Dr Sam Willis is one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy and was awarded a PhD in Naval History for his thesis on Command and Tactics in the 18th-century Navy. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter's Centre for Maritime Historical Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Sam was presenter of the BBC series Shipwrecks and has consulted on maritime painting for Christie's and the BBC, spending 18 months as a Square Rig Able Seaman, sailing the tall ships used in the Hornblower television series and Channel 4's award-winning film Shackleton. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books including the bestselling 'Hearts of Oak' Trilogy.… www.sam-willis.com.August Gold is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Sacred Center New York and an award-winning author, and has served as an inspirational teacher and counselor for 20 years. She speaks nationally and internationally at conferences and organizations. www.augustgold.net
Joel Fotinos, a vice president at Penguin Group (USA) Inc, is the publisher of the Tarcher imprint and founder of the Putnam Praise publishing program. A cofounder of Sacred Center New York, he is an ordained New Thought minister and lives in New Jersey. www.joelfotinos.com