22 Motivational Minutes Creators & Guests

Amanda Lund is an actor, comedy writer, and producer. Amanda has appeared in many television shows including Fresh Off The Boat, New Girl, Brooklyn 99, and Parenthood as well as the feature film Goosebumps, and has developed TV pilots for Syfy, Fox and Comedy Central. She was an associate producer on Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising with her friend and writing partner, Maria Blasucci. Amanda is very active in the podcast world; she co-hosts The Big Ones and appears regularly on Spontaneanation and Superego. She is also the proud writer and creator of the critically-acclaimed audio series The Complete Woman, Complete Joy, and The Complete Wedding.

Patrick Ward is the Director of Marketing for Rootstrap, an outcome-driven development agency that digitally transforms companies like MasterClass, Google, and Quartz. A writer by trade, Patrick has been featured in Forbes, Ad Age, HuffPost, Money Magazine & Business Insider. Aside from his role at Rootstrap, Patrick is an accomplished public speaker, teaching LinkedIn workshops at General Assembly, Nonprofit Learning Lab, Serendipity Labs & California Lutheran University and Guest Lecturing at the University of Southern California on AI and Technology Disruption.He is the author of "Marketing Transformation: Why Your Marketing Mindset is Holding Your Organization Back", featured in Business Leaders Edition, Vol 3. of the Amazon Best-Selling Series "Money Matters".He also is the Co-Host and Founder of #LinkedInLocalLA, a networking meetup community in Los Angeles, with guest speakers that are LinkedIn Top Voices, Former Google employees, and Amazon best-selling authors. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), majoring in Marketing and Political Science, from the University of Sydney.

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence coach, author, and host of Speaking to Influence.