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First Female Vice President; Former Democratic Nominee for President; First Indian-American U.S. Senator & Former Attorney General of California

On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President – a historic achievement as the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American…

Super Bowl Champion Quarterback and Two-Time NFL MVP; NFL Analyst. Motivational Speaker

Kurt Warner joins Westwood One’s broadcast booth full-time for the 2018-19 NFL season as the new lead color analyst for Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl.

Producers, Business Leaders and Philanthropists

That is the word Korie and Willie Robertson would use to describe their family’s meteoric rise into the public eye

Korie Robertson | PDA Speakers

Producer, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Korie Robertson is best known for her role on A&E’s hit reality television series Duck Dynasty where she and her husband, Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson, work to keep their crazy family…

Parenting Advocate and Author

With over one billion video views, Kristina Kuzmic has designed a viral mom-centric network of resources through her videos, timely messages, tours, and upcoming book Hold On But Don’t Hold Still scheduled…

Apollo 13 Astronaut & Aerospace Industry Executive

At the lecture podium, Mattingly's gripping account of teamwork and peak performance has received rave reviews from corporations and community forums around the nation. He recounts his training and comradery…

Former Navy SEAL, NYT Best-Selling Author, and Co-Star of American Sniper

Complacency Kills: Combat’s Most Important Lessons Applied to the Business World With mantras he learned in training as a Navy SEAL, Lacz illustrates the pitfalls of becoming too comfortable in…

Kate Snow | PDA Speakers

Anchor, NBC Nightly News Sunday, Senior National Correspondent, NBC News, and Host of Relentless with Kate Snow

Emmy award-winning news correspondent Kate Snow’s work frequently uncovers the humanity behind today’s headlines.

Kim Chambers | PDA Speakers

Record-breaking Athlete, Feminist & Dreamer

After suffering a devastating accident as a young woman working a corporate job, Kim Chambers was given a 1% chance of ever walking again unassisted. She defied all odds by…

Author, Filmmaker & Founder of KrisCarr.com

Kris Carr takes audiences along on her inspirational journey toward living a full and healthy life as a cancer survivor. As an irreverent yet stirring foot soldier in the fight…

Kel Mitchell

Award-Winning Actor & Motivational Speaker

Though best known to audiences worldwide for his iconic performances in Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy series All That, the sitcom Kenan & Kel, and the film Good Burger throughout the 1990s.

Keke Palmer

Actress, Activist, Recording Artist & Author

Believing in everyone’s ability to “live their best life,” Keke Palmer encourages individuals to break the chains of limiting ideas that are placed on them.

KATIA BEAUCHAMP | PDA Speakers

Co-Founder & CEO, Birchbox

For Katia Beauchamp, “inventing her own reality” was paramount to her success. 10 years ago, Beauchamp and the team at Birchbox examined the lucrative beauty market only to find that…

Kim Ng | PDA Group

General Manager of the Miami Marlins; MLB's First Female GM; Former VP of Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball

Kim Ng is an executive in Major League Baseball. She is currently the general manager of the Miami Marlins and the highest-ranking female baseball executive. She is the first woman…

Kevin Kwan | PDA Speakers

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…

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…

Two-Time Academy Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Singer; Best Known For His Roles in "American Beauty" and Netflix's "House of Cards"

Perhaps no one in Hollywood works harder to defend the value and integrity of the arts quite like Kevin Spacey. A lifelong artist, Spacey began his acting career in Jr.…

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…

Television Host & Culture Expert on the Emmy-winning Netflix Reboot of Queer Eye

Television Host and Culture Expert on the Emmy-winning Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, Karamo Brown says that the key to his success is tapping into the many facets of his…

"Mr. I'm Possible"; Named one of the Top 50 Speakers and Experts in Education Today-- Insight Publishing

Early in life, “Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient”- Keith L. Brown, “Mr. I’M POSSIBLE,” was identified as a “Special Ed” and “At Risk” student, primarily because he was very talkative, …

CEO, Ferrazzi Greenlight and New York Times Best-Seller Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone

Keith Ferrazzi can help: He is the world’s foremost expert in professional relationship development. He has transformed the lives and careers of clients and readers worldwide, bringing 20 years of…

Pop-Culture and Social Media Specialist & CEO of Always Civil Enterprise

A self-made successful woman hailing from Elizabeth New Jersey, Karen Civil leveraged her skills to create opportunities and forge key relationships that helped those around her and also helped her…

