Joseph Tafoya is a former American football player in the NFL. He played seven seasons as a defensive end/linebacker before injuring his foot in training camp of 2008, upon which he retired. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by Tony Dungy and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Injured in the first pre-season game of his professional career with an ankle fracture, he was released on injury waivers and picked up by the Chicago Bears. He spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears and appeared in the 2001 NFC Divisional playoffs game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he recorded three tackles.

Tafoya was picked up as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks. He appeared in the 2005 Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was then picked up as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals in 2007 and released after he suffered a career-ending injury during the 2008 training camp.

Joe is the CEO at Jump It Media.

Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.

Tim Doyle, is an Ordained Metaphysical Minister, a Reiki Master, a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, works with the Great White Brotherhood and  The Golden Ones, has facilitated meditation classes for over 25 years, experience an out-of-body,  also astral traveled and many entities from other dimensions have visited him during his meditations  or dream state. 

Cathi Hunt is a devout Wiccan who educates others in its teachings, dispelling the myths and stigma that often follows it. A long-time reader of the tarot, Cathi also offers readings privately and for groups in the south central PA area. She also offers tarot workshops for beginners.

David Massey is our University of Oregon Football Insider.  Massey was a Linebacker for the Ducks from 1989-1993.  With the Ducks, Massey went to three college bowl games. 

Massey owned the Tacoma Thunder of the International Basketball League in 2005 & 2006.

Sue Fries, the Termite Lady of Ecola Services Inc. She has been the director and chair of the Pest Control Operators of California.

Thirty years ago, Susan Fries married into the glamorous business of pest management. And after 20 years in the business, she made a decision to change the direction of pest management to offer more environmentally responsible methods of extermination.

Having a child who suffers from chronic allergies to dust mites as well as attention deficit disorder, Ecola Termite Services’ Susan Fries has always been particularly conscious of not only the global environment, but her family’s immediate surroundings. Her family’s health combined with her love for animals were the real driving forces behind her decision to operate an eco-sensitive pest management company. And with growing sensitivity to factors such as global warming, pollution and a generally increasing “green” movement, Fries knew that the best thing to do would be to buy her own alternative termite treatment company. This ultimately led to ECOLA Termite & Pest Service’s “Best Green Exterminator” Award in August of 2007-2010.

Joanne DiMaggio is a teacher, a member of the International Association of Regression Research and Therapies.  She has been working in that modality for over 25 years incorporating techniques to empower peoples lives.

My kindergarten teacher put a notation on my first report card that I showed a special interest in story telling and that is pretty much when my writing career began. By the third grade I was penning courtroom dramas enacted by my classmates and by my senior year in high school, I was editor of our monthly student newspaper.

After college, I became an advertising copywriter and public relations specialist. In that career I sharpened my writing skills by producing everything from speeches and scripts, to ads, brochures, catalogs, journals, press releases, direct mail, radio and television commercials. I also have written, edited and produced corporate and non-profit organizational newsletters as well as a quarterly magazine featuring articles on transpersonal psychology.

I began my freelance writing career in 1982. Since then my feature articles have been published in national and regional magazines and newspapers. In addition, I have put my writing and public relations abilities to use in the service of non-profit organizations. While living in Chicago, I co-founded Women on the Move, an organization to empower women in transition and also served on the board of PACES, Parent and Childbirth Education Society.

After moving to Charlottesville in 1995, I started a communications consulting business and was the editor and co-publisher of It's A Good Life magazine. I continued working with non-profit organizations and served on the Board of Trustees of the Communication Disorders Foundation of Virginia for two years. I was a marketing consultant for SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, for many years and continue to write their quarterly newsletter and press releases.

I have a degree in history from the University of Illinois. My other passion is my interest in esoteric studies. To that end I am pursuing my Masters Degree in Transpersonal Studies from Atlantic University. My culminating project—and hopefully the topic of my next book—is on Inspirational Writing.

My writing has earned several honors, including an award for an inspirational greeting card I wrote and published under the name, Spirit Song. Cited for its creative excellence in the category of sympathy; my verse was chosen as one of six finalists in the world for the "Louie Awards,” the Third Annual Greeting Card Association Awards Competition.

My first book, Charlottesville: A Contemporary Portrait, was published in March 2002. Most recently I was senior editor and writer for Let'sGo! a guidebook of daytrips in central Virginia.

After practicing law for 20 years Darryl Nyznyk became a full-time writer and teacher.  He has written a holiday novel prior to publishing 'The Condor Song'.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Darryl Nyznyk (pronounced NIZ-nik) practiced law for two decades. As an attorney, he dealt with developers and environmental groups like the California Coastal Commission and the Sierra Club. After working on a case involving the Sierra Club, Nyznyk purchased a book called Wild at Law to read more about the group and became enthralled with their work.
 
He was especially drawn to the story of the Sierra Club’s efforts to stop Walt Disney from building the ultimate ski resort in the Mineral King Valley of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Southern California.
 
And that’s when the idea for his latest novel, an environmental legal thriller, The Condor Song (June 2013) hit him.
 
