Authors

GARY MCLOUGHLIN is an artist, designer, writer, musician and worship director. He and his wife Judith grew up in Country Armagh in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1996, settling in Atlanta Georgia where they established a food and travel company called The Shamrock and Peach. Together they worked on two Irish food

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

TIM NORRIS is a journalist and a runner. With an MA in Journalism from the University of Oregon, he wrote feature stories for more than 40 years for various newspapers including the Omaha World-Herald, Rochester NY Times-Union and the Milwaukee Journal. He previously worked as a PR director for the Utah Symphony Orchestra and Publications

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

ANDY PHILLIPS is a contributing writer at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is also a motivational speaker who speaks to a variety of audiences about the importance of character, perseverance, going after your goals, and the ability to view losses as lessons. He is a former 2x Division-1 Football Captain and played as