Tom Shillue
Comedian, Television Host, Author
Under $25,000New York
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Nancy Gibbs
Edward R. Murrow Professor and Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Editor in Chief, TIME Magazine
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Nigel Cumberland
Bestselling Author of 100 Things Successful People Do in 30+ Languages; Award-Winning Leadership Coach to Fortune 500 and World Bank Group Leaders
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Ella Washington
Author of The Necessary Journey ; Diversity and Inclusion Strategist; CEO, Ellavate Solutions
Contact WSB for FeesDistrict of Columbia
Ted Wright
CEO of Fizz (since 2001); Co-Owner of Stuckey’s; Best Selling Author of Fizz, Word of Mouth Marketing Revealed; Lecturer at The Wharton School of Business
$40K - $70KGeorgia
Rashawn Ray
Sociology Professor, University of Maryland and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Under $25,000District of Columbia
Hortense le Gentil
Executive Leadership Coach; Thinkers50 2021 Coaching and Mentoring Award Nominee; #5 World’s Management Guru 2022; Member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches and Author of Aligned
$25K - $40KNew York
Cary Carbonaro
Female Advocate; Certified Financial Planner® Professional; Author; Speaker
Contact WSB for FeesFlorida
Josh Drean
Co-founder and Senior Partner, Work3 Institute; Harvard Business Review Co-author, Employment is Dead; Work Tech Advisor, Harvard Innovation Labs
Under $25,000Minnesota
Michele Gelfand
Stanford University Professor; National Academy of Sciences Member; Author, Rule Makers, Rule Breaker
$25K - $40KMaryland
Brian Banks
Inspirational Speaker; Resiliency and Leadership Thought Leader; Author, What Set Me Free and Resilient Echoes
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Alan Eagle
Author; Executive Communications Coach; Former Managing Director, Google
Under $25,000California
Thomas Kolditz
Leadership Keynote Speaker, retired Brigadier General, Author, and Executive Director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders
Under $25,000Connecticut
Marilyn Gist
Author and Educator
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Lisa Randall
Professor of Physics, Harvard University; Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science
$25K - $40KMassachusetts
Ben Utecht
World-Class Culture Leader & Global Keynote Speaker; Chief Culture Officer; Author - The Champions Creed; Business Owner and Franchisor; Super Bowl Champion; Tony Dungy Uncommon Leader Award Winner; Public Leadership in Neurology Award Winner
Contact WSB for FeesMinnesota
Bridget Hilton
Bestselling author; Social Entrepreneur; Workplace Culture; Expert on the art, science, and path to becoming rich in life experiences
Under $25,000California
Anjali Kumar
Advisor, Author, Attorney, Speaker, Angel Investor, “Idea Acupuncturist”
$25K - $40KNew York
Joanne Lipman
Journalist, Best-selling Author of That’s What She Said, Editor in Chief, USA TODAY, Chief Content Officer, GANNETT, Deputy Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal
$25K - $40KNew York
Harlan Cohen
New York Times Bestselling Author, Journalist, and Expert on Navigating Change
Contact WSB for FeesIllinois
Don Hutson
Sales Motivation; Sales Negotiations Authority
Contact WSB for FeesTennessee
Lauren Young
Political Scientist; Expert on Authoritarian Threats to Democracy; Author, Hitler's Girl: The British Aristocracy and the Third Reich on the Eve of WW2
Under $25,000New York
Urs Koenig
Leadership Expert; Bestselling Author; UN Peacekeeper; Ultra Endurance Champion; Widely Published Professor
Under $25,000Washington
Cara Brookins
Inspirational Speaker; Motivation Expert; Bestselling Author, Rise: How a House Built a Family
Under $25,000Arkansas
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