Sophia A. Nelson is an award-winning author and journalist, a former White House reporter, former Congressional Committee counsel, and an attorney. She is a sought-after motivational speaker and leadership trainer in Fortune 500 companies and at universities, and she contributes regularly to MSNBC, NBC, CNN, and FOX News. She writes for The Huffington PostHealthy Living and Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Nelson has also appeared on the BBC, World News with Diane Sawyer, and The Today Show. She has also contributed to USA TodayEssenceThe Wall Street JournalThe New York Times, and The Washington Post. She makes her home in Virginia.