Hitendra Wadhwa
Author, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact ; Professor, Columbia Business School; Founder, Mentora Institute and Mentora Foundation
$40K - $70KNew York
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Jeanne Celestine Lakin
Award-Winning Author; Founder, One Million Orphans
Under $25,000Texas
Carl Bernstein
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author
$25K - $40KNew York
Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Prize Laureate, Author, Columbia University Graduate School of Business Professor and Former World Bank Chief Economist
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Maddy Dychtwald
Co-Founder and President of Age Wave
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Ram Charan
World-Renowned Business Advisor, Execution Expert and Best-Selling Author
$40K - $70KTexas
Ted Fishman
Global Economic Expert and Author, China, Inc. and Shock of Gray
Under $25,000Illinois
Luke Russert
Emmy Award Winning Journalist and New York Times bestselling Author, Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
Under $25,000District of Columbia
Eric Sheninger
Award-Winning Principal of New Milford High School (NJ) and Best-Selling Author
Under $25,000Texas
José Morey
Health and Technology Speaker; Bestselling Author; Consultant for NASA, IBM, Hyperloop Transportation, and Liberty BioSecurity
Under $25,000Virginia
Maria Ressa
Co-founder and CEO of Rappler; Journalist; Author; Freedom Advocate.; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Michael Rogers
Futurist in Residence at The New York Times
Under $25,000New York
Rebecca Alexander
Award-winning Author, Psychotherapist, Extreme Athlete, Fitness Industry Leader, and Disability Rights Advocate
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John Howard
Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)
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Tara Renze
Emotional Intelligence Expert
Under $25,000
Paul O'Neill
Five-Time World Series Champion; Five-Time MLB All-Star; Legendary New York Yankee
$25K - $40KNew York
Kim Strobel
Education Consultant and Happiness Coach
$25K - $40KIndiana
Chris Dyer
4x Bestselling Author; #1 Leadership Speaker to Follow in 2026 (MSN.com); Inc. Magazine’s #1 Leadership Speaker on Culture
Under $25,000California
Alex Carter
Negotiation Expert; Award-Winning Columbia Law School Professor; Bestselling Author
$40K - $70KNew Jersey
Talia Fox
Globally Recognized Keynote Speaker; Bestselling Author; CEO, KUSI Global; Strategic Advisor on Human Leadership and Global Connection
$40K - $70KMaryland
Yancey Strickler
Cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter, Author of This Could Be Our Future, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
$40K - $70KCalifornia
Sally Kohn
CNN Political Commentator, Daily Beast Columnist, Community Organizer and Activist
Under $25,000New York
Linda Kaplan Thaler
Advertising Hall of Famer, Branding Expert, Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author
Under $25,000New York
Alex Guarnaschelli
Acclaimed Chef and Recipe Developer
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