KURT W. MORTENSEN is one of America's leading authorities on persuasion, motivation and influence. He is the coauthor of the bestselling book Maximum Influence.

Tim Andres Pabon is an actor and Spanish & English audiobook narrator from Washington DC. He has over 60 books on Audible.com, one of which was recently nominated for a 2015 SOVAS award (Society of Vocal Arts and Sciences). He has been seen on House of Cards seasons 3 and 4 as Mark, a White house press correspondent. He has also been a co-star on HBO's acclaimed series The Wire opposite country music legend Steve Earl. As a stage actor he has worked Off-Broadway at the June Havoc Theatre, and his regional credits include Center Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, The Hippodrome, Olney Theatre, Rep Stage, and GALA Hispanic Theatre among others.