A renowned best-selling author, engaging speaker, and renowned wellness authority, Agapi Stassinopoulos is renowned for her transforming work in enabling people to live more satisfying lives. She has developed into a highly sought-after facilitator at Thrive Global, where she leads workshops that encourage people to revolutionize the way they work and live. She has a wide variety of talents and... read full bio
Sebastian Mallaby is an English author, educator, and journalist who is the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics, a contributing editor, author, and expert on economics. Mallaby is the son of Sir Christopher Mallaby and he has been educated at Eton College before going on to earn a first class degree in modern history from Oxford University. Mallaby... read full bio
Lauren Ogilvie “Lo” Bosworth appeared on MTV’s Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County back when she was only a senior in high school. She appeared alongside former classmates Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, and her best friend Lauren Conrad. Since then, she appeared on the reality show The Hills and has even become the founder and CEO of Love Wellness and... read full bio
Daniel Handler is a celebrated author, most renowned for his children’s literature, which he writes under the pen name Lemony Snicket. His most recognized work is the internationally best-selling A Series of Unfortunate Events, which has been adapted into a dark comedy film and a Netflix original series. He recently penned a new series of novels, All the Wrong Questions,... read full bio
Haywood Smith, who was born and raised in Atlanta, has relocated to Boston so that she can be near her son and daughter-in-law, as well as her cherished new grandchild. The Red Hat Club was one of the books that made it onto the bestseller list in the New York Times. Both USA Today and the New York Times Extended... read full bio
Thirty works of fiction have been published by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the most recent of which are The Harder They Come, The Terranauts, The Relive Box, Outside Looking In, Talk To Me and I Walk Between the Raindrops. He earned his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, his Ph.D. in Nineteenth Century British Literature from the University of Iowa and his... read full bio
Timothy Snyder, a historian of Nazism and Communism at Yale University, was referred to be a "public intellectual unafraid to make strong links between the past and present" by the New York Times. More than two years after its release, Snyder's book On Tyranny topped the New York Times bestseller list due to his exceptional ability to draw forth actionable... read full bio
Kelly Rippon is a teacher, author and the only parent of six kids, including her Olympic medal-winning oldest son, Adam. She turned her expertise as a seasoned professor of philosophy in higher education into a career as a motivational and career development speaker. With the goal of "Changing the world one conversation at a time," she founded her own consulting firm,... read full bio
Jaclyn Johnson is a strong inventor who is changing the norms for women in business. She is a serial entrepreneur, author, investor and host of a podcast. Johnson is the founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate, a high-impact media firm that connects female CEOs and entrepreneurs through education and community. Create & Cultivate has hosted over 100 events with famous... read full bio
Tressie McMillan Cottom is a renowned author, sociologist and cultural critic who has won awards for her insightful yet approachable writing and commentary. Lower Ed: The Troublesome Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy, Dr. Cottom's debut book, has been mentioned by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders as well as activists like The Debt Strike Collective. It has also... read full bio
Merryl Tengesdal, a trailblazing pilot, author and retired colonel, made history as the first and only African American woman to fly a U-2 in the USAF. Tengesdal served for more than 20 years as a Naval Aviator and Air Force Combat Pilot, flying the "Dragon Lady" high-altitude surveillance aircraft while moving all over the world in support of military and combat... read full bio
Paola Ramos is a sought-after speaker, journalist, author and champion for Latino issues. Her events are educational, approachable and interesting. Ramos employs multi-media platforms in both English and Spanish to dispel prejudices, elevate the voices of underrepresented communities and encourage civic involvement. She was a political appointee during the Obama Administration, the former deputy director of Hispanic media for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and she... read full bio
John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, where he oversees polling programs on understanding American youth. He is a youth expert, pollster, strategist and best-selling author. As founder of the public opinion and analytics firm SocialSphere, Della Volpe was cited by the Washington Post as one of the world's foremost specialists on... read full bio
Kwame Alexander, an internationally acclaimed poet, 36-time New York Times bestselling author, educator and publisher, served as the founding editor of VERSIFY, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishing label with the goal of "changing the world one word at a time." The Door of No Return, his upcoming book, is intended to be the first in a trilogy. As part of the... read full bio
Peter Arnell, a brand and design specialist, photographer, creator and New York Times bestselling author, has established a reputation for producing ground-breaking, boundary-pushing work for major brands. In addition to founding and serving as CEO of Intellectual Capital Investments, he is the founder, chairman and CCO of PETERARNELL. For some of the most important firms in the world, including Chrysler, Pepsi-Cola Co.,... read full bio
Renowned author, YouTube personality and culinary writer for the New York Times Priya Krishna is a well-liked, respected and influential food journalist who also champions diversity storytelling in the food media and elsewhere. Indian-ish: Recipes and Articles from a Modern American Family, which Priya co-wrote with her mother, is one of her best-selling works. Eater, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, The... read full bio
Jemar Tisby is a public historian who has the ability to investigate racial justice solutions and cultural debates that inspire people to take action. He is dynamic, significant and insightful. Tisby uses history to make points that are relevant to the present. His approach offers listeners in-depth analyses, unwavering moral clarity and unmistakable directions. Tisby is The Witness, Inc.'s founder. He is the... read full bio
Tamer Elnoury, a former undercover FBI agent and New York Times bestselling author, is credited with infiltrating and dismantling a terror group in North America. No one has ever penetrated Al Qaeda as thoroughly as Tamer has and there have only been a few number of persons in our country's history who have performed counterterrorism work in this position or at... read full bio
One of the most successful authors now writing in mainstream comics is Brian Michael Bendis, a Peabody Award-winning comics creator and New York Times and Amazon bestselling book. In nearly 20 years at Marvel, Brian finished legendary runs on Spider-Man (18 years), Avengers (9 years), Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy, a 100-issue run on the X-Men franchise and the wildly... read full bio
The Loneliest Americans was written by Jay Caspian Kang, a contributor to The New York Times Magazine. He was a founding editor of Grantland and a Vice correspondent on HBO who was nominated for an Emmy. He can speak in-depth about a wide range of subjects, including city planning, the history of immigration in the United States, education policy, Affirmative... read full bio
