Tricia Cerrone is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and podcaster with a passion for teaching innovation, storytelling, and collaboration. A former Walt Disney Imagineering creative executive, her career is a series of 'firsts', always telling stories with new technologies. Among her many assignments, she led the company's idea engine, the BlueSky Studio, was the Walt Disney World Portfolio Producer, and collaborated with HR to launch an internal Talent Development Group to train a new generation of Imagineers. This experience contributed to her perspectives on collaboration and leadership that resulted in her book with Edward J. Van Luinen, COLLABORATE TO COMPETE: A Roadmap to Stronger Leaders, Happier Teams, and Big Results (Bloomsbury, March 4, 2027). Her YA science fiction adventure series, THE BLACK SWAN FILES, features the journey of a genetically altered heroine, girls in STEM, loyal friends, and the hope, humor, and heart signature to all her work.