Chip Walter

Intensely Curious Author, Traveler, and National Geographic Explorer

Contrary to what Disney says, it's not a small world. It’s enormous, deep, rich and complex beyond all reason. I’ve been privileged to travel a good deal as a journalist and documentary filmmaker producing the PBS documentaries I have and researching the six books I‘ve written. My article, "The First Artists," a feature article for National Geographic magazine, allowed me to spend the better part of two years traveling to locations in South Africa, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal to track down the roots of human creativity – two continents, five countries, over 60,000 miles. I explored rare sites that very few get to see. I've learned a lot about places all around the globe, and about the humans that inhabit them.

Thanks to my newest project, a Vagabond-Adventure, my wife and I are now getting the opportunity to see and learn even more. Why travel all seven continents, never by jet when I am over 70 years-old? I'm deeply curious about what makes us the strange and fascinating creatures we are. There is really no animal on this planet as unusual as us. The way I see it, my job is to discover and then reveal the strange, unique and unexpected cultures and people that connect us. by By sharing what I'm doing online and through the books I have written or will write, I aim to reveal what makes us tick. In the end, I think that’s what every artist tries to do. Can we cover the WHOLE world. No, but, dammit, we can sure try!

Something About My Books ...

In "Last Ape Standing,” I tell the tale of how, against all odds and despite nature's capricious ways, we stand here today as the only surviving humans on earth, and the planet's dominant species. Scientists have revealed at least 27 known human (or hominin) species that evolved over the past 7 million years. Why are we the only ones who made it. Last Ape examines the traits that evolutionary scientists have found enabled our success and explores how we developed a new kind of mind that became self-aware, creative, and moral, while the mysterious "others" who evolved with us and helped shape us, somehow failed.

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Magic Leone

Global Coach & Entrepreneur Helping Experts Build Movements That Matter

From Adversity to Authority

Magic Leone’s story begins not with success — but with struggle.

Born into a home marked by domestic violence and chaos, he grew up surrounded by noise, conflict, and survival. Yet even in those early years, a question burned inside him: Is this all life has to offer, or can I rise above it?

That question would define his life’s mission.

Magic refused to let circumstances dictate his destiny. He became obsessed with personal power — not the kind that controls others, but the kind that frees you from limitations. He taught himself relentlessly, reading, experimenting, and learning what schools never could: how identity, resilience, and leadership transform everything.

When life tried to break him, he built himself instead.

The Turning Point

As a young adult, Magic realized success wasn’t about intelligence or opportunity — it was about momentum. The moment you stop waiting for permission and start acting with purpose, everything changes.

He discovered that the reason most talented people stay invisible isn’t because they lack skill — it’s because they never learn how to stand for something greater than themselves.

That insight became his life’s work: helping others turn their expertise, passion, and purpose into movements that change lives.

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Dwayne Mcclure

Founder. Valryis: Built for the outsiders who play to win — an AI-driven network where politics, capital & rebellion converge. From small towns to world stages, power finally gets personal.”

Dwayne A. McClure is the founder and architect behind Valryis, an AI-powered ecosystem reengineering how power, politics, and purpose connect. Designed for everyone—from local campaigners and entrepreneurs to national movements—Valryis fuses intelligent training, data-driven matching, and value-based networking into a single, living system.

McClure built Valryis after years inside the machinery of politics and strategy. He saw how influence depended on gatekeepers, how talent was wasted by outdated hierarchies, and how technology often amplified noise instead of progress. His response wasn’t another social platform—it was an infrastructure for ambition.

Valryis is where business, innovation, and civic life intersect. Users take interactive intelligence quizzes, unlock curated opportunities, and connect with aligned donors, partners, and mentors. Candidates use it to find campaign vendors; nonprofits discover mission-aligned funders; entrepreneurs meet investors who actually share their vision. From the grassroots to the global, Valryis turns coordination into capability.

McClure calls it “the operating system of modern influence”—a network that scales leadership instead of celebrity. It’s built for those who believe power should be earned, not inherited. Every module, match, and milestone inside Valryis helps users build credibility, capability, and community that outlast trends or politics.

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