Kathleen Marcath is a children’s book author who first discovered American Sign Language (ASL) when she learned to sign the song “Our God Is an Awesome God.” The beauty and power of ASL captured her heart and never let go. Countless times, she’s witnessed the same magic transpire in people (deaf and hearing alike) when they learn this beautiful language.
Kathleen holds a bachelor’s degree in Deaf Community Studies from Madonna University. Her studies inspired her to promote ASL literacy and raise awareness of its importance to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
In 2020, Kathleen founded ASL Picture Books to address the lack of Deaf representation in children's books. That same year, she published her award-winning debut children’s book, My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere With Me: Illustrated in American Sign Language.
Kathleen lives in Michigan, and when she’s not writing, she enjoys time with her family—especially her grandchildren. Kathleen’s favorite family activities are playing games, baking, exploring the outdoors, and hiking through their woods. Children's imagination and joy inspire her.
Our mission at ASL Picture Books is to help fill the need for inclusive and diverse picture books and other resources about deafness and American Sign Language (ASL). Help d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) and hearing children discover the gift they hold and the skills to share it with the world as only they can. We work hard to foster understanding, inspire creativity and develop a greater appreciation for the unlimited potential of ASL.
Guest Occupation: Professional Animal Communicator, Author, Abstract Painter, Designer
Guest Biography:
Nicole Harp is a lifelong artist and designer, holding a degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, in design. Her career as an accomplished abstract painter is balanced by her deep compassion and strong connection to spirit. Nicole's ability to envision and paint the souls of individuals, animals, and even energy has garnered her recognition as an award-winning artist.
Her journey with art and psychic abilities has led her to a profound understanding of the transformative power of creativity and connection to the spiritual realm. Nicole's intuitive approach to art and her keen insights into the energetic essence of her subjects have left a lasting impact on those who have experienced her soul paintings.
You can listen to interviews with her through various metaphysical podcasts, You can learn to get out of your head and into your heart by painting your soul or that of a loved one in her Soul Painting classes at the Eager Cayce’s ARE Center for Enlightenment. Or, learn how to soulfully connect with your animal companions in her animal communication classes through her website.
Her recent book entitled Color of Consciousness, Twenty-Five Soul Paintings, Volume 1 is available where books are sold. Nicole lives in Norfolk, VA, and is available for interviews.
You can find more from Nicole Harp at her website and social media pages:
Guest Occupation: Founder, Relationship & Business Builders Advocate.
Guest Biography:
Today, I help entrepreneurs intentionally build and activate relationship capital so they generate more referrals, stronger partnerships, better opportunities, and businesses that create freedom instead of dependency.
I help leaders:
• Build relationship capital intentionally • Generate more referrals and strategic introductions • Build businesses that don’t depend on them • Use AI to strengthen relationships without losing the human element • Become the person people naturally think of first
Because your greatest opportunities are probably already in your phone.
You simply need a better system for stewarding those relationships before the moment you need them.
We’re all just one conversation, one introduction, or one relationship away from changing the trajectory of our business and our lives.
Guest Occupation: CEO/Architect of the ROOT Brands
Guest Biography:
CEO/Architect of the ROOT Brands
For more than 20 years, Clayton has dedicated his career to advancing detoxification science, supplementation formulas, and wellness-focused business ventures. His background spans both environmental and human health solutions, giving him a rare, systems-level understanding of how toxins impact the body and the world around us.
As an entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, Clayton pioneered business models that brought analytical testing directly into medical practices. His work helped practitioners improve quality of care by identifying risk factors tied to the major chronic disease categories: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
Clayton has served as a business development specialist across every dimension of the wellness sector, including sales, distribution, formulation development, consulting, and manufacturing. Today, he is the architect behind an entirely new approach to wellness commerce through the ROOT social sharing community platform. He believes in creating an ecosystem that supports how the human body is designed to function while safeguarding the information and personal data of the individuals it serves.
His mission remains consistent: to improve lives globally through a strategic blend of science, innovation, and business leadership.
Deana Martin is an influential American singer, actor and performer and the very proud daughter of iconic entertainer, Dean Martin.
Deana achieved success early in her career in films, theatre and television, then quickly added to her repertoire — recording artist, best-selling author, nationally syndicated radio host, licensed pilot, and entrepreneur.
As an internationally acclaimed entertainer, hit recording artist and an in-demand performer, playing to sold-out audiences worldwide, Deana Martin has become an instantly recognizable voice and figure in the pantheon of The Great American Songbook.
Deana’s 2006 debut CD release, Memories Are Made Of This, stayed in the top ten for 40 consecutive weeks. In 2009 another hit CD, Volare, was released; it debuted on the Billboard charts at #7 and the Jazz chart at #22. White Christmas was another chart buster, released in 2011; it has become a seasonal evergreen, hitting the top ten each Christmas since it’s release. Deana’s 2013 critically acclaimed CD, Destination Moon, is currently playing on over 1200 radio stations around the U.S Deana’s 2016 release, Swing Street, has broken sales records and garnered airplay on top Jazz, Standards and Country radio stations, emphasizing her prominent status as hit recording artist.
A celebrated author, Deana Martin found herself on the New York Times coveted Best Seller list with her 2004 memoir, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughters Eyes. In it, Deana delights in sharing wonderful, never-before-told stories about her father and his Pallies. To her they were known as, Uncle Frank (Sinatra) and Uncle Sammy (Davis, Jr) – to the world, they were known as the Rat Pack. In 2015 Deana’s book returned as a Best Seller on the Wall Street Journal’s list of Top Ten Nonfiction E-books.