Julia Alvarez

Award-Winning Poet, Novelist & Essayist

SJ Murray

Emmy-Nominated Writer, Producer & Story Designer

Olaniyan Segun

Inspirational and Motivational Writer, CEO of Christlike Writing Firm in Nigeria, Christian Speaker, and Publisher of Christlike Articles.

Warsan Shire

Award-Winning Poet & Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Masiela Lusha

Actress, Author, and Philanthropist

Kevin Powers

Author and Iraq War veteran; Known for "The Yellow Birds"

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail -- The First Woman to Set That Mark

National Geographic Live! - Jennifer Pharr Davis: Triumph on the Trail

Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Nancy Kruse

Nancy Kruse, President of The Kruse Company in Atlanta GA, is the best known and most widely quoted menu analyst in the restaurant industry.

Sarah Evans

Digital correspondent. Producer/writer/editor. Strategist. FAVES + CO. Birthed Twitter industry chats.

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche is an award-winning French actress, artist and dancer.

Yangsze Choo

New York Best-Selling Novelist of "The Ghost Bride" & "The Night Tiger"

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

Steve Lovelace

Writer, Graphic Artist and Photographer.

Shannon Kaiser

Author, Life Coach, Speaker, Travel Writer

FATAWESOME - Justin Parker & Jimmy Craig

The Boston based viral video comedy duo of Justin Parker and Jimmy Craig have been featured on MTV, BBC, and VH1.

Ashley Kahn

Ashley Kahn is an American music historian, journalist, and producer, as well as a regular commentator on NPR's Morning Edition.

John Cochran

Winner of Survivor: Caramoan, Previously Competed on Survivor: South Pacific

Drop City Yacht Club

Hip Hop Group

Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman

Elsie & Emma are the creators of the highly popular DIY-blog, A Beautiful Mess, and the fashion site Red Velvet Art.