Since rescuing their own marriage from the brink of divorce, Blaine and Audrey Rindlisbacher have become intensely passionate about what makes successful marriages work. Their commitment to experiencing the BEST marriage possible has driven them to spend the last 12 years studying what makes marriages work.  Because Blaine wanted permanent answers, he spared no time or expense - while providing for and raising a family of 6 children, he paid the price to go through both a lengthy  Liberal Arts Bachelor's Program and an intensive marriage and Family Therapy Master's Degree program at Liberty University.  Then he went on to combine these degrees with his previous study, his personal experience and his couple's coaching practice, and was able to uncover the GREATEST SECRET to obtaining and maintaining a happy marriage - the 12 PRINCIPLES! Blaine and Audrey have worked together to found "Adore Your Spouse" and have made these 12 principles available to every couple through their ground-breaking free class: 3 Steps to a Happy Marriage.

Connect:  www.adoreyourspouse.com

Brook Wayne is a homeschooled graduate and homeschooling mother of nine. She is a co-author of the new book "Pitchin' a Fit! Overcoming Stressed out and Angry Parenting."

Brook encourages moms to love their children, and connect deeply with their families, even in the midst of busy family life. She is a co-founder of Family Renewal Ministries, inspiring families to become "a people prepared for the Lord."

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Carrie Andrews is a mother and mentor who has helped many people for nearly a decade in homeschooling children on the Autism Spectrum, particularly those who are high functioning and who are dealing with a variety of diagnoses. Her experience and wisdom is encouraging and her tips and techniques are like no other. What Carrie shares is from the heart, and from real life, down-to-earth experiences that you won't find in a therapist's office. She knows what it is like to have a child who is high functioning, and her techniques worked to help her child transition into a successful, independent adult.

Carrie loves to garden and train service dogs and often gives presentations in these areas as well.

​Christopher Hurtado is an Adjunct Instructor of Liberal Arts and Natural Law at Monticello College, Adjunct Instructor of Composition and Rhetoric at Salt Lake Community College, Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy and Political Science at Utah Valley University, and President and CEO of Linguistic Solutions, the developer of the Learn Latin via Aesop's Fables method used at Monticello College, and a polyglot with varying degrees of fluency in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Latin, German, and Hebrew.

How to contact Christopher:
www.christopherhurtado.com

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Donna’s been home educating her 6 children now for 20 years. With the older children now moving onto higher education, the younger ones are still at home, and she continues helping parents around the world achieve success in their home education through her writing, speaking, workshops and private consults.

Donna has been featured on Voice America and is a regular contributor for the Homeschool Handbook Magazine, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Conscious Living, Conscious Parenting Summit and Dr. Mommy Online as well as other media outlets for her expertise in education, parenting and personal development.

Donna lives with her husband, Julian and five of their six children, three boys and three girls ages 7-24, in Plano, Texas.

Donna Vail is the founder of An Inspired Education, a company devoted to home educating families inspiring them to live extraordinary lives and empowering their children through a self-education system utilizing a customized approach tailored to meet the needs of the family and complimenting natural talents of each individual.

Connect with Donna at: http://www.lovelivelearnmore.com

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Ethan Demme is the President and CEO of Demme Learning and is passionate about finding the best ways to build lifelong learners. Ethan is an elected member of the board of supervisors in East Lampeter Township and is an active member of his local community. Ethan is a homeschool graduate and holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Bryan College. Ethan has been married to his lovely wife Anna for over 8 years and they live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where they enjoy running, biking, swimming, canoeing, hiking, and exploring new places.

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Heidi Totten is the owner of Heidi Totten Consulting and a serial entrepreneur, but her main role is homeschooling her two children, ages 8 and 11. She first felt the pull to homeschool when her son was born, but in 2007 helped start a charter school where her children attended for a couple of years until the pull was too strong. They began their homeschool journey in early 2012 and haven't looked back.

Connect with Heidi at: http://www.inspirethesprouts.com   http://www.launchingwomen.com

Israel Wayne is a homeschool graduate and father of nine who is passionate about defending the Christian faith and developing a Biblical worldview. He is the author of the books, "Homeschooling from a Biblical Worldview", "Full Time Parenting: A Guide to Family-Based Discipleship", "Questions God Asks", "Questions Jesus Asks", and co-author of "Pitchin' a Fit!: Overcoming Angry and Stressed-Out Parenting"

Jim Weiss and his wife Randy founded Greathall Productions in 1989. Raised by parents who valued literature and history and with the additional influence of grandfathers who loved to tell stories to their grandsons, Jim grew up in the presence of literary and real-life characters in the tradition of oral language.  Jim is a masterful and thoughtful storyteller of whom to date has produced over 50 Greathall recordings featuring classical literature and history, enjoyed by people all over the world.  He is the recipient of more than 100 national awards from prestigious sources, and travels extensively across the United States and Canada presenting at library, school, store and community events; teacher workshops; and his favorite - educational conferences!  Jim and Randy reside in Charlottesville, Virginia and are the ever-proud parents of their daughter and son-in-law.

