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Abby Wambach

6-Time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA Women's World Cup Champion; Pay Equity & LGBTQ Rights Activist

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Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Issa Rae

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Amandla Stenberg

Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Billie Jean King

Former World #1 Professional Tennis Player & Sports Icon; Advocate for Women's Equality

The autobiography of Billie Jean King

New York, NY, USA

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Washington, DC, USA

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Alexandra Cousteau

Environmental Activist, Storyteller & Ocean Advocate

Angers, France

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Producer; Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Deepak Chopra

Co-Founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing

San Diego, CA, USA

Diana Nyad

World Champion Swimmer & First Person to Swim from Cuba to Florida; Author, Sports Journalist & Broadcaster; Co-Founder, BravaBody & EverWalk

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Gina Rodriguez

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director, Model & Humanitarian

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Mark Cuban

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor & Co-Founder of Cost Plus Drugs; Former Shark on ABC's "Shark Tank"

Mark Cuban Answers Business Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Laguna Beach, CA, USA

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Chelsea Handler

Comedian, Television Host, New York Times Best-Selling author & Advocate

Uganda Be Kidding Me

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Gloria Steinem

Feminist Writer, Activist & Organizer; Co-Founder of New York Magazine & Ms. Magazine

New York, NY, USA

Tory Burch

Designer & CEO of Tory Burch; Founder of The Tory Burch Foundation

New York, NY, USA

Jodie Sweetin

Actress, Producer & Host Known for "Full House" & "Fuller House"; Author, "unSweetined"; Podcast Host, "Never Thought I'd Say This"; Human Rights Activist & Addiction Recovery Advocate

‘Full House’ Stars Jodie Sweetin And Andrea Barber Remember Bob Saget

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Shonda Rhimes

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Connecticut, USA

Blake Mycoskie

Founder of TOMS, Social Entrepreneur & Author of NY Times Bestseller "Start Something That Matters"

Austin, TX, USA

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Abby Wambach

Common

Issa Rae

Billie Jean King

Roland Martin

Laverne Cox

Deepak Chopra

Diana Nyad

Gina Rodriguez

Gloria Steinem

Jodie Sweetin