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Fashion Designer & Wardrobe Stylist
Ashaka Givens is a fashion designer, wardrobe stylist, and milliner. She appeared in the 2019 documentary She Did That, an in-depth look at Black women entrepreneurs.
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,
Singer Known for "Thank U Next" & "God is a Woman"
Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Singer-Songwriter; Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness; Former Front Man of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin; Survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Andrew McMahon is a singer/songwriter. He was the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands Something Corporate.
Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink
Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.
President, American Public Health Association (APHA); Director, Public Health Leadership & Practice at University of South Florida
Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., president of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Host, Man v. Food, Man v. Nation
Adam Richman grew up in the food Mecca of New York City and began his love affair with food early.
Tech and Media Entrepreneur; Co-Founder, The Phat Startup
Anthony Frasier is a digital strategist, tech entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. A Newark, NJ native, Anthony has a long history of mentoring.
Program Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Andre Koen is an energetic presenter, a powerful communicator, and a dynamic teacher.
Author, Speaker, Youth Advocate & Child Welfare Professional
Adora Svitak began delivering writing workshops at local schools after publishing a collection of short stories.
Chief Data Officer, Corporate Board Director & Angel Investor
Anita Lynch is passionate about driving digital transformation. Ms. Lynch's unique multi-disciplinary leadership experience spans engineering.
Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"
Alaina E. Roberts is an award-winning African American, Chickasaw, and Choctaw historian who studies.
Grammy Award-Winning Indie Rock Band
Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and fronted by the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
Actress, Model & Reality Television Star, Best-Known for MTV hit series "The Hills"
Audrina Patridge is an American television personality, television presenter, actress, and model.
Award Winning Corporate Head of Diversity,
Amy E. Hull, M.Ed. is the First Director and Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Paycor, Inc. She brings authenticity.
CEO, Commissioned Poet & Author, Millennial Advocate
A commissioned poet, actress, TED Speaker, GRAMMY™ Considered recording artist, entrepreneur, and DEI thought leader and corporate advisor. Named the "Maya Angelou of the millennial generation," in the highly acclaimed Forbes…
Lyme Disease Advocate & Entrepreneur
Ally Hilfiger is an author, artist, designer and the daughter of fashion mogul and entrepreneur Tommy Hilfiger.
Former Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)
Alberto Carvalho served as the former Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
President of Green Cross International & Former Adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev
Alexander Likhotal served as adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev for many years and is currently the President.
Political Activist & Radio Personality
Anita Perez Ferguson is a professional speaker, an experienced trainer.
Founder of CarePlanners
Alan Blaustein is a semi-professional patient whose journey through the inefficiencies.
Founder and Past President of Solution Tree & HOPE Foundation, Award-Winning Author, Film Producer & Educational Leader
Award-winning author and educational leader, Alan Blankstein served for 25 years as President of the HOPE Foundation.
Radio Personality
Known as “The Voice of New York,” Angie Martinez is the reigning queen of radio.
Bestselling Author, Poet & Advocate
Aija Mayrock is a bestselling author, poet, and advocate. Forbes Magazine wrote about Aija Mayrock.
Emmy & Golden Globe Nominated Actor
Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor, Anthony Anderson is the star and executive producer of ABC’s multi-award
Chief Marketing Officer at Alkami
Allison Cerra is a leading expert in how technology.
Director, The Dickey Center, Dartmouth College & Former Head, Counterterrorism Bureau at State Department
such as Ambassador Daniel Benjamin to educate and assure us.
Distinguished Mathematician & One of the World’s Fastest Mental Calculators
Dr. Arthur Benjamin is a distinguished mathematician, a professional magician, and one of the world’s fastest mental calculators.
Futurist, Tech Entrepreneur & Former Head of Mike’s Hard Lemonade
Anat Baron is a force of nature whose forte is building brands, leading teams, and growing companies.
Chief Content Officer, Outside Interactive, Inc
An award-winning media executive, Amy DuBois Barnett has held senior leadership roles at Time Inc.
Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)
Ana María emigrated to the U.S. from Colombia at the age of 17.
Subject of the Film Hoop Dreams
Arthur G Agee Jr is featured in the award-winning.
Author, Self Esteem Coach & Advice Columnist
Wellbeing expert Abiola Abrams is the founder of empowerDeborah Archermen
Founder & Publisher of NewME, the First Accelerator for Minorities; Business & Technology Expert
Angela Benton is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur. Producer-Author-Businesswoman-Cancer Survivor-Mother; throughout all her roles she embodies inspiration.
nedl Co-Founder, Venture Backed Technology Start-Up CEO
Ayinde Alakoye is a serial entrepreneur, top keynote speaker, and the Co-founder of his third live broadcast radio streaming venture.
Eye Surgeon, CEO and Inventor.
Andrew Bastawrous is cofounder and CEO of Peek Vision, a social impact organization that uses smartphone technology.
Alan Kennedy is Newcastle United and Liverpool club legend. In a 22 year career, the left back made over 500 appearances in club football, becoming a regular in one of the most successful Liverpool teams in history.
He began his professional career at the age of 18, playing for Newcastle United.
The Premier League’s all-time top scorer, a championship winner, a prolific England great and, above all, a Newcastle United icon, Alan Shearer OBE is one of the most loved English footballers in recent years. A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, Shearer made his professional debut with English top-flight club Southampton in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in the process.
During several years with the Saints, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goals coring ability.
Adam Jones is one of Wales’ best-loved rugby icons motivational speakers.
Several years later, Adam began playing for professional rugby union team Ospreys, remaining with the club.
Qualified psychologist and motivational speaker Alan is an esteemed psychotherapist who has practised in both Europe and the US; with specialisms in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and stress management.
With several decades of experience as a practitioner, Alan Wise continues to work as both a therapist
Andy is a British mountaineer and motivational speaker who overcame a tough upbringing to become one of the most famous and impressive extreme sportsmen and mountain explorers of recent years.
Andy left school at 16 with no qualifications and followed family tradition starting work as a coal miner at Grimethorpe. He described the environment as a:
Anna Turney is a British alpine skier who has competed at two Winter Paralympic Games. One of the UK’s leading young snowboarders, in 2006 Anna's world was turned upside-down when she suffered an accident during a training run in Japan.
Anna's accident in 2006 left her paralysed from the waist down, but she just wanted to compete in the Winter Games;
Adam is a British competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke.
Specialising in breaststroke, Adam is a British competitive swimmer.
Adam is one of Britain’s greatest cyclists with a bright future ahead of him.
Adam has crashed out of several races but in August 2015, aged just 22,
Adedoyin has gone from being a child with Polio in Lagos Nigeria to one of the most immediately recognisable figures in the UK.
A year earlier, Ade had won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, turning a childhood dream of his into reality. But it is not just his sporting talentin a wheelchair that has made…
Adrian Newey has forged a successful career in motorsport, having both designed cars and worked with the world’s top racing teams such as Red Bull and Williams.
Adrian Newey OBE is a leading figure in the motorsport industry,
Alan Pardew is an award-winning player and manager, who has featured for top English teams across Europe in both capacities.
Pardew began his playing career in non-league football,
Motivational speakers will often say that they had a dream and they finally got to see it through and with Aled, that is most certainly the case.
Sure enough, in 2012 in London Aled came first in the shot put F42-44 and got a second medal – a bronze – in the discus F42. This was a year…
Having performed at the forefront of professional sport for over 15 years, Alex Partridge is one of the best-known British Olympic rowers.
it wasn’t long before Alex set his sights on becoming a professional athlete.

















































