Shellye Archambeau is an American businesswoman who is former CEO of MetricStream. She studied at the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania and while in college, began working as a sales assistant for IBM and after graduating, began working full-time at IBM where she worked her way up the ladder. During her years with IBM, Shellye went on to run... read full bio
John Whyte, M.D. is a board-certified practicing physician who works in both public and private sectors on health and health policy issues. He is the Chief Medical Officer of WebMD and he develops and expands on strategic partnerships that create change in health issues. Dr. Whyte is also a commenter and writer on medical issues and has authored the two... read full bio
John Whyte, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer of WebMD and a board-certified practicing physician who has worked in both the private and public sectors on health and health policy issues for nearly 30 years. Over the course of his career, Whyte has been a researcher, educator, media executive and regulator and he brings a unique perspective to the private... read full bio
Dr. Simone Ahuja is an innovation expert, best-selling author, and business school advisor who teaches organizations how to act more like fast and frugal startups, to drive sustainable innovation. Ahuja is an expert in business growth and trends, consumer trends, innovation, marketing and risk management and she works with associations, board meetings and executive briefings, corporations, senior management groups and... read full bio
Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University. Sonenshein is also a New York Times best-selling author of the book “Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – and Achieve More than You Ever Imagined”, and co-author of the book “Joy at Work”, which he co-wrote with Marie Kondo. Sonenshein... read full bio
Kim Perell is an award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, keynote speaker, CEO, and bestselling author of “The Execution Factor”. Perell was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and she graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Perell began her career working as the Director of Marketing and Sales at Xdrive Technologies, a tech start-up. From... read full bio
Thomas Kolditz is a leadership speaker and expert who is currently the Executive Director at Doerr Institute for New Leaders. At Doerr Institute, Kolditz is responsible for designing and executing the leader development architecture with plans to increase the institute’s capacity to 7000 students. Kolditz has earned his B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Vanderbilt University and has gone on... read full bio
Louie Schwartzberg is an American film director and cinematographer from Brooklyn, New York. Schwartzberg is known for being the only cinematographer in the world who has shot time-lapse films 24 hours a day, 7 days a week continuously for decades. Schwartzberg’s work focuses on humans and their connections with nature and the environment. Some of Schwartzberg’s most recent work includes... read full bio
Ceci Connolly is a healthcare expert, author, former Washington Post reporter, and current President and CEO of Alliance of Community Health Plans. Connolly works with innovative executives in the health sector to help give Americans better quality and affordable health care. Connolly is also a founding member of Women of Impact, which is a group of female executives that represent... read full bio
Fred Guttenberg is a human rights activist against gun violence. Guttenberg became an activist for gun violence after his 14-year-old daughter, Jaime Guttenberg, was killed in the Parkland Shooting. The day after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, Guttenberg spoke out on gun control to the nationally televised CNN town hall where he also confronted Senator Marco Rubio for his stance... read full bio
Catherine Price is a science journalist, author, speaker, teacher, and consultant. She is best known for her book “How to Break Up With Your Phone” which since being published has gone on to be translated into 22 different languages and has been published in nearly 30 countries. She has also published the books “Mindfulness: A Journal,” “101 Places Not to... read full bio
Humanitarian and activist Maggie Doyne has devoted her life to empowering women and teaching children in Nepal. She received recognition as a Forbes "Top 30 under 30" social entrepreneur and as an Unsung Hero of Compassion from the Dalai Lama. Elizabeth Gilbert, Katie Couric, Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan of Sussex and The New York Times Magazine have all praised her work and... read full bio
Melissa Stockwell is an American War Hero and a Paralympic Medalist. She was born in Grand Haven, Michigan, and joined the ROTC at the University of Colorado. After the September 11, 2001 attack, Stockwell was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and after a few years, was deployed to Iraq. While in the Iraq War, Stockwell... read full bio
Yogi Roth is a Pac-12 Networks college football analyst, an award-winning filmmaker, New York Times best-selling author, scholar, coach, motivational speaker, media personality, and host. Roth began his career at the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a full athletic scholarship as a wide receiver. Roth graduated magna cum laude and went on to earn his master’s degree in communication... read full bio
Ruthie Lindsey is an author, speaker, and podcast host based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Lindsey’s life hit tragedy when she was only 17 years old and was hit by an ambulance outside of a gas station. This left her with a ruptured spleen, punctured lungs, and a broken neck. The accident gave her a 5% chance of survival and she... read full bio
Jeanne Celestine Lakin is an award-winning author and founder of One Million Orphans. Lakin’s story is that of heartbreak as she was a Rwandan Genocide survivor who overcame a childhood of genocide, abuse, and orphanhood. Lakin was forced to run from her home after the Rwandan government tried to eliminate the entire Tutsi ethnic group. Over the course of about... read full bio
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor or African American Studies at Princeton University and is Chair of the Department and of the Center of African American Studies at Princeton University. Glaude is also an author who is best known for his books “Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul” and “In... read full bio
Mona Sutphen has previously served as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President Barack Obama. Sutphen has also previously been Managing Director at UBS AG, where she covered geopolitical risk and macro-policy trends and their impact on the global economy. She has also been a partner at Macro Advisory Partners LLP and has been an American... read full bio
Dr. Carlton Green is a professional psychologist and is also a consultant and trainer for colleges, universities, churches, spiritual organizations, mental health agencies, and businesses. Green is an expert on issues such as diversity, equity, and inclusion and focuses on race, racial identity, racism, racial justice, and racial healing. Green is a member of the American Psychological Association through the... read full bio
Dana LaMon is a blind African-American retired judge who provides professional speaking services and has previously earned the title of World Champion of Public Speaking from Toastmasters International. Most recently, LaMon has campaigned for the 21st Senate District as he feels he has a better vision for the future and feels that people who want better for our country need... read full bio
