Luminaries

Marie Forleo

Marie Forleo (born December 7, 1975) is an American entrepreneur. She is a New York Times bestselling author for the advice books, Everything is Figureoutable and Make Every Man Want You. According to Harper's Bazaar, Forleo is a "self-made millionaire" that started her career "serving drinks, cleaning toilets, and waiting tables" as well as hip-hop dancing.

With nothing more than passion, a laptop and a dream, Marie Forleo created a digital empire that inspires millions. She’s the star of the award-winning show MarieTV, with over 47 million views, and the author of a new guide to high achievement that Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert says ‘will change lives’.

Named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation, Marie presents her award-winning online show, Marie TV and podcast to her 1.5 million fans around the world. She is the founder of B-School, a transformative online business school and she has mentored young business owners at the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship. MarieForleo.com is one of Forbes magazine’s Top 100 Websites for Entrepreneurs and her work has appeared in Inc. magazine, Women’s Health and Entrepreneur among others.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

An American astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.

Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.

Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.

From 1995 to 2005, Tyson wrote monthly essays in the "Universe" column for Natural History magazine, some of which were later published in his books Death by Black Hole (2007) and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (2017). During the same period, he wrote a monthly column in StarDate magazine, answering questions about the universe under the pen name "Merlin".

Material from the column appeared in his books Merlin's Tour of the Universe (1998) and Just Visiting This Planet (1998). Tyson served on a 2001 government commission on the future of the U.S. aerospace industry and on the 2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond commission. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in the same year. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the television show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS. Since 2009, Tyson has hosted the weekly podcast StarTalk. A spin-off, also called StarTalk, began airing on National Geographic in 2015. In 2014, he hosted the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a successor to Carl Sagan's 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences awarded Tyson the Public Welfare Medal in 2015 for his "extraordinary role in exciting the public about the wonders of science".

Melli O’Brien is a qualified meditation, mindfulness and yoga teacher specializing in teaching multi-day ‘immersion’ retreats. Known for her down-to-earth, engaging and authentic teaching style, she has supported thousands of people through her popular retreats and
courses.

Sharing the art of mindful living is Melli’s passion and purpose. Her passion for teaching mindfulness comes from her strong belief that anyone can build the kind of incredible inner transformation she has undergone when they know how.

Melli’s mission is to help people to have a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Anna Victoria is passionate about helping women change their life. It started with her own path, at first as a girl who knew almost nothing about nutrition or fitness.

When she embarked upon her journey, she started studying and researching everything about health and fitness. This was in 2012 when there were no fitness guides or apps like her Fit Body Guides or Fit Body App available. She simply researched every possible topic as
she went through her own fitness journey, looking at all sides of different scientific studies,personal stories, and of course her own experience. She became so fascinated in what she was learning because it was so opposite what she was raised living and knowing.

Since her journey did not begin because of her being upset with weight gain or body image,Anna is extremely passionate about helping women learn how to love themselves, from start to finish. You shouldn’t exercise or eat healthy because you hate your body – you
should exercise and eat healthy because you love your body. She is determined to demonstrate women everywhere how to fuel and nourish their bodies to get the results they deserve and look and feel their best.

This is what true beauty and true confidence is about – it’s about being healthy, happy,setting goals and achieving them. It’s about concentrating just as much on your physical well-being as your mental and emotional well-being.

James Altucher is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He has achieved the rank of chess master. Altucher is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book “Choose Yourself.” He has started 20 companies, 17 of which have failed. But he has learned a lot
during his journey.

James helps people who feel they are stuck—in a job they hate, in a house they can’t afford, in a life they don’t want, in their own depressed mind, anything.

Altucher interviews very inspiring people on his top-10 rated podcast, “The James Altucher Show.” He contributes articles to sites like The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, and Business Insider.

Everything that James does is in pursuit of his greatest mission: to help other people choose themselves, too.

Since he launched his top-10 rated podcast back in 2014, it has millions of listeners and has gotten nearly 40 million downloads.
On his podcast, James talks to some of the greatest Choose Yourselfers, innovators, and peak performers in the world, including Mark Cuban, Coolio, Arianna Huffington, and Peter Thiel.
He has talked to authors, artists, rappers, billionaires, drug dealers, astronauts—all who forged their own paths, found financial freedom, and harnessed the power to create meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Immy Lucas

Imogen Lucas, known on Instagram as Sustainably Vegan, is the creator of the YouTube channel Sustainably Vegan and environmental movement, The Low Impact Movement.

