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Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place: The Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You"

Leo Terrell is a renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place.

Author, Film Producer Known for "Hidden Colors" Series

Tariq Nasheed is an American film producer, pickup artist, and conspiracy theorist.

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & Author

Amena Brown is a spoken word poet, performing artist, and event host whose work interweaves keep-it-real storytelling.

Marley Dias

Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks; Author & Activist

Marley Dias, the precocious and purpose-driven founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks.

Founder & President of Advertising for Humanity and the Charity Defense Council; Author of "Uncharitable" and "Charity Case"

Dan Pallotta is a builder of movements. He invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDSRides and Breast Cancer 3-Days.

Omar Epps | PDA Speakers

Actor Best Known for the Conspiracy Thriller

Omar Epps stars in USA Network’s new conspiracy thriller SHOOTER as Isaac Johnson

Journalist, Author of "Warriors Don't Cry" & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Melba Pattillo Beals was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. Her parents were divorced when she was seven, and her mother and grandmother.

Environmental Activist, Author, and Journalist

David Helvarg is Executive Director of Blue Frontier (bluefront.org), an ocean conservation and policy group, an accomplished public speaker.

President, CEO & Chief Antagonist of A Sales Guy Inc.

Keenan is A Sales Guy Inc’s CEO/President and Chief Antagonist. With more than 20 years of experience in sales leadership and leading sales teams.

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University,

Writer, Author

Mateo Askaripour debut novel, "BLACK BUCK", was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Founder & CEO of Wellness For the Culture Organization; Workshop Facilitator; Author

As an accomplished therapist, workshop facilitator, panelist, board member and author.

One of the Nation’s Leading Innovators, Provocateurs, & Thought Leaders on African American Youth, Youth Activism, & Youth Development; PhD, Author & Professor

Shawn Ginwright, PhD is one of the nation’s leading innovators, provocateurs.

Sociologist, Author and Educator

No one defies stereotypes, generalizations, or clichés more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children.

Author, Advisor, Advocate & Activist

Reggie D. Ford is the author of the bestselling book, Perseverance Through Severe Dysfunction.

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.

Grammy Award Winning Musician, Formerly in Band "The Fugees"

Worldwide superstar, Wyclef Jean, has sold over 100 million albums, and received three Grammy Awards®.

Award-Winning Author & Career Coach

Octavia Goredema is an award-winning author, career coach and speaker.

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute.

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Staceyann Chin is a spoken word poet, actor, and performing artist. She is the author of the new poetry collection.

Award-Winning Authors, Prolific Content Creators, Disability & Relationship Experts

Shane and Hannah Burcaw are prolific relationship vloggers, authors, and speakers on a mission to improve the way society

The Minimalists

New York Times Bestselling Authors of 'Everything That Remains', 'Minimalism', and 'Essential'

Ryan Nicodemus, known to their audience as The Minimalists, help millions of people live meaningful lives with less.

Force Recon Marine, Pro MMA Champion, Author, Founder of Mighty Oaks Foundation

Chad is a former Force Recon Marine and DoD Contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Task Force. After overcoming his personal…

Academy Award Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Writer, and Commentator

Eddie Schmidt is the President of the International Documentary Association (IDA), as well as an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose work ranges from powerful, real-life dramas to razor-sharp satirical comedy.

World Renown Author, Consultant, Radio Host

Sam Deep launched his speaking career in 1986 after 15 years of teaching.

Presidential Appointee, Founder of FLAG and Best-Selling Author

Nick Adams is a Presidential appointee, four-time best-selling author, motivational speaker, television commentator, and Stage IV cancer survivor. He is also one of the fastest-growing and furthest reaching social media…

Olympic Gold Medalist, Author of "Awaken the Olympian Within" and "Eureka"

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, John Naber captured four Gold Medals, one Silver and broke four World Records in swimming. His World marks in the 100 and 200…

John DiJulius | PDA Speakers

THE Authority on World-Class Customer Service

John DiJulius is the Authority on Customer Service, Best Selling Author, International Keynote Speaker and Consultant, and TEDx Speaker..  

Podcast Hosts Authors Political Commentators

Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers co-host the popular Pantsuit Politics podcast, where they hold intentional conversations that unpack politics, democracy, and the news. In 2019, Sarah and Beth co-authored “I Think…

Ruth Ben-Ghiat | PDA Speakers

Historian Author Expert on Fascism & Authoritarian Leaders

Historian and MSNBC Opinion columnist Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an expert on authoritarian leaders, fascism, and propaganda — and the threats these present to democracies today.  

