Dr. Tim Bono is a faculty member in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis where his teaching and research focus on positive psychology and college student development. His work has been featured in a number of national media outlets including NBC News, CNN, Fast Company, and the Associated Press. Over the last decade, thousands of students have taken his popular courses on the Psychology of Young Adulthood and the Science of Happiness. He summarizes the research from those courses, along with how his students have put that information into practice in their own lives, in his book, Happiness 101: Simple Secrets to Smart Living & Well-Being. 

Michelle Routhenstein is a thought leader and expert in heart disease management and prevention. Globally, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death. However, research shows that 80% of heart disease is preventable through nutrition and lifestyle change. Michelle’s mission is to reduce this burden. Michelle has a thriving nutrition counseling and consulting private practice, where she helps clients optimize their heart health. She utilizes science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine to yield high success rates and astonishing results. She helps reduce the risk of heart disease by counseling clients, delivering engaging speeches that empower others to take ownership of their health, and by leveraging her social media to increase awareness worldwide. She approaches nutrition through a dynamic perspective that tackles the underlying root causes of chronic disease to protect individuals' hearts for optimal longevity. She also is a Forbes Health advisory board member. Michelle is the author of the cookbook  titled:  The Truly Easy Heart-Healthy Cookbook: Fuss-Free, Flavorful, Low-Sodium Meals

When Mark was six, his mother took him into Manhattan every weekend for singing and ballet lessons. When he returned to school each Monday and showed his fellow Bronx classmates what he had learned, the class would gather around and beat him up. Mark’s mother smartened up and enrolled him in karate lessons, but those came to a halt when the karate teacher beat him up. When Mark was twelve, his parents took him to a nightclub. There, live on stage, was Rodney Dangerfield doing his act. At that moment, he knew the path he had to follow. Mark has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He has written for and guest-starred in Mad About You – starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt.  His new book is available where ever books are sold titled:  Why Not?: Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah