Nash, Richard: - Richard Nash is a writer and popular speaker (and sometimes an unpopular one, depending on the topic). He previously worked in management and marketing for Intermountain Healthcare and as a speechwriter and jokewriter for business and political leaders. He's a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Richard has written for the Harvard Business Review, The Hill, Southwest Art, the Ensign, and other publications, and his previous book, Lengthen Your Smile, was a bestseller in the 1990s. He's lectured to medical, professional, and community groups on subjects including living well, stress management, health care reform, and humor at work (which should never be an oxymoron). (Unless you're an undertaker.)Richard and his wife, Laurie, live in Salt Lake City and have three children and four grandchildren.