Laura Snyder

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

Christopher M. Schroeder

Internet/Media CEO; Venture Investor; Writer on Startups

Amanda Lindhout

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

James Citrin

Partner, Spencer Stuart & Author on Leadership and Career Success

Greg McKeown

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

JT O'Donnell

Founder & CEO of Work It Daily; HR & Recruiting Expert, Executive Coach

Herbie J Pilato

Author / Producer / Consultant

Gary Keller

Author of TheONEThing and Real Estate Entrepreneur.

Simon Van Booy

Novelist, Playwright, Philosopher

Suzanne Collins

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Sebastian Faulks

Novelist, Journalist, and Broadcaster

Julian Guthrie

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Tech Start-Up Founder & CEO of Alphy

Clay Clark

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

Dan Brown

Author of "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels & Demons," "The Lost Symbol"

Da Vinci Code

Marisha Pessl

Marisha Pessl is an American writer best known for her debut novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

Yangsze Choo

New York Best-Selling Novelist of "The Ghost Bride" & "The Night Tiger"

Sahar Delijani

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

Ryan Grim

Ryan Grim / Washington Bureau Chief at The Huffington Post / Author of "This Is Your Country On Drugs"

Matthew Quick

Bestselling Author Known For "The Silver Linings Playbook"