Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

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

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Linda Ellerbee

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Linnda Durre, Ph.D.

Psychotherapist, Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, Published Author, Magazine and Newspaper Columnist, TV and Radio Talk Show Host

Rudy Ruettiger

Motivational Speaker, Author & Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy"

For The Win

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Farrah Gray

Celebrity Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Reallionaire"

Farrah Gray Speaks on Instilling Confidence In Black Children

Angel Rich

Founder & CEO of The Wealth Factory

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Bill Cosby

Influential Comedian and Actor; Starred in "The Cosby Show"

Jennifer Daniels

Singer-Songwriter; Learning Advocate; Runs "Songwriting IS Writing" Project For Schools

Ruby Bridges

Civil Rights Activist & First African-American Child to Integrate a White Southern Elementary School

Jennifer James

Cultural Anthropologist & Expert on Change

Parul Sehgal

Parul Sehgal is an editor for The New York Times Book Review

Fantasia Barrino

American Idol Winner Season 3; Author of "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale"

Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo

Founders of the Racial Literacy Non-Profit CHOOSE & Authors of "Tell Me Who You Are"

Spencer Christian

Meteorologist and Television Personality

Patty Wright and Kate DiMeo

Literacy Consultants & Coaches; Units of Study Staff Developers

Hilderbrand Pelzer III

Multi-Award Winning Principal, Author of "Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison" & Educational Equity Champion

Maryanne Wolf

Literacy Advocate & Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice

Jimmy Cabrera, CSP

Professional Speaker, Life Coach, and Author

Tina Louise

Actress, Literacy & Academic Advocate, Best Known for her Role as Ginger Grant on 1960s TV Show "Gilligan's Island"

Katherine McKnight

Award-Winning Author & Expert on Educational Leadership, Literacy and Student Skill Development

Arik Armstead

NFL Football Player, Humanitarian & Walter Payton Award Nominee

Jane Handly

After researching over 700 major businesses, gathering information that includes over a half a million face to face encounters with customer contact employees, Jane Handly knows beyond a shadow of a doubt what it takes to get and keep your customers.

James Vollbracht

Author of "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand: How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids"