Matt Higgins
Guest Shark, Shark Tank; Bestselling Author, Burn the Boats
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Fredrik Eklund
Top Sales Speaker, Number One Broker in the Nation, Reality TV star of Million Dollar Listing, and Bestselling Author
Over $70,000California
Chris Jackson
Royal Photographer, Getty Images
Under $25,000
Philippe Petit
High Wire Artist (of World Trade Center fame); Author of eight published books
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Richard Hurowitz
CEO, Octavian and Company; Publisher, The Octavian Report; Best-Selling Author, In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust
Under $25,000New York
Brian Crimmins
Advisor, Changing Our World, Inc.; Global Managing Partner/Founder of ONE HUNDRED; Best-Selling Author of The Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges
Under $25,000New York
Carmen Best
Trailblazing Retired Police Chief; Global Security Leader; Amazon Best-Selling Author, Black in Blue: Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Racial Reconciliation
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Scott Reich
Acclaimed Author; Activist; Lawyer; Presidential Historian; Self-Taught Scientist; CEO, Believe in A Cure; Op-ed Contributor
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Michelle Denogean
Chief Marketing Officer, Mindtrip, Inc.; Author, GrowUp: Take Your Startup to the Next Level; 6x CMO and Startup Advisor
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Marina Nitze
Partner and Crisis Engineer, Layer Aleph (2013 – Present); CTO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2013-2017); Co-Author, Crisis Engineering and Hack Your Bureaucracy
Under $25,000Washington
Jake Thompson
Leadership Performance Coach and Author
Under $25,000Texas
Helena Morrissey
Financier, Campaigner, and Author
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Karen Dillon
Co-author of New York Times best-seller How Will You Measure Your Life? and The Microstress Effect; Frequent Contributor, Harvard Business Review
Contact WSB for FeesNew Hampshire
Laura Savino
Airline Pilot; Author, JET BOSS; Purdue University Aviation Industry Advisory Board; STEM educator
Contact WSB for FeesVirginia
Judge Glenda Hatchett
Nationally Renowned TV Judge; Practicing Attorney, Stewart Miller Simmons Law Firm; Chief Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court (1990-2000); Founder, The Hatchett Firm, P.C.; Bestselling Author; Advocate for Social Justice and Youth Empowerment
$25K - $40KGeorgia
Anne Curzan
Bestselling author, Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words; Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English, Linguistics, and Education, University of Michigan; Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan (2019-2024)
Under $25,000Michigan
Kevin Hancock
Managing Owner and Chairman of Hancock Lumber; Award-Winning Author
Under $25,000Maine
Stephen Harvill
International Speaker and Strategist; Expert in Organizational Dynamics, Leadership, Sales Behavior and Corporate Education; Author
Under $25,000Texas
Daniel Gilbert
Professor of Psychology at Harvard University; Best-Selling Author, Host of the PBS television Series This Emotional Life
Contact WSB for FeesMassachusetts
Mike Hoefflinger
Director of Global Business Marketing, Facebook (2009 - 2015)
Under $25,000California
Richard Behar
Acclaimed International Business Investigative Journalist and Author
Under $25,000New York
John Carlin
Award-Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author, Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, Inspiration for the Oscar-Nominated Film, Invictus
Under $25,000
Firoozeh Dumas
New York Times Bestselling Author
Contact WSB for FeesCalifornia
Sam McAlister
Negotiator of the BBC Prince Andrew interview; BAFTA and EMMY nominated executive producer; former barrister; Visiting Senior Associate, Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge; Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE; Bestselling Author of Scoops; Journalist; Broadcaster; TEDx speaker; portrayed by Billie Piper in Netflix hit movie Scoop
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