Michael McDonald

Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Director, and Writer

Cynthia Germanotta

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health

Cynthia Germanotta - Psych Hub Podcast

Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Travis Keller

Travis Keller is an American music journalist, photographer, and co-founder of Buddyhead Records, an independent music site best known for its gossip section, record reviews and record label of the same name.

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series

Anna Holmes

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Carvens Lissaint

International Award-Winning Poet, Actor & Singer

Bob Mankoff

Cartoon & Humor Editor; Humorist; President, CartoonCollections[.]com; Founder of The Cartoon Bank

Jeffrey Kluger

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Brad Meltzer

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

A.J. Jacobs

Best-Selling Author & "Human Guinea Pig"

The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution'...

Erin Gruwell

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

Patrick Marber

English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Jon Bergmann

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

Wava Carpenter

Editor-in-chief and content director of the newly launched larcobaleno.com, an online magazine and marketplace for galleries and designers.

Don Levy

Media, Entertainment, and Technology Executive & Advisor

Linda Descano

President and CEO of Women & Co.; Managing Director at Citi

Eugene Byrd

Eugene Byrd is an American actor.He has been in movies such as Dead Man, Demon Island, Sleepers, and 8 Mile.

Sarah Evans

Digital correspondent. Producer/writer/editor. Strategist. FAVES + CO. Birthed Twitter industry chats.

Dan Harmon

Creator & Executive Producer for the NBC Television Comedy Series "Community" & Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty"

Ben Schwartz

Actor & Comedian Known for "Parks and Recreation," "Jake & Amir" & "Star Wars"

David Hayter

Canadian-American voice and screen actor and screenwriter known for writing the screenplay for X-Men and co-writing the screenplay for The Scorpion King and X2.

Tim Hill

Timothy "Tim" Hill is an American film director and television writer. Hill began his career in 1993 as a writer and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life, he also created the Kablam! skit Action League Now!.

Kimberly McCreight

Kimberly McCreight is the author of the New York Times Bestselling RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA. "Like Gone Girl it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year," Entertainment Weekly. (Grade A).

Jimmy Pardo

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, and Host of the Comedy Podcast "Never Not Funny" & "Race to Escape"

Evan Handler

Actor, Author, Screenwriter & Journalist; Best Known for “Sex and the City,” and "Californication"

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

What cancer taught me about the nature of love | Joyce Maynard | TEDx

Jeffrey Tambor

Emmy Award-Winning Actor of "Arrested Development," "The Hangover" & "Transparent"