Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Chris Herren

Former NBA Player & Speaker on Substance Abuse Disorder and Wellness

Kory Puderbaugh

Paralympic Silver Medalist

Dena Simmons

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Akbar Gbajabiamila

Inspirational Former NFL Player & Broadcaster; Host of American Ninja Warrior & Co-Host of The Talk

Michelle Rhee

Founder of StudentsFirst & Education Reform Advocate; Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor

Deborah G. Ross

Christian Speaker, Author, Ordained Minister, Media Professional, Inspirational & Motivational Specialist

Chris Waddell

Paralympic Sit-Skier & Wheelchair Track Athlete

Jordan Goldman

Named "One of the top young entrepreneurs in America" by Inc Magazine, The White House, Business Insider, PBS and more.

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Katherine Reutter

Former American Short Track Speed Skater; Two-Time Medalist in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Adam Markel

Resilience Researcher, Future of Work and Change Management Expert; #1 WSJ Bestselling Author of "PIVOT" and "Change Proof: Leveraging Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience"

We've Got To Develop Resilience Before We Need It - MUST WATCH!!!

Dan Porterfield

President & CEO of the Aspen Institute; Advocate for Expanding Educational Opportunity & Improving the Human Condition

Dan Porterfield - Heart of Giving Podcast

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Doug Lemov

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Jodi Bondi Norgaard

Founder of Dream Big Toy Company & Creator of Go! Go! Sports Girls; Change Maker & Stereotype Breaker

Gary Greeno

Motivational Speaker, Coach, Educator

Kedra Newsom Reeves

Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Center for Illinois’ Future Board Member & DEI Advocate

Jeremy Bout

Executive Producer & Host of Edge Factor

Carol Geary Schneider

Fellow, Lumina Foundation; Former President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Lois Lowry

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Dyan deNapoli

Penguin Expert, TED Speaker & Award-Winning Author of "The Great Penguin Rescue"

Marlo Wright

Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker

Jeffrey Tambor

Emmy Award-Winning Actor of "Arrested Development," "The Hangover" & "Transparent"

David R. Dow

David R. Dow has defended over 100 death row inmates in 20 years. He is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Rorschach Visiting Professor of History at Rice University.

Christine Walker, MPPA

Founder of the Chasing Hope Foundation; Author, Professor & Expert on Public Policy

Robert A. Emmons

World's Leading Scientific Expert on Gratitude & Professor of Psychology at the University of California

Stacey Bess

Award-Winning Educator; Keynote Speaker; Advocate for Homeless Youth

Ernie Johnson, Jr.

Sports Broadcaster, Host of TNT's "Inside the NBA", "NCAA Division | Men's Basketball Championship" on CBS & Major League Baseball on TBS