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Sean Astin

Actor, Director, Producer & Mental Health Advocate; Known For "Lord of the Rings"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Mark Cuban

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

Mark Cuban - Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Breakfast at CES 2025

Laguna Beach, CA, USA

Common

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

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Roland Martin

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

Washington, DC, 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

Abby Wambach

Olympic Gold Medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, Bestselling Author

Unspecified

Jay Leno

Emmy Award-Winning TV Late Night Show Host, Stand-Up Comedian & Best-Selling Author; Car Enthusiast

Jay Leno coming to detroit for jet powered Chrysler

Burbank, CA, USA

Deepak Chopra

Co-Founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing

San Diego, CA, USA

Billie Jean King

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

New York, NY, USA

Issa Rae

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

Issa Rae - TIME Impact Dinner: The Closers 2024 Toast

Los Angeles, CA, 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

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Alexandra Cousteau

Environmental Activist, Ocean Advocate & Storyteller; Co-Founder, Oceans2050 & Senior Advisor, OCEANA

Angers, France

Al Duncan

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development Soft Skills & Empowerment; Managing Partner of Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM)

Atlanta, GA, USA

Gina Rodriguez

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director & Humanitarian

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Amandla Stenberg

Award-Winning Actor; Social Activist & Musician; Best Known for "The Hunger Games," "The Hate U Give" & "Bodies Bodies Bodies"

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Baratunde Thurston

Emmy-Nominated Host, Writer & Podcaster; Author, "How To Be Black"

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Laverne Cox

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Joe Torre

Legendary Baseball Player & Manager, Special Advisor to Major League Baseball, Chairman of the Safe at Home Foundation & Domestic Violence Awareness Advocate

From Sandlot to the World Series: Joe Torre's Yankees Story

New York, NY, USA

Shonda Rhimes

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

Shonda Rhimes - "Jennifer Hudson Show"

Connecticut, USA

Dan Ariely

Best-Selling Author of "Predictably Irrational" & "The Upside of Irrationality"; Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University

Dan Ariely - Lessons From Behavioral Economics

Durham, NC, USA

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Mark Cuban

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Alexandra Cousteau

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Amandla Stenberg

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Joe Torre

Shonda Rhimes

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Sean Astin

Common

Roland Martin

Diana Nyad

Abby Wambach

Jay Leno

Deepak Chopra

Billie Jean King

Issa Rae

Jodie Sweetin

Al Duncan

Gina Rodriguez

Laverne Cox

Dan Ariely