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Emmy Award-Winning Actress & Author
Fresh off executive producing and starring in her own CBS series Carol’s Second Act, in real life Patricia Heaton is living her second act, both professionally and personally.
Entertainer, Food Enthusiast and NYT Best-selling Author
Hannah Hart is an entertainer, food enthusiast, and a two-time New York Times best-selling author of Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded and My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating,…
Best-Selling Author, Strategic Adviser, & Management Consultant
As president of Red Team Thinking, Bryce G. Hoffman teaches companies around the world how to strengthen their plans, stress-test their strategies, identify missed opportunities.
Author and Philanthropist
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller.
“Outed” CIA Operations Officer, Best-Selling Author of Fair Game & Blowback
Valerie Plame worked to protect America’s national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons. During her career with the CIA, Valerie managed top-secret…
Award-Winning Actress & Author
Gabourey Sidibe made her film debut as the title character in Lee Daniels’ Academy Award-nominated film, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire.
Journalist & Author of the #1 New York Times Best-Sellers The Residence and First Women
Combining incredible first-person anecdotes from hundreds of hours of interviews with residence staffers–most speaking publicly for the first time–with archival research and candid conversations with three former First Women and…
Author of "The Zombie Survival Guide" & "World War Z"
Using fictional metaphor (like zombie lore) and historical events to facilitate discourse around large-scale problem-solving, Brooks explores new ways to attack old problems as well as new concerns.
Best-Selling Author & Social Commentator
Bronson brings his research to life with wit, first-hand experience, and a journalistic appetite for the truth.
Urban Philosopher and Best-Selling Author
Are you ready to go beyond your limits? Ready to reframe your perspective? Ready to stop playing small? Then you may be ready for Gary John Bishop.
#1 International Bestselling Author of The Third Door & World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist
Alex Banayan is the youngest bestselling business author in American history.
Political Pollster, Author, Fox News Contributor & Columnist for The Washington Examiner
The 2020 Election will be the most data-intensive political operation in American History as both parties attempt to grapple with an overwhelmingly digitized society that has also become increasingly demographically…
Award-Winning Columnist, Executive Producer of Amazon's Alpha House, and Author
Known at the podium for his insight, wit and first-hand anecdotes, Jonathan Alter is one of America’s most-respected journalists and modern historians.
Grammy-winning musician, 2-time Emmy-winning Director and Author
Dave Grohl formed his first band at age 10. He dropped out of high school to play with the hardcore group Scream before auditioning for Nirvana.
Filmmaker and Author of The Central Park Five
Sarah Burns is the author of The Central Park Five: The Untold Story Behind One of New York City’s Most Infamous Crimes and, along with David McMahon and Ken Burns,…
Author, Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems
Kevin Kwan was born and raised in Singapore, where he attended Anglo-Chinese School in the mornings and spent his afternoons either hiding from his Chinese tutor or chasing after neighborhood…
Award-Winning Poet & National Book Award Finalist
Claudia Rankine is one of the nation’s most interesting and powerful voices on race in America today. Her work spans various genres, including visual arts and the essay, and draws…
Health Wellness Pioneer & Author; Broadly Described Guru of the Alternative Medical Brands
Physician and best-selling author Andrew Weil is a highly acclaimed pioneer in the fields of health, wellness, and integrative medicine. Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the…
Singer, Songwriter, New York Times Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur
Janney Marin, also known as Chiquis Rivera, has traveled a long, and sometimes unusual road to become the artist, singer-songwriter, bestseller author and business entrepreneur that she is today. Born…
Best-Selling Author, Expert on Creativity and Innovation, Agent for Social Change
Kevin Carroll is the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What’s Your Red Rubber Ball?! and The…
Award-Winning Spoken Word, Hip-Hop, Activist, Motivational and Keynote Speaker
Theo E. J. Wilson , also known by his poet handle, “Lucifury,” is a modern Renaissance Man. His natural knack for artistic expression had him dabbling in, and even mastering…
Entrepreneur, Author, and Founder of The Woman of Power Leadership Conference and CEO of Rising Media LLC
Raquel Eatmon is a Entrepreneur, author, and possibility broker, Raquel Eatmon is CEO of the communications company Rising Media LLC and founder of the Woman of Power Leadership Conference in…
NY Times Best-Selling Author; Co-Founder of Voices of Our Nation Workshop; Best Known For "This is How You Lose Her"
Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey.