“I became interested in the entire concept of the various sides of the debate of good and evil,” says Nyznyk. “Here you have Walt Disney, an honorary member of the Sierra Club, trying to build an environmentally friendly development in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and he is opposed by the Sierra Club on the basis that no matter what Disney did to make the project environmentally friendly, it simply couldn't be done.”
 
Nyznyk was raised in a middle-class Catholic family in a Los Angeles suburb. His upbringing didn’t prepare him for campus life at UC—Santa Barbara during the anti-war demonstrations of the early 1970s. It was a wild time in a wild place, and it ultimately ingrained in him a sense of individualism, tempered by the social consciousness that helped shape his core and now forms the foundation of his writing.
 
After graduation, Nyznyk continued on to receive his magna cum laude JD degree at the University of San Diego. Family and a wide-ranging law practice consumed most of the next 20 years of his life. For nine years after private practice, he was general counsel and then president of a Southern California real estate development company. Since then, he has gone into full-time writing and teaching. His first novel was a political thriller titled The Third Term and he released a holiday book, Mary’s Son; A Tale of Christmas in 2010.
 
An Amazon best-seller, Mary’s Son, is also a three-time Gold recipient of the Mom’s Choice Awards: Inspirational/Motivational book for Juvenile and Young Adult readers and Adult Fiction/Literature.
 
Father to four grown daughters, Nyznyk lives in Manhattan Beach, Calif. with his wife, Loretta.

Tali Raphaely is an author, and the focus of his writing is primarily on self-help topics, business advice and on providing others with motivation and inspiration to live greater, more fulfilling lives. His new book, The Complete Guide on How to Negotiate, is available for sale on Amazon and in select book stores. He is currently involved in the process of finishing his next book, which addresses the important issues of achieving greater happiness and fulfillment in people’s lives.

Through his studies and personal experience, he has accumulated great insight he is now meticulously passing on to others in his writings. He has a great passion for writing about subjects that help individuals improve their personal and professional lives. His writing topics are derived from over a decade of experience in sales, marketing, management, recruiting, the ownership of his business, buying and selling real estate, buying and selling businesses, negotiating with clients, vendors and employees, and his intense research and involvement in countless self-help, self-improvement, and self-awareness seminars, books and hands-on programs and events.

Jeff is a regular contributor to U.S. News & World Report, MarketWatch and Equifax.com. A published author, he also has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Kiplinger and The Wall Street Journal.

Biography from: https://www.goodfinancialcents.com/soldier-of-finance/

My name is Jeff Rose and in my life I've trained with the U.S. Army to be an Infantry soldier. In my professional career I've trained to be a financial planner. The recent financial catastrophe brings to light how so many people have become victims of their poor financial management. I combine the discipline of my army training with the rigors of my financial planning experience to help people do something about it. I want to help you become a Soldier of Finance and take control of your life and money today.

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Rasha had an inner calling to become a Divine Messenger in 1987. The Journey to Oneness is the transcript of her experiences in her spiritual journey which she now teaches around the world.  She lives in India.

Biography From: http://www.onenesswebsite.com/about.html

Author of Oneness and The Calling, Rasha awakened to her inner-calling as a conduit of Divine guidance in 1987. She began working with Oneness -- the Divinity we all share -- in 1998, documenting the Revelations that serve as the foundation for the Oneness series, and addressing the profound spiritual awakening that is the hallmark of these times. In the process, she was taken step by step through the Sacred Journey to Oneness and through the life-altering changes that are shaking the foundation of today’s world.

Welcome! An accomplished professional writer, Rasha’s “previous life” includes a whirlwind international career as an advertising copywriter, a five-year stint as a Nashville songwriter and country music lyricist, and a published children’s book. In recent years, she became well known in the spiritual marketplace as the owner/designer of Earthstar, the metaphysical jewelry company. Between takes, she raised and nurtured three wonderful children, now all grown.

As a spiritual teacher with a profound message, Rasha is not affiliated with any established spiritual path, religion or guru. Her teachings are universal and focus on the experience of the Divinity within each of us. The loving guidance of Oneness continues to be documented by Rasha as this Divine outreach to humanity flows through her and comes to life on her laptop.

An incurable world-traveler, Rasha now spends her days cloistered in the remote mountains of Northern New Mexico and the mystical hills of South India. There, in blessed silence, life is filled with the indescribable joy of transcribing the words of Oneness for future volumes.

Jake Eagle has helped develop linguistic and psychological breakthroughs that enable people to achieve happiness and fulfillment. He has been involved in research and development of a program called Reology that is changing peoples lives.

Jake Eagle is a licensed professional psychotherapist; Hannah a classical Homeopath, and together they conduct Reology Retreats in the US and Asia for laypeople, and certification trainings for therapists.

Dawna Stone is an author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and health, fitness and wellness expert. Through her new book, Healthy You! 14 Days to Quick and Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthier, Happier You, as well as frequent local and national television, radio and speaking appearances, Dawna serves as a role model and inspiration to men and women everywhere.

As founder of Women’s Running magazine and the Women’s Half Marathon series, Dawna has helped thousands lead healthier lives. She has also served as a celebrity spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign and contributed health and wellness articles to numerous newspapers and magazines.

