 Marvin J. Wolf has written as a professional since 1965, and his byline has appeared in periodicals and bookstores in at least 132 nations. After military service as a combat photographer, company commander and public information officer, Wolf served in employee communications management and in several advertising creative positions for organizations including Foot Cone, Wells Rich Greene, Northrop, Transamerica, and Avco. Self-employed since 1978, he is the author, co-author or ghost writer of a dozen books and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, as well as of marketing literature, collateral advertising, and business materials. Mr. Wolf was accredited by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in 1977.
Wolf lectured several semesters in the School of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. He has organized, moderated and/or served on dozens of panels at writers conferences, and has taught a broad panoply of writing skills at workshops and seminars. He served four terms as president of Independent Writers of Southern California, and three years as director of professional development.
The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) honored Wolf's service as mentor to a generation of professional writers with their prestigious Robert C. Anderson lifetime achievement award in 1994. He was chosen ASJA runner-up Author of The Year in 1995. Wolf's writing has been honored also by the Greater Los Angeles Area Press Club, the US Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Orange County [California] Advertising Federation, the IABC, the Southern California Business Communicators, and the Pacific Industrial Communicators Association.
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 Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. is the creator and author of Optimal Thinking, hailed by academia and the media as "the essential step above positive thinking."
Dr. Glickman is the President of OptimalThinking.com, a division of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc., based in Century City, Los Angeles. She has provided training and consultation for numerous organizations including the U.S. Army, Warner Bros., BP, California State University, Fullerton (School of Business Administration), Young Presidents Organization, Mensa, National Australia Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Century 21 Real Estate, Internal Revenue Service, Australian Society of Accountants, and Air New Zealand.
In 1997, Dr. Glickman was the recipient of the "Woman of the Year" award for National Business Women's Week in Hollywood. She has also been nominated for special recognition by Queen Elizabeth II for Australia's highest award, The Order of Australia.
Dr. Glickman, who was born in Australia, lives in Los Angeles. She has earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Teaching diploma and a degree in Business Administration. |
 Larry Mintz is a lifetime member of the Writers Guild, with over 50 produced screenplays to his credit. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College in New York, he moved to California and was soon writing and producing such television hits as "Mork and Mindy," "The Nanny," "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper," "Married With Children," "A League of Their Own," "Family Matters," and "Sanford & Son," among many others. He has also written full-length theatrical and television movies, including "Angels in the End Zone" and "High School USA." Mintz lectures on "Humor as an Optimal Writing Tool" and is currently working on yet another screenplay. |
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