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Charles Barkley is an iconic figure in the basketball world, earning recognition as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

Chrissy Teigen is a New York Times #1 bestselling author, TV personality and the founder of Cravings.  In 2019 Teigen was included on TIME Magazine’s prestigious annual list of the “100 Most Influential People” as…

Cindy Crawford is known to the world as one of the original supermodels who defined that pivotal moment when fashion models became stars in their own right.  

His career is the story legends are made from. Media Maven Chad Hurley is the co-founder and former CEO of YouTube, the world’s largest and most popular video sharing site…

Craig Melvin is an MSNBC Anchor and NBC News Correspondent. He currently anchors “MSNBC Live” on Saturdays and Sundays, contributes reports for “TODAY,” and fills in as host for Lester…

Curt Menefee is a well-established and respected sports anchor and reporter. During the NFL season, he serves as co-host of FOX NFL Sunday  along with Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy…

Carly Fiorina is a true leader and a seasoned problem-solver. She is a passionate, articulate advocate for conservative policies that advance economic growth, entrepreneurship, innovation, and effective leadership. Through extensive…

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, senior vice president for U.S. community alliances and consumer engagement with Nielsen, a global information and media company. For more than 11 years, Pearson-McNeil has worked with Nielsen…

In the last year Corey Thomas, CEO and president of Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD), has led his company through two acquisitions and an Initial Public Offering (IPO). He encourages a culture…

Dr. Carla Hayden is the first ever African American and first female to be appointed to the role at the Library of Congress, which holds more than 162 million items,…

In an historic effort, Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun was elected to serve as the only black member of the United States Senate in 1992, and the first and only woman…

Chris Powell is the trainer and transformation specialist from ABC’s highly rated documentary style series “Extreme Weight Loss.” With an unyielding dedication to helping others, Chris traveled the country using…

Cynthia Tucker, a veteran newspaper journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, is a Visiting Professor of Journalism and Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Georgia. She is also a…

With “a comic identity as distinctive as his name,” according to The New York Times,  Conan O’Brien has firmly established himself in the late night comedy universe. Hailed by The…

Carrie Newcomer’s songwriting has impressed the likes of Billboard, USA Today, and Rolling Stone, which wrote that she “asks all the right questions.” Newcomer speaks and teaches about creativity, vocation,…

A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Charles S. Dutton has a career spanning theater, television, and film, and is one of the few actors to earn Tony, Emmy,…