Christiane Palpant (affectionately known as Prof CP) is a professor, author, speaker, artist and creative at heart. She spent two decades as a Fortune 500 sales executive before becoming a Clinical Instructor of Marketing at Georgia State University, where she mentors more than 200 students each semester navigating their first career chapters. At a pivotal crossroads, she customized a van named Millicent and drove 45,000 miles across the U.S. to paint the horizon in all 50 states. Today, she's a professional artist, founder of PalpantArt in Atlanta, and a dot-connector for anyone standing at the edge of their "now what?" moment. Her book, Cue the Lifeboat is her roadmap for navigating uncertainty with honesty, intention, and courage.