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Rudy Ruettiger

Motivational Speaker, Author & Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy"

Las Vegas, NV, USA

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

Nikki Giovanni

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

Virginia, 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

Tim Tebow

ESPN College Football Analyst; Heisman Trophy Winner; Former Quarterback for NFL's Denver Broncos & Baseball Outfielder for the New York Mets

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Eduardo Briceño

Founder & CEO at Growth.how, Former CEO of Mindset Works, Facilitating a Growth Mindset

San Jose, CA, USA

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Fort Collins, CO, USA

Shannon Miller

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Santa Cruz, CA, USA

J.R. Martinez

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate, Wounded U.S. Army Veteran, Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Austin, TX, 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

Lizzie Velasquez

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Austin, TX, 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

Alex Salkever

Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technology Futurist; Author of "The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Our Technology Choices Will Create the Future"

How Our Technology Choices Can Change The Future

San Francisco, CA, USA

Oz Sanchez

Retired Special Forces Marine; 6x Paralympic Handcycling Medalist & Triathlete; Subject of the 2009 Documentary "Unbeaten"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Magic Johnson - Milken Institute

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Erin Brockovich

Famous Environmental Activist, TV Host, Consumer Advocate & Bestselling Author; Inspirational Empowerment Speaker on Triumph in the Face of Adversity

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough”

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour - Veteran and Trailblazer for Women

Atlanta, GA, 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

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Atlanta, GA, USA

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Daymond John

Nikki Giovanni

Sylvia Acevedo

Tim Tebow

Temple Grandin

Shannon Miller

Angela Davis

J.R. Martinez

Lisa Leslie

Lizzie Velasquez

Van Jones

Alex Salkever

Oz Sanchez

Erin Gruwell

Keith L. Brown