Health & Wellness
Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders:
U.S. Marine Veteran, Author, Global Explorer & Resilience Expert
Akshay Nanavati is a U.S. Marine veteran, author, global explorer, and resilience expert who has conquered drug addiction in high school, PTSD, alcoholism, and near-suicidal despair after fighting the war in Iraq.
Musician, Podcast Host & Community Activist
Benj Gershman is an American musician, podcast host, and community activist committed to improving lives through music, storytelling, and advocacy.
Entrepreneur, Investor & Public Speaker
With an always activated will to win, Natasha Camy is a powerhouse playmaker, breaking barriers, making history, and creating a legacy.
American Actress & Author
Mackenzie Phillips is an American Actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, and her equally successful book, Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction.
Host, Inside Mental Health Podcast, Author & Bipolar Advocate
Gabe Howard is an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought-after speaker, but he wouldn’t be any of those things today if he hadn’t been committed to a psychiatric hospital and diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003.
A Clinical Psychologist, Best-Selling Author & TikTok Sensation
After running her own private practice for almost a decade, Dr Julie began sharing her digestible, informative videos on TikTok in 2019.
1st African American Female Coach in NFL History
Collette V. Smith is the Founder and President of Believe N You, Inc. and the NFL’s 1st African American Female Coach in the History of the National Football League by way of being the 1st Female Coach in NY Jets Franchise History, Coaching the Defensive Backs in 2017 during Training Camp.
178th President of the AMA & Chief Medical Officer of Aidoc
Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld was the 178th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Upon his inauguration in 2023, he made AMA history as the first openly gay president of the organization.