The Compass Hardcover - 2009

John Spencer Ellis is America's leading expert on fitness, personal development, and healthy living. John has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, FOX, FOX Sports, FOX Reality, SPIKE and ESPN. He is the fitness and lifestyle expert on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County and Daybreak OC. John is a Fellow of the National Board of Fitness Examiners, the author of "How Badly Do You Want It? - Your Ultimate Guide to Optimal Fitness," and a contributor to "Power of Champions" and "Peak Vitality." He is the producer of the documentary The Compass (Jan. 2009), and hosts The Fit Show, PersonalTrainerTV.com, The OC Body, The Spencer Power Hour, and the Ms. Fitness U.S.A and World pageants. John stars in the workout DVDs Playground Boot Camp and Kung-Fu Fitness, and has created fitness programs used by Cirque du Soleil, the U.S. Secret Service, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard. John was nominated for induction to the Fitness Hall of Fame. John is the CEO of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association), the Spencer Institute for Life Coaching, and the Get America Fit Foundation. He is on the Advisory Boards of the National Health, Wellness and Prevention Congress, Exercise TV, Sleep Number Bed, Medical Wellness Association, and Health Journal Television among others. He created Adventure Boot Camp, the largest fitness boot camp system in the world. His TriActive America signature series of outdoor exercise equipment is used worldwide.

Tammy Kling is an international author and literary coach to the world's leading CEO's, celebrities and individuals who want to pursue their dreams of writing a book. Her work has been featured in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Dateline NBC, Extra and Primetime. She has co-authored and collaborated on books with NFL players/ other athletes and the CEO's of Dial, First Command, and executives at other major corporations such as Wrigley, The John Maxwell Group, and Wal-Mart. Her most recent release is There's more to Life than the Corner Office; the secret to total life prosperity, (McGraw Hill/2009) Tammy guides executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and individuals at all levels to achieve life and business transformation. The clarity of her life's purpose is to write books that change lives.