Ben Ryan is one of the most successful rugby coaches in the history of the game, and the man who took Fiji to rugby sevens Olympic gold in Rio 2016. It was the island nation's first Olympic medal of any colour, and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the best male team performance at the 2016 Games.

Ben, coach of England's sevens team from 2006 to 2013, also took Fiji to two Sevens World Series titles, and after the team's triumph in Brazil became Chief in the province of Serua as well as being awarded the Companion of the Order of Fiji, the nation's highest order. He is now a consultant to various leading sports organisations and companies around the world.

Richard Allen has been a writer for more than 30 years and has written on a wide variety of subjects for The Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, Sunday Telegraph (UK) and BRW.

His previous books include Shimmering Spokes: One Australian's 16,000 Kilometre Odyssey, Recollections of a Remarkable Age, Australia’s Remarkable Trees, The Spirit of Golf and How It Applies to Life, Great Properties of Country Victoria: The Western District’s Golden Age, and The Royal Melbourne Golf Club 125 Years.

Charlotte Collins is a third generation farmer in the Northern Catskills of Upstate NY. She has been on a plant-based diet for over 12 years which has inspired much of her interest in creative cooking. With a degree in direct marketing and multiple fitness certifications, she focuses on communicating the physical and economic benefits of consuming locally produced goods. Charlotte lived in New York City for 6 years working in fitness instructing, PR, and sales before returning to her family farm.

Rachel Allen is a bestselling cookery writer, teacher and TV chef based at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland.

Her 14 hugely successful cookbooks have sold over a million copies worldwide, and she has written for numerous magazines and newspapers including the Irish Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Tribune, Delicious, Olive, BBC Good Food, and her ongoing weekly food column for the Irish Sunday Independent. Rachel currently hosts RTE's The Restaurant with Marco Pierre White, and her TV series for the BBC and RTE (which include Rachel's Favourite Food, Bake, Easy Meals, Cake and Rachel's Everyday Kitchen) have been broadcast in over 30 different countries. She has also been a guest on multiple international programmes, including NBC's Today.

Rachel lives in a beautiful home overlooking the sea in Shanagarry, near Ballymaloe in County Cork, with her husband, Isaac, and their three children.