Born to a single, teenage mother, placed in Florida's foster care system by the age of three and ultimately being adopted from a Children's Home at the age of twelve, Ashley Rhodes-Courter is the quintessential American success story. She later chronicled her harrowing life story in the New York Times Bestseller Three Little Words, which is currently being adapted into... read full bio
Don't we all want a healthier planet and a cleaner environment, but often don't know how to help and where to start Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man" discusses the triumphs and difficulties, the personal satisfaction, and the sacrifices he and his family experienced during his No Impact project. His simple goal is to personally reduce his "footprint" on planet... read full bio
Singer / Songwriter Amy Sky burst into the national limelight with her debut recording Cool Rain. This and her subsequent four CDs, including Life Lessons The Best of Amy Sky, launched a string of radio hits that make Amy one of the most familiar voices on radio today. Amy Sky writes for herself and for dozens of other international... read full bio
Author of 6 books, 2 nominated for Pulitzer Prize. have been on the same Best Sellers List approaching 13 years. In a word, Dave Pelzer embodies Esprit: Spirit, Humor & Wit. As a child his resilience enabled him to overcome extreme life-threatening obstacles. As an adult, for over 20 years, Daves inspirational work has encouraged countless organizations and millions of... read full bio
Rhonda Britten, an Emmy Award-winner and repeat Oprah guest, is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, an organization dedicated to giving anyone the tools they need to master their emotional fears, and the author of four national bestsellers including Fearless Living which features her groundbreaking work called the Wheel Technology. Rhonda has written several national bestsellers based on her principles,... read full bio
Mal Warwick has distinguished himself through his contributions to the nonprofit sector as one of the worlds leading authors, consultants, and speakers on direct response marketing and fundraising for nonprofit organizations and as an advocate for socially and environmentally responsible policies and practices in the private sector. Mal Warwick is the author of Fundraising When Money is Tight: A Strategic... read full bio
Valerie Ramsey is a firm believer that life is an adventure we create for ourselves and that we are never too old to have a new dream or to celebrate a new success. Since her 50s, her life has continued to open up and flourish in ways she never would have dreamed possible. She has lived her life in direct... read full bio
Joni Evans is a publishing legend who has sold, green-lit or influenced more than 100 bestselling books in her career by authors as diverse as Mario Puzo, Fannie Flagg, Quincy Jones, James Patterson, Ann Coulter, Joseph Heller and Marcus Buckingham. ... read full bio
Marc Kielburger is a social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author and gifted orator. Along with his brother Craig Kielburger, Marc is the co-founder of Free The Children, an international charity and educational partner that empowers youth to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. He also co-founded Me to We, a pioneering social enterprise, and the youth empowerment... read full bio
Nazanin Afshin-Jam has done many things throughout her life. She was former Miss World Canada, the President and co-founder of Stop Children Executions organizations and an active international human rights activist. She also is very well known for her singer/songwriter and actor career. Nazanin Afshin-Jam plans to use her music and speeches to help her efforts in helping be the... read full bio
Nancy K. Austins work and writing has been revolutionary to the way business is handled. As a leading authority and well-known speaker on smart management Nancys success is very admirable. She has addressed business, education, and military leaders in countries on six continents. Nancy also co-wrote, with Tom Peters, the book A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference. This book... read full bio
Tracey Gold is well known to audiences throughout the world. She has appeared in feature films, television series and movies-of-the-week. As a teenager she starred in "Growing Pains" for seven years, playing wholesome, brainy Carol Seaver in a picture-perfect eighties family. Gold was a pretty and professional young star with a limitless future. But behind the smiles she was... read full bio
A truly talented photographic artist, highly acclaimed underwater photographer David Doubilet has been a contract photographer for numerous articles, and he is known for his amazing work published primarily by National Geographic Magazine. Exploring the world's waters, Doubilet has photographed in the depths of such places as the southwest Pacific, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Tasmania, Scotland, and the northwest Atlantic.... read full bio
When a natural disaster hits, Tad Agoglia is one of the first to arrive at the scene. As founder of The First Response Team, Tad works with his four-man cleanup crew to provide emergency aid to disaster victims by whatever means necessary. Whether it is using a crane to open up the road for Emergency trucks, navigating his hovercraft through... read full bio
Dale Irvin is the eleventh President of New York Theological Seminary and Professor of World Christianity. Previously, he served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean of the Seminary and is a long-time member of the Seminarys Faculty. He has been a member of the New York Theological Seminary faculty since 1989. He is the co-author with Scott... read full bio
Len Berman is the former weekday evening sports anchor on WNBC-TV. Berman was with WNBC/NBC from 1982 to 2009. He was previously with WCBS-TV from 1979 to 1982, and before that at WBZ-TV in Boston from 1973 to 1978. At the end of WNBC's 11 p.m. newscast on Wednesday April 22, 2009, following taped messages of goodbye and good luck... read full bio
Rebecca Sive holds numerous roles including, author, faculty member, corporate executive, and former public official. Rebecca is an advocate for womens right to pursuit political leadership and power. Rebecca helped organizers with womens issues agendas for President Obama, Clinton, and Carter. This helped increased her passion for helping women advance in a professional setting. Rebecca speaks on various approaches... read full bio
No one knows more about the difficulty of running an effective aid mission than Dr. James Orbinski. The former president of Mdecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is now using his expertise to help victims in Haiti. A true humanitarian, Orbinski accepted a Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of MSF in 1999 for his leadership during the Rwandan genocide. Recently,... read full bio
Mel Young is a social entrepreneur and change agent who is fervently committed to ending homelessness worldwide and the transformative potential of sport. Mel is renowned worldwide for his thought-provoking and inspirational speeches on social enterprise, homelessness, the positive effects of sports, and the Homeless World Cup—a trailblazing social movement that uses football to empower homeless people to transform their own... read full bio
After Fernando Bermudez was wrongfully convicted of murder in the shooting death of Raymond Blount in 1991, he spent more than 18 years in maximum security prisons in New York State. After being cleared in late 2009 thanks to the assistance of pro bono lawyers in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and New York, Mr. Bermudez became the first male Latino... read full bio
