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John R. Erickson

Cowboy and Author; Best Known for his Classic Children’s Series, "Hank the Cowdog"

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Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Jon Bergmann

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

Kristie Kennedy

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

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Architect; Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO of Cheekd

Liz Nead

Adventure Speaker, Author & Life Coach

J.A. Jance

NY Times Best-Selling Murder Mystery Author

Julie Dixon

Strategy, Research & Communications Consultant; Former Executive Director of Gravity Research

Asra Nomani

Journalist & Author, Women's Rights Activist

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Former President of the National Women's Studies Association; Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College

Jennifer O'Neill

Internationally Acclaimed Actress, Christian & Pro-Life Advocate

Jody Adams

Two-Time James Beard Winning Chef; Owner of Trade Restaurant in Boston, MA; Author of "In the Hands of a Chef"

Elaine Watson

Editor, Food-Navigator-USA; Journalist

Bruce Watson

Author of "Freedom Summer"

Jay Paterno

Football Coach & Author of "Paterno Legacy; Enduring Lessons From The Life and Death of My Father"

Debbie Dadey

Author of Over 145 Children's Books, Including "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids" Series

Jodee Blanco

Bullying Expert & Activist; Author of "Please Stop Laughing at Me"

Alice Dreger

Writer, Historian & Journalist Whose Work Centers on the Epistemology of Democracy

Harry Rinker

Antique Specialist & Collector; Host of "Collector Inspector"

Laura Snyder

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

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Harvey Mansfield

Political Philosopher, Author & Distinguished Professor

Stuart Dybek

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University

Rob Neyer

Baseball Author, Sports Writer

Clare Kramer

Actress Best Known for "Bring It On" & "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; Creator of GeekNation.com

Miriam Pawel

Author of "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography"

Ashley Michelle Berry

Anti-Bullying Advocate, Actress, TV & Radio Host

Zach Weinersmith

Comic Artist; Author and Illustrator of the Webcomic "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal"

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Award-Winning Author & Poet; Founder of Cedar Tree