Motivation & Inspiration
Success
Success:
Former Editor & Managing Director, Fast Company
As the former Editor & Managing Director of Fast Company, Robert Safian is known for highlighting the “new” in business while keeping reverence for the “tried and true.”
Co-Founder, Apple Computer, Inc.
Speaker Steve Wozniak changed the computer world when he designed Apple's first product line: Apple I and II. He is also a philanthropist focusing on computer use in schools.
Founder & CEO, Nest Labs
Tony Fadell is an active investor and entrepreneur with over 300 patents under his wing and a 25-year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives.
Entrepreneur, Author & Philanthropist
Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur whose autobiography, the Pursuit of Happyness, became a best seller and the inspiration for the movie of the same name. His talks aim to help others achieve their full potential.
CEO & Co-Founder of Rebecca Minkoff
Uri Minkoff is regarded as one of the most forward-thinking CEOs in retail. His pioneering use of new technologies and omnichannel customer experience have disrupted the fashion industry.
Co-Founder, Facebook & Economic Security Project
Best known as one of the founders of Facebook and as the legendary digital architect of President Obama’s campaign, Chris Hughes is now driving the national conversation on providing a guaranteed, universal basic income for working people.
One of Wall Street’s First Black Women Traders
From humble Southern beginnings to breaking barriers on Wall Street, Martina Marshall Edwards is the epitome of not allowing your circumstances to determine your outcome.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer Scholly
Raised in poverty and determined to help others go to college, Gray sparked the biggest fight in Shark Tank history with Scholly, his breakthrough app that helps students find scholarships.