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Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Fireside Chat with Daymond John and Jason McCann

New York, NY, USA

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Shannon Miller

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Nikki Giovanni

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor

Virginia, USA

Lisa Leslie

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

Boca Raton, FL, USA

Sylvia Acevedo

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Early Childhood Education Advocate; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

Sylvia Acevedo - STEM Advocate, Rocket Scientist, Hispanic Heritage Speaker

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Van Jones

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights and Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Van Jones | Milken Institute Global Conference

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Magic Johnson - Milken Institute

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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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Shiza Shahid

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place

Dinner at Our Place: Recipes for Gathering

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide

Long Beach, CA, USA

Simone Biles

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games; Subject of Netflix's "Simone Biles Rising"

Exclusive: Simone Biles says she's ready to 'get the job done' at Olympics

Houston, TX, USA

New York, NY, USA

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Washington, DC, USA

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Daymond John

Angela Davis

Shannon Miller

Nikki Giovanni

Lisa Leslie

Sylvia Acevedo

Van Jones

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Abby Wambach

Shiza Shahid

Erin Gruwell

Simone Biles

Hill Harper

Diane Guerrero

Common

Issa Rae

Viola Davis

Keith L. Brown

Geena Rocero

Donna Brazile

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Simone Biles

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Daymond John

Angela Davis

Shannon Miller

Nikki Giovanni

Lisa Leslie

Sylvia Acevedo

Van Jones

Abby Wambach

Shiza Shahid

Erin Gruwell

Hill Harper

Diane Guerrero

Common

Issa Rae

Viola Davis

Keith L. Brown

Geena Rocero

Donna Brazile