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Co-Founders of Cousins Maine Lobster & Experts in Purpose-Driven Growth and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac are more than just cousins — they’re visionary entrepreneurs who transformed a shared childhood love for Maine lobster into a nationally recognized brand and a symbol of small business success.
Sales & Leadership Experts, USC Professors of Entrepreneurship & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Authors
Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are a rare speaking duo whose partnership itself is a huge part of the message. One is expressive, the other reflective. One leads with bold energy, the other with quiet depth.
Former Senior Vice President, Apple Retail
Angela Ahrendts DBE was most recently Senior Vice President, Apple Retail. During her five years, she integrated Apple's physical and digital businesses to create a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a year.
Ex-Felon, Lawyer, Serial Entrepreneur, Wall Street Investment Banker & Globally Recognized Transformation Expert
Rashmi Airan is a force of nature. A keynote speaker, consultant, and unapologetic truth-teller, she shakes up rooms with her raw, riveting story—one that challenges everything you think you know about leadership, ethics, and the hidden traps of ambition.
Creator of grown™ & Wife of Ray Allen
Shannon Allen is the creator of grown™, the first 100 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic certified fast-food restaurant with a drive thru on the East Coast.
One of Forbes' Most Influential CMOs
Ana Andjelic is a brand executive, author of The Business of Aspiration, and among Forbes' The World's Most Influential CMOs. She specializes in brand-driven modern businesses.
Host, The Messy Parts Podcast & Co-Founder, The Longest Table
Drawing from her own journey through the messy reality behind success, Maryam creates a space for honest conversations about the struggles, pivots, and hard-won victories that shape extraordinary careers.
Entrepreneur & Motivator, CEO of Peek.com
Ruzwana is CEO and Founder of Peek.com, building Shopify for experiences, with over $2 billion in bookings. Peek.com combines an award-winning marketplace for consumers with powerful booking/payment tools for businesses (Peek Pro).
Emmy Award-Winning TV Host & Best-Selling Cookbook Author
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business.
Best-Selling Author, Permission to Speak
Samara Bay is a sought-after speech coach and thought leader on a mission to change how power sounds. Her clients include top actors in Hollywood, C-suite execs and thought leaders, candidates for U.S. Congress, celebrities, activists, diplomats, moms returning to work, and high school girls who want to make a difference.
Visionary Sustainability Expert, Award Winning Author & Entrepreneur
Maxine Bedat is a renowned expert in sustainability, the future of business, and an acclaimed author known for her groundbreaking book, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment.
Host of CNBC's Cleveland Hustles, Marketing Guru, Investor & Author
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in the world, the host of CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837.
Growth, Innovation & Sales Transformation Expert
Tiffani Bova’s illustrious career has been marked by a long (and continuously growing) list of accomplishments and honors: Two-time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author and Former Global Growth & Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce.
#1 Ranked Futurist in the World by Forbes & Futurist in Residence at Amazon
Jonathan Brill helps audiences and executives take advantage of the collision of AI, geopolitical, economic, and societal trends to transform their businesses, mindsets, and turn ideas into action to win the next five years.
Groundbreaking Urban Artist
Justin BUA is an award-winning artist, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Groundbreaking in his field, BUA is internationally known for his best-selling collection of fine art posters—The DJ being one of the most popular prints of all time.
CEO of Great Place to Work
Michael C. Bush is CEO of Great Place to Work®, the global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings around the world.
Google’s Head of Black Engagement
Valeisha Butterfield-Jones is an award-winning political strategist, youth and women’s activist and lifestyle expert. Butterfield-Jones is currently Head of Black Engagement at Google as well as the author of the highly acclaimed book The Girlprint.
Co-Founder of Blackboard & CEO of PrecisionHawk
Michael Chasen is an entrepreneur who is focused in the technology, education, and Social Local Mobile (SoLoMo) space.
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Global Communication Expert & CEO of Soulcast Media
Jessica Chen is an Emmy-Award Winner, a global communication expert, bestselling author, and speaker. She has taught over 2 million people how to improve their communication skills at work.
2x Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World
Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50.
Biden-Harris Presidential Appointee leading the Office of Women’s Business Ownership at the U.S. Small Business Administration
Natalie has provided some of the nation's most prominent CEOs of billion-dollar organizations, executives of global brands, senior advisors to the White House, and more with inspiration, insight and advice.
Professor in Residence at TikTok, Best-Selling Author, University of Michigan Professor & Forbes Contributor
Dr. Marcus Collins is an award-winning marketer and cultural translator who leverages his scholarly work as a clinical professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
Owner of The Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks owner and public speaker Mark Cuban was the first owner in team sports to encourage fan interaction through email on his personal computer.
Social Psychologist, Award-Winning Harvard Lecturer & Bestselling Author
Dr. Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. She focuses on presence and performance under stress, the causes and outcomes of feeling powerful vs. powerless, and more.
CEO of Pizza Girl, Inc.
Caroline D’Amore is the founder and CEO of her own organic Italian foods and kitchen electronics company called Pizza Girl. She’ll also be opening her first Pizza Girl pizza shop later this year.
Expert on Change, Transformation & Success
Dietmar Dahmen is a leading European speaker on change, future, disruption, digital transformation, innovative business models, sales and marketing and customer centered success.
The E-mail Sanity Expert®
Randall Dean, MBA, is the author of the recent Amazon.com #1 E-mail Bestseller, Taming the E-mail Beast, as well as the producer and creator of several highly-rated video-based self-study courses.
Top Innovation & Creativity Speaker, University of Michigan Business Professor, Bestselling Author
Dubbed the “Dean of Innovation,” Jeff DeGraff not only wrote the book(s) on innovation, but is renowned for jumpstarting creativity and empowering innovation culture, strategies, competencies, community, and ecosystems for over half the Fortune 500.
Host of Innovation Crush & #1 Best-Selling Author
Chris Denson is an award-winning innovator, marketer, and host of the “Innovation Crush” podcast, with over 750,000 subscribers around the world. Chris is an expert at uncovering the best thinking and commonalities across a diverse array of cultures.
Former Mayor of Miami
As former mayor, speaker Manny Diaz transformed Miami from a poor, crime-ridden, and economically stagnant city to a flourishing metropolis with a hurtling skyline.
CEO and Member of Board of Directors for Sign Talent Solutions, Former NFL Player & Author
Success isn’t about talent alone — it’s about being able to LOCK IN on vision, values, and disciplined execution that drives long-term success. Damon Dunn has built a career proving that high performance is a mindset, not a moment.
Performing Artist, Founder of the Sphinx Organization, & Best-Selling Author
Named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, President Obama’s first appointment to the National Council on the Arts and member of President Biden’s Arts Policy Committee, Aaron P. Dworkin is former dean and current Professor at the University of Michigan.