Suzan Shown Harjo

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

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Richard Rhodes

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Oz Sanchez

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

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

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Chris Blackburn

Former contestant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser"

Gregory Maguire

Award-winning, Best-selling Author of the Wicked Years Novels

Wally Lamb

Best-Selling Novelist & Educator

Arsalan Iftikhar

Founder, TheMuslimGuy.com; Senior Editor, The Islamic Monthly

Jon Leiberman

Reporter; Television Producer; Host of Sirius XM's "A Hard Look with Jon Leiberman;" Vice President & Executive Producer, SAP

Amanda Bennett

Executive Editor, Bloomberg News Author, "The Cost of Hope"

Tish Norman

Success Coach, Author & DE&I Facilitator

Marion Winik

Award-Winning Author, Humorist and NPR Commentator

Neil White

Best-selling Memoirist, Award-winning Journalist & Publisher

Felice Cohen

Author of the Award-Winning Book “What Papa Told Me"

Alfred Poor

Health Tech Futurist & Writer

Alfred Poor, The Health Tech Futurist

Dr. Kevin Snyder

Motivational Speaker & Author of "Think Differently;" Former University Teacher & Administrator

Lee Gutkind

Godfather of Creative Nonfiction; Expert on Nursing, Healthcare, Science & Technology

Sam Davidson

Speaker, Author and Social Entrepreneur Helping People Discover Their Life's Work

Charles Kaiser

Award-winning Author & Journalist; Expert on the Media, Politics, the 1960s, and Gay Life in America