Organizational coach, lecturer, business owner and author Katara McCarty is a strong lady who is motivated by enthusiasm, which shines through in all she does and spreads to people around her. Katara has 25 years of experience leading women of various ages in the for-profit and non-profit business sectors. With her husband, Katara founded God's House, a non-profit organization, in Marion, Indiana... read full bio
Michele Rigby Assad learned the value of positive thinking from her parents while growing up in a tiny town in Central Florida and she embraced it at a young age. This included being willing to take the difficult path, never giving up and working hard until you succeed. This set her on a long and winding path that led her to places... read full bio
Award-winning journalist and published author Souad Mekhennet defies categorization. Combining her business savvy and trailblazing tenacity as a German woman of Moroccan and Turkish ancestry, she has made substantial contributions to public dialogue and global understanding. The vast cultural fluency of Souad not only promotes justice but also sheds light on the injustices of our day. Her perilous adventures exhibit unmatched... read full bio
Author, musician, keynote speaker and workforce specialist Clint Pulver also writes and performs. Clients adore working with him since he is also amusing, lively and enjoyable. Since he began playing professionally more than 20 years ago, he has performed for numerous musicians and in places including the Vivint Arena, Stadium of Fire and Kodak Theater in Hollywood. He established the Green Man Group,... read full bio
For the past 25 years, Patti Dobrowolski has used a straightforward painting to motivate audiences and organizations all around the world to effect change. She is a critically recognized keynote speaker, Fortune 100 strategic illustrator, comedy performer and visual thinker. She is also the author of Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life. She founded Up Your Creative Genius in... read full bio
Sully Sullivan addresses leaders focused on growth all over the world with motivational yet useful keynotes. Audiences are captivated by his distinctive, unconventional style while absorbing and embracing his tried-and-true, step-by-step method for negotiating greater results. Street smarts and the knowledge gained from negotiating over $1 billion in economic effect will energize your upcoming business gathering, convention or meeting. Sully avoids the... read full bio
A successful international fashion brand that offers employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to thousands of women around the world is Sseko Designs, founded and run by Liz Bohannon. Over the course of ten years, Liz has grown her business from three women working under a mango tree. Lessons for success based on the idea of having a beginner's mind are... read full bio
Sara Hall is the first athlete in US history to have won both the mile and marathon national championships and she has won ten US National Championships overall. After finishing second at the London Marathon and becoming the first American woman to place on the podium in 14 years, she just made history by becoming the second-fastest American marathon runner with... read full bio
Giulio Gallarotti is a stand-up comedian, actor, host and podcaster located in New York City. On "Pete Davidson Presents: the Best Friends," he made his Netflix standup debut. He co-hosts the podcast "Oops" with Francis Ellis and it frequently appears on the iTunes top lists. In addition to Comedy Central and Sirius XM radio, he has made appearances on television programs like... read full bio
George Civeris is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian. He has previously written for The Outline, the Columbia Journalism Review and other publications. He is currently a senior editor at Gawker. His stand-up routine has been featured on Comedy Central and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal chose him as a New Face of Comedy. He has contributed to Let's Be Real on... read full bio
A stand-up comedian and writer from Los Angeles named Fumi Abe made his television debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has contributed to NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!," the Simu Liu-hosted TIME100 Gala, the Comedy Central Digital Creators Program and most recently The Late Late Show with James Corden as a staff writer. He is the founder and original host of... read full bio
Claudia Oshry, widely known on social media as GirlWithNoJob, is a well-known author, comedian and multi-talented entertainment figure. She is the owner of the highly followed @girlwithnojob Instagram account, which has more than 3 million followers. She is a producer as well as the host of the popular morning show for millennials called "The Morning Toast." She is a co-founder of... read full bio
We're Having Gay Sex, the comedian, actor and writer Ashley Gavin's top-rated podcast, is her most well-known work. She has gained 500k followers, over 30 million views and the odd free smoothie thanks to her popular comedy and sketch videos on TikTok. Ashley and her podcast have received press mentions in People, Forbes, Us Weekly, Out and Paste Magazine named it one of... read full bio
Ali Kolbert obtained a position as an NBC Page at 30 Rock following her graduation from NYU Tisch, where she worked on programs like Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers. In that very building, Ali made her broadcast debut on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show. Since then, Ali has made numerous appearances on... read full bio
Journalist and author Roxana Saberi attracted the attention of the entire world when rumors of her detention in Iran surfaced. She was a political prisoner caught in the center of a major political confrontation between Iran and the U.S. Ms. Saberi, a freelance writer in Tehran who contributed to NPR and the BBC among other publications, was kidnapped by four... read full bio
Top businesspeople and organizations trust Tony Schwartz's work. He has shared his game-changing insights with leaders from companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca-Cola, Genentech and Goldman Sachs, as well as with institutions like the National Security Agency, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Cleveland Clinic and Save the Children. He has also spoken at the World Economic Forum, the Aspen Ideas Festival and... read full bio
Stand-up comedian Jared Freid is based in New York City and focuses heavily on dating and relationships. He was recognized as one of JFL's New Faces and has appeared on The Tonight Show. In particular, if you know a lot of millennials who are obsessed with dating apps, trying to act like real adults and stressing out about their bodies, you... read full bio
Jalen N'Gonda was born in Maryland in the United States, but he decided that the city of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, would be the best environment for him to develop as a musician. At the age of 11, he began taking an interest in music, and it was his father's record collection of jazz, hip-hop, and soul that served... read full bio
Hannah Berner, who represented the University of Wisconsin in competitive tennis, was born in Brooklyn, New York. She made her comic debut by creating viral tweets and movies on Instagram that she also directed, edited and acted in. Giggly Squad and Berning In Hell, two of her podcasts, have received over 20 million downloads. She cohosted Bravo's Chat Room, spent three... read full bio
Yedoye Travis is an Atlanta, Georgia-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. The Dark Tank podcast, which AV Club dubbed "one of the most gloriously audacious podcasts of the present," is produced and hosted by him. At the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, he was given the title of New Face. Since then, he has headlined festivals all over the country,... read full bio
