David Eaton founded Axis because of his passion to see the good news about Jesus transform students, families, culture, and the beautiful-but-broken world that we live in!
Jay and Laura Laffoon are marriage "edu-tainers," combining education with entertainment. Their humorous and entertaining transparency offers couples permission to laugh with each other and courage to continue growing a future together.

normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> As a founding member of the band FFH (Far From Home). After selling over two million albums and playing thousands of concerts, Jeromy and his wife Jennifer moved to South Africa to begin to dream about their next chapter. They returned with a vision to live a quieter life and raise their family in a healthy, sustainable way. That vision led them to California where they served a local community and received the necessary training needed to direct others in their own healing. 

 
Erin Smalley has a passion to see women invest in healthy friendships and relationships!  She has authored and co authored many books with her husband, Dr Greg Smalley. Erin has also spoken at numerous marriage conferences for Focus on the Family. She is at ease in any setting where the audience is eager to grow in their family as well as spiritual relationships.
Ronald Olivier ran wild in the streets of New Orleans, selling drugs, stealing cars, and finally killing someone on what was supposed to be the happiest day of the year—Christmas Day. At the age of sixteen he was arrested and then sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola.  Locked up for 27 summers, he was miraculously released and then, in a remarkable twist, invited to become head chaplain for the entire prison system in the State of Mississippi.
Ted Williams is an American voice-over artist. He gained widespread media attention when an interview made during a period when he was homeless went viral after being posted to YouTube in early January 2011. 
Dr. Cloud is a clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, best-selling author, and speaker. He has written and co-written more than twenty books, including the two-million-seller Boundaries, Necessary Endings, Integrity, The One Life Solution, The Law of Happiness, and 9 Things You Simply Must Do.
With more than 25 years of Pastoral and Church Ministry experience, and over 40 trips to the Holy Land where he worked with several Archaeologists at Biblical sites, Joe Amaral is an expert of First Century Culture during the time of Jesus. His passion and knowledge of the Scriptures, set within their intended context, will both inform and inspire your audience.
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center