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Melly Sutjitro is a Chinese Indonesian author who lives in Jakarta with her husband and two teenage kids. She spent a few years living in San Francisco while completing her Master degree. After spending a decade in corporate offices, she decides to pursue her love of storytelling through writing. She has nine Picture Books and three romance novels published under the pen name mellyberry. When she’s not stressing over the plot in her manuscripts, she enjoys reading all sort of books (as long as they’re not horror) and documenting her thoughts on her Instagram page. Occasionally, she would spend her time cooking, doing Pilates, and watching the re-runs of Friends and The Big Bang Theory.

Jerome Mangadap is a seasoned executive and leadership coach with over 11 years of experience in leadership, politics, communication, and mindset coaching. Known to his clients as “Coach Jerry”, he has cultivated a reputation as a deep thinker and thought leader, imparting valuable wisdom to thousands of followers on LinkedIn. His pragmatic expertise has provided tremendous value to private international clients.
For over a decade, Jerome has empowered leaders, guiding them towards self-discovery, accelerated growth, and advancement. His coaching style, characterized by substance, authenticity, and a highly personalized approach, has led to positive transformations for individuals and organizations across diverse industries and backgrounds.
Jerome’s extensive experience includes working on-board the prestigious RMS Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liners that gave him rich global insights. A lifelong learner and ordained minister, Jerome actively pursues knowledge in fields such as metacognition, communication, geopolitics, innovation, and theology. He showcases his diverse talents as an SDG Catalyst, Geopolitical Observer, Bold Visionary and Strategist, Bigideationeer, polymath, and pragmatic thinker, all in service of making the world a better place.
Committed to helping humanity succeed, Jerome’s multifaceted expertise and unwavering dedication ensure a positive impact on everyone he meets.

Melly Sutjitro is a Chinese Indonesian author who lives in Jakarta with her husband and two teenage kids. She spent a few years living in San Francisco while completing her Master degree. After spending a decade in corporate offices, she decides to pursue her love of storytelling through writing. She has nine Picture Books and three romance novels published under the pen name mellyberry. When she’s not stressing over the plot in her manuscripts, she enjoys reading all sort of books (as long as they’re not horror) and documenting her thoughts on her Instagram page. Occasionally, she would spend her time cooking, doing Pilates, and watching the re-runs of Friends and The Big Bang Theory.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924). He was a Czech-German writer born in Prague on July 3, 1883, to a middleclass Jewish family. His childhood was marked by illness including tuberculosis which troubled him throughout his life. After completing his studies in 1906, Kafka began working for an insurance company, a job that he did not want to do but only did to earn enough money. These experiences would go onto influence his writings later in his life, particularly visible in the novels, The Trial, and The Castle. It wasn’t until 1912 when he published The Metamorphosis that he gained significant recognition as a writer. He gained immediate success and was slowly being recognized as one of the most innovative writers of his time.

Joseph Conrad (1857- 1924). He was a Polish-British writer who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language. He was born on December 3, 1857, in Berdychiv, Ukraine. Conrad eventually joined the British Merchant Navy and became a naturalized British citizen in 1886. Conrad’s experiences at sea had a profound influence on his writing and he would later draw upon his adventures and observations in his novels and stories. In 1895, Conrad published his first novel, Almayer’s Folly. Conrad’s writing was marked by its complex characters, psychological depth and vivid depictions of the sea and the exotic locales he had visited.

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844-1900). A German philosopher, essayist and critic, his writings have had a deep impact on Western philosophy and intellectual history. He was born on October 15, 1844, in the Prussian province of Saxony. Nietzsche is famous for his critiques of religion, morality, and traditional western values, which he saw as limiting the full expression of human potential. He is popularly known for, The Gay Science, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morality and in the last year of his productive life, Twilight of the Idols, and The Wagner Case.

LEO TOLSTOY (1828-1910), a Russian novelist, considered one of the best writers of all times, was born on August 28, 1828, in Russa’s Tula Province. His mother died when he was two years old, and his father died when he was nine years old, so he was mostly brought up by distant relatives. Despite his childhood being marked by the early deaths of his mother and siblings, he received a good education and was exposed to a wide range of ideas and cultural influences. His first piece of writing that became famous was Childhood which was published in 1852. Some of his most famous works, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina. These works established Tolstoy as one of the profound writers of his time and cemented his reputation as a master of realism and a writer with great moral values.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). He was a pioneering Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. He was born on May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic), into a middle-class Jewish family. He attended the University of Vienna to study medicine and became interested in the work of French neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot, who was investigating the use of hypnosis in the treatment of hysteria. This led Freud to begin exploring the relationship between the mind and the body and he eventually developed his own theories of psychoanalysis. His ideas began to gain popularity in the early 20th century as psychoanalysis became more widely recognized as a legitimate field of study. His theories also had a significant influence on art, literature and culture and he became a prominent figure in intellectual circles in Vienna and beyond.

Homer is a legendary figure in ancient Greek literature and is widely considered one of the greatest poets of all time. However, very little is known about his, it is generally believed that Homer lived in the 8th or 7th century BCE in the city of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey) on the western coast of Anatolia. He is believed to have been blind and to have composed his epic poems orally, reciting them to his audience of listeners. Homer’s two most famous works are The Iliad and The Odyssey. His poems have been translated into many different languages and have inspired countless works of art, including paintings, sculptures, operas, and films. They have also influenced other writers throughout history, from Virgil to Dante to James Joyce. Homer’s legacy as a poet and storyteller has endured for centuries.

Bran Stroker (1847-1912), was an Irish author who was best known for authoring the classic work, Dracula which became a benchmark for horror literature. He was born on November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland to parents Abraham Stoker and Charlotte Thornley Stoker. Stoker suffered from several illnesses as a child including a mysterious illness that left him bedridden for several years. During this time, he became an avid reader and developed a love of literature which would later influence his writing. In 1897, Stoker published his most famous work, Dracula, and went on to write several other books, including The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) and The Lair of the White Worm (1911). Today, Stoker is remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of horror literature.