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About JUDE SMITH
JUDE SMITH is many things. She is the Executive Director of the CENTER FOR AUTHENTIC LIVING, an organization committed to reminding people who they are, and to providing the tools to live from that higher place. She is a radio personality, having her own radio show, LIFE TALK, that airs weekly to an audience of over 300,000 listeners. She has degrees in Psychology and Business Administration, and an advanced degree in Education. She is a respected educator, and has created core curriculum for the New York State Education Department that is still being taught to millions of school children. She is a fluent writer, has been a newspaper columnist, and is currently writing her book, Common Courage – A Journey of Awakening. She has been active in the field of personal and professional development throughout the US and Canada, producing seminars for self-made billionaire entrepreneur Bill Bartmann on topics of personal and business success. She is a skilled presenter herself, and partnered with Dave Austin, former world-ranked tennis professional and major record label executive, in the creation of Mindworks2, touching the hearts of thousands at events throughout the country. She is a talented photographer, and has had her work displayed in galleries and juried shows. But the one word that truly embodies the spirit of JUDE SMITH, that ties together each of these attributes, and the title of which she is most proud is…. Teacher. For Jude brings her innate ability to teach, and her warm and personal style, into all that she does. Formerly a classroom teacher, Jude led her students to producing the #1 New York State testing results within two counties for several years running. Jude remains beholden to her youngest students, for they taught her to find joy in everyday things like fairy tales coming true, worms, peanut butter, and snow.
Jude’s motivation has always been her yearning to know more and her thirst for living life fully, followed by her desire to then share what she has learned with others, in ways that are experienced by her audiences, not just understood. Jude is always moved by the strength and beauty of those whom she teaches, and her desire is for her audiences to see themselves through her eyes.