Victoria Arlen | PDA Speakers

ESPN On-air Personality Author, "Locked In" Gold Medalist

Victoria Arlen's life drastically changed in 2006, at the tender age of eleven, when she developed two rare conditions known as Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis.

Mitch Albom | PDA Speakers

Author Columnist Radio Host

Author of Tuesdays With Morrie, philanthropist, columnist, and sports reporter Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world.

Meredith Vieira

Emmy Award-Winning Host, Executive Producer and Co-anchor

One of the most admired women in journalism, Meredith Vieira offers a candid, in-depth conversation about the stories she has covered and the lessons they have taught her.

Sean Sherman | PDA Speakers

Founder & CEO of The Sioux Chef, A two time James Beard award winner, Chef Sean, has become renowned nationally and internationally in the culinary movement of indigenous foods

Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, is the founder of the company The Sioux Chef.

Ludo Lefebvre | PDA Speakers

James Beard Award-Winning Chef and Host of Rat in the Kitchen, TBS

Chef Ludo Lefebvre is one of the most influential chefs in Los Angeles dining, pioneering and revolutionizing the culinary industry.

Lou Gerstner

Former Chairman and CEO, IBM

A relentless transformational leader who navigated shifting economic and marketplace realities to reinvent IBM, Lou Gerstner personifies today's global corporate leader: visionary, strategic, determined and intensely focused.

Erskine Bowles

Co-founder, the Campaign to Fix the Debt; Former Co-chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (2010); President Emeritus, University of North Carolina; Former White House Chief of Staff and Former Administrator, Small Business Administration

A veteran of business and government who—along with former Senator Alan Simpson—was appointed by President Obama to co-chair America's debt reduction commission, Erskine Bowles is.

Daniel Pink | PDA Speakers

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Regret, When, To Sell is Human, Drive, and A Whole New Mind

Dan Pink delpoys the science of motivation to boost engagement, spark innovation, and create better leaders.

Jim Calhoun

Legendary Hall of Fame Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Connecticut (1986-2012), Winner of Three National Championships (1999, 2004, 2011) and ESPN College Basketball Analyst

An exceptional leader and one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history with three national titles and 873 wins to his name, Jim Calhoun delivers a passionate and…

Tony Dungy

Former Head Coach, 2007 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, Football Analyst, NBC Sports

The first African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship, Tony Dungy shares with us the importance of goals, integrity, discipline and overcoming adversity.

Jerry Linenger

Astronaut, Epidemiologist and Hero

Jerry Linenger survived what has been described as "one of the most dangerous missions in space history"–an out-of control spacecraft tumbling through darkness, and on fire.

Mariano Rivera

New York Yankees' Greatest Relief Pitcher of All Time and Author of The Closer

Mariano Rivera teaches lessons in perseverance, drive, and building a legendary career from the ground up.

William Taylor

Founding Editor, Fast Company and Best-Selling Author

William Taylor has a passion for ideas and practices that reshape how organizations compete, innovate and win—in good times and times of crisis.

Alexi Pappas

Olympic Athlete; Bestselling Author; Award-winning Filmmaker

Alexi Pappas shares deeply honest insight on befriending pain, recruiting mentors, budgeting willpower, and replacing can't with maybe.

Naomi Bagdonas

Bestselling Author; Executive Advisor

Naomi Bagdonas empowers leaders to build more innovative, collaborative, and joyful work cultures (and lives).

Jennifer Aaker | PDA Speakers

General Atlantic Professor and Coulter Family Faculty Fellow

Behavioral scientist and expert on what is really meaningful in life, Jennifer Aaker shares how to create more purposeful, engaged, and joyful places to work.

Liz Murray

Inspirational Speaker and Best-Selling Author

Formerly homeless, Liz Murray transformed her life of despair into an inspiring journey of determination, hope and hard-won success.

Founding Executive Vice President of People, JetBlue Airways; President, People Ink and Best-Selling Author

The remarkable story of JetBlue Airways is founded in the people-centric values of Ann Rhoades.

Radio Talk Show Host, The Hugh Hewitt Show; Political Analyst; Lawyer; Professor; Author

With over 2 million listeners weekly, Hugh Hewitt can be heard nationally every weekday morning as host.

Former Co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill (2009-2016), Lawyer, Author, Pilot & Filmmaker

Monty’s view of effective leadership is unique and refreshing.