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Anousheh Ansari
She captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer, and earned a place in history as the first astronaut of Iranian descent. She is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of Prodea Systems, a company which will significantly change the way all consumers interacts with the Internet and integrates digital technology and data into their lives.She currently works to enable social entrepreneurs to bring about radical change globally, with organizations such as ASHOKA, which supports social entrepreneurship around the world, including the Middle East and Central Asia.

Available Programs

  • Reaching for the stars and getting there.
  • Entrepreneurial success as a woman.
  • The virtues of space Exploration.
  • Space commercialisation and its future.
  • Be the change you want to see in the world.

Jeffrey Baxter
Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist with the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, Baxter is now an advising member of Congress, the defence industry, and the military. Baxter teaches audiences what he has taught leading Pentagon and government officials - challenging old assumptions and adapting to change.

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  • Asymmetrical Thinking on a conventional world.
  • Problem solving in the 21st Century.
  • Thinking outside of the box.

Rick Belluzzo
A 30-year tech industry veteran and former president and COO of Microsoft, Belluzzo is the CEO of Quantum Corporation, a data protection business. Belluzzo is responsible for guiding the company's business strategy and direction.

Available Programs
  • Corporate culture: The Value, The Challenge and the impact.
  • Transforming a Company: Building a new future.
  • Acquisitions: A vehicle or transforming a company.
  • The Human side of Transition: Getting people to accept tough change.
  • Managing and Developing People: Your company's greatest resource.
  • Technology and Business Model Transitions.
Ms. Leslie Bennetts
Leslie Bennetts has been a contributing editor at "Vanity Fair" since 1988, writing on subjects that have ranged from Movie Stars to US antiterrorism policy. Before joining that magazine, she was the first woman ever to cover a presidential campaign for the New York Times.

Available Programs
  • The Feminine Mistake: Are we giving up too much?

Matthew Bogdanos
His resume would put Indiana Jones to shame. An officer on the Marines, former middleweight boxer, and holder of degrees in law and the classics, the 47-year-old New Yorker handled the case against Sean "Puffy" Combs as a prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.'s office. Recalled to active duty after September 11, the reservist searched for terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq before investigating the theft and destruction at the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad. Some 5,000 artefacts have been recovered under his supervision.

Available Programs
  • Thieves of Baghdad: the journey to recover the worlds greatest stolen treasures.
  • The Leadership Life: Taking charge of your mission to lead.
  • The Treasure that we inherit and the Value of Art.
  • Consensual Leadership: The art of Teambuilding.

Herman Boone
When he became head football coach at T.C. Williams High School, Boone faced the daunting challenge of uniting a racially divided team, and through his hard work and dedication, he led the Titans to a championship title. Portrayed by Denzel Washington in the highly acclaimed film, Remember the Titans, Boone delivers an uplifting message on respect and teamwork with warmth and humour.

Available Programs
  • Lessons in Diversity.
  • Remember the Titans.
  • Building and Sustaining Winning Teams.

Bruce Bueno De Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Silver Professor of Politics at New York University. An expert on international conflict, foreign policy formation, and nation building, his current research focuses on the links between political institutions, economic growth, and political change.

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  • The Strategy of Political Campaigning.
  • Democracies and Dictatorships: Their Motivations.
  • The political Economy of Power.

The Right Honourable Kim Campbell
Having made history as Canada's first female Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Campbell is among the most celebrated world leaders. Expanding her global influence, she was instrumental as Co-Founder of Club of Madrid, an organization of current and former heads of state and government dedicated to strengthening democracy worldwide. An expert on issues relating to international politics and conflict resolution, democratization, international trade, gender, and leadership, she is like no other former head of state, making informative and engaging media appearances ranging from network news programs to Real Time with Bill Maher.

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  • Trade, Economic Development, and Migration of People.
  • Gender and Power: How it plays out.
  • The important Role of Education and Economic Empowerment of Woman to achieve development.
  • The Role of leaders in Democratic Transitions.
  • Healthcare Systems of Canada and the US: What works where and why.
  • The Social dimensions of Climate Change.

Natalie Cole
An eight-time Grammy winner, Cole has led a remarkable life, relying on the power of friends, family, and faith to become a true survivor. With honesty, grace, and humour, she shares her personal journey and the lessons she learned, advising us to make the right choices for a better life.

