Kira Asatryan is a couples coach and a team coach who trains Silicon Valley startups to work cohesively. She is also a popular blogger on Psychology Today and other sites. According to Asatryan, closeness is the foundation of all happy and long-lasting relationships, whether romantic, platonic, familial, or business. Stop Being Lonely explains that all relationships lie somewhere on the spectrum from distant to close — and the closer to “close,” the better the relationship. In her book Stop Being Lonely (February 2016)  Kira goes on to present a complete program for making any relationship closer. Learn more about Kira here.

Dr. Joel Levey co-founded Wisdom at Work and The International Center for Corporate Culture and Organizational Health at InnerWork Technologies, Inc., a Seattle-based firm dedicated to developing and renewing organizational cultures and communities in which extra-ordinary levels of inspired leadership, cooperation, synergy, collective intelligence, and change resilience can thrive with his wife Michelle. They work with organizations and communities around the globe to inspire people to deepen the wisdom, wonder, compassion, resilience, and creativity they bring to life, work, and relationships amidst the myriad changes, challenges, and opportunities of these turbulent and rapidly shifting times. Learn more about Joel here.