Michael is the founder of the Book Yourself Solid School of Coach Training and Heroic Public Speaking and is considered one of the most original and talent professional speakers working today.

Called “an uncommonly honest author” by the Boston Globe, a “marketing guru” by The Wall Street Journal, Michael Port is a NY Times bestselling author of five books including Book Yourself Solid and The Think Big Manifesto.

Amy Port is the co-founder and Director of Training for Heroic Public Speaking. After earning her MFA in Acting from The Yale School of Drama, she spent years acting professionally in theaters such Seattle Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare and Yale Rep, and working consistently in commercials.

Amy has assisted the Speech faculty at Yale Drama, taught acting in multiple sessions at Northwestern University, and has spent the last fifteen years mentoring teachers and speakers in bringing the hard skills of performance to their craft.