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Abigail Posner

Director, Creative Works at Google | Blogger | Recipient of the UN's Media Impact Award | Agent of Change on Culture, Creativity, & Disruption

Abigail Posner shines a humanistic lens on business and technology, bringing a fresh perspective to marketing, digital advertising, and corporate culture. As the Director of Google’s US Creative Works, Abigail and her team work closely with the advertising and marketing communities to help develop the most effective ads and content for YouTube. She hosts the podcast Human Code, has published her thought pieces in publications around the world from Fast Company to Advertising Age and is the recipient of the prestigious Media Impact Award from the UN.

Afdhel Aziz

Marketer & Author

Afdhel Aziz is one of the most inspiring leaders in the global movement of business as a force for good. After a 20-year career as a global marketer at Procter & Gamble, Nokia, Heineken, and Absolut Vodka, Aziz is now the Founder and Chief Purpose Officer at Conspiracy of Love, a B Corp-certified global purpose consultancy that helps Fortune 500 companies like Adidas, Red Bull, Facebook, Microsoft, Mondelez, AB Inbev, Diageo and Mars use culture and technology as a force for good.

Alden Mills

Businessman, Author, and Former Navy SEAL

Odds are that you or someone you work with uses Alden Mills' inventions. He is a former Navy SEAL who has been awarded more than 40 patents, which have sold over 10 million products (and counting) worldwide. Alden’s books include Be Unstoppable: The 8 Essential Actions to Succeed at Anything and Unstoppable Teams: The Four Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership.

Alex Honnold

Professional Rock Climber, First Climber to Free Solo Yosemite?s El Capitan

Alex Honnold is a professional rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America's biggest cliffs have made him one of the world's most recognized climbers. A gifted but hard-working athlete, Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold is known as much for his humble, self-effacing attitude as he is for the dizzyingly tall cliffs he has climbed without a rope to protect him if he falls. He is the founder of the Honnold Foundation, an environmental non-profit. And to this day, he maintains his simple “dirtbag-climber” existence, living out of his van and traveling the world in search of the next great vertical adventure.

Alex Rodriguez

Former MLB Baseball Player, Media Personality

American baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez won three MVP awards and hit nearly 700 home runs over his 22-year career. After retiring as a player, Rodriguez became a media personality, serving as a broadcaster for Fox Sports, a cast member of Shark Tank and a member of the ABC News network. ESPN recently announced Rodriguez to host and executive produce a new four-part series called "Pivot with Alex Rodriguez." The former Yankees third baseman will conduct in-depth, one-on-one interviews with a current or former star athlete battling through some type of adversity.

Alex Sheen

Founder of because I said I would.

Alex Sheen demonstrates the importance of honoring your word by sharing his quest to better humanity and improve the lives of others through promises made and kept.

Allison Massari

Inspirational TEDx Speaker, Storyteller, Entrepreneur, Executive Coach, Celebrated Artist

Voted one of the Top Ten best motivational speakers in North America by Meetings and Conventions Magazine, Allison Massari’s quintessential story of courage and perseverance resonates with participants long after an event has finished. Hailed as “life-changing” “riveting” “extraordinary” “bold” and “deeply moving”, Allison instills the essential tools to quickly access grace and resilience in the face of challenges.

Amelia Rose Earhart

President Of Fly With Amelia Foundation, Around The World Pilot

Amelia Rose Earhart decided to honor her namesake, aviation pioneer Amelia Mary Earhart, in the biggest way possible — by becoming the first person to pilot a single-engine Pilatus PC-12-NG around the world. The journey to successfully complete this 28,000 nautical miles flight included challenges and obstacles, but ultimately taught her invaluable lessons about life. Amelia’s story of hard work, determination, and dedication resonates deeply with many audiences. She takes them along on her epic flight drawing powerful comparisons to how we lead, work as teams, handle turbulence, and boldly journey into uncharted territory with confidence.

Amy Trask

Former CEO of the Oakland Raiders

Respected sports executive Amy Trask worked with the Oakland Raiders for almost 30 years, serving as CEO from 1997 to 2013. In her role, she was involved in all non-football business matters and operations for the team, including team representation at league meetings. She joined the Raiders as an intern while she was still a law school student in 1983, and worked her way up to become the NFL’s first female front-office executive. Since 2013, Trask’s now serves as a panelist on WE NEED TO TALK, the first-ever nationally televised all-female sports show and contributes to THE NFL TODAY on CBS.

Angela Davis

Renowned Activist & Scholar | Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz | Author of "Women, Race, & Class" | Advocate for Social Justice & Prison Abolition

Angela Davis is internationally known for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. Her work as an educator has always emphasized the importance of building communities of struggle for economic, racial, and gender equality.