Meet The Talent

Recovery Comedian

Mark Lundholm has performed in all 50 states and 10 foreign countries. From world-renowned musicians, heads of state, fortune 500 companies to rehabilitation centers and convicted felons, Mark has truly entertained on the world’s stage. He’s appeared on Comedy Central, Showtime, A&E, CBS, and NBC. Mark wrote and performed his own one-man show off-Broadway in New York City reaching critical acclaim, and in his spare time created the now staple DVD series ‘Humor in Treatment’ and the Recovery Board Game.

Design Leader, Speaker,Community Builder, Mentor

Personally, through the doorways of grief, family addictions, struggles with anxiety and body image, marriage, divorce, and caregiving, I’ve learned some hard won lessons about navigating challenge and reshaping my experience of it.

Professionally, I’ve been leading transformative experiences across various scales and industries, from collaborating with renowned artists like David Byrne and Karen O for touring performances to teaching at The Class, a practice that combines fitness and mindfulness. Starting as its first employee almost 11 years ago and eventually serving as Co-CEO for the final 2 years of my tenure, I played a pivotal role in developing The Class’s business from the ground up and guiding its growth through volatile economic times.

Bestselling Author, Psychotherapist, Enneagram Teacher, and Episcopal Priest

Ian is best known for popularizing the Enneagram. Enneagram is a personality typing system identifying nine types of people and how they relate to one another and the world. His popular Enneagram primer, The Road Back to You gave fresh language and interest in this uncannily accurate tool. His latest book, The Story of You, helps readers go a step further, using Enneagram wisdom to uncover and rewrite their own false narratives so they can live more fully. Ian enjoys sharing about the Enneagram with audiences of all sizes because of its power for igniting personal growth, and how it can enrich their personal and professional lives.

Singer/Songwriter

Hilary Lacey Roberts is an American singer, songwriter and philanthropist. She was born in Denver, Colorado and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Her single "There for You" (2018) proved a success and became her first top-ten single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The following year, her recording of the Soul II Soul song, Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) peaked at number one on the Dance Club Songs chart.

Stand Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer

John has appeared in numerous television series , including “Friends” and was a series regular on “Jesse,” both for Warner Brothers/NBC. His feature film roles include “The Sweetest Thing,” and three Noah Baumbach films, “Kicking and Screaming,” “Mr. Jealousy,” and “Highball. John’s hosting credits include “News Weasels” for E!; “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” for ABC; CBS’ special “Clash of the Commercials” with co-host Heidi Klum; and “John Lehr’s Movie Club” for TBS.

A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Lehr is a seasoned monologist and comedian who speaks openly about his twenty plus years of sobriety. Under the banner “Cold. Sober. Comedy.”

Clinical Psychologist, Applied Neuroscientist, Media Consultant, CEO

Dr. Kate Truitt is globally recognized for her trauma, stress, and resilience expertise. As the founder of the Truitt Institute, she integrates cutting-edge neuroscience into mental health training and seminars. She also leads Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates and serves as CEO of both the Amy Research Foundation and the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles. An essential part of the Goldie Hawn Foundation’s MindUP Scientific Advisory Committee, Dr. Truitt passionately advocates for mental health literacy and empowerment globally. With her impressive social media following of over 140,000 and a combined viewer and readership of 10 million, she regularly shares valuable mental health insights with her audience.

Journalist, Author, Photographer

Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times reporter, and author of four acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction. His most recent book is The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth, released in 2021. The book follows his 2015 release, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Bloomsbury Press. Both books are critically acclaimed. In January 2022, The Least of Us was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) award for Best Nonfiction Book of 2021. Quinones’ career as a journalist has spanned 35 years. He lived for 10 years as a freelance writer in Mexico, where he wrote his first two books. In 2004, he returned to the United States to work for the L.A. Times, covering immigration, drug trafficking, neighborhood stories, and gangs.In 2014, he resigned from the paper to return to freelancing, working for National Geographic, Pacific Standard Magazine, the New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and other publications.

Motivational Speaker, Author

Tom Farley grew up in Madison and graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Marketing.  He began his career in banking and finance, living and working in the New York City area.  From 1999 to 2012, he ran The Chris Farley Foundation, a nationally recognized non-profit dedicated to substance abuse prevention. Like his brother, Tom was successful in opening the “eyes and ears” of youth audiences through the powerful and effective use of humor.  In 2008 he wrote “The Chris Farley Show”, a New York Time bestselling biography of his late brother, the actor and comedian Chris Farley.  In his Rotary presentation, Tom will chronicle his lifelong journey with his brother, Chris. Touching on lessons learned from Chris and his struggles with addiction, Tom will begin by speaking about his brother’s addiction and the affects it had on his family, and specifically, himself. He will discuss his own journey in recovery and his work as an advocate for those with substance use disorders. Using humor, the family gift, Tom approaches these difficult topics with compassion, generosity, and honesty.

