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Designer & CEO of Tory Burch; Founder of The Tory Burch Foundation

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Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

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Feminist Writer, Activist & Organizer; Co-Founder of New York Magazine & Ms. Magazine

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Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy; Co-founder of Facebook & Former Editor-in-Chief at The New Republic

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Actor, Writer, Director, Producer; Author, “Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life”

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Host of "The Cake Boss" & "The Next Great Baker"

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Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball; National Baseball Hall of Famer, 4-Time World Series Champion & 9-Time MLB All-Star