Stedman Graham

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

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

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Justice Alan Page

Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice & Former Professional Football Player

Fonzworth Bentley

Musician, Author and TV personality; MTV's "From G's to Gents"

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Shawn Harper

Former NFL Football Player, Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Wally Amos

Founder of Famous Amos Cookies

Linda Ellerbee

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Al Duncan

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development & Empowerment

Connie Podesta

Expert in Changing Lives; Author of "Life Would Be Easy If It Weren't For Other People"

John Wood

Founder & Board Co-Chair of Room to Read; Former Microsoft Marketing Executive

Murray Banks

Triathlon Champion / Motivator

Pedro Noguera

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA

Dave Pelzer

Counselor, Comedian & Expert on Foster Care, Resilience, and Personal Growth; Bestselling Author of "A Child Called 'It'"

Rupert Boneham

Competitor on "Survivor", Philanthropist, Youth Mentor & Former IN Gubernatorial Candidate

Blackbeard: The Story of Rupert Boneham - Survivor: Pearl Island

Dav Pilkey

Children's Author, Best Known for the "Captain Underpants" and "Dumb Bunnies" Series

Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captai...

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

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

Rudy Ruettiger

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

For The Win

David Houle

Global Futurist & Strategist, Honorary President and Futurist of the Future Business School of China. Houle won two Emmys, a Peabody award and the Heartland award for "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream"

Moving to a Finite Earth Economy | David Houle | TEDxUofIChicago

Jennifer James

Cultural Anthropologist & Expert on Change

Karl Mecklenburg

Former NFL Player; Six Pro Bowl & Three Super Bowl Appearances

Crystal Bowersox

Singer-Songwriter, Runner-Up on Season 9 of "American Idol" & Type 1 Diabetes Advocate

Spencer Christian

Meteorologist and Television Personality

Susan B. Neuman

Educator, Researcher, and Education Policy-Maker

Jimmy Cabrera, CSP

Professional Speaker, Life Coach, and Author

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Curtis Aikens

Founding Food Network Chef, Wellness Coach, Educator, Author & Motivational Speaker

Tony Wagner

Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute