Author Talks

Join author, ultra-endurance athlete, and six time CEO Joe Gagnon for a memorable evening exploring how purpose, resilience, and awareness can change the way we live and lead. Drawing from his journey from the Bronx to the boardroom and running six marathons on six continents in six days, Joe shares the lessons that have shaped his philosophy of Living Intentionally: a lifestyle built on energy, clarity, and integrity. This isn’t about slowing down; it’s about showing up with intention. Joe reveals how embracing discomfort becomes the path to growth, how small daily practices can unlock extraordinary results, and how living by design, not by default, can change everything. Through vivid storytelling and actionable insights, Joe invites us to rethink success not as achievement, but as alignment. Because when we live intentionally, we don’t just perform better, we become better. Moderated by Don Scott. Books will be available for sale and signing.

The true confessions of a working opera composer. In Seeing Through, Ricky Ian Gordon, one of our generation's greatest composers, writes with humor, insight, and unflinching candor about his tumultuous youth on Long Island, artistic collaborations and obsessions, struggles with addiction and abuse, and the loss of his partner to AIDS. Gordon has built a remarkable life and body of work with creations like The Grapes of Wrath, 27, Orpheus and Euridice, and more. Gordon’s life and work embody resilience and mark a significant contribution to America’s musical legacy. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.

Your mobile phone is dinging, the coffee pot is overflowing, and you are running late for work (again). THIS IS NOISE! Sometimes it’s blaring, obvious, and in your face. Other times it’s pervasive, sneaky, and barely audible. The moments you can’t seem to shake the nagging feeling you are just not good enough, the “helpful” advice that floods your thoughts with worry, stress, or guilt, waking up feeling more exhausted than the night before. ‘Noise’ is relentless, it can affect everything. Fortunately, we don’t have to be at the mercy of ‘noise.’ Blocking the Noise gives you the tools to identify, understand, and remove the way in which ‘noise’ influences your life. Blocking the Noise is a reset button providing you with the guidance to live a life you truly enjoy rather than one you passively accept. Books will be available for sale/signing.