Growing up in Naperville, I was exposed to many opportunities to play organized sports. Every brother and sister of mine played either baseball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, or football. In fact, a couple of my sisters played volleyball at the collegiate level. Sports was a natural part of our upbringing and one we did not consider a privilege.
Renowned for his ability to coax out interesting stories, Arthur Zards, the mind behind TEDx Naperville, is a TED talk personified! (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.) He is quirky, immensely curious, and speaks quickly. He is a master cultivator of unique experiences, and his mind sparks with new ideas continuously. Arthur’s life has been driven by an openness to new directions and topics.
Renowned for his ability to coax out interesting stories, Arthur Zards, the mind behind TEDx Naperville, is a TED talk personified!
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Low-T, it’s a little discussed men’s health topic. Low testosterone is commonly understood as a link to low sex drive and erectile dysfunction, but testosterone plays a more comprehensive role in our health. Testosterone is produced by the human body and plays a role in general and sexual health. Low-T affects 40% of men above the age of 45, and testosterone levels drop by 1% per year starting at age 30.
Low-T, it’s a little discussed men’s health topic. Low testosterone is commonly understood as a link to low sex drive and erectile dysfunction, but testosterone plays a more comprehensive role in our health. Testosterone is produced by the human body and plays a role in general and sexual health. Low-T affects 40% of men above the age of 45, and testosterone levels drop by 1% per year starting at age 30.
Nicki Anderson embodies this issue. She is a woman empowered. Nicki tells us her empowerment is from being stuck in her toddler brain of being chronically curious and listening to herself. “When your intuition kicks in and you have people telling you not to go down an unknown path, trust yourself to go forward and own your success. Embrace the curiosity!” Nicki’s curiosity has taken her down many different paths: she has been a stay-at-home mom, a business owner, the Chamber of Commerce CEO, a published writer, and currently, a university program director.
Nicki Anderson embodies this issue. She is a woman empowered. Nicki tells us her empowerment is from being stuck in her toddler brain of being chronically curious and listening to herself. “When your intuition kicks in and you have people telling you not to go down an unknown path, trust yourself to go forward and own your success. Embrace the curiosity!” Nicki’s curiosity has taken her down many different paths: she has been a stay-at-home mom, a business owner, the Chamber of Commerce CEO, a published writer, and currently, a university program director.
I am a USA Today Bestselling Romance Author who is also a contributing writer with Main & Luxe. Outside of magazine assignments, I spend my days writing spicy happily-ever-afters. But I am strategic about each plot. My characters don’t find their way to each other because of pure luck. It’s careful planning and a puzzle board of ideas and plots. There’s angst, fighting, push back, and heated tension.
I am a USA Today Bestselling Romance Author who is also a contributing writer with Main & Luxe. Outside of magazine assignments, I spend my days writing spicy happily-ever-afters. But I am strategic about each plot. My characters don’t find their way to each other because of pure luck. It’s careful planning and a puzzle board of ideas and plots. There’s angst, fighting, push back, and heated tension.
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