Bari Lyman, founder of MeetToMarry.com, is dating-for-marriage evangelist who is passionate about helping singles achieve their dreams of finding meaningful love. After years of consistently attracting the "wrong ones," Bari had a revelation that transformed her life.  It was this revelation that allowed her to meet and marry her ideal spouse over eight years ago. Meet to Marry: A Dating Revolution for the Marriage Minded (Health Communications, $14.95) turns Bari's dating revelation into a marriage readiness revolution!  Via her book and the MeetToMarry site and coaching programs, she encourages singles to have their own dating revelation, much like she had. Scores of hopeful singles have used her three-step approach—Assess, Attract, and Act—to change their mind-set and remove blind spots to find the perfect relationship match.

Kathy Andersen left Australia to take a “break” that turned into a journey of more than ten years. Changing her corporate high heels to hiking boots started Kathy on a journey where she would experience the power we each have to be our greatest self, and to live our greatest life. In Change Your Shoes, Live Your Greatest Life (KA Connect, $19.95) , each chapter of Kathy’s journey provides insights and guided reflections to give the reader tools to chart their own journey of discovery, and to make positive decisions for a purposeful life. Kathy reveals a journey that we can each take to live our greatest life, and enables each reader to embark upon their own journey as they turn each page.  A portion of the proceeds from tonight's event will be donated to Shake-A-Leg Miami.    Kathy Andersen is a life coach, consultant, speaker, and author, who discovered her "calling" after changing her corporate high heels to hiking books, and leaving her home country of Australia to take a "break." More than ten years later, Kathy now lives in the United States, and works to create positive change in the lives of people around the world through consulting, coaching, speaking, seminars, workshops, and writing. Kathy holds a Masters degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and has focused her work at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School on leadership and development. Kathy's areas of expertise include: Self-Development, Coaching, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, and Non-Profit Management. "Kathy's profoundly insightfyl journey will take the reader on his or her own journey toward the genuine freedome to be all we can be -- in our life, and in the world." Ronald A. Heifetz, Harvard Kennedy School. "Make no mistake about this woman's advice and lessons. She comes from a position of skill and strength. Everyone can benefit from her lessons." Professor Christine W. Letts. Former Dean, Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy School.