{"id":59,"date":"2026-02-16T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:28:38","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"59\" class=\"elementor elementor-59\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d29bee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d29bee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac71589 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac71589\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cc62b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00cc62b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c413051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c413051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About the Author<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8c20e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb8c20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Roslind Blasingame-Buford<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8295f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8295f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Roslind \u201cDr. Roz\u201d Blasingame-Buford is a visionary leader, educator, and mentor committed to helping individuals reach their highest potential. Through Compass, she brings together academic insight, lived experience, and real-life coaching to guide readers toward purpose-driven success.<\/p><p>With contributions from the Compass Crew, this work reflects diverse voices, cultural relevance, and practical wisdom for today\u2019s generation of gamechangers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5317a4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5317a4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578817b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"578817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Dr. Roz for Speaking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0756e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0756e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce43cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ce43cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-161125273.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-161125273.png 487w, https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/roslind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-161125273-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea631f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea631f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f2fb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4f2fb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad7b91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bad7b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5009322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5009322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a28f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10a28f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10565b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10565b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> To Change the Game?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597cdd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"597cdd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stop guessing. 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