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  • The Stupid Gene: Getting Beyond the Mistakes & Making smart choices
  • If I can do it, You can do it: Using your gift in a mighty way to overcome Challenges.

Judy Collins
Legendary folk singer, social activist, and best-selling author, Collins continues to chronicle life in her narration and song. But, she has also faced personal tragedy with the loss of her son to suicide. Articulating her story of survival with grace and dignity, she shares a deeply moving journey of renewal and redemption that gives hope to those who face mental illness and suicide.

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  • Sanity and Grace: A journey of Suicide, Survival and strength.
  • The Healing power of Art and Music.
  • Women in Business.
  • Singing Lessons: Judy Collins looks back and ahead.

Kathy Cronkite
Cronkite’s personal struggle with depression and her journey from darkness to light inspired her to become a tireless champion for mental health education, healing, and treatment. In her book, On the Edge of Darkness, she offers personal glimpses into mental illness by interviewing celebrities such as Mike Wallace and Joan Rivers who have also fought depression.

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  • Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness.
  • Smile for the camera: Celebrities and Depression.
  • Why Johnnie can't smile: Children and Depression.

John Crowley
The Crowley family story has been featured on the Today Show and on the cover of The Wall Street Journal. It is an inspiring story of what it means to do "whatever it takes", against phenomenal odds, for your children. It is a story about hope, learning, life and love. It is also a story about what it takes to form, inspire and drive an organization to a common goal. Finally, it is a story about coping with life's adversity, about relentless determination, and what it means to never, never, never quit.

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  • When drug research is personal.
  • Coping with Adversity.
  • Never, never, never Quit.
  • Setting goals and Inspiring an Organisation..

Dominique Dawes
Dawes burst into the international spotlight as the first African American gymnast to ever qualify and compete in an Olympic Games. She has won more National Championship medals than any other athlete, male or female, as well as four World Championship medals, along with the All Around title at the 1994 National Championships. Dominique Dawes continues on a path to inspire, motivate and lead.

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  • Success is a journey, Not a destination.
  • Women's health and Heart Disease.
  • Envision: How to turn your dreams into Reality.
  • Put the best foot forward.

Richard Dreyfuss
Oscar winner Dreyfuss has taught at Oxford, studied a wide range of subjects from history to politics, and is a driving force in the movement to bring civics back into the classrooms as well as creating a knowledgeable and engaged citizenry in America.

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  • My Life as an Open Book: There are no secrets in Hollywood.
  • Speaking the Divine: A Conversation about Drug Addiction and its search for the Ultimate Epiphany.
  • Teaching Children how to think - Not what to think: The basic tools of reason, Logic, Dissent, Civility and Dissent.
  • Israel and the Diaspora: Who are the Jews?
  • Activism and Civic responsibility: A conversation with Richard Dreyfuss.

Jaime Escalante
The inspiration for the film "Stand and Deliver". Named "Best Teacher in America" and inducted into The Teachers Hall of Fame.

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  • Educating in a multicultural Environment.
  • Ganas: Creating the desire to learn.

Josh George
Arguably the best wheelchair athlete in the world, Josh George is a remarkable para-olympian, ESPYs finalist and world record holder. Considered by many to be unstoppable on his path to greatness, he has been recognized worldwide in the sports of track and field, marathon racing and basketball.

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  • Concentrate on your ABILITIES, Not your inabilities.
  • Short Term goals: laying the framework to achieve your life goals.

Ernest Green
When Green crossed over the threshold of Central High School in 1957, he stepped into history as one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who participated in one of the seminal moments of recent American history, helping change education forever. But have things really changed? Green continues to speak out on the vestiges of past injustices as well as the future hope for race and education in our country.

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  • The Ernest Green Story.
  • Lessons from Little Rock.
Roya Hakakian
A celebrated poet and filmmaker, Roya Hakakian has collaborated on over a dozen hours of programming for some of the most prestigious journalism units on network television, and has authored two highly acclaimed collections of poetry. Her most recent publication, Journey from the Land of No, is a memoir of growing up a Jewish teenager in post-revolutionary Iran.

Available Programs
  • Journey from the land of No: A girlhood caught in revolutionary Iran.
  • The fundamentals of an Iranian in Exile.
  • Iran 101: An insiders guide to a country in turmoil.
  • The Jews of Iran today..

