Who we love
Writers. Artists. Coaches.
Professionals.
Amateurs.
Interesting people,
Fabulous things.
No particular order.
Know them.
maybe you’ll love them, too.
(you might hate them. some of them hate each other.
intensives don’t do things by halves. You have been warned)
Punkle Nix
Cassie Alexander
Author of Paranormal Romance.
(And other things.)
Saver of lives.
Patience of a saint, but like, a human saint.
She/her.
Plain-spoken. Brilliant.
Grace Edison
Sales, but Not Like That.
Fierce. Messy. Wild.
Kind, but not necessarily nice.
Frequently in trouble. (Usually the good kind.)
She/her.
Prefers sleeping in tents.
Dusti Arab
Marketing, but for real people.
Take no shit, nor prisoners.
She/her.
Loyal. Clear-visioned.
Looks great in a white suit.
Juggles everything–maybe a little too well.
Kimberly Shepherd
The teen whisperer.
Survives almost anything.
Fun, funny, real.
Loves dogs.
And her kid.
Wry humor about online dating.
Ira X
Bold activism in service of compassion.
Opinionated. Committed.
Extremely principled.
He/they.
Turning the world upside down.
Has seen some shit and has some vision.
CB Beal
Preemptive Radical Inclusion.
Funny to sweeten the truth.
Right in that gut-punch way.
Queer. Real.
They/them.
Giant heart.
More patience for bullshit than you think.
Has been known to do comedy storytelling.
email: justiceandpeaceconsulting
at gmail.
Gordon Atkinson
Writer.
Whiskey Guy.
Kind. Quiet. Deep.
Wrote a blog back when anonymity was a thing.
That blog might possibly have saved me a few times.
We met up once when I was in his neck of the woods.
He likes solitude.
Changes lives half by accident.
Dr. Lexx Brown-James
Sexuality educator and couples clinician.
BADASS. Kind and funny also.
Speaker, trainer, mentor.
Cutest bento boxes.
She/her.
Realest parenting ever.
Sandhya Rani Jha
Advocate and consultant for justice.
Liberal clergy.
They/them.
DEI but for real.
Sweet. Sharp. Good-hearted.
Doreen Hartzell
Fiber Magician.
Wise. Kind. Mischevious.
Champion of the slow life.
No, slower than that.
Many animals, mostly small.
Becky Cunningham
Writing us into the narrative.
Early information here.
Smart as a whip. Funny. Shamelessly themself.
Asks why not before asking why.
Kickass writer. Big vision.
Kate Wallinga
Deaf podcaster.
Fierce for human rights.
Realistic.
Out to make a better world.
And ask interesting questions.
Jacqueline Paumier
Sweet. Strong. Opinionated.
Will get into your head.
She/her.
Mama. Glamour.
More love than you ever expected in your business writing.
Dr. Liz Powell
Coaching and counseling the unconventional.
Great sex can change the world–they will get you there.
Author. Speaker. Intellectual.
Forthright. Compassionate. Wry.
Loves Christmas romance movies.
Kristin Carver Smith
Unhiding the best-kept secrets.
Who happen to be rockstars.
Commited. Bold. Visionary.
Self-aware.
Fun AND serious.
Doesn’t believe in impossible;
Does believe in rest and renewal.
She/her.
Shay Erlich
Bringing disability to the center…
And dancing with it.
They/them
ASL and English
Gentle. Patient. Tough.
Principled.
Generous.
Loves dogs and cooking.
Damaly Shepherd
Showing you your best self.
And maybe your next self.
Stunning, this-belongs-in-Vogue photography.
Vision. Compassion. Brilliance.
Will see you…
and see right through you.
Carries belief in her soul.