Bonnie Paulson is a USA Today Best-Selling Author with a split personality that specializes in ads and marketing strategies.
John Logsdon is the co-owner of The Author Helper, LLC, home of the Author Helper Suite (formerly ReaderLinks). He’s also a bestselling author who has written/co-written over 100 fiction novels in various genres, including urban fantasy, fantasy, sci-fi, and post-apocalyptic.
Joe Solari helps authors build great businesses. He is the author of Advantage: Harnessing Cumulative Advantage in the Winner Takes All Publishing Market.

Matty Dalrymple podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. She has written books on the business of short fiction and podcasting for authors, and her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest magazine. She is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Matty is also the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

Monique Danielle is the Community Support Manager and Educational Curator for Atticus. An avid reader and writer herself, her mission in life is to help authors achieve their dreams of self-publishing and get more books into the hands of awaiting readers.

Beth Barany is the owner of Barany Consulting and supports novelists to flourish in their creative lives. An award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, Beth writes magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventures about strong heroines who lead by example. Her stories empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
Beth's podcast, "How To Write the Future," is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to create positive, optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible and put that into our stories, we help make it so for the world and ourselves.
A Master NLP Practitioner and Certified Creativity Coach and teacher, Beth runs Barany School of Fiction, designed to help genre fiction writers experience clarity so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. She runs the blog, Writer's Fun Zone, by and for creative writers. And she's authored several books for writers, including Plan Your Novel Like A Pro, with her husband, thriller writer Ezra Barany.

Oriana Leckert is the Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, where she helps creators bring a marvelous array of literary projects to life. She’s written and edited for Vice, MTV News, Slate, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Atlas Obscura, and many more. Her first book, Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture and Creativity (Monacelli, 2015), grew out of a multi-year project chronicling the rise and fall of under-the-radar creative places across New York City. Follow her at @orianabklyn on most social platforms.

Patrick Aylward has been helping independent authors publish with BookBaby since 2017 and currently leads a team of Publishing Specialists. Prior to joining BookBaby, he worked for Chicago-based BBCC, Inc., as Production Editor, Designer, and Fulfillment Coordinator for academic imprint The Copy Workshop and first-time author imprint First Flight Books.

Clayton Noblit is a senior marketing manager at Written Word Media. He is passionate about helping authors find their readers, finding ways to sell more books, and sharing marketing expertise with the author community.