Carol Leifer is an Emmy-Award winner who has written for such shows as Hacks, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show, and ten Academy Awards. As a stand-up, Carol has appeared on The Tonight Show, HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, and has made twenty-five appearances on Late Night with David Letterman. Her two previous books are When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying. Carol is a popular speaker on the corporate/nonprofit circuit, delivering speeches for over one hundred organizations. If you would like personal help with a speech, reach out through her website, carolleifer.com.

Rick Mitchell is a five-time Emmy-winning writer/producer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He also spent years as a writer/producer for TMZ on TV, where he also made daily appearances hurling out jokes from the back of the room. As a stand-up, Rick has appeared on Fox’s Laughs and has performed at many comedy clubs, including The Improv, Punchline San Francisco, and The Ice House. His two previous books are The Great Gatsby and 1984. He didn’t write those . . . he just read them. If you would like personal help with a speech, reach out through his website, rickmitchell.com.