Jeanette Jenkins
As Founder and President of The Hollywood Trainer, Jenkins is one of the country's leading fitness experts, known best for her cutting-edge style, results-driven cross-training techniques, and supreme ability to motivate.

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  • Get fit, Eat right, There are no excuses: You have to work to look like Carmen Electra Nutrition and a healthy ???<text missing>
  • The Hollywood Trainer Brand: An African American Entrepreneurial Phenomena.
  • Fighting the freshman Fifteen: The Hollywood trainer fights fat on your campus.

Ken Jennings
The master Jeopardy! player, Jennings has surpassed all records., establishing himself as the All-Time Top TV Game Show Winner in the world.

Available Programs
  • Who is...Ken Jennings?
  • Nothing is trivial.
  • Can you put a price on Knowledge?
  • The rewards of curiosity.
  • Words of wisdom from the quiz master.

Carolyn Jessop
The first woman in the country to escape from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and be granted full custody of her eight children, her story has become a model of courage and hope to people everywhere. She co-authored the book Escape, which will be turned into a movie starring Katherine Heigl, chronicling her life in the organization, her adulthood and disillusionment, and her eventual flight.

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  • Escaping from life in a polygamous family.
  • Empowerment and taking back your life.
  • FLDS, Polygamy and Abuse.

LouAnne Johnson
Inspiration for the movie Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnson is a former US Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, high school teacher and college instructor. At present, she is an author, lecturer, college instructor, tutor and advocate for public schools and students.

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  • Teaching outside of the box.
  • The power of choice.
  • Follow your dreams.
  • The Queen of Education..

Kay Koplovitz
Koplovitz is the founder of USA Networks and the first woman network president in television history. A pioneer in cable television networks and new media ventures, she is a visionary woman who led the emergence of cable television from the backcountry of America to challenge the mighty broadcast networks for coveted audiences. She continues to be a visionary in raising venture capital for women entrepreneurs and in launching new programming companies that challenge the frontiers of the digital age.

Available Programs
  • The Quickest way to the top is to start There.
  • Human Capital: The secret to Success.
  • The Roadmap to a successful Life.
  • Power Mentoring: Why the most successful engage.
  • Ethics: Where oh where have they gone?.

Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Born into the Kennedy dynasty, Lawford was destined to do great things: he became a successful actor, lawyer, activist, writer, and speaker. But he also battled drug and alcohol addiction, and overcame a Hepatitis C diagnosis. In addition to sharing his extraordinary journey overcoming alcohol and drug abuse, he raises awareness about Hepatitis C and the treatment of this beatable disease.

Available Programs
  • Addiction & Recovery: I've stopped Using, now what?
  • Moment of Clarity.
  • Families and Addiction:End broken promises, mend broken hearts.
  • Hepatitus C: Get Tested, get treated and get cured.
  • Awaken your passion, purpose and potential.
  • Resilience in the face of diverstiy.
  • Creating a culture of care in the workplace.

Lela Lee
Lela Lee created the cult online cartoon "Angry Little Asian Girl" and website for people, like her, who grew up thinking girls shouldn't get upset. She has guest starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Will & Grace, Friends, and Felicity, among others.

Available Programs
  • I'm a Girl and I'm angry!
  • I'm asian, American, and angry!
  • My culture is pop culture.
  •  Race Gender and the new Media.

Mike Leonard
Mike Leonard has captivated millions of television viewers with his wry and witty feature stories on the often overlooked aspects of everyday life for NBC’s The Today Show. Prior to beginning his fulltime television career at age 30, Leonard worked a variety of jobs, from salesman to construction worker. In his 25-year career as a feature reporter for Today, he has traveled around the world in search of the offbeat, focusing in particular on everyday American life, exploring all 50 states for the true characters and humorous situations.

Available Programs
  • Where is my Mark? Carving out your own path in life.
  • The giant Motherload of the Middle:The incredible everyday life of the Everyman.
  • Setting sail in life: The beauty of Letting a Little Breath of wind push you off course.

Eric Liu
Former White House speechwriter and advisor, Liu is the author of The Accidental Asian. As an influential young leader, his work has given voice to a new generation of Asian Americans, and his experience bridges politics, media, business, and activism.

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  • The Art of Mentoring.
  • How to cultivate Imagination.
  • What Diverstity can – and can't teach us.
  • Race beyond black and white.