Mark Cuban's Brother, Attorney, Author, Addiction Recovery Advocate

Brian Cuban, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is a Dallas-based attorney, author and addiction recovery advocate. He is a graduate of Penn State University and The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Brian has been in long-term recovery from alcohol, cocaine and bulimia since April of 2007.  He currently resides in Dallas with his wife and two cats. Brian recently released his fiction debut, a legal thriller entitled The Ambulance Chaser.  After being accused of the murder of a high school classmate thirty years prior, lawyer Jason Feldman becomes a fugitive to find the one person who can prove his innocence and save his abducted son. The Ambulance opened as the #1 selling debut paperback thriller!Brian’s best-selling book, The Addicted Lawyer, Tales of The Bar, Booze, Blow, & Redemption is an unflinching look back at how addiction and other mental health issues destroyed his career as a once-successful lawyer and how he and others in the profession redefined their lives in recovery and found redemption.Brian’s first book, Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder,” chronicles his first-hand experiences living with, and recovering from, twenty-seven years of eating disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Tattoo Artist

I grew up in Malibu, California, with loving parents who encouraged self-expression and the arts. Though we weren’t wealthy, I never lacked anything. From a young age, I was passionate about art, skateboarding, and surfing.In my teens, I was on track to be a professional skateboarder, but after a couple of serious injuries, I turned to substances. My addiction to alcohol and drugs took over my life, and I romanticized a short, tragic existence. Alcoholism led me to insanity, and I abandoned the values I was raised with.During my first prison sentence, I became interested in meditation and Eastern philosophy. I spent four years reading about Buddhism and meditating multiple times a day. When I got sober, I hoped meditation and Eastern teachings would set me free, but it was the 12 Steps and Alcoholics Anonymous that truly helped me break free from addiction.Today, meditation remains a key tool in my journey, and without it, I would have struggled to find emotional sobriety.

Singer, Musician

“When your heart breaks, it also opens up,” says Greg Loiacono. “It’s easy to be afraid of getting hurt, but sometimes you need that pain and loss to make room for growth and joy. Sometimes you need to let go in order to figure out what’s worth holding onto.”With his charismatic new album, Giving It All Away (Blue Rose Music), Loiacono dives headfirst into the dichotomies of love, exploring happiness and heartache and redemption and regret, all with great insight and empathy. The songs here are warm and inviting, even as they grapple with longing and loneliness, and the performances are similarly resilient, insisting on hope and perseverance at every turn. While most listeners may know Loiacono as a gritty rock and soul man from his work with The Mother Hips and Chris Robinson, the singer who emerges here is a far more sensitive storyteller, one whose tender delivery and heartfelt lyrics lay it all on the line in the plainspoken poetry of Bill Withers or The Everly Brothers. It’d be easy to call the album a departure for the famed California songwriter, but in truth, it’s really just another step on a long road of self-discovery.

Speaker, Author, Podcast Host, Grief Activist

Lisa Keefauver is an in-demand speaker, author, podcast host and grief activist. She began her career as a social worker and narrative therapist in 2004. She expanded her activism in a variety of roles: clinical director, non-profit co-founder, clinical supervisor, facilitator of personal and professional growth and healing, and mentor. Lisa's wisdom and insights on grief are also embodied from her personal losses, including the death of her husband Eric in 2011. Lisa's grief advocacy inspired her to found Reimagining Grief, with a mission to illuminate and dismantle the limited and misleading collective story of grief that causes so much unnecessary suffering. It also includes the intimate work of holding space and bearing witness for people as they navigate their grief journey. Best known for her interview skills as host of the top-rated podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch, she has spent much of her time sharing her warmth, wisdom, humor and compassion facilitating conversations as a moderator on stages, as an organizational consultant to facilitate grief-smart companies, leading workshops and retreats, and as an individual grief guide. Lisa’s unique approach to shifting our grief culture led to an invitation to teach the Loss and Grief course at the University of Texas at Austin.Lisa’s role as a thought leader has allowed her to appear as a Keynote Speaker on dozens of stages and write/appear across media platforms like WNYC NPR and Medicinal Media; writing for outlets like The Sunday Paper, Thrive Global, and Modern Loss.