Carolyn Sharp

Carolyn Sharp is the author of Fire It Up: Four Secrets to Reigniting Intimacy and Joy in Your Relationship (Flashpoint Press, 2025) and a relationship expert with over 28 years of experience as a therapist, coach, and retreat leader.

Lauren Ohayon

Lauren Ohayon is the creator of Restore Your Core (RYC®), a comprehensive and sustainable fitness program that empowers women who aim to be strong, long, mobile, and functional.

Fimo Mitchell

Fimo Mitchell is a meditation teacher, podcast host, and writer. In 2021, he founded When The Village Meditates, a nonprofit committed to creating meditation, yoga, and discussion spaces, along with wellness retreats that center racialized and marginalized people.

Chief Shaka Zulu

SHAKA ZULU is a master of Black Masking suit design, an art form specific to New Orleans, Louisiana, which originated as part of the Indigenous and African culture in the city. In addition to upholding the Black Masking tradition, Zulu is revered as a drummer and stilt dancer, both part of the city’s West African traditions.

Adaku Utah

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Festac, Nigeria, grounded in their legacy of organizers, farmers and healers, Adaku harnesses her seasoned skills as a grassroots strategist, holistic healer, transformative facilitator, somatics coach and ritual artist as an act of love and commitment to her community.

Richard Louv

Richard Louv is a journalist and author of ten books, including most recently, Our Wild Calling: How Connecting With Animals Can Transform Our Lives — and Save Theirs. Translated and published in 24 countries, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect families and communities to nature.

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