Amna Nawaz is an American broadcast journalist, reporter and foreign correspondent who is best known for being a national correspondent and substitute anchor for PBS Newshour. Nawaz has earned her B.A. in politics, philosophy and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has gone on to earn her Master’s in comparative politics from the London School of Economics. Nawaz originally... read full bio
Amaryllis Fox is a former CIA Clandestine Service Officer, a writer, and peace activist from New York City, New York. Fox’s father was an economist so she spent her childhood moving every year and lived in several different countries and lived in Europe, Africa, Asia, and even the former Soviet Union. When Fox was 16 years old she moved back... read full bio
Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef, author, and is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show, which can be found oh both YouTube and Hulu. Cailan is best known for launching the restaurant, Eggslut, which started as a food truck that specializes in egg sandwiches and has gone on to have restaurant locations in Los Angeles, Tokyo, London,... read full bio
Alexis Coe is an award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author of “Alice + Friday Forever: A Murder in Memphis” which is soon to also be a major motion picture. She is also author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.” Coe has studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, at Sarah Lawrence College... read full bio
Alan Yang is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who is best known for being the writer and producer for the television sitcom “Park and Recreation,” which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Yang was born in Riverside, California, and he studied biology at Harvard University where he began to get into comedy while writing the college’s humor magazine,... read full bio
Adam J. Foss is a former Assistant District Attorney, an advocate for criminal justice reform, and executive director and founder of Prosecutor Impact. During his time as an Assistant District Attorney, Foss worked in the Juvenile Division of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, Massachusetts. Foss has focused on helping to end mass incarceration during his time which... read full bio
Stephen Smith is an American sports television personality, radio host, journalist, and actor who is best known for being a commentator for ESPN’s First Take alongside Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim. Smith is also an analyst for the NBA on SportsCenter and is also an NBA analyst for NBA Countdown on ESPN. As a radio host, Smith has hosted The... read full bio
Brit Barron is an entrepreneur, author, teacher, and speaker. Barron began her career as a pastor at a mega church when she was 26 years old. As she grew older, she began learning more about herself and after meeting a woman named Sami, she left the church, came out as gay, and got married. These actions taught her that you... read full bio
Leanne Pittsford is an American entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of Lesbians Who Tech, which is the largest LGBTQ community of technologists in the world. Pittsford was born in San Diego, California, and was born into a conservative family, which made it hard for her to come out and she didn’t formally come out until she was finishing... read full bio
Kurt Alexander, better known as the name Big Boy, is a nationally syndicated American radio host and actor who is best known for have previously hosting the Los Angeles morning show at Power 106, and most recently, hosting the Los Angeles morning show with Real 92.3. He is known for the name Big Boy as he previously had a large... read full bio
Cindy Eckert is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and advocate for female entrepreneurship. She is known for being one of the few self-made woman billionaires in history and is also a pharmaceutical leader. Eckert has previously co-founded and sold Slate Pharmaceuticals and upon selling the company, launched Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which she was CEO of. With Sprout, the company made headlines for... read full bio
Professor Mukesh Kapila is a humanitarian who is the Professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester. Over the course of his career, Kapila has worked in the global and public health, international development, humanitarian affairs, conflict and security issues, human rights and diplomacy, and has held leadership roles in the government, United Nations, and more.... read full bio
Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA, is the Chief Experience Officer at Cleveland Clinic, a TED speaker, an empathy amplifier, and neurologist. Boissy has earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and has gone on to earn her M.D. from Hershey Medical Center at Pennsylvania State University. During her time with Cleveland Clinic, Boissy began working as a staff neurologist before she... read full bio
Maurice Biriotti is the Chief Executive and founder of The SHM Foundation. Biriotti has been a full-time academic Professor and has worked at the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham and Zurich. As a Professor, Biriotti has published several works in topics such as anthropology, literature, philosophy, and cultural change. Biriotti has been the adjunct Professor to the School of Management and... read full bio
Dr. Jack Groppel is the co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, Vice President of Applied Science and Performance Training at Wellness & Prevention, Inc., which is a Johnson & Johnson company, and he is also an author. Groppel is an expert in fitness and nutrition and he has served as an adjunct Professor of Management at the J.L. Kellogg School... read full bio
Bea Johnson is the founder of the Zero Waste Lifestyle movement and is a best-selling author of the book “Zero Waste Home.” Johnson and her family began adopting a zero waste lifestyle over a decade ago and since then, they produce a pint of trash per year. After starting her blog and published her book which has since been translated... read full bio
Radek Sali is the former CEO of Swisse. During his 10 years as CEO of Swisse, the company became one of Australia’s most known and fastest growing companies and the company was also awarded the most successful business of the year by the BRW Private Business Awards during one of the years that Sali was CEO. Sali helped grow Swisse’s... read full bio
Kisa Heyer is the CEO of Dream Foundation, a dream-granting organization that makes final dreams come true for terminally ill adults and their families. The Dream Foundation arranges trips, family reunions, meetings with personal heroes, and they also work with veterans to reconnect their with aspects of their military lives or to help them visit monuments and memorials that hold... read full bio
Daniel Levitin is an American-Canadian neuroscientist, writer, musician, cognitive psychologist, best-selling author, and record producer. Through his work, Levitin has studied music, the brain, health, productivity and creativity. Levitin has earned his B.A. in Cognitive Science from Stanford and went on to earn his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology with a Ph.D. minor in Music Technology from the University... read full bio
Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc, FAAP is a neonatologist, cancer survivor, and is a star of the TLC reality television series “Little Couple.” Alongside her husband, Bill Klein, and their two adopted children, Little Couple follows their personal and professional lives. Arnold has a rare type of dwarfism called Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Type Strudwick and she is only 3 foot 2. While... read full bio
