Authors

Henry Orenstein (1923-2021) was a philanthropist, inventor, entrepreneur, and holocaust survivor. After surviving World War II, much of it in various concentration camps, Orenstein became a toymaker who convinced Hasbro to start producing Transformers in the U.S. He held over 100 other patents, the best-known of which gave Orenstein the exclusive right in the United …Read More.

Irena Chalmers (1935-2020) wore many hats in the food industry. The author of more than forty books, she regularly contributed to such publications as The New York Times, Food & Wine, Gastronomica, Food Arts, and Nation’s Restaurant News. She was a founding member and past president of both the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d’Escoffier International, as …Read More.

James D. Wallace is a scholar of American literature at Boston College, where has been on the faculty since 1985. Since receiving his doctorate from Columbia, he has published on a wide array of topics in American literature culture. He has enjoyed the opportunity to write this biography together with his wife as a way …Read More.

James White is the consummate entrepreneur: At 23 years old he has been in business for over 11 years. White is the CEO of J & W Mechanical Fleet Services, the President of White Gold Corporation, and the Founder & CEO of Canam Credit Company.

Forty-six years ago, after graduating from Yale University Art School in 1964 (MFA), Janet Alling had a revelation that she would devote her career to expressing aesthetic statements through flowers. Her mission was to redefine flower painting as an important subject matter essential in the history of painting and in contemporary art. Painting first in …Read More.

Jeff Alt’s adventures have been featured on ESPN, Discoverychannel.com, CNN-Radio, the Hallmark Channel, the LA Times, USA Today, the Chicago Sun Times, in the AP and more. Alt is a celebrated author and a talented speaker. Alt’s book, A Walk for Sunshine, won the Gold in the 2009 “Book of the Year” awards sponsored by …Read More.

Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and bestselling author of more than 26 books. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family …Read More.

Jennifer Pharr Davis grew up in the North Carolina Mountains, where she developed a love for hiking at a young age.  At age twenty-one, Jennifer hiked the entire Appalachian Trail as a solo female and fell in love with long-distance backpacking. Since then, Jennifer has hiked more than 8,000 miles of trails in North America, including …Read More.

Jerome Want is a leading business change strategist, organization, and leadership team performance consultant with nearly thirty years of consulting and corporate experience. His clients have benefitted significantly from his expertise and experience in building high performing business organizations and leadership teams. He is the Managing Partner of Organization Strategies Intl. (osiconsulting.com). Previously he held …Read More.