Rosario Marin
Rosario Marin, former Treasurer of the United States, firmly believes that "of him to whom much is given, much is expected." She has served as the highest-ranking Latina in the Bush Administration and the first U.S. Treasurer born outside of the country.

Available Programs
  • Advocating for the rights of People with Disabilities.
  • Financial Independance: A national Problem; An individual Solution.
  • Self Empowerment: When challenges become Opportunities.
  • The Life story of an immigrant that made US History.
  • Turning Obstacles into launching pads- from self doubt to self empowerment.

James McBride
An award-winning jazz musician, McBride is the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Color of Water, a memoir that has become a modern classic. Spike Lee directed the film adaptation of McBride's book, Miracle at St. Anna, paying tribute to African American soldiers who fought in WWII.

Available Programs
  • The colour of water: Search for identity.
  • Plain talk about your future.
  • Appreciating cultural differences.
  • Why America is still a great place to live.
  • Using music and literature to inspire young people.
  • History of Jazz and pop performance.

Terry McMillan
Since McMillan's breakout novel Waiting to Exhale surged onto The New York Times bestseller list, critics and readers alike have been captivated by her irreverent, often-hilarious take on the issues faced by contemporary African-American women. With several of her bestsellers, including Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and Disappearing Acts, made into hit movies, she has made her mark on both the literary world as well as in Hollywood.

Available Programs
  • An Evening with Terry McMillan.
  • Speaking from the Heart.
  • The Power of Sisterhood: Be the author of your life.

Rigoberta Menchu-Tum
Menchu-Tum's passionate efforts for simple and basic human rights for the indigenous and aboriginal Indians of Guatemala have established her as one of the premier advocates of peace. Her work has gained international attention, improved human rights, and earned her the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize.

Available Programs
  • Culture of Peace.
  • Human Rights: Justice and the Fight Against Impurity.
  • Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Azadeh Moaveni
In suburban America, she lived in two worlds. At home, she was the daughter of the Iranian exile community, serving tea, clinging to tradition, and dreaming of theran. Outside, she was a California girl who practiced yoga and listened to Madonna. For years, she ignored the tense standoff between her two cultures. But college magnified the clash between Iran and America, and after graduating, she moved to Iran as a journalist.

Available Programs
  • To think I saw it theran: Iranian Youth between Theocracy and the West.
  • Pink Veil, Black Veil: Being Young, Muslim and Modern in Today's Middle East.

Mr. William Cope Moyers
William C. Moyers is Vice President of External Affairs for the Hazelden Foundation, based in Minnesota. For the past decade, he has committed himself to helping people, families and communities understand the power of addiction and the promise and possibility of recovery. Moyers uses his own personal experiences to carry the message to policy makers, civic groups, churches and schools across America.

Available Programs
  • Understanding Addiction: The Promise and possibility of recovery.

Kathy Najimy
Rarely do we encounter an actress with such a remarkable range of talents and scope of emotion than that of Najimy. Seen in over 20 films such as Sister Act and The Wedding Planner, she is an AIDS activist and enthusiastic supporter of women and animal rights, and choice.

Available Programs
  • Advocating for Rights of Girls and Woman.
  • Women supporting each other Locally and Globally.
  • Women and Body Image.
  • Reproductive Rights.
  • AIDS.
  • Gay and Lesbian Rights.
  • Violence against women and Girls.
  • Feminism.

Susan B. Neuman
Dr. Susan B. Neuman is currently a visiting professor at Georgetown University and a Professor in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. She recently served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, under President George W. Bush. In this role, Dr. Neuman was responsible for the implementation of Reading First, Early Reading First, and assessment and accountability regulations and guidelines for states throughout the country.

Available Programs
  • Nurturing Knowledge: Building a Foundation for School Success by linking early Literacy to Math, Science and Art.

Summer Rayne Oakes
Eco-model and author of Style, Naturally, the first global guide to sustainable beauty and fashion, Summer Rayne Oakes is one of the new Discovery Channel’s Planet Green eco-lifestyle channel's resident experts and host. As a model, she has dedicated her career to "cause-related modeling," or working with more environmentally and socially-conscious companies and brands, which has earned her the moniker of "The Eco-Model."

