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Calley Means is the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables tax-free spending on food and exercise. We are working to enable tax-free spending for Athletic Greens, Daily Harvest, CrossFit, 24 Hour Fitness, Momentous and many other health and wellness companies. He is also the co-author with his sister of of Good Energy, which is coming out next year and available for pre-order Earlier in his career, he was a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now exposing practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust. In the past year, he's met with 50 members of Congress and Presidential candidates advocating policies to combat the corruption of the pharma and food industries Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.

4-Term Congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is a veteran with three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa. She has served in uniform more than 21 years, is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve commanding the 440th Civil Affairs Battalion, and leads her non-profit organization “We Must Protect.” Tulsi first served in elected office in the Hawaii State House of Representatives when she was 21 years old. Due to the attacks on 9/11, she enlisted in the Army National Guard. In 2004, she gave up an easy re-election campaign and volunteered to deploy to Iraq with the 29th Brigade Combat Team where she served in a medical unit. After returning home in 2006, Tulsi worked in the U.S. Senate as a legislative aide to the late Senator Danny Akaka, who was Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. She then volunteered for a second Middle East deployment as a Platoon Leader. Having experienced firsthand the true cost of war, Tulsi ran for United States Congress at age 31, vowing to honor the lives and sacrifice of her brothers and sisters in uniform. She prevailed in a difficult election and went on to serve in Congress for eight years as a member of the Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs Committees. Foregoing a run for reelection to Congress in 2020, she ran for president in the Democratic Party. In October 2022, Tulsi announced she was leaving the Democrat Party. She puts country before party and approaches every issue, domestic and foreign, based on ensuring the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. Tulsi Gabbard’s first book, For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind, will be released in April 2024.

Matthew Hussey is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and coach specializing in confidence and relational intelligence. His YouTube channel is number one in the world for love life advice, with over half a billion views. He writes a weekly newsletter and is the host of the podcast Love Life With Matthew Hus­sey. Matthew provides monthly coaching to the members of his private community at LoveLifeClub.com. Over the past fifteen years, his proven approach has inspired millions through authentic, insightful, and practical advice that not only enables them to find love but also feel confident and in control of their own happiness.

Kimbal Musk, co-founder of The Kitchen and Big Green, discusses the importance of empowering the next generation to build a healthier future. Topics include spirituality, drone shows, creating meaningful experiences through art, fostering connections without technology, parenting, team dynamics, regenerative farming, culinary skills, and the ethics of autonomous driving.

Darryl has given seminars around the world for 40 years on the subject of metaphysics via Bashar Communications, Inc. which is owned and operated by April Rochelle. Over 20 books, based on his seminars, have been published in the United States and Japan, with more books on the way. Recordings and additional information can be found at www.bashar.org. In addition to his speaking career, Darryl has over 35 years of experience in miniature effects, storyboards, sets and designs on three Star Trek films, Iron Man, The Aviator, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End, I Robot, Live Free or Die Hard, and Flags of our Fathers among several others. Darryl has made three films as writer-director-producer. The first, called "Dearly Departed," is a fictional documentary shot as if the crew took a camera into the afterlife and interviewed the spirits of people who've passed on to get their insights on life after death. The second film, a unique documentary called “First Contact,” explores how channeling works and the potential impact of ET contact on our society. The third film, “Alienated” is a sci-fi romance distributed internationally by Indie Rights Movies on Amazon, Vimeo, and Tubi TV among other platforms. In addition to writing scripts, Darryl has written two published sci-fi novels in an ongoing series called “Shards of a Shattered Mirror,” available at darrylanka.com. Darryl is presently running Boggled Escape Rooms and developing a number of other entertainment projects along with his wife and co-producer, Erica Jordan.

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emerita of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting, a company focused on educating individuals, clinicians and businesses/institutions on the impact of narcissistic personality styles. She received her BA from the University of Connecticut, and her MA and Ph.D. from UCLA, and completed her clinical training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. She is an author of multiple books including It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People (February 2024), Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist, and "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility. Dr. Durvasula is a faculty member for the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, and a consulting editor for the journal Behavioral Medicine, and her academic research was focused on the impact of personality and personality disorders on health and behavior. She has spoken widely on the impact of narcissism on mental health, relationships and the workplace. She also operates a popular YouTube channel and podcast (Navigating Narcissism). Dr. Durvasula has also developed an educational and certification program for clinicians working with clients experiencing the fallout of narcissistic relationships.

Bessel van der Kolk, pioneer in trauma treatment, discusses innovative therapies like neurofeedback, psychedelics, and yoga. He explores trauma's impact on development and memory, advocating for personalized mental health care and the importance of social support in healing. The chapter also touches on the challenges of researching psychedelics for therapeutic purposes.

Simon Sinek, an unshakeable optimist, discusses topics such as the importance of knowing oneself, balancing leadership and followership, the difficulty of being honest, the power of asking for help, starting over vs. fixing issues, balancing personal and professional life, and the power of empathy and understanding.

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, Dichotomy of Leadership, host of the top-rated Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer, leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor. Jocko spent 20 years in the SEAL Teams, starting as an enlisted SEAL and rising through the ranks to become a SEAL officer. As commander of SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser during the battle of Ramadi, he orchestrated SEAL operations that helped the “Ready First” Brigade of the U.S. Army’s First Armored Division bring stability to the violent, war-torn city. Task Unit Bruiser became the most highly decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. Jocko Willink returned from Iraq to serve as Officer-in-Charge of training for all West Coast SEAL Teams. There, he spearheaded the development of leadership training and personally instructed and mentored the next generation of SEAL leaders who have continued to perform with great success on the battlefield. Jocko Willink is the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and numerous other personal and unit awards. Upon retiring from the Navy, Jocko Willink co-founded Echelon Front, a premier leadership consulting company, where he teaches the leadership principles he learned on the battlefield to help others lead and win. Jocko also authored the Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual, a New York Times Bestseller, Leadership Strategies and Tactics, Final Spin, and the best-selling Way of the Warrior Kid children’s book series.

Karen Anderson is an esteemed author and award-winning animal communicator and pet loss specialist known for her heartwarming and insightful books that explore the afterlife of animals and the profound connections we share with our beloved pets. Karen has written three best-selling books documenting her journey from deputy sheriff to psychic, including the newly released book, The Pet I Can't Forget, along with her first two books The Amazing Afterlife of Animals and Hear All Creatures. Karen established herself as a trusted voice in the realm of animal spirituality. Her books are filled with actual messages from departed pets drawn from sessions she conducted over the past 26 years. She also offers a pet loss app, free training, animal communication courses, and established a non-profit animal sanctuary providing a final refuge for the pets no one else wants. The elderly, special needs, and abandoned companion animals have a forever home at Karen's sanctuary and proceeds from her books and courses benefit the animals.