John Notgrass is a disciple of Christ, husband, father, and businessman. Since 2003 he has encouraged people through story and song to make a difference in the world for God’s kingdom. John and his wife Audra, both homeschool graduates, live in the St. Louis area with their son Henry. Henry has three siblings who are with Jesus, which makes his parents long for heaven even more.

Connect at:  www.notgrass.com

Joseph Hoffman fulfilled his dream of starting a music academy in 2007, two years after graduating with a master's degree in music from Brigham Young University. What began as private piano lessons taught in his living room has since grown to become Hoffman Academy, with a staff of fifteen music teachers who provide piano, voice, and guitar lessons to over 300 students in the Portland, Oregon area. In 2010, Joseph saw a need for affordable, accessible music education and began creating free online video piano lessons, available at hoffmanacademy.com , which have garnered millions of views. Through these video lessons, Joseph's own piano method, which combines comprehensive music education, engaging teaching techniques, and emphasis on solid practicing habits, has helped thousands of children and adults all over the world realize their dream of learning to play the piano. Today, his online lessons are used by many homeschoolers as well as part of a comprehensive music education.

Jube Dankworth is a Homeschool Mom to 4 fabulous adult children who all graduated from homeschool and went to college. Married to the greatest guy in the world for over 40 years. Now field trip grandma to 5 fabulous grandkids.

She is a popular National Speaker, former Director of Homeschooling Family to Family, the voice of The Homeschooler Next Door podcast, which was in the top 100 on iTunes in 2006, founder of Texas Home Educators, a statewide service organization in Texas. Blogger and Writer of many articles, and was even featured in a TV documentary about homeschool.

Connect:  http://texashomeeducators.com/

Julie Bogart is the creator of the innovative Brave Writer Writing and Language Arts Curriculum. For 15 years, Brave Writer instructional manuals and online classes have enriched the homeschooling lives of over 16,000 families. Brave Writer exists to foster a nurturing relationship between homeschooling parent and child while creating a safe environment for writing growth. The Brave Writer program brings a fresh point of view to the writing process. Rather than emphasizing format writing as the key to success, Brave Writer's materials and instructors facilitate the emergence of authentic writing voice in your children. Once children have access to the language, insights, and ideas locked within, they easily learn a variety of writing genres, including the rigorous academic formats of high school and college. Julie's professional background includes freelance writing, magazine and book editing, and ghost-writing. She's authored and supervised the development of all original Brave Writer materials, as well as having homeschooled her five children for 17 years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Connect with Julie here:  http://www.bravewriter.com/

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Karen Campbell is a graduate of Judson University with a B.S. in Human Relations and Secondary Education. She and her husband, Clay, have been married for 40 years and live in Illinois where they spent nearly three decades homeschooling their six children and now enjoy their 14 grandchildren who are also being homeschooled. She is the author of The Joy of Relationship Homeschooling ~ when the one anothers come home and her articles have been published in Searching Together, Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Breakpoint, Crosswalk, and on the Home Educating Family Blog. She is also a regular contributor to Home Educating Family Magazine and Dear Magazine. Karen is actively involved in Toastmaster’s International where she won 1st place in the District Humorous Speaking competition with the story of a homeschooling mom who mummified a chicken! She blogs and podcasts mom encouragement at www.thatmom.com

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Kevin Strong is a personal development expert, business innovator, and author of Being Wise.  He uses humor and illustrations with business insight to show individuals and organizations on how they can unleash their inherent potential.  He is a relative of Steven Covey and has built 2 businesses and worked in sales and management for several years in a Fortune 500 Company.  He delivers easy to implement steps to self-improvement and business success, using humor and memorable stories.

Kim Hoyer is a strategic thinker and implementer. He is in the business of helping entrepreneurs accomplish anything they set their minds to. He has been a start-up, turnaround and sales and marketing specialist with Factor X Solutions Inc. since 1999. In that role, he has a history of producing strong results for a number of clients including: Cirque du Soliel, Leviton, Panorama Mountain Village, The Calgary Flames, RBC Royal Bank, Castle Mountain Resort, Manulife Bank, The Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, Grand Pacific Resorts, Farm Credit Canada, TRAK Kayaks, The Brick, Medican Construction, and Lufkin. Kim’s approach combines fun, flexibility, attention to details, and an entrepreneurial style. He and his team are committed to providing unique and innovative educational programs and hands on solutions based on solid strategic thinking and meticulous attention to detail. Kim knows what it takes to motivate people and lead teams to victory and knows that you can accomplish anything…with the right planning, people, performance, and promotion. Kim lives with his wife Carmel and their four homeschooled kids in either Calgary, Canada or San Ramon, Costa Rica (depending on how cold it is in Canada).