Available Programs
  • Greenfluentials: The Conscious Cultural Conoisseur.
  • Like for Real!!! Tapping into Teens, Tweens and Twenty somethings (TTT)
  • ECOFASHION 101: A conscious curriculum with style.
  • Sustainable Development and Design: Operation Africa.
  • Get off your Ass! Turn coach potatoes in to Community Heroes through effective media and Entertainment.
  • Everyone looks good in green: Getting involved with green collar jobs.
  • Generation Misunderstood: How Generation Y is solving todays Environmental Dilemmas.

Angela E. Oh
Oh is a nationally-recognized attorney, public lecturer, and community leader. In 1992, Oh gained national prominence as a spokesperson and mediator for the Asian American community in connection with the Los Angeles riots. Thereafter, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as one of seven Advisory Board Members on the President’s Initiative on Race, which was charged with identifying and resolving problems relating to race relations in the United States

Available Programs
  • Mind and Body: East meets west.
  • Women in Leadership in the 21st Century.
  • The future of Race Relations in America.
  • Corporate Community Partnerships.

Mr. Joe Pantoliano
Emmy-winning actor Pantoliano from The Matrix, is best known as “Ralphie Cifaretto” on The Sopranos. What you don’t know is that he’s a mental health advocate who has dealt with clinical depression and his mother’s bipolar disorder. He stars in the film Canvas, a poignant story about a family’s struggle with mental illness.

Available Programs
  • Dealing with Depression.
  • Who's sorry now: The true story of a stand-up guy.

Bill Parcells
One of the most successful coaches in NFL history, Bill Parcells recently led the Dolphins from 1-15 to the playoffs in one season, a turnaround unheard of in business. As a keynote speaker he shares his proven leadership style by drawing on the teambuilding and management experience gleaned from three turnarounds. Motivational, decisive, and straight to the point -- Parcells always takes charge, driving home his points in the best-selling books Finding a Way to Win: The Principles of Leadership, Teamwork, and Motivation.

Available Programs
  • Finding a way to win: The principles of Leadership, Teamwork and motivation.
  • The tough work of Turning around a team.

Kelly Perdew
Kelly Perdew is a proven entrepreneur and strategic thinker, having led major negotiations and implemented successful operational strategies at a range of companies, with a record of motivating groups to achieve aggressive goals. Perdew's entrepreneurial skills and strategic thinking abilities were put to the test on the highly acclaimed NBC show, The Apprentice where he was chosen as the winner of the second season of the show.

Available Programs
  • TAKE COMMAND: 10 Leadership Principles that have taken me from Military Intelligence to Trump Intelligence.
  • Behind the scenes at The Apprentice: Can you handle the truth?
  • The Trump Factor: Get out there and sell yourself!
  • Passion Perseverance and Planning: Three of the most Essential Component to Success.
  • Exploding your business with Strategies to move forward.

Rosie Perez
A film actress and choreographer, AIDS activist and women's rights advocate, Perez has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Oscar. She has recently produced, directed, and starred in Yo Soy Boricua, Pa Que Tu Lo Sepa: I Am Puerto Rican, Just So You Know, which chronicles the lives of Puerto Ricans living in the US.

Available Programs
  • AIDS Activism: Get the message out!
  • Pa'que tu lo sepas!: Activism for woman's health. 
  • Pa'que tu lo sepas!: Puerto Rican Women's struggle against sterilisation.
  • I am Puerto Rican just so you know.
  • Empowering Women of all cultures.

Peter & Bethany Yarrow/Operation Respect
Peter Yarrow, of the legendary folk trio, Peter, Paul & Mary, is joined by his daughter Bethany in a presentation combining music and storytelling that is both entertaining and relevant. Intergenerational message of family, humanity and community.

Available Programs
  • Don't laugh at me.
  • Integrational Connections.
  • Father to Daughter: A legacy of Commitment and Hope.

Rain Pryor
Rain Pryor is a dynamic speaker, spokesperson, award-winning actress, singer, writer, comedian, and a producer. Now that's quite a few hats to wear, but they all fit and every one of them reflects her eclectic mix of Judaism and her African American roots. One of Pryor’s mentors told her: "if you wait for the world to come to you, you will always be waiting - find what you want to do and go do it!" She is a woman who believes in constantly creating and inspiring others to do their best and wants people to know if you live simply, honour the truth, and follow your passion in life, dreams can come true.

