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Founder & CEO at Walker & Company Brands, Inc. & Former VP of Foursquare

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Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

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Google & Twitter Innovation Guru

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Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund

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Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University

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Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

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Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast

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Entrepreneur, Creator & Community Builder; Co-Founder of AUM Group & Gold House

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Managing Director at Kissinger Associates; Author of "The Age of the Unthinkable" & "Seventh Sense"

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World Champion Swimmer, Storyteller, Sports Journalist & Broadcaster

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

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Kay Koplovitz

Founder of USA Networks & The SyFy Channel; Game Changing Entrepreneur

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Hall of Fame NFL Running Back; Denver Broncos

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Chairman & CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources; Former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship