A former at-risk foster kid turned youth advocate, Josh Shipp is renowned for Teen Trouble", the documentary TV series on A&E that followed his groundbreaking work with youth and families. He has written two national bestsellers to date: The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans -winner of the Nautilus Gold Award for Parenting & Family-and The Teen's Guide to World Domination . Thanks to the support of teachers, counselors, and a wonderful set of foster parents, Josh was listed on Inc. Magazine's "30 Under 30" list and is now a postgraduate student at Harvard himself, further honing his skills in persuasive communication. Josh is regularly called on by "OPRAH", "CNN", "FOX", The New York Times, "20/20", "Good Morning America", and others to provide commentary on common challenges faced by parents and teachers. Over the years, Josh has keynoted events for countless groups of parents, educators, and social workers-with audiences as large as 55,000-and to date has spoken live in front of more than two million people. Viral clips of his acclaimed presentations have been viewed an estimated 50 million times online through platforms such as UpWorthy, Goalcast, and Buzzfeed. To serve his ultimate goal of reaching as many youth as possible, Josh trains other speakers through Youth Speaker University, helping them use their own stories to make an impact.
His social and emotional learning curriculum, "Year of Awesomeness," is in use in hundreds of classrooms all around the world, while his free newsletter offers practical strategies to 200K+ parents, educators, and social workers. Moving from Moscow to London at five years old, Yuliya was terrified to discover she had to start school. Upon finding most Year One lessons consisted mainly of drawing, she banished her fears and hit her stride. Yuliya went on to graduate with degrees in English Literature (from the University of Manchester) and Illustration (from the Camberwell College of Arts) and got her first job at an advertising agency. Today, Yuliya writes and illustrates children's stories, posters, and packaging designs. Her illustration style is painterly, based in traditional media and often focused on the natural world. She loves vibrant colors, tangible textures, brush strokes, drips, and splashes.".