Corporations & Associations

Creator and host of the popular podcast Terrible Thanks for Asking, and the speaker with the 4th most popular TED Talk of 2019, Nora McInerny specializes in difficult conversations: death, loss, illness, mental health, trauma, change, and how to move forward with grief with resilience, joy, love and humor. She recently joined Marc Maron on his podcast, WTF.

APB speaker and Political Economy Professor at Brown University, Mark Blyth, discusses anger, politics and economics in his latest book Angrynomics. Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan have written a book for anyone anxious, worried, or angry about the inconsistency between how they experience the world with the increasing day to day pressures they face and the model used by economic elites and politicians to explain and justify it. 

New York Times best-selling author and high performance expert, APB speaker David Epstein, merges stories from the worlds of sports, business, medicine and education, shedding light on the paths to peak performance. David works with clients to customize his virtual events to their needs using innovative tools such as Prezi to showcase a one-of-a-kind keynote.

APB speaker and the first female U.S. Navy Four-Star Admiral, Admiral Michelle J. Howard (Retired), was also the first African-American woman to reach the rank of three-star and four-star in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and the first African-American woman to command a ship in the Navy. Now, Admiral Howard is being highlighted in Sailing True North: Lessons of Character from Ten Admirals by Admiral James Stavridis USN. 

Today is Juneteenth, a day that should be recognized by all Americans. It marks June 19, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans throughout Texas learned that they were free—news that took approximately two months after the Confederate surrender of  the Civil War and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation to reach them. It is also the anniversary of the Greenwood Massacre, one of the worst episodes of racist violence in U.S. history. On June 19, 1921 a white mob stormed a thriving African-American neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, burning it to the ground and killing 300 people. As our nation recognizes the legacy of Juneteenth during a time of heightened consciousness over pervasive racism and persecution in our nation, we urge you to learn more about the significance of this anniversary.

CNN’s Chief National Correspondent and speaker John King says recent coronavirus statistic are frustrating. As states are beginning to reopen, the U.S. COVID19 death toll has crossed 103,000. On this week’s segment of Inside Politics, King highlights one of the most compounding and upsetting facts about coronavirus. The pandemic is affecting the African American population most prominently, with 25% of the COVID-19 deaths hitting that specific race.  

New York Times bestselling author, CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and APB speaker Wes Moore captured the nation’s attention with his debut book The Other Wes Moore, a firsthand account of a life journey empowered by the strength of family, educational opportunities and community network. Wes is now speaking out against the systemic injustice and racism happening in our country. 

New York Times bestselling author and APB speaker David Epstein highlights the murder of a black man in his recent “Range Report,” where he interviews his brother Daniel. This murder took place in Minneapolis when a black man died after police officers pinned him down with their knees for several minutes until he stopped breathing. No, not George Floyd – his name was David Cornelius Smith and this happened in 2010. 

Over 55 years ago, APB was founded on the mission to provide an open forum for individuals to voice their opinions and points of view. Now is the time to speak out. Now is the time to stand together. Now is the time for change. We have a long history of working toward racial justice and providing a platform to those giving a voice to the voiceless, from such leaders as Martin Luther King, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Adam Clayton Powell to the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter. As we reflect on everything that is happening, let’s be confident that change will come – and smart enough to know that it must involve all of us.

Audiobooks are having a moment. APB speaker and bestselling author Brad Meltzer along with APB speaker and CBS News contributor David Pogue say it’s the acting and tone of a good narrator that draws listener to the audiobook.