Denise Woodard is the pioneering founder and CEO of Partake Foods, a natural food company that was motivated by her daughter's struggle with food allergies. She is also an expert on mentoring. More than 9,000 stores, including Target, Kroger and Whole Foods Market, now carry Partake's mouthwatering, allergy-friendly products. Denise is the first Black woman to openly raise more than $1... read full bio
Peter Arnell, a brand and design specialist, photographer, creator and New York Times bestselling author, has established a reputation for producing ground-breaking, boundary-pushing work for major brands. In addition to founding and serving as CEO of Intellectual Capital Investments, he is the founder, chairman and CCO of PETERARNELL. For some of the most important firms in the world, including Chrysler, Pepsi-Cola Co.,... read full bio
Aliza Licht, a multi-award-winning marketer, author, podcaster and coach, has spent more than 20 years developing her skills in fashion industry marketing, communications and digital strategy. Licht is the founder and CEO of LEAVE YOUR MARK LLC, a multimedia company that emphasizes job advancement and personal branding. She was originally known as Twitter sensation DKNY PR Girl, a pioneering fashion influencer and... read full bio
Julie Solomon, a successful businesswoman and marketing expert, has spent more than fifteen years impacting people's lives through her popular online programs and top-rated podcast. After working as a publicist for some of the biggest musicians and thought leaders, Solomon started teaching tens of thousands of people around the world through her courses Pitch It Perfect, The Influencer Academy and the... read full bio
Eddie Ndopu, who TIME Magazine called "one of the most powerful disabled people on the globe," is best known for his human rights activism in favor of putting disability justice at the top of the global development agenda. Eddie is a thought leader and a proponent of social fairness, sustainability and disability-based creativity. He is an award-winning and widely respected humanitarian,... read full bio
Sahar Zand, an accomplished investigative journalist, producer and documentarian, has written extensively on some of the most important issues of our day, including the Iran Nuclear Deal, mental health in Afghanistan, the refugee crisis, climate change and numerous others. Zand has worked with a variety of major media organizations, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Vice News and many more. The BBC named... read full bio
Renowned author, YouTube personality and culinary writer for the New York Times Priya Krishna is a well-liked, respected and influential food journalist who also champions diversity storytelling in the food media and elsewhere. Indian-ish: Recipes and Articles from a Modern American Family, which Priya co-wrote with her mother, is one of her best-selling works. Eater, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, The... read full bio
Founder and CEO of The Agency, a $1 billion brokerage that has been revolutionizing the real estate industry for more than ten years, is industry disruptor Mauricio Umansky. Umansky founded The Agency with a purpose to disrupt the market by developing a distinctive culture anchored in the basic principle of collaboration. Umansky holds the distinction of selling the most properties... read full bio
Hollywood producer, novelist and tech entrepreneur Chad Sanders is a pioneer in the fields of values-driven leadership, innovation, and establishing equity in the workplace. Chad began his career with Google and later worked as the Head of Expansion for a start-up that Kaplan ultimately purchased. He switched to a creative career in writing nonetheless because he felt racially alienated in these... read full bio
Chef, performer, author, TV personality, entrepreneur and viral videos on social media displaying his culinary prowess and endearing nature have made Eitan Bernath famous. Bernath has effortlessly transitioned from viral popularity to mainstream prevalence thanks to his irresistible charm, which attracts 3B views annually from more than 350M people in more than 150 countries. Since he developed a passion for food at the... read full bio
Grant Williams, a professional basketball player, is a leader both on and off the court. He has won the SEC Player of the Year award twice in a row and serves as Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of his college team by its supporters and the... read full bio
Founder, CEO and self-made magnate Emma Grede is a trailblazing, highly successful CEO who is renowned for creating amazing teams and enduring companies. Good American, the first totally inclusive fashion line that honors all facets of female power, was founded with Emma as its CEO and Co-Founder. Together with Khloé Kardashian, she founded Good American and planned the biggest denim launch... read full bio
Charlie Davies is an Olympian, a professional soccer player and a philanthropist who is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging others. In addition to playing for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team at the Olympics, Davies has a twelve-year international playing career that includes stops in Sweden, France, Denmark and MLS. He works as a broadcast commentator for the New England Revolution, Major... read full bio
As the basketball team's head coach, Scott Drew, a two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, has changed Baylor, taking them to nine NCAA Tournaments and the National Championship. Drew's drive, optimism and commitment to excellence are evidenced by the unheard-of rebirth of the Baylor squad. He shares his team-building success tactics with audiences who are energized by his sincerity and... read full bio
Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor, a multinational sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns market-leading brands like WME, IMG and UFC, is Ariel Emanuel. Emanuel co-founded the original Endeavor after moving up the ranks of Hollywood talent agencies and he then oversaw the largest merger of talent agencies in history to create WME. Later, he guided the organization into a strategic alliance with... read full bio
Award-winning journalist, author and historian Caleb Gayle is a key participant in discussions on how history affects race and identity in the present. Gayle completed both his MBA and master's degree in public policy from Harvard Business School and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government as a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow for New Americans after studying as a Truman... read full bio
David Grutman, a well-known innovator, businessman and venture capitalist with a base in Miami, has stakes in the hospitality, technology, wellness, consumer goods and food and beverage sectors. Grutman is the founder of the prestigious Groot Hospitality, which has a number of upscale eateries, nightclubs and hotels in Miami and Miami Beach and runs them (with imminent expansion across the U.S. and internationally).... read full bio
Jarrett Harper is an activist for criminal justice and foster care reform who wants to stop the pipeline from foster care to jail, improve rehabilitation services for people leaving the system and end life sentences for children. Jarrett overcame 20 years of mass incarceration and the foster care system in California. At the age of 16, after enduring unspeakable anguish and torture,... read full bio
Marcus Hutchins, a respected authority on cybersecurity, is credited with thwarting the WannaCry ransomware campaign, one of the biggest cyberattacks in history. Marcus discovered and activated the hidden "death switch" contained within the malicious software's code, stopping the global danger and "saving the internet" as it was contaminating and erasing the data on hundreds of thousands of machines around the... read full bio
Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, written by Richie Jackson, was released by HarperCollins. The Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein play Torch Song was most recently produced by this acclaimed Broadway, television and film producer. He co-executive produced the John Cameron Mitchell written and directed movie Shortbus, as well as the seven seasons of Showtime's Nurse Jackie (a Golden... read full bio
