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Carla Harris

Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

As the first African American to join Morgan Stanley’s management committee, Carla Harris shares proven strategies that have helped her succeed and thrive on Wall Street. She helps audiences maximize success.

Carla Johnson

Innovation Architect, Best-Selling Author & Keynote Speaker

Carla Johnson helps leaders paralyzed by traditional thinking and teams that lack purpose and progress. As the world’s leading Innovation Architect, Carla’s spent 20 years helping leaders shatter limits and discover undiscovered possibilities. Through years of research, she’s developed frameworks and processes that teach people how to consistently produce inspired ideas that lead to uncommon outcomes.

Charity Blackwell

Spoken Word Artist + DEI Practitioner

Charity Blackwell is a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner, spoken word artist, host, emcee, and poetry specialist who has spent several years contributing to the arts scene in DC and across national platforms. She is a Trinity University graduate, where she received her B.A and M.A in Communications. She also holds a certificate in Executive Leadership for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Georgetown University. She is the Senior Advisor of Arts and Culture at DC SCORES and the D.O.P.E (Director of Poetry Events) at Busboys and Poets. She has performed her original work on international networks and platforms including BBC News, TEDxTysons, DC UNITED, The Kennedy Center, and numerous stages across Washington D.C. and the east coast.

Chike Ukaegbu

CEO at Startup52, Former Candidate for President of Nigeria

Chike is a dynamic speaker and inspiring storyteller with a unique and extensive background that captivates diverse audiences. He believes in the untapped potential of each audience as he engages them to unlock new ideas through experiential storytelling.

Chris Barton

Founder and Creator of Shazam, Entrepreneur, Inventor, and Tech Investor

Spend time with inventor Chris Barton and you’ll be inspired to believe anything is possible. His positive energy to make seemingly impossible ideas come to life is absolutely contagious. Chris’s latest venture, Guard, uses AI to detect drowning in swimming pools – a never-before accomplished effort. Chris’s best-known creation is Shazam, the app that changed the way the world discovers music and laid the groundwork for the consumer AI industry we know today. With over 2 billion downloads, Shazam is a global phenomenon and Apple's sixth-largest acquisition. The app lets people identify songs out of thin air from anywhere they are, making it nothing short of pure magic. Chris holds 12 patents and played key roles in the early days of Google and Dropbox. He believes his dyslexia helps him uncover novel solutions to obstacles and to achieving audacious goals. In his speeches, Chris shares his Start From Zero thinking method of questioning assumptions and challenging conventional wisdom. His amazing story and storytelling completely captivate audiences and inspires them to make big things happen in their organizations – to create magic in defiance of the obstacles.

Dana Thompson

Multifaceted thought leader and social impact entrepreneur. Indigenous cuisine and food sovereignty expert. Accomplished restaurateur and innovator.

Dana Thompson is the former co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of The Sioux Chef and former co-owner of the James Beard Award-winning Owamni Restaurant. By looking at food sovereignty through an Indigenous, non-Western lens, Dana reveals remarkable connections between culture, healthy eating, mental health, and sustainability. She has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, the MN Women’s Press, and on PBS NewsHour.

Danny Meyer

Founder & Executive Chairman, Union Square Hospitality Group

Danny Meyer is the founder of Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack. His restaurants and chefs have earned an unprecedented 28 James Beard Awards, and in 2015, Danny was named to the TIME 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World. Now Available for Virtual Programs

David Nurse

NBA Mindset Coach, Wall St Journal Best Selling Author and Top 50 Worldwide Motivational Speaker

David is a Top 50 Worldwide Keynote Speaker in the World (Real Leaders). From high-level keynotes to in-depth workshops to yearly consulting, David is a captivating storyteller with a style that’s as interactive as it is impactful. David is one the TOP Mindset Speaker/High Performance Speakers in the world today!

Daymond John

Founder & CEO of FUBU, Star of ABC’s Shark Tank

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

Award-Winning Poet, Performer, & Educator

Denice Frohman is an award-winning poet whose work explores the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and the “in-betweenness” that exists in us all.