Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is an American self-help, consumer goods and media company based in Cos Cob, Connecticut. It is known for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. The first book, like most subsequent titles in the series, consisted of inspirational true stories about ordinary people's lives. The books are widely varied, each with a different theme. Today, Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC continues to publish about twelve new books per year.
Clifton Duncan Davis is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author.
Jack Canfield is an American author and motivational speaker. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. In 2005 Canfield co-authored with Janet Switzer The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh. It was a US top ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by Ricky Valance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
Mark Victor Hansen is an American inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. He is best known as the founder and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.
Bjørn Dunkerbeck is a professional windsurfer who has won the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record 42 times.
Emanuel James Rohn, professionally known as Jim Rohn, was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker.
Wendy E. Diamond is an American philanthropist, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the founder and CEO of LDP Ventures, an investment company focused on socially responsible ventures. Diamond is also the founder of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization. Diamond is the creator of Animal Fair Media Inc., a media platform related to pets and pop culture.
Barbara Halloran Gibbons was an American cookbook author and columnist. Known as "the Slim Gourmet," her syndicated column of the same name was widely distributed in the 1970s, and popularized her ideas on diet cooking. A number of her columns were humorous developments of her theory that "ingredients have no calories."
Dan Clark is an American professional motivational speaker, author, and CEO of Clark Success Systems. Clark is also on the International Board of Governors of Operation Smile and on the National Advisory Board for Operation Kids. Clark is the author of twenty-one books.
Josh Cox is an American former long-distance runner. He is the former American record holder in the 50k.
Helen Engelhardt is an activist, author, poet, storyteller and independent audio artist;
Johnny Lingo is a 1969 short film directed by Wetzel O. Whitaker. The film and later remake are based on a short story by Patricia McGerr, originally published in a 1965 issue of Woman's Day. The 24-minute film was produced by Brigham Young University, but does not specifically mention The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside of the credits.
Claire B. Lang is an American talk show host. Since 1996, she has reported for NASCAR. She last hosted SiriusXM Satellite Radio's "Dialed In" until the conclusion of the 2023 season. She was one of the first women to become a sports radio host. She has been called the "First Lady" of NASCAR Radio.
Peter Mandel is an American journalist and children’s book author. Titles of his include Jackhammer Sam, Bun, Onion, Burger, and Say Hey! A Song of Willie Mays, one of the early picture books about African-American baseball stars from the 1960s, which was included in the Baseball As America exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian.
Marilyn Elizabeth King is an American former pentathlete. In 1971 she won the AAU title and placed fourth at the Pan American Games. She finished 17th at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Games King failed to complete her program due to an ankle injury. While preparing for the 1980 Moscow Olympics she injured her lower back in a car crash. She managed to recover and place second at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but could not attend the Games due to their boycott by the United States.
LDS Living is a bi-monthly magazine published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is published through the church's Deseret Book Company in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Cazzey Louis Cereghino is an American actor, novelist, stuntman, and singer-songwriter. Besides being recognized as one of the "What's in Your Wallet?" Capital One Vikings, he has also appeared in more Super Bowl commercials for more different companies than anyone else in history. In 2013, he was part of the team that won the Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" contest, when he appeared wearing a wedding dress. Outside of hundreds of commercials, notable characters on TV and in feature films include Harold "Big" Johnson on Grimm, Tiny on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Moses on Battles BC, Joseph of Nazareth in XL, The Temptation of Christ, and as pro wrestler Bruiser Brody in the biopic film, The Iron Claw, about the famed Von Erich wrestling family. He has also made appearances on children's shows such shows as Nickelodeon's Henry Danger and Disney's Just Roll with It. Other appearances include roles on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Shameless, TNT's Animal Kingdom, Days of Our Lives, Seal Team, The Orville and the television series Lethal Weapon.
Billy Kirsch is an American songwriter and consultant.
Laura McKinlay Robinson is a Canadian actress, author, game designer, singer, speaker, and television producer. She co-invented multiple board games, beginning with Balderdash (1984), which has sold millions of copies internationally, and was the basis for a television game show (2004–2005).