In 2005, Dawna appeared on and won NBC’s “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart”. She spent the following year working closely with Martha Stewart developing a variety of projects for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia including Body+Soul magazine (now Whole Living).

Dawna has appeared regularly on television series like “The Today Show” and “MARTHA”, channels like MSNBC and morning news programs on all four of the big networks— NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. She also hosted her own show on Sirius Satellite Radio called “Health and Fitness Talk with Dawna Stone” as well as a regular television segment on Fox called “Healthy Living with Dawna Stone.”

Dawna launched the award-winning national magazine, Women’s Running, in 2004 and the Women’s Half Marathon series in 2009. She sold both companies to the industry leader in 2012. Previous to launching the magazine, Dawna’s professional experience included:

• Chief Marketing Officer for a $700-million publicly traded company, directing the marketing activities for more than 68 locations nationwide.
• Senior Vice President of the Active Sports Network, initially a 200-person dot-com company that is thriving today with more than 2,500 employees
• President and General Manager of PR*Nutrition, a $20-million sports nutrition company
• Strategy Consultant for Deloitte Consulting where she advised senior level executives at Fortune 500 companies
• Financial Analyst for Wall Street investment bank, Morgan Stanley

Dawna earned her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MBA from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an avid runner and Ironman triathlete. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL with her husband, five-year-old daughter, four-year-old son and dog.

Barbara Abercrombie has published novels, children’s picture books, including the award winning Charlie Anderson, and books of non-fiction. Her personal essays have appeared in national publications as well as in many anthologies. Her most recent books are Courage & Craft: Writing Your Life Into Story and Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals They’ve Loved & Lost. Her latest writing book, A Year of Writing Dangerously, was just published by New World Library, and chosen by Poets & Writers Magazine as one of the best books for writers. In 2013 NWL will published her fifteenth book, Kicking In The Wall. She’s received the Outstanding Instructor award and the Distinguished Instructor Award at UCLA Extension where she teaches creative writing.

She lives with her husband, Robert V. Adams, and their rescue dog, Nelson, in Santa Monica and Lake Arrowhead, California.

Linda Wojcik is a Bach Flower Practitioner with 30 years experience in alternative healing modalities. She is trained as a nutritional Kinesiologist and spiritual intuitive.

When her son Joshua developed serious health challenges she embarked on a journey that would change her life dramatically and that of her family.

Since 1982 I have been teaching my clients how to heal themslves.  This is what we have learned together:

Healing is a personal journey. The only one who can heal me is me; and the only one who can heal you is you. We will meet many teachers along the way to help guide us toward our healing journey;  however, individually, we must be ready to take the steps necessary for hearling to begin.

If you are ready to learn what those steps are, I am happy to share the information I have gathered along the way.

Steve is an award-winning author whose books have impacted thousands of lives around the globe.

Denise Michaels is CEO and founder of the International Book Writing Guild. She helps people like speakers, coaches, therapists and consultants write how-to and personal growth books that position them as experts so they become sought after and in demand. Her clients span the globe and her own ground-breaking book, “Testosterone-Free Marketing” became a business bestseller, selling in 15 countries. She’s passionate about helping people become successful book authors and leaders.

PERSONAL — Born Daniel LaVance Barkley on Aug. 10, 1988 in Ballard, Wash. Parents: Sean and Denise Boyd. Family: Two brothers. High School (Coach): Clover Park (John Randall) 2006. Major: Sports Marketing.

2007 — Appeared in reserve three times, including a season-high nine plays vs. Washington State where he ran a reverse for eight yards. Saw first collegiate action vs. Fresno State, playing four snaps, and was on the field for three plays during the Sun Bowl.

2006 — Redshirt season saw him earn special teams scout player of the week honors leading up to the game at USC.

HIGH SCHOOL — Played for John Randall at Clover Park in Lakewood, Wash., and considered Cal, Stanford and Washington before walking on at Oregon. An all-Cascade League selection as a senior, he was rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com.

Daniel currently lives in Seattle and works at the University of Washington.

Former Husky Greg Lewis is the Senior Director of Advancement for Minority Affairs & Diversity at the University of Washington.

Lewis made a name for himself as a star tailback at Washington from 1987 to 1990. As a senior, he rushed for 1,279 yards, a school record at the time, and earned Pac-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors. Lewis was also lauded with the inaugural Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top junior or senior running back, and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting, the highest finish ever for a Husky offensive player.

After he finished his college career, Lewis spent two seasons with the Denver Broncos before returning to complete his degree in political science from UW in 1993.

He has two daughters, Briana and Janee.

Benjamin Bressington is the CEO of the Nevada-based Tigga Studios. The author of HowToMakeMillionsWithApps he believes patiently that this technology has radically altered the way we communicate and that by making it our friend we can continue to “progress.”

As a marketing consultant Benjamin has created marketing campaigns that have resulted in six figure sales online in 30 days, built membership websites to over 20,000 members and created apps that have been listed in the Top 25 of Apple App Store!

He studied a bachelor of law and a psychology degree at Bond University in Australia and has built on that foundation by creating his own companies in Australia, USA and Canada.