Izolda Trakhtenberg is an author, playwright, musician, and podcaster. She is the author of nine books, including Speak From Within: Engage, Inspire, and Motivate Any Audience and Die By The Sword the first book in the Tarot Card Thrillers series and is the host, producer, and director of the hit show, The Your Creative Mind Podcast. Her play, A Slice of Democracy premiered at Nomad Theater's A Polling Place Festival. She started and manages the Vegan Writers of NYC writing group. The group released their first anthology, In a New York Minute in April 2023. Izolda lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.