Ruth O’Reilly-Smith was born in South Africa. She was bitten by the radio bug in 1995 while studying to be a teacher at the University of Pretoria and began working as a presenter of several music variety and talk-based shows, along with heading up the news at a...
Suzan Johnson Cook was the 3rd U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom for President Obama’s administration and the first female African American and faith leader in this role. As principal advisor to both President Obama and Secretaries, Hillary...
When I was a child, my mom would jokingly say, “the devil made me do it,” whenever she ate too many cookies or splurged on something for herself. Many today think the devil is a joke or just a figure of speech and don’t fear the dark angel. It is often said, if you...
Nancy Sawyer Schraeder is a writer, producer, and director who just wrapped production on the comedy web series, Zahra’s New World. Nancy scripted Magdalena: Released from Shame, a feature which has been translated into over 170 languages and co-wrote the...
“You’re a girl, and you’ll never be good enough. Just accept it. Your life will never amount to anything.” Those were the words my grandmother repeatedly told my mother growing up and were echoed repeatedly by her stepfather and brothers. Was it difficult to overcome...
Kathleen Cooke is a media executive, Hollywood Screen Actor’s Guild actor, speaker, writer, and a founding partner and Vice President of Cooke Pictures, a media production company based in Burbank, California. She also co-founded the nonprofit organization The Influence Lab where she leads and mentors Christian professionals in the entertainment industry. READ MORE