Low Impact Movement is an educational platform that helps people reduce personal waste and spreads awareness on the waste pandemic - believes 'consumers have more power than they think they do'.

Critiquing the complete demonization of plastic, and suggesting the focus should be shifted to single-use plastic, Lucas explores how having a perfectionist mentality with zero-waste can harm your mental health.

She often says: “Start small, I started with a coffee cup, that's the only thing I changed, and then suddenly now I pretty much live a zero waste lifestyle”.

Ramit Sethi is the author of the New York Times best-seller “I Will Teach You To Be Rich”.

Ramit is a financial guru to millions of readers in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Besides personal finance, the book talks about health, fitness and social psychology. He became a self-made millionaire at a young age thanks to his website (which he started as a Stanford undergraduate in 2004), book and personal finance courses.

Before, Ramit co-founded a Silicon Valley collaboration company called PBwiki, where he helped drive user acquisition of millions of users. Ramit graduated from Stanford, where he studied technology and psychology.

Brian Cox

Brian Cox is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He has worked primarily in the study of diffractive scattering at the H1 experiment at DESY in Hamburg, the D0 experiment at Fermilab, Chicago, and is currently a member of the ATLAS Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN. He was the co-spokesperson for the FP420 R&D project at CERN between 2004 and 2009.

He is active in the public and political promotion of science, and is known to the public for his documentary work on BBC television. He was a Royal Society University Research Fellow from 2005 – 2013, is a Fellow of The Institute of Physics, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and holds a British Association Honorary Fellowship. He received an OBE for services to science in 2010, the President’s Medal from the Institute of Physics in 2012 and the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize in 2012.

Brendon Burchard is globally known as the world’s leading high performance coach (according to both Success Magazine and Oprah.com). He is also one of the most-watched,quoted and followed personal development trainers in history. He is a Top 100 Most Followed Public Figure on Facebook and his videos have been viewed over 100 million
times. More than 2,000,000 students have finished his online courses and video series. For these achievements, Oprah.com named him “one of the most successful online trainers in history.” 

A #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 Amazon and #1 USA Today best-selling author, Brendon’s books are The Motivation Manifesto, The Charge, The Millionaire Messenger and Life’s Golden Ticket among others. His latest book, High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, debuted as a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and Amazon ranked it the Top 3 Best Business and Leadership Books of 2017.

Brendon is also the star and executive producer of the #1 self-help series on YouTube. His podcast, The Charged Life (now The Brendon Show), debuted at #1 on iTunes across all categories in multiple countries, and remained in the Top 10 in its category for over 100
weeks. His live webcasts go on setting records and have made tens of millions of dollars in sales.

Success Magazine named Brendon “one of the Top 25 Most Influential Leaders in Personal Growth and Achievement” along with Oprah, Joel Osteen, Arianna Huffington, Dave Ramsey, Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg. O, The Oprah Magazine calls Brendon “one of the most influential leaders in the field of personal growth.”

Larry King named him “one of the world’s most successful motivation and marketing trainers.”

Brendon was on the cover of SUCCESS Magazine in October 2017.

A popular conference speaker, Brendon has been on the stage with the Dalai Lama, Sir Richard Branson, Steve Forbes, Arianna Huffington, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Magic Johnson, Sylvester Stallone, and hundreds of luminaries and business leaders. His own
seminars, “Experts Academy” and “High Performance Academy,” keep on selling out to audiences from around the world. Entrepreneur magazine ranked his “Experts Academy” seminar as “one of the top 5 must-attends for all entrepreneurs.” 

Recognized as a worldwide authority on both human motivation and business marketing, Brendon was honoured with the Maharishi Award and sits on the Innovation Board at the XPRIZE Foundation. In 2017, he was on the cover of SUCCESS Magazine and also named a
member of Super Soul 100, Oprah Winfrey Network’s grouping of the most influential teachers of our time.

Abbey Sharp

Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), food writer and blogger, author, TV and radio personality, new mom, and the founder of Abbey’s Kitchen Inc.

Abbey has a BSc. in Applied Science for Food & Nutrition Studies, has completed an accredited dietetic internship, and is currently regulated as a registered dietitian by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She has also completed a number of continuing education culinary courses through George Brown College.

