A Brooklyn-born recovering businessman, John Calia has been a naval officer, banker, entrepreneur and consultant. He began writing his blog "Who Will Lead?" in 2010, attracting over 120,000 readers.The five-star rating of his first book, "The Reluctant CEO: Succeeding Without Losing Your Soul, inspired him to keep writing. His fascination with artificial intelligence and its impact on society inspired him to write "The Awakening of Artemis," a near-future speculative fiction novel that recently reached #6 on the Amazon Science Fiction Adventure bestseller list.