Cello and Beatboxing Artist, Pentatonix

Kevin “K.O.” Olusola is best known as the beat boxer of the Grammy-winning vocal quintet Pentatonix. The winners of season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off have more than 10 million…

Award Winning TV Host and Producer, and Former Host of Bravo TV's Top Chef Spin-off, Top Chef Masters

Kelly Choi is a multiple Emmy Award–winning journalist, producer, and TV host and contributing editor to Eat This, Not That! The former host of Top Chef Masters, she is also…

Eating Disorders Advocate. Television Personality and Commentator. Miss America 2008

Kirsten Haglund is an international women’s empowerment speaker, television news personality, President of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation and served as Miss America 2008. During her year with the Miss America…

Activist, Lawyer & Educator

Kathleen Neal Cleaver has spent most of her life advocating for human rights. Since 2000, she has served as the co-director of the Atlanta-based Human Rights Research Fund, part of…

NFL Hall of Famer

Kellen Winslow was the 13th player taken in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He enjoyed a nine-year career with the Chargers; earning All-Pro honors five times and…

Award-Winning Author, Veteran Journalist and Nationally-Recognized Communications and Political Strategist

Kristin Clark Taylor is an award-winning author, veteran journalist, and nationally recognized communications and political strategist. Taylor was a member of USA Today’s original creation and launch team. She remained…

American Olympic Gymnast & Gold Medalist; Author; Political Appointee

Kerri Strug is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. She was the youngest Olympian at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain at age 14. After four more years of hard…

Abuse Survivor & Author

Growing up as an only child in Richmond, Virginia, Kemba Smith Pradia graduated high school and continued her education at prestigious Hampton University. What happened to Kemba in her new…

Winner of NBC's "Apprenctice", Season 2; Managing Director of Angel Venture Partners; Author of "TAKE COMMAND: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump"

Kelly Perdew, entrepreneur, business executive, TV host, military-intelligence officer, venture capitalist, author, celebrity spokesperson…and former Executive Vice President to the Donald Trump Organization. “Kelly, you’re hired!”–Donald Trump Known around the…

Hip-Hop Journalist. Kim Rose to Prominence As The First and Only Woman To Have Been Editor-In-Chief of The Source Magazine

Trying to survive in the male-dominated hip-hop industry, Kim Osorio excelled when she became the first ever and only female Editor In Chief of the Source Magazine. Having been with…

Consulting Strategist

Kathryn D. Leary is a writer, marketing and public relations consultant and former President & CEO of the Leary Group Inc., which specialized in international marketing and communications, trade development…

Global Fashion Icon

The legendary Karl Kani has truly gone from rags to riches. Known as the architect of Urban Fashion, he now finds himself looking over the billion dollar industry that he…

Former NFL Tightend and Current Non-Profit President

Keith Jackson was born April 19, 1965, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was raised in a single parent home where love and discipline went hand-in-hand. Keith began playing football at…

Finalist, The Apprentice with Donald Trump

Kwame Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience and business lessons he learned in front of 22 million people each week, on NBC's hit show “The…

Humorist, Motivational Speaker, TV & Radio Personality, Actress, Author, Blogger and Entrepreneur

Karith Foster exemplifies the best traits of a new millennium woman. Originally from Texas, she successfully combines a clean, sweet Southern comedy style with bona fide New York savvy. Karith…

Model, Activist and Actress. She is best known for her work as a plus-size model where she appeared in multiple editorials in fashion magazines

Plus-size model Kate Dillon-Levin talks about body acceptance and the necessity of having self-esteem- no matter what your size. Named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," she is…

One of the First Rappers to Earn a Grammy Award

Moel Dewes, better known as Kool Moe Dee, is an American Hip Hop pioneer who was prominent in the 1980s and early '90s. In the late 1970s, Kool Moe Dee…

Former Chairman and CEO American Express Co. He was the CEO and Chairman of American Express from 2001 until 2018.

Kenneth Chenault joined American Express in September 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning. He was named President of the Consumer Card Group in 1989, and in 1993 he became President…

Chief Spiritual Officer at The Ken Blanchard Companies; Legendary Management and Leadership Expert

Ken Blanchard is widely known for his best-selling book, The One Minute Manager, which has been translated into 25 different languages. Inducted into the Amazon.com Hall of Fame as one of…

Miss America Winner 1994

Kimberly Aiken was Miss America 1994. Aiken was 18 years old when she won the coveted title. She won Miss Columbia and Miss South Carolina en route to her 1994…

Cancer Survivor & Highest-Scoring NBA Player in History

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player Awards, played in more…