Past Speakers

Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Nigerian-American Author
Professional Troublemaker

Tiffany Aliche
The Budgetnista

Shellye Archambeau
One of Silicon Valley's First Female African American CEOs

Samara Bay
Bestselling Author - Permission to Speak

Andrew Bolwell
Futurist

Barbara Bry
Businesswoman

Karin Burns
CEO, San Diego Community Power

Gretchen Carlson
Women's Rights Advocate - #MeToo Movement

Lesia Cartelli
PEOPLE's Hero of the Week
Founder, Angel Faces

Zoe Chance
Professor - Yale School of Management

Deepak Chopra
Author and Alternative Medicine Advocate

Mallika Chopra
Author and Businesswoman

Anne Chow
Former CEO of AT&T Business

Scarlett Cochran
Attorney, Financial Expert, Best Selling Author "It's Not About the Money"

Ingrid Croce
 American author, singer-songwriter, and restaurateur

Amy Cuddy
American Psychologist - "Power Posing"

Linda Cureton
Former NASA CIO

Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt
Social Psychologist, Professor - Stanford University

Dr. Julia DiGangi
Neuropsychologist

Dr. Julie Ducharme
Serial Entrepreneur

Janice Freeman
Singer, Top 11 Contestant on NBC's THE VOICE

Guen Garrido
Paid Off $68,000 in Debt

Alicia Gwynn
Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation

Arlan Hamilton
Venture Capitalist

Tina Hay
Founder, Napkin Finance

Sally Helgesen
Author, Speaker, Leadership Coach

Ugochi Iwuaba
Award Winning International Designer

Caroline Johnson
US Navy Fighter Pilot

Peggy Johnson
Tech Innovator

Kristen Kavanaugh
Co-founder - Military Acceptance Project (MAP)

Piper Kerman
American Felon and Author - "Orange is the New Black"

Padma Lakshmi
Author, Activist, Actress, Model, Philanthropist, and Television Host

Starla Lewis
Professor Emeritus, Transformational Speaker, Life Coach

ISHE
Creative Visionary, Artist, Speaker, Author

YayYah
Creative Visionary

Elizabeth McCormick
Former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot

Sheri Nasim
CEO - Center for Executive Excellence

Israa Nasir
Psychotherapist

Nada Lena Nasserdeen
CEO - Rise Up for You

Romi Neustadt
Author

Patti Perez
HR Professional

Grace Puma
Former PepsiCO COO

Gretchen Rubin
Best Selling Author

Karyn Schoenbart
Author - MOM.B.A.

Katherine Schwarzenegger-Pratt
Author - The Gift of Forgiveness

Frank Shankwitz
Founder - Make a Wish Foundation

Tammie Jo Shults
One of the First Female F/A-18 Hornet Pilots
United States Navy

Elizabeth Smart
Child Safety Advocate

Christiana Smith Shi
Former Nike President of Consumer Direct

Suzanne Somers
Actress

Dr. Kwane Stewart
The Street Vet - 2023 CNN Hero of the Year

Amy Trask
Former CEO of Oakland Raiders

Naomi Tutu
Activist, Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Vanessa Van Edwards
Speaker, Researcher, National Bestselling Author

Wendy Walker
Senior Executive Producer of the iconic talk show Larry King Live

Dr. Alessandra Wall
CEO - Noteworthy

Laysha Ward
C-suite Leader formally with Target

Tracy Warren
Attorney, Sportscaster

Natasha Watley
Olympian

Rosemary Watson
Voiceover Actor and Celebrity Impressions

Dawn Wells
Actress - Gilligan's Island