Available Programs
  • Raising awareness about MS.
  • Love, Loss and Living with Richard Pryor.
  • Living Diversity - Growing up bi-racial.

Ms. Doris Roberts
With her instantly recognizable voice, Emmy-winner Roberts has maintained an illustrious career in theatre, film and television and is part of our lives, especially as the memorable “Marie” on Everybody Loves Raymond. With warmth, wit, and wry humour, she shares her moving, yet hilarious life story and her perspective on ageism and giving back to the community.

Available Programs
  • Ladies wake up: You do not need permission to live.
  • Life is Fabulous, if you allow it to be!
  • Fighting Ageism as the last Acceptable Prejudice.

Mr. Anthony Romero
The first Latino and openly gay Executive Director of the ACLU, Romero has greatly increased and energized members, transforming the ACLU into an organizational powerhouse championing civil liberties. In his new book, In Defence of America, he takes a critical look at civil liberties in this country at a time when constitutional freedoms are in peril.

Available Programs
  • In defence of my America: All Americans must defence our democratic values.
  • Leadership: Stand up for what you believe in no matter what the difficulty.
  • The fight for American Values: Preserving Liberty while combating Terrorism.
  • The impact of the Patriot Act on American Businesses.
  • The joy of freedom.
  • Religious Liberty.

Elyn Saks
Law professor and mental health expert, she is the author of the highly engrossing memoir about her battle with schizophrenia, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey through Madness.

Available Programs
  • The centre cannot hold: My journey through Madness.

Jane Seymour
Truly a modern Renaissance woman, award-winning actress Seymour has found success in all aspects of her rich life. Recently a hit on Dancing with the Stars, she has gone from leading roles in films, on Broadway and on television in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman to tapping into her talent as accomplished artist, best-selling author, and flourishing entrepreneur. She balances it all with her roles as a mother and an activist, who for over 20 years, has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children around the world

Available Programs
  • From TV"s Medicine Woman to Real Healer: The importance of being a Humanitarian.
  • Balance and Tolerance: A key to life.
  • Remarkable Changes: Striving through adversity.

David Sheff
Renowned journalist David Sheff is the author of Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction, a New York Times non-fiction bestseller. In it, he tells the story of his harrowing struggle to help his son Nic overcome his methamphetamine addiction from the father’s and family’s point of view.

Available Programs
  • Beautiful Boy: A Fathers journey through his son's addiction.
  • An evening of Addiction, Hope and Redemption with Nicholas and David Sheff.

Nic Sheff
In a voice that is raw and honest, he spares no detail in telling the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. He plunges into the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, painting a picture of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait—but not one without hope.

Available Programs
  • Tweak: A Harrowing, but hopeful portrait of addiction.
  • An evening of addiction, hope and redemption with Nicholas and David Sheff.
  • Struggling with Bi-Polar disorder.

The Right Honourable Jenny Shipley
Shipley has held many distinguished positions throughout her career in politics. Most notable was her role as the first female Prime Minister of New Zealand, which she held from 1997 to 1999. As Prime Minister, Shipley was the first woman to chair the highly successful APEC in New Zealand in 1999, advancing the free trade agenda, promoting economic cooperation, forging new tourism agreements and advancing positive regional relationships while actively promoting the export and tourism sectors.

Available Programs
  • Moving Young Minds Forward.
  • Making People stakeholders in the future.
  • Investing in People: A leader to the future.

Rachel Simmons
Simmons is the author of The New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out, the first book to explore the phenomenon of bullying between girls - just as harmful as boys, but harder to recognize. The Founder and Director of The Girls’ Leadership Institute, she is a highly sought-after consultant to schools all over the country.

Available Programs
  • Odd Girl Our: The hidden culture of aggression in Girls.
  • Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls rite about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity and jealousy.

Sean Stephenson
Expected to die at birth, Sean Stephenson has faced an army of reasons to give up and countless opportunities to embrace pity. He suffered more than 200 bone fractures by age eighteen, reached a height of only three feet, and is permanently confined to a wheelchair. Despite his challenges, he took a stand for a quality of life that has inspired millions of people around the world, including Tony Robbins and President Clinton.

Available Programs
  • Ending self sabotage.
  • Leadership Development.
  • Moving beyond Communication in to Connection.
  • Time to stand.

