Sophia Bush Speaking Fee: $75,000 to $100,000

Sophia Bush is an acclaimed actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America and has starred in an impressive range of television and film projects including “John Tucker Must Die,” “Incredibles 2,” the CW’s hit series “One Tree Hill,” Dick Wolf’s NBC hit series “Chicago PD,” and CBS’ “Good Sam.” Bush also starred in Bryan Greenberg’s directorial debut, “Junction.” The film, also featuring Bryan Greenberg, Jamie Chung, Ashley Madekwe, and Griffin Dunne, addressed the opioid crisis in America from various points of view. Most recently, she joined the cast of Grey’s Anatomy as the recurring role of Dr. Cass Beckman. Bush currently hosts her popular podcasts, “Work in Progress with Sophia Bush” as well as “Drama Queens” alongside Hilarie Burton Morgan and Bethany Joy Lenz, during which they relive and reclaim nine seasons of the beloved CW drama, “One Tree Hill.” “Drama Queens” has been extremely well received by the “One Tree Hill” fandom globally, and beyond. Beyond entertainment, she's a dedicated activist and philanthropist, with a large focus on female empowerment causes. She has built three primary schools in Guatemala and Laos and served as a global ambassador for Glamour's The Girl Project under Cindi Leive. Sophia was an angel investor in companies such as Uber, Seed, Dirty Lemon, CrowdRise, StyleSeat, Better Battery Co., AllVoices, Detroit Blows, Bev and Genexa. She is also an investor and co-owner of LA-based women’s soccer club, Angel City FC. And in 2021 joined Union Heritage Venture Partners as a General Partner. Alongside her business partner Nia Linder Batts, Bush is a General Partner and investor in Union Heritage Ventures, a majority African American and women-owned capital firm. The firm’s investments include Aunt Flow, Fashionkind, Thinx, and PenPal Schools among others. Bush and Batts were also named Strategic Advisors of First Women’s Bank alongside Billie Jean King. Bush also co-founded and sits on the board for I am a voter® which is a nonpartisan movement that aims to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement by unifying around a central truth: our democracy works best when we all participate. In 2021, Sophia joined Fashionkind as a co-founder and member of the advisory board. She works alongside founder and CEO Nina Farran to produce ethical and environmentally friendly luxury fashion from around the world.