep desire to empower 
women around the world. 

Both co-founders walked away from high profile jobs in Hollywood to work together. Amy was previously the Vice President of Post Production and visual effects for all feature films at Warner Bros., working on movies like the "Harry Potter", "Matrix" and "Batman" franchises. 

Nancy left the ad agency where she created Academy Award campaigns for Miramax. Now  Amy and Nancy shine a light on the positive stories of self-identified women and non-binary people through their media company.

They have conducted over 1600 interviews including red carpet events and more than 65 one-on-one histories for The Interviews for the Television Academy Foundation with pop culture icons like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, Laverne Cox, Carol Burnett, and many others. They also have produced interviews for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including a sit-down with Mick Jagger. Amy and Nancy founded the Passionistas Project in 2018 and through their podcast, online sisterhood and Power of Passionistas Summit, they strive to inspire women to follow their passions and join forces in the fight for equality for all. 

 

Four time IMC and RMA award-winning vocalist / songwriter, Thomas Claxton, performs over 200 shows per year, spanning the United States and abroad. The classically-trained (first tenor) vocalist performs solo or with his bands, “Thomas Claxton & The Myth” and “Sonic Temple” in his hometown of Savannah, GA or nationwide with “Thomas Claxton & The Seventh Realm All-Star Band”.

Through his career, Thomas has performed and/or recorded with numerous industry-recognized performers such as:

• Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night)

• Leland Sklar (Grammy Award-winnerJames Taylor, Jackson Browne)

• Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & Thr Heartbreakers, Duran Duran)

• Will Lee (Paul Shaffer & The CBS Orchestra on David Letterman)

• Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Tina Turner)

• Eddie Martinez (Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer)

• “The Fretless Monster” Tony Franklin (The Firm, Whitesnake, Blue Murder)

• Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

• Jonathan Mover (Grammy Award-winner, Joe Satriani)

• Mario Cipollina (Grammy Award-winner, Huey Lewis and The News)

• “Kidd Funkadelic” Michael Hampton (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic, Grammy “Lifetime Achivement” Award winner)

• Will Calhoun (Grammy Award-winner, Living Colour)

• Kenny Olson (Founding Guitarist of Kid Rock)

• Bernie Williams (New York Yankees)

• Bernard Purdie (Aretha Franklin, James Brown)

• Phil Hilborne (Brian May, Les Paul, Nicko McBrain, “We Will Rock You” London musical)

• Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Toto)

• Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros)

• Doug Wimbish (Living Colour)

• Corey Glover (Living Colour)

• Larry Mitchell (Grammy Award-winning Guitarist, Tracy Chapman)

• Jeff Babko (Keyboardist and Arranger of Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Chosen by internationally circulated, “Rockwell UnScene Magazine”, as their “Best Male Vocalist” (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Thomas has performed in every style venue ranging from arenas and theatres to major clubs and is also an experienced Event Promoter, Coordinator, and Vocal Coach. He has been featured by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, NAMM “Oral History Program”, South Magazine, and The NAMM Foundation’s

“Talking Up Music Education”.

As an Event Promoter and Producer, he’s worked closely with Industry leaders and organizations such as NAMM and others, and is also the Founder and Promoter for the “Me, Myself, & Us” Concert Series which has featured such performers as Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan), “The Immediate Family”, Elliot Easton (The Cars), Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty), Tony Franklin (The Firm), Carmine Rojas (David Bowie), and many more. The Series also supports charities such as “Hope For Justice” which rescues women and children who are victims of Human Trafficking. The MMU Concert Series is currently partnered with The “Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music” at Georgia Southern University and the Special Guests of The Series take time to speak during classes with Music Industry students, offering advice and discussions to assist in furthering their careers in the industry.

Scott Page is a musician, technologist, entrepreneur. He is widely recognized in rock circles as the saxophonist / guitarist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Toto.

Today Page is an active participant in the Web3 ecosystem. A blockchain evangelist who’s involved in various crypto ventures and co-founder of Loot8 a decentralized experience platform focused on the relationship economy. He is an active speaker in the space, often describing a world beneficially influenced by decentralized technology that drives the power back to the people.

Page also co-founded 7th Level, Inc., an award-winning CD-ROM game and educational software company. At 7th Level he co-produced and co-directed Tuneland, the world’s first interactive musical cartoon starring Howie Mandel, as well as the globally lauded Monty Python interactive series. Page also served as an instrumental developer of QD7, an interactive multimedia joint venture between Quincy Jones, David Salzman, and 7th level.

In addition, Page co-founded social media and collaborative communications enterprise, New Media Broadcasting Company, whose clients include, Will Smith, Monty Python, Toto, and the Institute for Systems Biology.

Page frequently serves as a guest lecturer and panelist at numerous new media conferences and university symposia. He was also a featured guest mentor on over 150 of the weekly syndicated radio show Business Rockstars, hosted by Ken Rutkowski.