Susan L. Taylor
As editorial director of Essence magazine, Taylor is the driving force behind one of the most celebrated black-owned business success stories of the past three decades. Her firm belief that tapping into the power within and motivating her employees to adopt the best practices they can achieve has led Essence to become a successful global multimedia company.

Available Programs
  • National Cares Mentoring Movement: A call to action.
  • Creative Leadership: From the inside out.
  • A New vision for Women: Healing and Empowering Ourselves.
  • Passionate Leadership.
  • A new worked is on the way.
  • A Better way of living: Creating balance and meaning in your life

Salome Thomas-El
A remarkably inspirational educator who is Principal at John F. Reynolds Elementary School in North Philadelphia and the author of the best-selling book, I Choose to Stay.

Available Programs
  • I choose to stay.
  • The immortality of influence.

Dominique Wilkins
NBA Hall of Famer, Wilkins has lived a remarkable journey from his childhood to NBA stardom to successful businessman that provides a lifetime of rich experiences. Throughout it all, he has demonstrated the teambuilding and leadership skills that led him to success -- on the court, in the community, and in controlling his own battle with diabetes.

Available Programs
  • Leading the way: On the court, in the community and in Life.
  • Motivating and managing a team.
  • Living with Healthy diabetes.

Montel Williams
Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of The Montel Williams Show, Williams established the Montel Williams MS Foundation to further the scientific study of multiple sclerosis after being diagnosed with the disease in 1999. Best-selling author of Mountain, Get Out of My Way and Bodychange, he is recognized for his spirited interview style.

Available Programs
  • Improving communications and productivity at home and in the office.
  • Overcoming the odds.
  • Self Empowerment.
  • Health and Fitness.

Rosalind Wiseman
She is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence published by Crown in May 2002. Twice a New York Times bestseller, Queen Bees & Wannabes was the basis for the 2004 movie Mean Girls. Since founding the Empower Program, a national violence-prevention program, in 1992, Wiseman has gone on to work with tens of thousands of students, educators, parents, counsellors, coaches, and administrators to create communities based on the belief that each person has a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity.

Available Programs
  • Social Justice and Ethical leadership (for students, parents or educators)
  • Media literacy (for educators or students)
  • Queen Bees and wannabes: Teaching cosial Competency in middle and high school students.
  • Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads: Navigating Relationships with the adults in your Childs life..

Lee Woodruff
She and her husband, Bob Woodruff, are the authors of In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing, The New York Times best-selling book about their family’s difficult journey during Bob’s critical injury in Iraq while anchoring a broadcast for ABC News. A frank and compelling account of how their lives came together, were blown apart, and then were miraculously put together again, In an Instant shares how they persevered with grit, but also with humour, through intense trauma and fear.

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  • Life changes in an instant.
  • Superwoman is a myth.
  • Parenting through a crisis.
  • The unsung hero - the caregiver.
  • Perfectly imperfect - A life in progress.

Bill Yoast
Along with Herman Boone, Yoast helped to transform the T.C. Williams High Titans into a model team and school by teaching their players to respect each other's differences. His story was recounted in his autobiography, Remember This Titan, as well as in the hit Disney movie, Remember the Titans.

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  • Turning  potential into reality.
  • Diversity: A blue print for progress.
  • Leadership the foundation for excellence.
  • The teenager Years: A launch pad for accomplishment.

Fran Drescher
A celebrity speaker and actress who became a household name starring in The Nanny, the series she invented and developed from "pitch" to production, Drescher is a larger than life personality that reflects her substantial talent. Previously diagnosed with cancer and given a clean bill of health, she has written about her experiences in Cancer Schmancer, where she straight-talks about the disease and her journey.

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  • Cancer schmancer: Straight talk about getting well.

Larry Wilmore
As "The Senior Black Correspondent" for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Wilmore is a cultural commentator. He opens the door to an honest conversation about race and diversity in our country with his versatile and entertaining message laced with wit and a dash of levity in an interactive, multi-media discussion.

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  • Don't take Diversity seriously: Just Kidding!

Vanessa Williams
Throughout her performing career, she has maintained a reputation as one of the most respected and multi-faceted entertainers in the world, amassing accomplishments and accolades, one after another. She has conquered the musical charts, Broadway, music videos, television and motion pictures. She has sold over four million albums worldwide and her skills as an actress on stage, in film and on television consistently earn great praise.

