Janelle Durham - A local and national childbirth education treasure.  Looking for a childbirth educator resource?  Check out her Transition to Parenthood website. 

Seth Godin - Helps me twist my mind around different ways of marketing and understanding what influences consumers.  Got a message to sell?  You should be reading Seth's blog.

Pat James - Smart guy.  I married him.

Sharon Muza - Seattle birth doula and Lamaze certified childbirth educator.  She knows everyone and everything.  The ultimate guide to who's who and what's what out there in the birth world.

Teri Shilling - Teri always makes me think .  Creative and compelling.  Check out her Passion for Birth website dedicated to stomping out boring childbirth classes and take her Passion for Birth training. 

Penny Simkin - The grande dame of the doula vocation and major influence of many doulas and childbirth educators.

Jane Vella - Vella's ideas on dialogue education are inspiring and help me look at new teaching methods and learning tasks.

Michelle Deck - Interactivity matters to adults learners.  Great resource for increasing the interactivity of your presentations.