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About us

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Mark Greene writes and speaks on creating a healthy culture of masculine expression and connection. His books include Remaking Manhood and The Little #MeToo Book for Men. He is co-author, with Dr. Saliha Bava, of The Relational Book for Parenting and The Relational Workplace. Mark is co-host of the Remaking Manhood podcast and the co-founder, along with Mark Wiedmann, of Walking Talking Men.

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Mark Wiedmann is the co-founder of Walking Talking Men. A lifelong software engineer and father of two children, he gained an interest in wellness as he helped his wife with her business Wonder Crate Kids which inspires children with a monthly subscription box. From there, he has continued his personal growth journey by incorporating meditation, Buddhism, marathon running, and now making better connections with friends.

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Jonathan Jacobs is a marketer, strategist, community organizer, and co-founder of LOUDMOUTH. He has worked with brands like the NFL, Duolingo, and Comcast NBCUniversal. Based in Los Angeles, he leads the local chapter of Walking, Talking Men and speaks on redefining American Manhood. A seasoned entrepreneur, he previously co-founded and sold the agency Digital Natives Group.

Dr. Saliha Bava has a PhD in Human Development from Virginia Tech. She is the founder of the lab on relational intelligence at Mercy University, where she directs the MSc program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Bava is an award-winning psychotherapist whose work on relational responsiveness furthers interactional approaches to social justice matters and impacts in systemic therapy. Her scholarship focuses on discursive practices, collective trauma, creativity/improvisation, and relational (collaborative-dialogic) practices in therapy, organizations, pedagogy, AI, and research. She serves on the Board of Taos Institute and is the co-founder of the International Network of Collaborative-Dialogic Practices and its journal. Her NYC-based clinical practice focuses on couples. Dr. Bava’s organizational practice focuses on relational leading and teams. Dr. Bava is the co-author, with Mark Greene, of the books The Relational Workplace and The Relational Book for Parenting.