Authors

JENNIFER STRONG MCCONACHIE is an ultrarunner, mountaineer, marathon swimmer, distance paddler, and multisport athlete. An Outward Bound graduate, she is also a Fellow in the Royal Geographical Society and member of The Explorers Club. She trains for mountain ascents around the world, including several of the Seven Summits. She has a degree in Journalism, Mass

JOSEPH MCCONKEY, MS, is a running coach and exercise physiologist, specializing in deducing and correcting causative factors to repetitive motion injury. He has worked with the full spectrum of running athletes, from first-time runners, to marathoners around the world, to Olympic athletes at the elite high altitude training camps of Ethiopia and Kenya. He has

JUDITH MCLOUGHLIN is an Irish chef and owner of a gourmet food business in Georgia called The Shamrock and Peach since 2009. Specializing in Irish cuisine, Judith has created her own unique food fusion by blending the techniques of her homeland with the newfound flavors of the South. Growing up in County Armagh in Northern

BRIAN D. MOLITOR is Chief Executive Officer of Molitor International, an award-winning company with over thirty-five years of experience providing consulting, training, and coaching services worldwide. His company has helped hundreds of organizations transform their cultures, including those in healthcare, business, government, education, and nonprofits. National and international audiences recognize Brian as an expert who

MARIO NATARELLI is the Managing Partner at MBLM in New York and an established marketing leader to executives and their companies. Over the past 20 years, Mario has helped companies of every size and type, working across the globe to transform, align and manage their brands to deliver growth and value. Prior to MBLM, Mario

PAOLA PALESTINI, PH.D. is a biochemistry professor at the Medical School of the University Milano-Bicocca, Italy. She is the coordinator of the Masters in Nutrition and Applied Dietetic programs in addition to teaching in many degree courses including medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, nutrition, and neurology. Recently, Paola has been actively involved in the promotion of the

NANCY PEATE writes and speaks about wellness and how to live one’s best life despite chronic illness. After working as a software technical writer, she returned to the classroom to get a master’s degree in Library Science. A research librarian by profession, research topics of most interest include resilience and chronic illness, particularly Parkinson’s disease.

JOHN PENDERGRASS is an eye surgeon, decorated Vietnam veteran, and six-time IRONMAN® triathlon competitor. A native Mississippian, he graduated from Delta State College and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Mississippi. Pendergrass is the first person over 60 to ever compete in six IRONMAN triathlons on six continents, which served as