Inspired by physician parents and his father’s severe PTSD from World War II
Personal tragedy: his mother’s suicide due to secondary PTSD
Began writing at a young age and won her first writing award at just 13
Transitioned from marketing major brands to writing both fiction and nonfiction
Kent Dicks is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital health innovator with over 30 years of experience building scalable technology platforms in healthcare and enterprise services.
He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Life365.
Sally Ann Frank is Global Lead for Health & Life Sciences at Microsoft for Startups, driving digital health and life sciences innovation and supporting founders with strategic growth, technical enablement, and go-to-market acceleration.
She brings over 25 years of experience in high-tech business development and startup ecosystems and is the author of The Startup Protocol and The Unicorn Protocol, offering practical guidance for founders at every stage.
• Growing up in an addicted family
• An unexpected start during a graduate internship
Diagnosed with a terminal heart condition from ages 4 to 14
Learned gratitude, presence, and resilience through adversity
Philosophizing about life’s purpose from a young age
Observing how differently people respond to challenges at work
Richard is a futurist speaker and an author of a book titled Mindstock.
He’s the founder of Intelligent Future Consulting.
Scott is a historian.
He’s an author of three nonfiction books, which are titled What’s So Funny About Looking for a Job? , Oh, Brother!: (And Other Revelations on Family, Relatives, Pets and Sex), JFK & the Muckers of Choate and his latest work Becoming JFK – John F. Kennedy’s Path to Leadership.
Growing up in Austria with strong interests in business, mathematics, technology, and music
Transition from aspiring professional pianist to a business-focused career
