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Brendan is a former professional Ironman triathlete, a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion, the creator of the award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA, and the bestselling author of the Thrive book series. He is also the founder of a national, organic, plant-based, whole food delivery service called Thrive Foods Direct. Recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on plant- based nutrition, Brendan is a guest lecturer at Cornell University and presents an eCornell module entitled "The Plant-Based Diet and Elite Athleticism."

At the Artistry of Change we activate people in high pressure careers to build the kind of mental and emotional resiliency that makes them indispensable to those they serve helping them move from being contracted and fearful around change to creatively flowing with change. We focus on visionary leaders in such areas as Personal Growth - Human Potential - Health & Wellness – HR, soft skills Professional Development. We show visionary leaders how to train their brains for high performance and how to create presentations that rock people’s worlds, open minds, and inspire people to take action on your message.

Laura Lewis, B.S., C.Ht. is the creator of the HypNutrition approach to living a balanced, healthy life. Laura is also known as a change expert and is the host of Empty Nesters currently airing on ZLivingGo . Laura has more than 25 years of experience in fitness and nutrition, and has dedicated her life to motivating individuals all over the world to live better lives by teaching them to take control of nutrition, health, and lifestyle issues and to generate lasting positive change within their lives. A twice-published author, her most recent book, "52 Ways to a Healthy You," provides hundreds of informative tips, resources, and facts that offer a handy, fun-to-read encyclopedia of wellness knowledge. She has several books on the horizon focusing on women's health in body, mind, relationships and more, and is currently working on several uniquely branded, online platforms designed to help women around the world to become empowered, motivated and inspired to step into living happy, healthy, rewarding lives. Laura was the executive director of a destination spa as well as several fitness centers. She owned and operated one of the first mind-body fitness studios in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and presented at International Dance Exercise Association (IDEA) symposiums. She was one of the first ACE-certified fitness instructors in the United States, offering one of the most progressive and toughest workouts in Dallas. President of Laura Lewis Enterprises, LLC, Laura has an extensive background as a television and radio host and award-winning executive producer, and has been a popular guest on numerous television and radio shows, appearing on media venues including: The TV Food Network; The Discovery Channel; The Healthy Living Channel; Fox & Friends, Fox 8 WJW in Cleveland; NBC's WBAL in Baltimore; the Los Angeles CW station KTLA; Sacramento & Co on ABC News 10, Dallas on CBS 11 Evening News, Belo; WB, The Talk Radio Network, Success Talk Radio, the Talk America Network and hundreds of radio and television shows across the nation. Laura was also a featured expert on several of Montel Williams Living Well with Montel televisions shows. Additionally, Laura has served as the "Change for the Better in 2007" national spokesperson for NatureMade Vitamins. She was also an ambassador for KIND bars as well as FRS Energy products. On a side note, Laura recently launched her newly branded business, eLLeSocialMedia & Marketing and with that launch as well as privately coaching HypNutrition clients, she is busier than a one-armed wall paper hanger! However, she is happily busy!

Stephanie Redcross is the founder and managing director of Vegan Mainstream – a San Diego-based marketing company that strives to bring mindful companies and services into the mainstream. Having observed her parents’ entrepreneurial spirits and experiences in business ownership, Stephanie learned early on that passion and hard work are the cornerstones to success. Passionate herself about living and advocating a vegan lifestyle for health, environmental, and ethical reasons, Stephanie has made it her life mission to help likeminded entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized companies reach and exceed their goals. She also hopes to encourage all businesses to consider both the marketing viability and ethical importance of shifting to veg-friendly products and services.