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  • Empowering Women.

Smokey Robinson
A music legend instrumental in defining the Motown sound, Grammy-winner Robinson writes and records the soundtrack to our lives. Not only passionate about music, he is also passionately involved in social causes and is a successful businessman.

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  • The poetic sensitivity, Intelligence and talent of Smokey Robinson.
  • Passion for Music and Passion for life.

Patti LaBelle
A soulful maven, Labelle has earned her place in Grammy-winning music royalty with her powerful high octave voice. She is also a New York Times best-selling author, television star, celebrity speaker and healthcare advocate who is proactive in the fight against diabetes, the disease that claimed her mother's life.

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  • An evening with Patti LaBelle.
  • Diabetes awareness.
  • Cancer Awareness.

Mariane Pearl
Pearl is a unique and versatile award-winning journalist who has written A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl, a gripping and profound narrative of her experience and the pursuit of those who captured and killed her husband, Daniel Pearl, the South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. In 2007, A Mighty Heart, starring Angelina Jolie as Mariane was released on the big screen. In a moving and uplifting presentation, Mariane relays a message of courage as a tribute to her husband’s life and the values and ideals which they shared. While terrorists did take Daniel from her, they could not make her fearful enough to abandon their principles of hope for the future.

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  • Almighty heart: The brave life and death of my husband Danny Pearl.
  • Fighting Violence: Open up a dialogue.

Kathleen Turner
Considered one of the premiere American actresses, Turner has broadened her starring roles to include civil liberties activist who remains passionate about changing the current social climate in America to one that respects women’s health choices. She also tells it like it is in her frank, funny, irreverent, and inspiring memoir, Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love and Leading Roles.

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  • Respecting woman's health choices.

Malaak Compton-Rock
Malaak Compton-Rock began her career in the public relations and special event fields. Her professional life started in the entertainment industry where she contributed to many successful movie and record release campaigns and projects for clients including Eddie Murphy, The Essence Awards, and HBO. As wife of Chris Rock, Compton-Rock is also involved in many other humanitarian endeavors, including her own philanthropic organization, The Angelrock Project.

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  • Renewing the Inner Spirit.
  • Finding Balance in Life.
  • Raising Giving children in a Global World.
  • Successfully blending a Family and a professional life.

Jillian Michaels
As TV’s toughest trainer, Michaels motivates her teams to take weight off on The Biggest Loser. With a passion for fitness that stems from her own weight loss, she has built one of the world’s largest fitness brands, offering a no-nonsense approach to complete health and wellbeing.

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  • Get empowered to lose weight: Conscious choice making.
  • Motivation and moving your body: You can be the biggest loser!
  • Releasing the past and taking responsibility.
  • Diet, Nutrition and healthy clean living.

Kim Cattrall
The legendary actress known for her portrayal of smart, sexy, and strong women such as “Samantha” in Sex and the City, Cattrall embodies empowerment and healthy self-esteem for women and young adults.

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  • Navigating the ups and downs of life.
  • The value of mentoring.
  • Women: we can it all and enjoy it all along the way.

Shirley MacLaine
A dancer, singer, author, and highly regarded actress, she is certainly among Hollywood's most unique stars. A five-time Academy Award nominee, she won a Best Actress Award for playing quirky matriarch “Aurora Greenway” in Terms of Endearment. She showcases her indefatigable essence, advocating for personal growth that encompasses mind, body and spirit.

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  • Dancing in the light.
  • The power of mind, body and spirit.

Tom Arnold
As a writer, producer, and actor, he has established himself with television and film audiences worldwide, having won such awards as the Peabody Award for writing, and a Golden Globe for writing and producing. Additionally, he helped put Fox Sports Network on the map with his hosting duties on Best Damn Sports Show Period.

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  • My Life in Hollywood.
  • The role of sports in society.
  • My road to recovery.

George Foreman
A boxing legend, ordained minister, successful entrepreneur, celebrity speaker and larger than life persona, Foreman credits a good part of his success to his spirituality and God being behind the scenes in every stage of his life. He explores his spiritual transformation from the darkest moments of his life to finally seeing the light, sharing his lessons of faith in his book, God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir.

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  • From Ring to Ka-Ching: MY life as George Foreman.