Shannon Miller

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Lizzie Velasquez

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Marilyn Tam

Leadership Speaker, Bestselling Author, Consultant & Board Certified Corporate Coach; CEO of Marilyn Tam & Co.; Founder and Executive Director of Us Foundation

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Nicole Yeary

Entrepreneur, Growth Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Ms.Tech

Louis-Philippe Loncke

European Adventurer 2016, Explorer, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Management Consultant

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Kylar Broadus

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Jim Morris

Known for His Brief MLB Career & Subject of Disney's "The Rookie"

Shawn Harper

Former NFL Football Player, Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Pat Williams

Motivational Speaker & Sports Executive; Senior Vice President of the NBA’s Orlando Magic

Dr. Jackie Freiberg

Corporate Culture & Leadership Strategist, Best-Selling Author of "Do Something Now"

Kanya Balakrishna

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Lori Cheek

Architect; Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO of Cheekd

Linda Alvarado

Community Leader; Education Advocate; CEO of Alvarado Construction & National Women's Hall of Famer; First Latino Owner of a Major League Baseball Team

Vince Papale

Former NFL Player & Inspiration for the Movie "Invincible"

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Munroe Bergdorf

Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor

Tiffany Shlain

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Dave Dravecky

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

Tiffany Yu

CEO & Founder of Diversability, Social Impact Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Disability Advocate & 3x TEDx Speaker

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Aprille Ericsson

Rocket Scientist, Technologist & STEM Educator

Neal Petersen

History-Making Extreme Adventurer, Award-Winning Author & Global Investor

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Intersectionality matters: Aisha Fukushima at TEDxWhitmanCollege