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Dawn Dickson

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR & INVENTOR, Automated retail & WEB3 Pioneer

Dawn Dickson is a serial entrepreneur and inventor with over 20 years of experience in technology and business development. She has founded six successful cash flow positive companies since 2001, including Flat Out of Heels (2011) and PopCom (2017) and has successfully exited one company (Lifestyle Cafe, 2021). Dawn is the first female founder globally to raise over $1M secure token offering under a Reg CF of the JOBS Act. She is considered to be a pioneer in Web3 and equity crowdfunding and her company PopCom leverages AI, facial recognition, and blockchain technology to revolutionize retail.

Daymond John

CEO and Founder of FUBU | Star of ABC's Shark Tank | Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship | Expert in Branding & Entrepreneurship

From humble beginnings to a self-made multimillionaire with over $6 billion to date in global product sales and a starring role on ABC’s business reality TV show, Shark Tank. As "The People's Shark", Daymond continues to set standards of excellence while expanding his interests in fashion, branding, marketing, consulting, entertainment, and beyond. Virtual Programs Now Available

Denice Frohman

World Champion Slam Poet & Diversity Educator

Denice Frohman is an award-winning poet, performer, and educator from New York City. For nearly two decades she has performed widely on national and international stages from The Apollo to The White House. Her work explores the complexities of language, lineage, queerness, and the colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico. Frohman sees her poetry as a tool for social change, cultural preservation, and aims to subvert traditional notions of power and knowledge.

Desmond Meade

President, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Desmond Meade is a formerly homeless returning citizen who overcame many obstacles to eventually become the President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), Chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, a graduate of Florida International University College of Law, a Ford Global Fellow, and a 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow. Recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2019, Desmond presently leads efforts to empower and civically re-engage local communities across the state, and to reshape local, state, and national criminal justice policies. His work has resulted in being named Floridian and Central Floridian of the Year 2019.

Diane Guerrero

Author & Actress from Orange is the New Black & Jane the Virgin

Named one of the top 10 Latina actresses to watch by Variety magazine, Orange is the New Black star Diane Guerrero draws from her personal and professional experiences to inspire audiences that success is possible—no matter the obstacles in your way. Her book, In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman's extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious, and whose stories haven't been told.

Dominique Jackson

Star of FX TV’s Pose and Starz TV's American Gods

Model, Actress, Author, Advocate and Activist Dominique Jackson is best known for her leading role of Elektra Abundance on the FX television series Pose.

Donna Brazile

Adjunct Professor, Author, Syndicated Columnist, Television Political Commentator, Vice Chair of Voter Registration & Participation at the Democratic National Committee

Donna Brazile, a trailblazer in American politics and a seasoned political strategist, brings a wealth of experience and insight to the complexities of political leadership and strategy. As a former chair of the Democratic National Committee and a campaign manager for presidential campaigns, Brazile has been at the heart of some of the most pivotal moments in recent political history. Her deep understanding of political dynamics, coupled with her commitment to fostering civic engagement, positions her as a powerful voice on leadership, diversity, and the American political process.

Dr. Dambisa Moyo

Global Economist, Best-selling Author

Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a co-principal of Versaca Investments - a family office, focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards including: 3M Corporation, Chevron, and Conde Nast, as well as, the Oxford University Endowment investment committee. Dr. Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian thinking with measured judgment, and her ability to turn economic insight into investible ideas.

Dr. Jane Goodall

Legendary Primatologist & Environmentalist

Jane Goodall, dubbed by her biographer "the woman who redefined man," has changed our perceptions of primates, people, and the connection between the two. Over the past 45 years, Goodall herself has also evolved — from steadfast scientist to passionate conservationist and humanitarian.

Dr. Rick Stevenson

Filmmaker, Philosopher, Listener

Through The 5000 Days Project and the StoryQ Method of inquiry, he is on a mission to help create a generation of self-empowered game-changers who realize that the choices they make every moment of every day can help them become exactly who they wish to be.