Jill Schiefelbein wanted to play professional basketball, until she found out pogo sticks weren't allowed. She wrote this book instead. Outside of writing, Jill is an accomplished speaker, professor, and business owner. She is the owner of Impromptu Guru, a communication consulting company that was named Gilbert Arizona's 2012 "Rookie of the Year" less than a year after its inception. She works with professional athletes, politicians, business executives, and corporations to improve their communication, presentation and messaging strategies. In 2013, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury named Impromptu