Shi­ra Hecht-Koller, coau­thor of Dream Big, Laugh Often, is an edu­ca­tion­al entre­pre­neur, attor­ney, and writer, whose work has appeared in both schol­ar­ly and pop­u­lar pub­li­ca­tions. She teach­es and lec­tures wide­ly on top­ics of cre­ativ­i­ty, fam­i­ly life, and Jew­ish texts and ideas. She lives in NYC with her adven­tur­ous clan and many books.