Dr. Joshua D. Smith (a.k.a. Docjosh) is a respected English professor and expert on education. Having spent several years teaching in Southern California’s universities and community colleges, he helps students extend education beyond academics to affect their emotions, relationships, spiritual beliefs, finances and career paths. His goal is simple: to create communities of life-long learners who are committed to personal and professional growth. As a degree holder from California’s two “Hollywood Schools” (USC and UCLA), Docjosh examines the invisible scripts that direct people’s life choices. With his combined performance and intellectual background, he creates dynamic and insightful deliveries of today’s hot topics and riveting perspectives on the hard socioeconomic realities of the modern world. Viewing life as an open classroom, Docjosh helps people identify the opportunities for learning and growth both in and outside formal educational system. He challenges the most popular myths about learning to empower people to become more productive and fulfilled in every sphere of life. Docjosh resides in Southern California with his wife and son.