Abbey’s core philosophy is that a pleasurable relationship with food, your body and your self is the fundamental secret to good health. She has infused this outlook into Abbey’s Kitchen Inc., a multi-faceted food, nutrition and motherhood media brand and consulting company developed with the goal of celebrating the pleasurable eating experience. From delicious healthy recipes, digital video content, real mom truths and cheeky nutrition myth busting, the Abbey’s Kitchen blog and Youtube channel have become popular spaces for garnering buzz about nourishing food.

In December 2018, Abbey released her debut cookbook, The Mindful Glow Cookbook, published by Penguin Random House. This book was awarded the Taste Canada Gold Medal award in 2019 and has become a best-seller!

As a leader in the food and nutrition media sphere, Abbey also launched her own media school, Sharper Edge Media Training with a series of e-courses and small group trainings for dietitians and food bloggers looking to work in social and traditional media.
Most recently, she also launched the Millennial Mom’s Guide for Mindful Meal Planning, a Facebook community with over 1400 users for inspiring healthy meal planning ideas for their family.

Abbey has 10 years of experience working as a celebrity Spokesperson for dozens of popular food, health, mom and lifestyle brands such as General Mills, Quaker, Pampers, Jamieson Vitamins, Walmart, Kelloggs, Kitchen Aid and Starbucks – to name only a few.
She has regular editorial columns in Best Health Magazine, Healthline, Greatist, Self and Eating Well Magazine, among countless other print and online publications.

Abbey is an expert regular on Canada’s number one lifestyle program, The Marilyn Denis Show and has created an international presence with her appearance on Dr. Oz.

Sylvia Roberts

Sylvia comes from a career as a classically trained professional ballet dancer and began studying Pilates in 1994. During this time she worked extensively with the Royal New Zealand Ballet & Singapore’s premier dance company, Singapore Dance Theatre. Sylvia brings something special to her teaching: with knowledge, experience, and a unique level of body awareness honed from over twenty years of training and performing. Sylvia’s classes are innovative and fun whilst promoting alignment, balance and strength. Sylvia completed her government accredited Pilates teacher training with Pilates ITC (International Training Centre) in Sydney, Australia and she is now a Level 4 member of the Pilates Alliance Australasia.

Sylvia trains athletes and beginners alike: pro-footballers, dancers, mums, models…..in fact, her clients are drawn from all sectors of the community. She brings a positive spirit to every session and an enthusiasm for helping her clients reach their fitness goals.

Gunnar Peterson is a Beverly Hills-based personal trainer whose clients are celebrities, professional athletes, and everyday people. Gunnar is also the Los Angeles Lakers’ Director of Strength and Endurance. He is widely known for his expertise in functional training and his commitment to developing and implementing innovative fitness techniques. With over 28 years in the fitness industry, Gunnar’s dynamic approach, boundless energy and humor only add to the effectiveness of the experience his clients love. With a client list as diverse as his training tactics, Gunnar promotes strength training modalities that can be transferred from the gym to daily life, from training camp to championship game. He has worked with athletes from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, USTA, professional boxing and different NCAA
sports. Many film and television celebrities have also sought Gunnar’s guidance in preparing for roles and have stayed on to become year-round clients, making him a cornerstone of their fitness regimen.

Gunnar’s innovative approach and his devotion to pursuing and communicating only the most credible and effective fitness information have led to several corporate partnerships and business opportunities. Gunnar currently enjoys relationships with Propel/Gatorade, Adidas, SmartFit, MitoQ, Theragun and SleepScore Labs.

After piecing together countless gyms for clients over the years, in 2016 he officially started his Gunnar Gym Design company in order to bring his training style to life worldwide, as it is in his Beverly Hills gym. His residential as well as commercials gyms are well received in the US and abroad. In 2017 Gunnar partnered with the Dream Hotel Group and designed a Gunnar gym in their Hollywood location.

He is the developer of Core Secrets, a project done with the Gunthy-Renker Corporation, that is an 18 DVD fitness system featuring full-body and body-part specific workouts that concentrate on strengthening the core of the body. In the Spring of 2010, Gunnar released, in partnership with Giam and Shape magazine, the ‘Best Ever Hollywood Workout’ DVD. He published his first book, G-Force, in January 2005. Now out in paperback as The Workout, the book is about training, making it a part of your life, creating and keeping a positive mindset, as well as improvising to keep workouts effective and fun. Through his own fitness product development company, Outside Shot, Gunnar has built The Bottom Line™, a total body exercise machine, The RAC™, an accessory that incorporates weighted upper body
work with Spinning®, and Hoop Hands™, a basketball-specific resistance training aid.

