Rana DiOrio is an intrepid force for empowerment and positive change. Her purpose is to help people maximize their potential, and she continues to expound and expand upon that mission across her diverse and highly successful career.

As a corporate and securities attorney, tech-sector investment banker, investor, and advisory board member, Rana has catalyzed the financial, operational, and cultural growth of organizations for almost three decades.

As an award-winning author and children's media entrepreneur, she has sparked meaningful conversations between children and their caring adults and is focused on fostering kindness in the next generation by helping creatives who make this possible realize the full potential of their work through her company, Creative Mint, Inc. She lives in San Francisco, CA with her three children.

Eliza Wheeler is the bestselling author and illustrator of Miss Maple's Seeds and was a 2017 Sendak Fellowship recipient. She has illustrated the Newbery Honor Book Doll Bones and Wherever You Go (written by Pat Zietlow Miller), among others. She lives in Minnesota.