Lizzie Velásquez (Full Name: Elizabeth Anne Velásquez) is a popular American motivational speaker, activist, author, and YouTuber. She has also written two books directed at kids, which share personal stories as well as offer advice. Lizzie was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat and adding weight.
Cynthia Tucker is a popular American journalist whose weekly column is syndicated by Universal Uclick. As of now, Cynthia works as a Journalist-in-Residence at the University of South Alabama, where she teaches classes in communication and political science.
Penelope Trunk (born Adrienne Roston; legal name Adrienne Greenheart) is a popular American businesswoman, author, and blogger whose work focuses on the intersection of work and life. She currently runs Quistic, her latest start-up venture an education company, and maintains an eponymous blog featuring career advice. Penelope wrote a column for the Boston Globe that was syndicated in 200 newspapers across the United States.
Kathleen Sullivan is a former American CNN, ABC News, and CBS News television journalist who is currently a blogger for HuffPost. Before, Kathleen was hired as a CNN anchor by former president Reese Schonfeld in 1980. Kathleen’s career has been involved nearly every area of broadcasting. For Over ten years, Kathleen was a news anchor, working at CNN, ABC News, and CBS News.
Bruce Sterling is a popular American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the Mirrorshades anthology. In particular, Bruce is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre.
Lauren Singer is a popular American environmental activist, entrepreneur, and blogger in the zero-waste movement. Since 2012 she has claimed to have been living a zero-waste life. She is also known for claiming to have collected all of the waste she has created since 2012 in a 16oz mason jar. Lauren’s blog “Trash is for Tossers” provides readers with tips for living more sustainably while documenting her own zero-waste lifestyle. Lauren is the founder of Package Free and of The Simply Co.
Debbie Schlussel is a popular American attorney, author, political commentator, movie critic, TV host, and blogger. She is a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society and reviews films for both radio and her website. Debbie was described by The New York Times as “a kind of all-purpose film critic, political commentator and Web opinion spinner.” Before, Debbie worked as a show host at radio station WXYT-FM, then known as WKRK, in Detroit from 2002 to 2003.
Kevin A Ross is a popular American host of the syndicated court show America’s Court with Judge Ross, a producer, communications strategist, and retired judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California.
Charlie Pierce (Full Name: Charles Patrick Pierce) is a popular American sportswriter, political blogger, liberal pundit author, as well as game show panelist. He is also now the lead political blogger for Esquire, a position he has held since September 2011.
David Neiwert is a popular American freelance journalist, author, and blogger. He won the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for MSNBC.com. David has concentrated in part on extremism in the Northwest.