You can connect with Kim at any of the following outlets:

LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/kimfhoyer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FactorXSolutions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FactorXSolution

Website 1: www.factorxsolutions.com

Website 2: www.wpdoneforyou.com

Dr. Maria Droujkova creates beautiful, meaningful, and joyful ways to teach and learn mathematics. She works with diverse learners and situations, such as early algebra and calculus with family groups, mathematical circles, and online courses. Maria is the founder of several online educational communities, including the Natural Math network and Math Future interest group.

Mary Ann Johnson is passionate about families. She is a speaker, trainer, workshop leader and writer for parents who have chosen to home or public educate their children. She has seven grown children, a dozen grandchildren, is the founder of four businesses and is the creator of The Spark Station and Rockin’ Spark Station Packets. Mary Ann teaches parents how to order themselves so they can order their families, to experience more fun, inspired learning, connection and joy.

Mary Ann is currently the CEO of Home School Coach LLC and Family Connection Mentoring. Mary Ann has her masters degree in education, and has worked with thousands of children over a 40 year span and hundreds of home and public school families. You can connect with Mary Ann at: http://home-school-coach.com​

Dr. Keller has been a homeschool mom for over 15 years, is the author of Real Science-4-Kids and CEO/founder of Gravitas Publications Inc. She earned a PhD in biophysical chemistry from the University of New Mexico and pursued postdoctoral work at the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Berkeley in molecular biology and neuroscience. Dr. Keller began writing science books for kids when she started homeschooling her own children and through her books, and hopes to bring science to homeschool families that this fun, engaging, and easy for parents to teach.

Connect with Dr. Keller at: http://www.gravitaspublications.com

Dr. Shanon Brooks is a co-founder and president of Monticello College. He has over twenty years experience in teaching and the administration of entrepreneurial higher education organizations. He is the former president of George Wythe University and a founder of the Center for Social Leadership. Dr. Brooks is the co-author of A Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, a Master’s degree in education, and a PhD in constitutional law. He lives in Monticello, Utah with his wife Julia and their children. He loves hiking and the great outdoors. His favorite toy is a backhoe. He is passionate about liberty, liberal arts education and the organic concept of Georgics.

http://www.monticellocollege.org/

Shelby Smith is a homeschooling mom, trainer, mentor, actress and play enthusiast! She desires to influence others for good through love, laughter and learning. She has had several body language trainings, has graduated from several courses in mentoring and presenting, and has acted in several full length films (two Christian films she played lead roles in!), commercials, music videos and ad campaigns and is an active and founding member of the premier SE Idaho improvisation performing comedy group called ImprovUnderground, where she gets to tap into her inner child and continually practice and enjoy the value and healing powers of play. “Just like your body diminishes without exercise, the spirit diminishes without play.” Shelby was born in Pocatello, ID and lived there until she met her handsome hubby and moved away with him to Oregon while he attended Optometry school. Golden and Shelby now live with their 6 children in a country home on 5 acres in Rigby, ID. On this little “farm” they have had sheep, goats, cows, a horse, chickens, cats, dogs, fish and a turtle – those are just the tame animals.

Thom and Tresta Neil are happy parents of eight wonderful children. We met while working at a nursing home in Provo, Utah. Thom is from New Hampshire and served a mission for his church in Italy. Tresta is from New Mexico and served her mission in the Netherlands. Thom waited for Tresta as she served and were married shortly after her return. After they had their first four children, in 4 1/2 years, Thom brought up his desire to homeschool. Tresta thought he was mad! After much persuading she decided to try it and has never looked back! Together they are the owners of Keystone Education and the directors of a popular Homeschool Conference in Utah. They are sought after presenters. They both have a unique resumes: Thom delivered half a dozen sets of twins as a teenager and Tresta sat on a cactus and was involved in grand theft auto.

Tina Hollenbeck has referred to herself as a homeschooling mom since the day her older child was born, and considers it pure joy to devote her energy to her two amazing daughters, ages 13 and 14. Before they were born, she spent nine years in the public/government school system teaching English to immigrant children and teens. She made a conscious daily choice to view her job as her mission field for that season of life, but her experience within the system convinced her husband and her that they would not subject their own children to it.

Tina has been involved in homeschool organizations for over 10 years and in recent years, she has become an advocate herself, endeavoring to promote homeschooling whenever she’s given the opportunity. She mentors and speaks on various topics related to homeschooling and healthy parenting.

In 2013, Tina launched an on-going research project in conjunction with her extensive knowledge of Common Core, to provide a database of detailed information about more than 2,000 homeschool resources and their connection to Common Core. She serves in various ministries as a writer, developer, mentor and speaker for homeschool and parent-related subjects.

Dr. William Spivey developed Writing Express over his forty years of teaching elementary school, middle school and high school English. He currently serves as a Language Arts consultant, Homeschool tutor, presenter and keynote speaker across the United States and Canada. Dr. Spivey authored several books and articles including "Strengthening Student Writing Through Focus" and the "Strengthening Your Writing Workbook" Series (K-12), which includes the Spivey Method and his groundbreaking yet proven Sentence Expansion Approach.

For more information: www.writingexpress.net