Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Amy Jo Martin

NYT Best-Selling Author, Angel Investor, CEO of Renegade Global & Host of the "Why Not Now?" Podcast

Amy Jo Martin | Keynote Speaker - Speaking Reel 2024

C.J. Box

New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Joe Pickett Series & The Stand Alone Series

Clay Clark

Former U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year; Award-Winning Business Coach; Host of ThriveTime Podcast

Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

Dyan deNapoli

Penguin Expert, TED Speaker & Award-Winning Author of "The Great Penguin Rescue"

E.L. James

Bestselling Author of the "Fifty Shades" Trilogy

Edward Tenner

Smithsonian Institution Distinguished Scholar & Author of "Why Things Bite Back" and "Our Own Devices"

Elif Shafak

The Most-Read Female Author in Turkey; Award-Winning Author

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Greg McKeown

CEO of THIS Inc. & Best-Selling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

James Patterson

NY Times Best-Selling Author & Reading Champion

Jeffrey Kluger

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

John La Puma

Leading Physician Voice for Culinary Medicine; New York Times Bestselling Author; Board-Certified Internist; Professionally Trained Chef

Speaking Engagements

Joseph Finder

NY Times Best-Selling Author Known for "Paranoia," "High Crimes"

Nicholas Sparks

International Bestselling Novelist & Screenwriter, Known for "The Notebook"

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction Novelist; Best Known for his "Ender's Game" Series

Rebecca Stead

Writer of Fiction for Children and Teens, "When You Reach Me," "Goodbye Stranger"

Robin Wilson

Nationally Recognized Lifestyle Brand Entrepreneur; Best-Selling Author of "CLEAN DESIGN: Wellness for your Lifestyle" & Domestic Violence Survivor

Shama Hyder

CEO of The Marketing Zen Group