A testament to the power of the human spirit, Kath Koschel is a survivor who has overcome incredible odds and unimaginable tragedy to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Koschel is formerly an elite cricketer and Ironman competitor whose world came crashing down when she broke her back twice in the span of five years and was told she’d never walk again. Instead, she faced the challenges head-on and defied all medical prognoses by teaching herself to walk again on three separate occasions. Driven by a passion to spread gratitude in the world, she founded Kindness Factory with the goal of encouraging one million acts of kindness and helping people find the light during dark times — just as she has done so many times.

With an exceptional track record of sparking brilliant leaders and turning soft skills into hard results, Jackie Insinger combines relatability and humor with her data-driven, results-focused approach to teamwork and leadership. Equal parts captivating and motivating, Jackie inspires immediate action that leads to inevitable transformation. By leveraging the latest research in neuroscience and positive psychology, Jackie designs simple, actionable strategies that individuals can use right away to spark their team’s brilliance - taking them beyond “good to great” and transforming them from “great to extraordinary.” As a best-selling author with degrees from Duke and Harvard and a certification in Neuroscience for Business from MIT, Jackie’s ideas have been a game-changer for thousands of people and businesses worldwide.

Jenny Wood is the author of the upcoming book, WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It. She is also a former executive at Google who ran a large operations team that helped drive tens of billions of revenue per year. She is the founder of Own Your Career, one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history with tens of thousands of people benefitting worldwide. Jenny’s writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. Wood climbed from entry-level to executive in her 18 years at Google and founded the company’s largest career development program in its 25-year history, Own Your Career, which is loved by tens of thousands of employees globally. Penguin Random House has WILD COURAGE slated to be one of their biggest professional development releases of 2025, and it’s already being translated to Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Portuguese, and Polish. When WILD COURAGE was announced for preorders, it instantly became the #1 new release in the Careers category and the Leadership and Motivation category on Amazon.