Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a 4-time NYT bestselling author, speaker and book coach who thrives at the intersection of culture, business and leadership. She's CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Awe Luv Media, and founder of The Book Academy. 

She has written 5 critically acclaimed bestselling books (including her banner book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual and her Little Troublemaker children’s book series), establishing her as a literary force with a powerful pen. A prolific writer, she’s also contributed to 5 published anthologies. 

With a passion and proven track record of creating and launching successful books, Luvvie founded The Book Academy (TBA), as a platform to help others do the same. TBA is a masterclass and coaching suite to help people become successfully published authors. Her clients have become New York Times bestselling authors themselves, and national bestsellers. She knows books! 

Luvvie is an internationally recognized speaker whose thought leadership on culture, authenticity, and disruption enables transformative action. Her renowned TED talk "Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable" has over 10 million views, has been transcribed into 23 languages, and has placed her in the Top 1% of TED Talks of all time. 

The University of Illinois alum is a true force in the world and her work has been featured in such outlets as Fortune, Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, The Chicago Tribune, Variety, and more. 

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