RenWomen: What Modern Renaissance Women Have to Teach Us About Living Rich Fulfilling Lives is co-authored by twin sister and brother: Dale Griffiths Stamos and W. Scott Griffiths. The book is an exploration of some remarkable multi-talented, multi-faceted women working at the height of their abilities. Their lives and unique insights can inspire and guide women in how to reach higher and delve deeper in their own lives. Full of personal interviews, the women we profile are: Barbara Lazaroff (restaurateur, designer, writer, philanthropist, speaker); Frances Hesselbein (former CEO of Girl Scouts of America; founder of Leadership Institute, author, editor, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient); Lorie Karnath (explorer, scientist, author and philanthropist); Eva Haller (philanthropist, activist, executive and board member of multiple non-profits, Magnusson Fellow); Margaret Wertheim (trained mathematician/physicist, science writer, speaker, co-founder of Institute of Figuring); Christine Wertheim (artist, poet, professor, co-founder Institute of Figuring); Lydia Kennard (urban planner, lawyer, former Executive Director of Los Angeles World Airports, founder and CEO of KDG Construction Consulting, board member of multiple companies); Dale Franzen (former dancer and opera singer; teacher, founder & Director of the Broad Stage) and her daughter, Alexandra Franzen (online entrepreneur, author, coach, ghost writer); Marinela Gombosev (engineer, business and marketing expert, manager); Lita Singer, Ph.D. (psychologist, professor, author, musician, fine art photographer); Kathy Eldon (journalist, film and TV producer, author, founder and director of Creative Visions Foundation); Jeanne Meyers, Rita Stern Milch, and Karen Pritzker (co-founders of The My Hero Project, and multi-talented in the arts and philanthropy); Hélène Cardona (actress, poet, tri-lingual translator, magazine editor, dream analyst). We also include a chapter on the "Icons," famous RenWomen such as Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Maya Angelou, Jane Fonda, and Arianna Huffington. The authors come from their own multi-faceted backgrounds. Dale Griffiths Stamos is a playwright, screenwriter, poet, teacher, and producer. W. Scott Griffiths is an entrepreneur, branding and marketing expert, professor, and author/co-author of five published books. There is a growing market for books about the power and values of women, represented by current books like The Athena Doctrine, Lean In, End of Men, Vital Voices, and the documentary film (by Emmanuel Itier), Femme: Women Healing the World. RenWomen distinguishes itself as both aspirational and inspirational. It presents pragmatic lessons on how, as women, to achieve at one's highest level, while also showing the deeper values at the heart of such achievement. In our constantly shifting, global, and confounding 21st century world, "RenWomen" hold key insights into how to live an expansive life of joy, passion and living up to one's fullest potential.
About the Author: DALE GRIFFITHS STAMOS is a professional playwright, poet, and screenwriter, as well as a teacher, story consultant, and editor. She is the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions-including the Heideman Award from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Writer's Digest Stage Play Competition top ten winner (twice), The Jewel Box Theatre Prize, and an Emmy nomination for her story contribution to a CBS after school special. Her plays have been produced throughout the country. Her short films have been official selections at a number of festivals, garnering two Audience Awards and one Jury Award. Her feature-length screenplay One White Crow has been an official selection in the screenwriting component of two film festivals, as well as a finalist and semifinalist in two prestigious screenwriting competitions. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals and magazines. As a teacher, writing consultant, and presenter, she holds a yearly workshop in "Story Structure for All Genres" at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference: is a private manuscript consultant/editor, and has spoken about writing to groups such as the Southern California Writers Association, the Writers Club, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, and Stage Day LA. Dale started out as a linguist, getting a master's degree in Romance languages and literatures from UCLA, and she speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and even a bit of Greek! She is also a musician and songwriter. W. SCOTT GRIFFITHS has been building companies and directing successful brands for twenty years, including for Paul Mitchell ("Mitch for Men"), House of Blues, Crystal Cruises, Nokia, and Vertu just to name a few. He is the CEO and Founder of 18/8 Fine Men's Salons, an international chain of upscale salons designed for men, with 400 stores operating and in development. He has led or was on the leadership team of twenty start-ups and early stage companies. After attending Chapman University, Mr. Griffiths graduated from Art Center College of Design, and also received an MBA from UCLA. He has served as marketing advisor to the UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast, taught at Chapman University Business School and presently teaches at Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. Scott is the co-author/producer of five published books, including best sellers Air Powered (Random House) and America's Best Beers (Little Brown & Co).