Book 101 Review

Sheila Krygsheld
Author, Speaker, & Bible Teacher.
Sheila is a wife, mother, and grandmother of six. She holds a master’s degree in Biblical Studies and Cultural Apologetics and has taught religion at the college level. At her church, she serves as a worship leader, Bible study leader, and member of the Women’s Ministry leadership team, and she serves as a mentor at Journey Pregnancy & Life Hub. Sheila is an author and released her first book, What Makes You Say That? How to Study What You Believe So You Can Share It with Others in November, 2025. She also contributed a chapter to the book Miracles Still Happen by Hope Writers. Through writing and speaking, she is passionate about helping people seek truth, find their identity in Christ, and grow in confidence about what they believe. She also equips believers to discern the accuracy of Scripture, understand the history of the Bible, and develop a strong Christian worldview.

Ralph Kellogg
Humanizing Leadership Through Resilience.
Ralph Kellogg is an HR executive, TEDx speaker, author, and advocate for human-centered leadership who speaks openly about the realities many leaders experience but few discuss publicly — identity, mental health, resilience, shame, success, and survival. Raised in the Midwest, Ralph built a successful leadership career while privately navigating the pressure of perfectionism, belonging, and the emotional toll that often comes with leadership roles. As an LGBTQ executive, he understands firsthand what it feels like to simultaneously appear successful on the outside while struggling internally with identity, expectations, and isolation. After surviving a suicide attempt, Ralph began rebuilding his life through radical honesty, personal reflection, and years of journaling that ultimately became the foundation for his book, Leading While Human Notes I Wish Someone Had Given Me. His work challenges traditional leadership narratives that equate strength with invulnerability and instead explores how authenticity, emotional intelligence, and humanity create stronger leaders and healthier organizations. Through his TEDx talk and speaking engagements, Ralph creates conversations that resonate deeply with audiences because they are not theoretical — they are lived. He speaks candidly about resilience, burnout, workplace culture, mental health, executive pressure, and the courage required to lead authentically in a world that often rewards performance over humanity. Audiences connect with Ralph because he bridges two worlds rarely brought together with honesty and credibility: executive leadership and deeply human vulnerability. His conversations are thoughtful, emotionally intelligent, and practical — leaving audiences reflecting not only on how they lead others, but how they lead themselves.

Brigid Kennedy
Author, mom, violinist.
Brigid Kennedy is a debut YA historical fantasy author, violin teacher, and mother whose series OF IRISH MYTHS & INCAN LEGENDS is rooted in real family history spanning two continents and over a hundred years. Her debut novel LOST — The Lost City of Incan Gold launched on St. Patrick's Day 2026 with 75 five-star reviews at 100% rating on Amazon. The series follows the Kennedy family — Irish treasure hunters whose real history includes a great-grandfather who married in Peru in 1910 and disappeared into the Amazon on his final expedition, never to return. Three years ago Brigid's grandmother Catalina came to her in a dream and asked her to write the family story. She said yes. She wrote three books and a novella. She recently traveled to Ireland — standing on the cobblestone streets of Galway, the Cliffs of Moher, and Oranmore Castle — the real locations inside her book. Her debut is now available at her hometown indie bookstore Blacksburg Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Audible. As one NYT bestselling author said after reading her work — "That's not fantasy. That's reclamation." LOST — The Lost City of Incan Gold is available now wherever books are sold. brigidkennedybooks.com | @brigidkennedybooks | YouTube: An Author's Dream

James Hand
Australian Author
James is a musician, songwriter, filmmaker, author, and educator with more than 30 years of experience inspiring audiences through music, storytelling, and the creative arts. A lifelong music educator, James has spent over three decades teaching and mentoring aspiring musicians while building a diverse creative career spanning music, film, and literature. Today, he performs as the lead guitarist and vocalist for The Waterloo Sunsets, a popular 1960s tribute band that celebrates the music and culture of one of the most influential decades in popular music. As a songwriter, James achieved national recognition when his song "I'm Trying To Get To You", recorded by his band No. I.D., won Triple J Unearthed in 2001. His success continued into filmmaking, with his short film Just Friends selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. His feature film Zyco Rock subsequently screened at film festivals around the world. In addition to his achievements in music and film, James is the author of the Beth Duncan book series, a collection of twelve novels available through Amazon. Through this series, he has expanded his passion for storytelling into the literary world, creating compelling characters and narratives that have attracted readers across multiple genres. Drawing on his unique experiences as a teacher, performer, songwriter, filmmaker, and novelist, James offers podcast audiences engaging conversations about creativity, artistic reinvention, storytelling across different mediums, the evolution of the music industry, independent filmmaking, publishing, and the lessons learned from a lifetime dedicated to the arts.

Tyler Mcadams
Inspiring Fathers to Be the Hero to your Children's Stories!.
I think for a long time, I looked strong on the outside but internally, I was carrying a lot more than people realized. I grew up without a consistent biological father in my life as he left my sister and I when I was 8 years old, and I think that shaped me deeply. From a young age, I always knew I wanted to be the kind of father my kids would never have to question. I wanted them to feel loved, safe, seen, and chosen. As I got older, life became complicated fast. I have spent years working in construction and real estate, grinding, trying to build a future, trying to provide. I got married, had children, and like a lot of men, I tied a huge part of my identity to being the provider and holding everything together. But over time, life started unraveling. Divorce. Relationship struggles after divorce. Business stress. Financial pressure. Trying to co-parent. Trying to rebuild. Trying to stay emotionally steady while internally feeling overwhelmed. And honestly, one of the hardest parts of being a single father isn’t always the chaos… it’s the quiet. It’s when the kids leave and the house gets silent. That’s when a lot of men realize they’ve lost themselves. There were moments where I felt disconnected, emotionally exhausted, anxious, and unsure who I even was outside of being a provider or trying to survive another day. But I started realizing something important: Most men don’t break all at once. They drift. They drift in their routines. They drift emotionally. They stop leading themselves. And I realized motivation wasn’t the answer. Structure was. That’s when I began rebuilding my life differently. I focused on emotional regulation, structure, routines, accountability, mindset, fitness, journaling, reflection, and becoming more intentional with my kids instead of just trying to ‘get through’ fatherhood. And what changed my life the most was understanding this: My kids didn’t need a perfect father. They needed a present, regulated, grounded one. That realization became the foundation for everything I teach now. I created the H.E.R.O Method — Heal, Establish, Regulate, Own — to help single fathers move from survival mode into calm, confident leadership. Now I help fathers who feel lost, overwhelmed, emotionally reactive, or disconnected rebuild themselves from the inside out so they can become the kind of man and father their children feel safe with. Because at the end of the day, I believe one regulated father can change an entire generation.