Gunnar is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a graduate of Duke University. He is an editor and wrote a regular column for Muscle and Fitness magazine for over a decade, he is on the advisory board for Fitness magazine as well as
contributor to Clean Eating magazine. Gunnar is also regularly featured in Allure, Elle, In Style, In Touch, Us, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, and other magazines. His television
appearances include The Today Show, Fox & Friends, CNN, CNN Headline News, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Extra, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Lala’s Full Court Life, Revenge Body and numerous shows for E! and VH1.

Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield is a renowned American self-help books writer and a motivational speaker. He is best known for his self-help book series by the title Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Canfield studied at a high school at Linsly Military Institute in Wheeling. In 1966 he graduated in Chinese History from Harvard University and then in 1973 he earned Masters of Education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked a number of jobs before starting off his writing career. He worked as a psychotherapist, a workshop facilitator and a teacher. He is disciple of the Law of Attraction and the theories proposed in the film The Secret. He is an avid tennis player, skier, guitarist, runner and a reader. In 1978 he tied the knot with Georgia Lee Noble but later divorced and married Inga Marie Mahoney in 1999. His son Oran Canfield published his memoir, Long Past Stopping: A Memoir, in which he claimed to have a troubled childhood owing to his negligent father.

It began with an idea Canfield had in 1990 that he shared with Mark Victor Hansen to collect stories for a self-help book. Later this idea turned into a phenomenal series entitled, Chicken Soup for the Soul. In the span of three years they compiled sixty-eight stories. They were true inspirational stories about ordinary people. Most of these stories they had collected were from the group of people they gave motivational talks to. The first book was rejected by a major publisher but later accepted by a minor one. The instant success of the book had them write sequels. Subsequently those sequels had a specific target audience. For instance, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul comprises stories related to young adults and their persisting problems.

In Santa Barbara, Canfield initiated Self Esteem Seminars and in Culver City, California, The Foundation for Self Esteem. He established a training center Canfield Training Group. Moreover, he founded the Transformational Leadership Council, which was consisted of a panel of well-known authors, public speakers and leaders who were there to assist and motivate people. His seminars people on peak performance like Break Through to Success and he also coaches the amateur speakers on how to go about giving motivational talks in public.

In addition to motivational speaking councils and self-help books writing, Canfield made an appearance in a film The Secret which explored many theories in relation to individual success. The book version of the film by Rhonda Byrne introduced his theory on Law of Attraction. According to this theory “like attracts like” thus the kind of energy people emit they attract the same. Canfield adapts this principle in his own theory that can help people attain success in their personal and professional life. Furthermore, he made several media appearances on shows, such as NBC Nightly News and Good Morning America.

Besides motivational speaking, he has also published The Success Principles in 2005. The book features sixty-four principles that guarantee success in respective fields. He collaborated with Kent Healy in 2008 to produce its sequel The Success Principles for Teens. Some of his other works include, About Me: A Curriculum for a Developing Self (1971), Self-Esteem in the Classroom: A Curriculum Guide (1986) and Tapping Into Ultimate Success (2012). Jack Canfield has earned many prestigious awards including, American Booksellers Book of the Year (1995), Storytelling World award (1996) and Oprah’s Angel Network Award (1999).

Gina DeVee is a published author, accomplished speaker, podcast host, business coach and self-made multimillionaire entrepreneur. She has dedicated her career to helping women connect spiritually, start
profitable businesses, create wealth from a feminine perspective, and become highly visible so they can make a global impact.

Gina’s own journey from struggling psychotherapist (who lived at home with her parents) to globetrotting entrepreneur has led her to founding her multi-million dollar women’s empowerment company, Divine Living.

Her mission is to show women everywhere how to be Queen of their lives. “Within every woman lives a Queen,” Gina affirms, “And only from the position of Queen can you fulfill your purpose.” In becoming
Queen, no longer must women pretend to be anything other than brilliant, capable and fabulous. The world needs us to own our power, raise our standards, and contribute our talents like never before, and Gina DeVee is here to lead the way.

Her first book, The Audacity to be Queen, brings together over 20 years of experience in transforming women’s lives through the deep spiritual and feminine wisdom of Queenhood. With spectacular flair,
beautiful pearls of wisdom, and life-changing stories of unexpected triumph, Gina DeVee shares the steps, exercises, meditations, prayers and journal prompts to release all forms of self-doubt and self- sabotage so you can discover the best version of you.

