Speaker, mother, podcaster and radio host, Lisa Williams has shared her thoughts about life from behind a mic since 1990. Lisa’s voice may sound familiar to you. She joined the nationally broadcast klove morning show in 2009. Now she’s branched out on her own with help from Cure International and is producing her own podcast … Read More
Global kindness expert Gabriella van Rij has dared people across the world to be kind. The speaker, author and researcher has taught others about cultural awareness and acceptance, as well as spreading the importance of being kind in every aspect of life. You can find her @GabiellavanRij.
Author and columnist Shaunti Feldhahn has made a career helping people with their lives and relationships. Her newest book, The Kindness Challenge, claims only 30 days of kindness can lead to improving even the most difficult relationships. You can connect with Shaunti on social media @ShauntiFeldhahn and learn more about her book at jointhekindnesschallenge.com
Brent Williams felt the kindness from others when dealing with depression, and now he helps others struggling with mental illness. The human rights lawyer and filmmaker from New Zealand wrote a graphic novel about his experience, which features practical self-help strategies. He speaks on the misconceptions about mental illnesses and how kindness helped him with … Read More
As the wife of a college basketball coach, Alicia Henderson has spent more hours than she can count in a basketball arena. Alicia and her husband, Eric, have enjoyed the coaching profession and have covered five states since their wedding in July of 2003. They met at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE where Alicia … Read More
Think you’re a pretty good listener? I dare you to take Becky Harling’s quiz. Her new book lays it all out — it’s called “How to Listen so People Will Talk,” published by Bethany House. You might be surprised by what you find out about yourself! After you’ve revealed how well you listen, take the … Read More
Liz Schwarzel was born and raised in Southeastern Ohio. A graduate of Ohio University, Liz has taught for the past 16 years in the same school district in which she grew up. Liz’s classroom is part of a district wide initiative to teach lessons of kindness through the community based curriculum called Responsive Classroom, which … Read More
You better be careful who you hang out with— it turns out you can “catch” kindness! Filmmaker David Gaz has caught it all in his critically acclaimed documentary, Kindness is Contagious. It’s a film all about the benefits of being nice, narrated by Catherine Ryan Hyde, bestselling author of the book and movie, Pay it … Read More
Tammy Joy Lane is a Kindness Business Owner who is on a mission to increase world kindness through awareness and sharing. She is an Iraq war veteran, a TedX Speaker and a mom of 3 girls who are teaching her kindness lessons daily. After years of fighting an uphill battle of Bi-polar Depression and PTSD, … Read More
You might think of yourself as a kind person, but are you really? Former software engineer and current kindness activist, Barbara Hirsh, says there’s a formula to know for sure. She wrote about it in her booklet, Live Kinder. You can honor someone for their kindness by nominating them for the Caring Heart and Kindness … Read More