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Caylin Moore's remarkable, against-all-odds journey from the cruel poverty of gang-ridden Los Angeles to becoming a Rhodes Scholar attending Oxford University is a true testament to the power of the human spirit. His message is simple: “You have to dream dreams that are so big, so unimaginable, so unfathomable, so unrealistic that they’re destined to fail without divine intervention.” Through the power of education, Caylin did just that.

Co-founder of Netflix, entrepreneur and business speaker Marc Randolph is set to release a book this September titled This Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea. A memoir following Randolph’s journey with the streaming service empire, This Will Never Work shares the origins of Netflix, triumphs and failures along the way, and the valuable business—and life—lessons learned.

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Laureate known as “Africa’s Iron Lady,” has been appointed Health Workforce Ambassador by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Sought-after mental health speaker Mike Veny asserts that mental illnesses are not liabilities—rather, when you “choose to see mental illness as an asset, you open up a great opportunity to find happiness, more success, and serve the people in your life more effectively.”

Former U.S. Navy Officer and groundbreaking leadership speaker Admiral Michelle J. Howard has been appointed to IBM’s Board. She was the first woman to become a 4-star admiral in addition to becoming the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship.

What’s the most effective path to success in virtually any profession or organization? It’s not what you think. In his acclaimed new book, Range—recently recognized by TIME as one of the best books of May—David Epstein, the New York Times best-selling author of The Sports Gene, debunks the myth that specialization is the secret to success.

In commemoration of the 1970 Kent State shootings that shook the American conscience and changed the course of the Vietnam War, APB Speakers is partnering with KSU to market an exclusive 50th anniversary program. “Kent State: The Lessons. The Legacy” features the firsthand accounts of survivors of the sixty-seven rounds fired at student Vietnam War protesters by Ohio National Guardsmen, killing four and wounding nine. The program merges the history of turbulent times with its lasting impact on the evolution of activism, especially student activism. 

APB speaker Heather Abbott, a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombing and amputee, was featured on CNN.com as part of their Champions for Change series. A voice for others who have suffered limb loss through traumatic circumstances, Abbott discussed resiliency in the face of trauma and the role that prosthetics played in her recovery.

Called a “multi-tasking pro” in the latest edition of InStyle, New York Times best-selling author, Crooked Media contributor, keynote speaker and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco shared some top tier productivity advice. Read on. Then, triumph over your to-do list to become your own chief of staff.

After a suffering a miscarriage, the death of her father and her husband dying of a brain tumor all within six weeks, APB speaker Nora McInerny’s world turned upside down. Author and host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, McInerny recently released her new book The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief (TED Books).