The Women Masters

As the woman's face behind the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Marci Shimoff is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time, selling more than 13 million copies in 33 languages. She is also a featured teacher in the international film and book sensation, The Secret.

Her new book, HAPPY FOR NO REASON: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, offers a revolutionary approach to experiencing deep and lasting happiness. It immediately soared to #1 on many bestseller lists nationwide and debuted at #2 on The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

A celebrated transformational leader and one of the nation's leading experts on happiness, success, and the law of attraction, Marci inspires millions of people around the world, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success. Marci earned her MBA from UCLA.

SARK is a best-selling author and artist, with over fifteen titles in print and well over two million books sold, including the national bestsellers Succulent Wild Woman, Bodacious Book of Succulence, Eat Mangoes Naked, Prosperity Pie and Fabulous Friendship Festival. SARK's books are frequently chosen as One Spirit selections, and are translated into a number of foreign languages. Her work is widely used by colleges and universities as required reading and course material and she is a distinguished contributor to many magazines and periodicals. SARK is one of the featured trailblazers in the critically acclaimed PBS Series, “Women of Wisdom and Power”.

An acclaimed speaker and teacher, she has been teaching and leading workshops for over twenty years. She is a transformational role model offering inspiration and guidance to people in their process of living more powerfully and authentically, and being more actively creative on a daily basis.

SARK is also the founder and CEO of Planet SARK, a thriving business that creates innovative products and services to support empowered living. Call her on the Inspiration Line at 415.546.3742 or visit http://www.planetsark.com

Creator of the popular Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops which now has licensed Coaches throughout the country, Chellie is the author of The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire, both published by Sourcebooks, Inc.

She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” in her NYT bestseller Happy for No Reason, quoted as a “Financial Guru” in James Arthur Ray’s NYT bestseller Harmonic Wealth, and contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s recent books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul. She is prominently quoted as a financial expert in the media and more than 40 popular books.

Rhonda Britten - Emmy Award-winner, repeat Oprah guest - is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, an organization dedicated to giving anyone the tools they need to master their emotional fears, and the author of four national bestsellers including Fearless Living which features her groundbreaking work called the Wheel Technology. During her three seasons on the hit daytime reality drama, Starting Over, Britten was named "America's Favorite Life Coach" and was dubbed Starting Over's "Most Valuable Player" by The New York Times. She is a globally recognized expert on the subject of fear and fearlessness.

Rhonda has written several national bestsellers based on her principles, including Fearless Living (translated into 12 languages), Fearless Loving, and Change Your Life in 30 Days. Her latest book, Do I Look Fat in This? Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life, alters the way we see, and our relationship to, our body.

Marcia Wieder, CEO and Founder of Dream University® is leading a Dream Movement. With over twenty years coaching, training and speaking experience, her inspiring message, style and wit has touched audiences from 50-5000 at companies such as AT&T, The Gap and American Express. Marcia has appeared several times on Oprah, The Today show, in her own PBS-TV special and has written 4 books that have been translated into numerous languages. Her newest is called Dreams are Whispers from the Soul.

Karen Russo is your Spiritual Guide in Wealth Creation. As an MBA from Columbia University, an accomplished corporate trainer, an award winning salesperson and an ordained minister, Karen shares expertise from over 20 years of success in the secular and spiritual realms.

She’s the author of The Money Keys: Unlocking Peace, Freedom and Real Financial Power, with endorsements from Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Loral Langemeier and T. Harv Eker, and a foreword by Bob Proctor. She’s been featured on TV’s Sonoran Living, Good Morning Arizona, Eyewitness News NYC, in Phoenix Woman magazine, Science of Mind, the Arizona Republic, and on radio’s Dr. Pat and LuAn Mitchell. Karen delivers keynote speeches, leads coaching groups and offers numerous self-study programs, showing conscious wealth creators how to break through to new levels of spiritual money mastery.

Adryenn Ashley is the classic American story with a twist; she utilizes her unique talents to help others achieve their personal American success story. A high school dropout who was raised by a single mother on welfare, she didn’t let adversity cloud her dreams. After a short stint in the army resulted in injuries that sent her home rather than to Germany with her unit, Adryenn recovered and with cheerleader energy, optimism and grit she started over. Working a fulltime corporate job she put herself through college, earning a BA in Psychology from Dominican University and an MA in Film Production and Finance from Sonoma State.

She has built a media empire with companies as varied as 21st Century Pictures, ChickLit Media Group, and Wow! Is Me. The very first film Adryenn produced was the award winning indie favorite “Metal”, about an average man’s struggle to free himself from the poverty and hopelessness surrounding him, which is now celebrating its Tenth Anniversary with a television premiere and DVD launch. In addition to her success behind the camera, Adryenn branched out into the publishing world with her award winning bestselling book Every Single Girl’s Guide to Her Future Husband’s Last Divorce, an insightful and comedic take on how women can plan and deal with the financial ramifications of marrying divorced man. Utilizing her marketing and production skills, with Wow! Is Me she transforms everyday entrepreneurs into wildly successful business celebrities.