Adventurer and Bestselling Author; Known for his Books Like "Into the Wild"
Born in 1954, Jon Krakauer grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, where his father introduced him to mountaineering as an eight-year-old. After graduating from Hampshire College in 1976, Krakauer divided his…
Stand-Up Comedian and Film and Television Actor. He is ranked #63 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all-time
Jackie Mason is once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that he or she become the standard to whom all others are compared. Jackie…
Best-Selling Author of Best Sellers such as "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
One of today's most important novelists, Terry McMillan has always written from an honest place, creating fresh, lively, and often poignant works that are enthralling and inspirational tonic for many…
Author, TV Commentator & Marathon Runner; Best Known as the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon as a Numbered Entry
Kathrine Switzer will always be best known as the woman who, in 1967, challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon and became the first woman to officially enter and…
Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times; Author of NY Times Bestseller "The Road to Character"
David Brooks has been an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2003 and is a commentator for “PBS Newshour,” NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and NBC’s “Meet the Press.”…
Artist, Poet, Writer and Activist
Alexis Caputo is a Florida & New York based Performance Artist, Poet, Writer and Activist. Caputo’s artistic portfolio began in performance studies and educational theater. A chief influence emerged, as…
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for the New York Times & Co-Author of "She Said"
Megan Twohey is a prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times who has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children. In 2017, she and…
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist & Author
Jodi Kantor is a prize-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics, and culture.
Political Analyst & Entrepreneur, Respected author CBS NEWS Political contributor and producer former dir, White house initiative on hispanic education
Since 2003, Leslie Sanchez has served as a leader in market research specializing in the women’s and Hispanic-Latino marketplace. Her career has been spent at the forefront of data-driven analysis…
Award-Winning Novelist, Speaker & Journalist
Anjanette Delgado is an award-winning novelist, speaker, and journalist who has written or produced for media outlets such as NBC, CNN, NPR, Univision, HBO and Vogue Magazine’s Latam and Mexico…
Activist, Writer, Speaker and Yoga Teacher. Author of Raise Your Voice, a book about finding and raising your voice
Kathy Khang is the author of Raise Your Voice, a book about finding and raising your voice. She also is one of the authors of More Than Serving Tea (IVP,…
Poet and Essayist
Ocean Vuong is the author of the debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin, 2019). He is also the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection, Night Sky with…
Actress and Author; Best Known for NBC's "This Is Us"
A two-time Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated actress Chrissy Metz stars on the critically acclaimed hit NBC series This Is Us, which has been renewed for two additional seasons.…
Award-Winning Television Producer, a Public Speaker, Author, Peace Advocate, and a Former Violent Extremist
Christian Picciolini is an MSNBC contributor, an Emmy Award-winning director and producer, a published author, TEDx speaker, global peace advocate, and a reformed extremist. His work and life purpose bear…
Comedian and Actor Known for His Role in HBO's "Silicon Valley" & "Crazy Rich Asians"
Jimmy O. Yang is an actor, standup comedian, author. He currently stars as Jian Yang on the Emmy-nominated HBO series Silicon Valley. He made his feature film debut on Peter…
Native American Foods Historian, Author, Chef, Culinary Anthropologist, and Photographer
A Santa Fe, New Mexico based chef, author, Native foods historian and photographer Lois Ellen Frank was born in New York City and raised on Long Island, New York with…
Native American Motivational Storyteller, Author of The Tiny Warrior, Leadership Expert and Warrior
Enduring the extreme conditions of traditional ceremonies and rights of passage, D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas has had the values of the warrior spirit burned into his core.
Writer, Historian, & Lecturer
Erica Armstrong Dunbar focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century African American women's history. Her first book, A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City (2008), was the…
Award-Winning Author, Digital Strategist & Speaker
Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Why you should listen A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is…
Dancer, Author and Star on "Dance Moms," 2011 until 2016. Known for her Performance in Sia's "Chandelier" Music Video
Teen dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler, became an overnight internet sensation after appearing in singer-songwriter Sia’s “Chandelier” music video in May 2014. The video has since garnered over 1.5 billion views,…
Attorney, Author and Speaker
Casey Sharperson, known as The Confidence Cultivator, is a speaker, blogger, coach and mentor to millennials looking to go to the next level in life, business, and faith. She is…
Renowned Photographer, Author, and Filmmaker
Peter Krogh is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, publisher and consultant. For 30 years, he has created compelling visual images for editorial and commercial clients who need to send a message,…
Filmmaker, Culture Critic and Author
Nelson George is an established author and filmmaker with a passion for telling stories of the black experience in America. George is the author of several ground breaking histories of…