Kurt Schlichter is a writer and commentator who has been a freelance writer since 1984. He currently serves as a senior columnist for Townhall.com. He has also frequently written for various publications on political, cultural, and military issues.

Besides his writing career, Schlichter has been a trial lawyer and partner at Schlichter & Shonack, LLP since December 1994.

Furthermore, Schlichter has served the Army National Guard for over 27 years as an Army colonel. He was an Infantry/Cavalry officer for the United States Army and California Army National Guard. As an Army officer, Schlichter commanded a cavalry recon squadron and served in the Gulf War and Kosovo. He retired from the Army in early 2015.

Additionally, he is an author. He has written several dystopian conservative action novels and non-fiction books, including ‘I Am a Liberal’ (2012), ‘Conservative Insurgency’ (2014), ‘People’s Republic’ (2016), ‘Indian Country’ (2017), ‘Wildfire’ (2018), ‘Militant Normals’ (2018), and ‘Collapse’ (2019), ‘Crisis’ (2020), and ‘The 21 Biggest Lies About Donald Trump (And You)’ (2020).

Age & Early Bio
Kurt Schlichter was born on 24 December 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His age is 57 years as of 2021. Schlichter moved to San Mateo, California, with his family at age six. Schlichter became inclined to conservative political ideology at a very young age.

He says conservative values make more sense to him. Schlichter grew up as a proponent of free speech, a militant right-winger, and a military supporter.

In 1987, he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in communications and political science from the University of California San Diego. During his college years, Schlichter served as an editor for California Review, the conservative student paper, and a regular columnist in The Koala, the satirical comedy college paper.

Schlichter also has a Juris Doctor degree, which he earned from Loyola Law School in 1994. Later, he received a master’s degree in strategic studies from The United States Army War College in 2011.

‘People’s Republic’
‘People’s Republic’ is Schlichter’s debut novel published on 16 September 2016. According to goodreads.com, it is a funny, frightening, and action-packed thriller novel that takes the contemporary world’s news and forecasts about the future of America. The fictional novel discusses the consequences of America’s growing political and cultural divisions that split the United States apart.

Several authors, television, and media personalities have provided outstanding reviews on Schlicher’s ‘People’s Republic.’ Jim Geraghty of National Review calls it “a surreal, fast-paced journey through a dramatically different America but less than a generation away. … Violent, imaginative, full of mordant humor and dark, gritty details, you won’t want to live in this People’s Republic…but you’ll feel a chill as you wonder how different our real future will be.”

Similarly, columnist David Limbaugh describes his novel as “a thought-provoking action thriller set against the backdrop of a shattered America.”

Furthermore, Fox News contributor and author Katie Pavlich says, “They say conservatives are terrible story tellers, but Kurt Schlichter destroys that stereotype in his new novel People’s Republic and issues a dire warning about the future of America.”

Paul Hynek is a Wharton MBA and professor of finance and cryptocurrency at Pepperdine University. He has been involved with Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, and numerous other movies and games before selling a visual effects firm to James Cameron. He is the son of J. Allen Hynek and wants to help experiencers of all kinds demonstrate the reality of their encounters. 

Bill started his career early working his way through Texas Tech as a photographer and writer for
the local newspaper and working in the campus radio and television stations while getting a BA and MA in
broadcasting and journalism. As a graduate student he also taught photojournalism, public speaking, and
broadcasting history.

After graduating he went to the University of Texas at Austin as director of both a four-city
instructional television network and the university’s four channel instructional television system. While
there he also taught graduate level TV courses and worked on a doctorate in mass communications.
From Austin, Bill moved to Ohio where he accepted a position at Bowling Green State
University’s new television station to become their Director of Instructional Television and Special
Projects.

Bill then moved to Washington, DC where he started his own communications consulting firm.
His clients included trade associations, corporations, and many government agencies including the Army
and Navy, the Postal Service, the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development,
the White House, and the Secret Service. He was also asked to take a one-year contract as FEMA’s first
Director of News and Information when that agency was first created. Some of the many events he was
involved with included Three-Mile Island, Mt. St. Helens, and the Cuban Refugee Boatlift. While in
Washington he was elected national president of the Independent Media Producers’ Association and, as
a registered lobbyist, helped get several laws passed to help independent producers.

In addition to his professional work, while in Washington Bill was asked to take a part-time
position at the University of Maryland teaching Advanced Television News Production.
After 20 years in Washington, Bill decided to change careers and move back to Ohio as a
Registered Investment Advisor to give his two young daughters the chance to grow up around friends and
relatives … a chance that he never had growing up in a military family and moving often enough for him
to have attended 14 different schools before graduating.

Now he’s publishing a series of books entitled 20 Years of Internet Humor … and Some Other
Interesting Things based upon decades of sending out a “Thought for the Day” through the internet.