From 2006 until 2009 Carol hosted the Internet Radio Show, “Enlightening Relationships.” She and her hilarious side-kick, Eric Trueheart, interviewed the most incredible and celebrated relationship experts from all facets of the field – including John Gray, Debbie Ford, Rhonda Britten, Marci Shimoff, Christian Carter, and Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, as well as matchmakers, internet dating experts, therapists, love coaches, fertility experts, erectile dysfunction doctors, and more!

Carol’s been a featured guest on dozens of local and nationally syndicated radio shows, and has been on “Bridezillas,” and an E!Television special. She’s been a paid guest speaker at several international conferences on Vedic Astrology and relationships, as well as for personal-growth organizations and retreats such as The Oaks Spa in Ojai, California, and The Sivanada Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California. Her writings have been in several books including Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul series, A Second Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul, The Whole Life Times, New Woman Spirit, The Taos Sun, The Journal for the American Council of Vedic Astrology, and Woman’s World.

Carol’s thrilled to have written her first ebook, Love Is in the Stars – The Wise Woman’s Astrological Guide To Men, which launched in September, 2007, and has created many subsequent programs and seminars for women, addressing the intersection of love and astrology. To find her catalogue of work, and her favorite FREE astrological tips on love (that she promises you’ve never seen anywhere else!), sign up for her newsletter at www.loveisinthestars.com.

Charlotte Kasl has an M.A. in Music from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Ohio University. She is the author of eight books and has begun work on her ninth. The thread running through all of her work is helping people find their own voice, accept themselves and develop a spiritual and social consciousness that increases understanding and compassion for all people.

Dr. Kasl's empowerment model, known as the "16 Steps," for recovery from addiction has had a major impact on the addiction field. This 16-Step model brings a flexible, socially-conscious approach to recovery and seeks to build self-esteem and a sense of personal empowerment. Numerous programs throughout the United States and Canada have adopted the 16-Step program, including programs for battered women, pregnant addicted women, Native Americans, African Americans, addicted teenagers, and women in prison. Dr. Kasl has been listed in Self Magazine as one of fifty Sage Psychologists in the United States. In 1997, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity for her work with women and sexuality. In 2000, If the Buddha Dated was one of five finalists for the Nation Books for Better Living Awards.

Linda is a highly sought-after writer, ghostwriter, and book proposal coach. She and her son, Tosh, recently collaborated on her biggest passion, living green, in their award-winning book, Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life (Simon & Schuster, Aug. '08). For more information please visit, www.generationgreenthebook.com.

In the same year, Linda co-authored the NY Times best-seller Harmonic Wealth by James Ray. As the West Coast Editor of Balance magazine, a radio reporter (her “Green Hollywood” spots for Leeza Gibbons’ nationally syndicated radio show “Hollywood Confidential” share celebrities’ green goings-on), and a contributing editor for Delta Sky magazine’s Green Scene department, Linda has vast experience in both writing books and marketing them. Linda’s first-ever book proposal teleseminar is Thursday, March 5, 2009. For more information on How To Write A Winning Book Proposal & Land your Publishing Deal!, log onto www.winningbookproposal.com. Want to learn more about Linda? Visit www.dreamitgreen.com.

Dr. Neha Sangwan, CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, is an Internal Medicine physician and corporate health strategist who empowers healthcare practitioners and corporate employees in their own Self-Care. Dr. Sangwan is a sought after international speaker and media spokeswomen on the topics of employee stress, wellness and communication. She currently consults to healthcare professional in the largest healthcare HMO’s in the country.

Dr. Sangwan’s expertise is in preventative health, stress management and clear, direct communication. She has pioneered numerous successful wellness programs for health professionals and corporations integrating employee health, leadership, team building and workplace communication.

Amy Ahlers is your hostess and the creator of The Women Masters. She is the CEO of Wake-Up Call Coaching (www.WakeUpCallCoaching.com) and is on a personal mission to be a “wake-up call”. She holds a BA from University of California, earned the CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) designation from The Coaches Training Institute, is a Bigger Game Certified Coach, is a certified Business Advisor from OneCoach, and is a Master Coach Equivalent.

Amy has been a featured expert for The Washington Post, The Oakland Tribune, and on several radios stations including KKZZ and KVTA. She is the author of the soon-to-be released book, "Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves (and believe!); Wake Up to the Truth about How Fabulous You Are", which features insight into how lies and negative self-talk are running women’s lives and provides a powerfully simple coaching system to turn the negative self-talk around.