Mimi and Alex Ikonn are serial entrepreneurs focusing on lifestyle businesses. What began as a $20,000 investment from a personal line of credit turned over the next 8 years into a premium beauty lifestyle company with 250,000+ customers in 165+ countries. Luxy Hair grew largely from social media and word of mouth including their YouTube channel which has 3.2+ million subscribers, half a billion views, and is one of the world’s biggest hair related channels. Luxy Hair is ranked in the top 2% of the best places to work in Canada. In
late 2018, they successfully exited from this business when it was acquired by Beauty Industry Group.

The Ikonns mission is to deliver value to the world and to build brands and products that people love.

Since leaving their first business, they continue their mission of delivering value to the world. They have another company now - Intelligent Change which created the mindfulness journal movement and created products like the Five Minute Journal which has sold 500,000+ copies around the world and Productivity Planner with over 100,000+ sold.

James Clear the author of the New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, which has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

The essential topic he explores through his work is, “How can we live better?” He wishes to find good ideas and make them actionable.
Clear is a speaker at major companies and events. He gives 1-2 speeches per month about habits and continuous improvement. His previous clients include Cisco, General Electric, Honda, Intel, LinkedIn, Lululemon, McKinsey & Company, Merrill Lynch, and many more.

Apart from that, Clear contributes to Against Malaria Foundation (AMF). Each year, he donates 5% of profit to their charity partner, Against Malaria Foundation. AMF provides nets to protect children, pregnant mothers, and families from mosquitos carrying malaria. It is
one of the most cost-effective ways to extend life and fulfills his bigger mission of helping others realize their full potential. To date, they have provided nets for over 35,000 people.

Sarah Britton is a Holistic Nutritionist. She has been releasing her plant based whole food recipes since 2007.

To obtain her accreditation, Sarah attended the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Toronto, Canada. IHN is a private college that offers an intensive 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time program based on a university-level curriculum with locations in Ontario and British
Columbia, Canada.

Students graduate with a diploma in Applied Holistic Nutrition and have earned the designation of Certified Nutritional Practitioner (CNP), with full qualification to receive the Registered Nutritional Consultant Practitioner (RNCP) and Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner (ROHP) designations.

Sarah says she really loved this school because of its highly diversified curriculum, and the education she received gave her a good springboard to continue in her own way. You do need to be certified to practice legally as a Certified Nutritional Practitioner (not a dietitian, as you may know).

Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American author and alternative-medicine advocate. A famous person in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best- known and wealthiest personalities in alternative medicine.

Chopra studied medicine in India before coming to the United States in 1970, where he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology. As a licensed physician, in 1980 he became chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital (NEMH).
In 1985, he met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and became involved in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement. Soon he resigned his position at NEMH to establish the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center. In 1993, Chopra gained a following after he was interviewed about his books on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He then left the TM movement to
become the executive director of Sharp HealthCare's Center for Mind-Body Medicine. In 1996, he co-founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

Chopra believes that a person can achieve "perfect health", a condition "that is free from disease, that never feels pain", and "that cannot age or die". Seeing the human body as undergirded by a "quantum mechanical body" composed not of matter but of energy and information, he thinks that "human aging is fluid and changeable; it can accelerate, slow
down, stop for a time, and even reverse itself," as determined by one's state of mind. He assures that his practices can also treat chronic disease.

Alexandra Elle is an author & wellness consultant living in Washington, DC. Writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling. Quarterly, Alex teaches workshops and retreats focused on helping others find their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is currently an author at Chronicle Books.

Alex is the author of numerous books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Neon Soul, and Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care.

She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast.

For the past 5 years, Alex has facilitated writing retreats and workshops domestically and globally. She is dedicated to building community through writing, storytelling, and self-care.

Alex is also passionate about hosting small group and team building workshops that aid in cultivating healthy communication & storytelling in and out of the workplace.

Kayla Itsines is recognised as one of the most influential trainers on the planet with a mission to help as many women as possible to reach their perfect level of fitness and to feel more confident and happy. Kayla has her Bikini Body Guides (BBG) and several best-selling books that aid women around the globe to make permanent and sustainable changes to both their mindset and lifestyle.

With more women joining daily, the BBG Community is a great source of extra support and encouragement throughout your fitness journey.

Dr. Beau B Hightower received the first of three Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology from the University of New Mexico. Subsequent Bachelor of Science degrees in Anatomy, followed by Health and Wellness were received. Dr. Hightower graduated with honors from
Parker University where he received his DC degree. His Sports Medicine Internship was finished in Bogota, Colombia where he worked with the country's Olympic athletes at the Coldeportes training facility.

