Richard Leider is founder and chairman of The Inventure Group, a coaching and consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN. He is an Executive Fellow at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and is a guest lecturer in the Harvard Business School and Duke Corporate Education. Richard holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing where he is a founder of The Purpose Project.

David Shapiro teaches with PLATO--The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization--a nationwide non-profit that brings philosophy and philosophers into the lives of K-12 students. His scholarly interests include applied ethics, philosophy of human rights, and philosophy with children. Shapiro holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington.