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Harry R. Martinez
Harry Martinez (RET) Sergeant Major A sniper team leader’s unflinching account of urban combat in Ramadi and the psychological cost of fulfilling their mission. “Leadership under fire.
Harry R. Martinez is a former Marine infantryman, police officer, and Army National Guard sniper team leader who served in Ramadi during some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq War. His writing explores combat leadership, moral injury, resilience, and the lifelong cost of war. Their sniper section was tasked with one mission: find the enemy and stop them. From rooftop hides and shattered buildings, their split-second decisions saved American lives and ended others. Every victory left behind faces burned into memory, scenes that refused to fade, and a wavering faith he had to rebuild.

Matthew Cossolotto
The Empowerment Pro — Success Is An Inside Job
Twenty-five years ago, author Matthew Cossolotto made a promise to his dying mother to finish writing a book she had been encouraging him to write and dedicate it to her memory. Harness Your PromisePower: Change Your Life, Transform the World is rooted in that make-or-break promise. Spoiler alert: Matthew kept that heartfelt promise. Matthew’s from-the-heart commitment propelled him on his current path as an author, speaker, and coach. His mission: to share the power of making a promise with millions of people around the world. With a foreword by Jack Canfield -- co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series -- Harness Your PromisePower (released in 2026) is the second book in Matthew's personal empowerment trilogy. The first book is the award-winning The Joy of Public Speaking (2021). The third book -- Harness Your HabitForce -- is planned for publication in late 2026.

Dr. Katie Eastman
Dr. Katie Eastman: Finding peace in the midst of change. Finding peace in the midst of change—supporting you through loss, transition, and transformation with compassionate insight, practical tools.
Dr. Katie Eastman, helps people answer one powerful question: Where’s the peace in this? Through her work in grief, change, and leadership, she. guides others to find clarity, purpose, and peace, even in life’s hardest moments.

Jobert E. Abueva Author, The Janus Plan (Sept 2026) | TEDx Speaker | Driving Global Impact: Philanthropy, Marketing, Nonprofit Board Service
Jobert E. Abueva grew up between worlds. Born in the Philippines and raised across Nepal, Thailand, and Japan through his father's academic work, he has spent his career learning that the hardest threshold to cross is the one inside yourself. The Janus Plan is what he found on the other side. A global marketing and philanthropy executive at ETS (Princeton, NJ) whose career spans Fortune 500 leadership and international brand building, Jobert burned out running one of the world's most recognizable beauty brands, Clairol Herbal Essences, and turned that reckoning into a framework for beginning again. He is the author of Boy Wander: A Coming of Age Memoir (Rattling Good Yarns Press) and earned the Lambda Literary J. Michael Samuel Prize. His fiction, essays, and journalism have appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fortune, and Entrepreneur, among other publications. In April 2026, Jobert delivered a TEDx Talk, “Beyond Resolutions: The Art of Beginning with Intention,” at the University of Texas at Dallas, his first public presentation of The Janus Plan framework. He also publishes the newsletter Past • Future • Present, a growing community exploring intentional living and purposeful transitions. Jobert holds a BA in Economics and Asian Studies from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He serves on nonprofit boards including the WHYY Community Advisory Board, the Lambda Literary Foundation, and the ACME Screening Room. He shares his time between New Hope, Pennsylvania, and New York City.

Jobert E. Abueva Author, The Janus Plan (Sept 2026) | TEDx Speaker | Driving Global Impact: Philanthropy, Marketing, Nonprofit Board Service
Jobert E. Abueva grew up between worlds. Born in the Philippines and raised across Nepal, Thailand, and Japan through his father's academic work, he has spent his career learning that the hardest threshold to cross is the one inside yourself. The Janus Plan is what he found on the other side. A global marketing and philanthropy executive at ETS (Princeton, NJ) whose career spans Fortune 500 leadership and international brand building, Jobert burned out running one of the world's most recognizable beauty brands, Clairol Herbal Essences, and turned that reckoning into a framework for beginning again. He is the author of Boy Wander: A Coming of Age Memoir (Rattling Good Yarns Press) and earned the Lambda Literary J. Michael Samuel Prize. His fiction, essays, and journalism have appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fortune, and Entrepreneur, among other publications. In April 2026, Jobert delivered a TEDx Talk, “Beyond Resolutions: The Art of Beginning with Intention,” at the University of Texas at Dallas, his first public presentation of The Janus Plan framework. He also publishes the newsletter Past • Future • Present, a growing community exploring intentional living and purposeful transitions. Jobert holds a BA in Economics and Asian Studies from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He serves on nonprofit boards including the WHYY Community Advisory Board, the Lambda Literary Foundation, and the ACME Screening Room. He shares his time between New Hope, Pennsylvania, and New York City.