Diesel, A Bookstore welcome Jessica Elefante to the store to discuss and sign "Raising Hell, Living Well: Freedom from Influence in a World Where Everyone Wants Something from You (Including Me)".  Joining her in conversation will be Amanda Montell.

Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.

We live in a world that is under the influence. 

Our lives are being choreographed by forces that want something from us. Everything from ingrained family values to mind-altering algorithms create our foundations, warp how we see the world, manipulate our decisions, and dictate our beliefs. Yet rarely do we question these everyday influences of our modern times even as we go further down the path of unwell, unhappy, and unhinged. 

A high-spirited exploration through the troublesome influences of our world, Raising Hell, Living Well, Jessica Elefante’s eye-opening debut, follows one bullshit artist’s journey, from small-time salesperson to award-winning corporate strategist to founder of the digital wellbeing movement Folk Rebellion, in coming to terms with how she was wielding influence—and the forces she was under herself.  

This event is free to attend and will be held in the Lower Courtyard near DIESEL, A Bookstore at the Mart.