MICHELLE PASSOFF, a highly-respected public relations consultant in her first career, founded the New York-based service Lighten Up! Free Yourself From Clutter in 1991. She is the author of the widely-acclaimed book of the same name published by HarperCollins. She teaches and consults in the U.S., England and Australia and is frequently featured in the press as an organizational expert and a leader in transformation. The emphasis in her work is on clarity, structure and fulfillment. ANDRE KUPFERMUNZ developed his acumen in business as an international trader in his homeland of Belgium, where he worked for more than 25 years before studying sculpture and art history at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Brussels and at the Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design in New York. Kupfermunz continues to sculpt, exhibit and teach personal development and self-acceptance as a member of the continuing education faculty of programs throughout the U.S.