Dr. Hightower is licensed by the New Mexico Medical Board. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from California University with a Masters degree in Exercise Sciences. He holds over 400 hours of post-doctoral education in physical rehabilitation and functional neurology and
received his second Doctorate degree in Naprapathic Medicine. He is currently pursuing a third doctoral degree. Dr Hightower has achieved the prestigious credential of Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management.
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Dr. Hightower has been named as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the Commission of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Continuing his post- graduate education, "Dr. H"has also been recognized by The National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Corrective Exercise Specialist. Besides, Dr. Hightower has completed his Functional Movement Screen education, and is a Certified FMS Instructor.

Dr. Hightower has successfully worked with NFL players, major league baseball players, national champion NCAA wrestlers, champion UFC fighters, Ironman triathletes, elite marathon runners, Olympic athletes, and IFBB professional bodybuilders. Elite-OSM is the
preferred provider for Jackson's MMA. He is a member of several “high IQ” organizations such as Mensa, Intertel, and the Top One Percent Society.

Dr. Hightower is a member of the University of New Mexico Alumni Letterman's Association.

He was a linebacker for the Lobos from 2003-2005. Dr. Hightower is the team doctor for Jackson/Winklejohn's MMA, and writes a national injury column for KNUXX, a website dedicated to the coverage of boxing and mixed martial arts. He is often sought for to treat
Hollywood's elite, and has previously treated actors and actresses on the film-sets of NBC's hit drama the Night Shift, as well as the set of Independence Day 2. Dr. Hightower has been
featured on the Discovery Channel, Fox Sports 1, Fox, Spike, ESPN Radio, UFC TV, and the Albuquerque Journal.

Dr. Hightower has served on multiple occasions at the Roundhouse in New Mexico, treating state senators and representatives and was recently appointed to the medical staff for USA Track and Field's National Indoor Championships. He also serves as a ringside doctor for the New Mexico Athletic Commission during combat sports and has been an ringside doctor for the UFC and Legacy FC.

He enjoys teaching and is currently a clinical instructor at Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine where he teaches doctoral students in manual medicine.​ Dr Hightower is the creator of Ortho-Therapy.

Iyanla Vanzant is one of the country’s most prominent writers and public speakers, and she’s among the most influential, socially engaged, and acclaimed spiritual life coaches of our time.

Dedicated to facilitating the growth and evolution of human consciousness, Iyanla’s work spans over three decades and includes 15 published books, six New York Times best-sellers (translated into 23 languages and with sales exceeding eight million copies), CDs, television, radio and stage performances.

A woman of passion, vision, and purpose, Iyanla embodies a no-nonsense approach in her message and teaching style. Outspoken, fiery, transparent, truthful, and wise, she is living testament to the value in life’s valleys and the power of acts of faith. On stage, as she tours the country, Iyanla uses humor and straight talk to deliver her consistent message of love, forgiveness and living your best life.

These days, Iyanla is the host and executive producer of the award-winning breakout hit “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” the No. 1 reality show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It is here that Iyanla goes behind closed doors and deep inside people’s lives to reveal emotionally riveting experiences where she applies spiritual principles to assist people achieve inner peace and healing by learning to “do the work.”

There is no better arena in which to experience Iyanla’s dynamic presence as teacher and spiritual guide than in one of her regular weekend retreats at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development. As Founder of Inner Visions World Wide, Iyanla is actively engaged in personal development courses and on-going training programs for spiritual life coaches, and ordained ministers.

Kati Morton, LMFT holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has a private practice in Santa Monica, CA.

Over the past few years, Kati has used social media to share mental health information worldwide through video. Her main specialties include working with individuals experiencing eating disorders and self-harming behaviors, although she addresses all topics related to mental health.

Kati is famous due to her YouTube channel which now has over 948 thousand subscribers, over 74.5 million views. In addition to her YouTube channel and strong presence on social media, she has been invited to KTLA’s morning news, Fox 11 Good Day LA morning show,
and was showcased in Europe’s highest circulated magazine, Glamour UK. She was also a 2019 Shorty Award finalist as well as a 2019 Streamy nominee. Kati’s first book, Are u ok?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health was published in December 2018.

Kati’s mission is to raise awareness about mental health. Her online community has grown to all major internet platforms, allowing her to answer mental health questions from her followers around the planet. She hopes by doing this, the global community can push for better services worldwide and eliminate the stigma associated with asking for help.