Jessica Rivera, Founder & CEO of JR Coaching & Consulting, is a seasoned leadership coach and business consultant with nearly two decades of corporate experience. She regularly empowers top-level executives and teams within Fortune 500 companies to excel in today’s competitive business environment. If she can empower them, she can certainly help guide regular Americans, like you and me, avoid conflict this holiday season -- as we interact with friends and family members who may not like or share our political views.

Laurinel Owen, Laurinel is an accomplished cellist and journalist who has performed with major ensembles around the world. She has also published over 130 articles in prominent music magazines. Her memoir, “Strings Attached: A Memoir of Betrayal, Bigamy, and Self-Discovery,” details her personal journey through a tumultuous marriage and her path to healing.