Amanda Lindhout

Executive Director of The Global Enrichment Foundation; Captivity Survivor, Inspirational Speaker & Author of "A House in the Sky"

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

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Lesley Hazleton

Author of "The First Muslim," a New Look at the Life of Muhammad

Janine di Giovanni

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

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Seth Godin

Business & Marketing Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author of "Purple Cow," "Linchpin," & "Tribes"

Jay Baer

Business Growth & Customer Experience Expert

Hall of Fame Business Growth & Customer Experience Keynote Speaker

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series

Simon T. Bailey

Speaker, Author, Life Coach & Entrepreneur

Matthew Quick

Bestselling Author Known For "The Silver Linings Playbook"

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Lee Child

New York Times Bestselling Author, Best Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

Laura Snyder

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Nate Powell

Award Winning Graphic Novelist, Known for the "March" Series

Jayne Anne Phillips

Bestselling Novelist and Short Story Writer