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Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur[…]
David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and The Sports Gene. He was the host of Slate’s[…]
Sir Ken Robinson worked with governments, education systems, international agencies, global corporations, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations to unlock the creative energy of people and organizations. He[…]
Two-time Emmy winner and Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan co-hosts ABC’s Good Morning America and $100,000 Pyramid on ABC. During the NFL football season, he serves as an analyst for[…]
Monica C. Parker is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Power of Wonder and a world-renowned speaker, writer, and authority on the future of work. Parker has spent decades helping people[…]
Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half years old.  She was fortunate to get early speech therapy.  Her teachers also taught her how to wait[…]
Ginni Rometty was the ninth chairman, president, and CEO of IBM. Under her leadership, the 100-year-old company reinvented 50% of its portfolio, built a $25 billion hybrid cloud business, and[…]
Timothy Geithner is the president of Warburg Pincus, a Wall Street private equity firm. Before joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Geithner served as the 75th secretary of the U.S. Department of[…]
Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. Duke’s latest book, How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, was released in the fall[…]
Professor Daniel L. Shapiro is founder and director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program. He’s also a faculty member of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and the[…]
Jane Hyun is an internationally renowned executive coach and leadership strategist to Fortune 500 companies, top MBA programs, and non-profit organizations. She is also the founder and president of Hyun[…]
Growing up in rural Kent, England, Liv Boeree was a highly competitive straight-A student who held a deep love for space and astronomy from an early age. This lead to[…]
Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company‘s “Most Innovative Business People,“ one of Forbes’ “Names You Need to Know,” and one of Fortune‘s “40 under 40.“ He[…]
Emil Michael is an investor and strategic advisor to many of the world’s most important high-growth companies. He is currently serving as chairman and CEO of the blank check company[…]
After a year as a Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal, Chloé Valdary developed the Theory of Enchantment (ToE), an innovative framework for compassionate anti-racism that combines social-emotional learning[…]
Cassandra Worthy is the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®. She is lighting the world on fire with her refreshingly unique take on not just ‘managing’ but growing through change.[…]
Dr. Amishi Jha is an internationally renowned neuroscience researcher, speaker, and author in the fields of attention, resilience, and mindfulness. She studies how to keep the brain’s attention systems in[…]
Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur known for his philanthropic projects and his taste for adventure. He is the founder and chairman of Virgin Group Ltd., a conglomerate of separately[…]
Recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in[…]
Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games — or games designed to improve real lives and solve real problems. She is a two-time New York Times[…]
Ryan Holiday is an American author, public relations strategist, bookstore owner, and host of the podcast The Daily Stoic. He is a former director of marketing for American Apparel. He[…]
Emma Seppälä, Ph.D., is a best-selling author, Yale lecturer, and international keynote speaker. She teaches executives at the Yale School of Management and is faculty director of the Yale School[…]
Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist who is known for her work in the field of ‘science help’ — a popular explication of scientific research — as it relates to[…]
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report.[…]
Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions. He is also an internationally renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. His producing credits include the acclaimed HBO[…]
Joel Peterson is the chairman of JetBlue Airways and the founding partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. Peterson has a long history of successful growth[…]
General Stanley A. McChrystal was called “one of America’s greatest warriors” by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He is widely praised for launching a revolution in warfare by leading a[…]
David Goggins is the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training, Air Force tactical air controller training, and the U.S. Army Ranger School, where he graduated[…]
Barbara Corcoran is the co-founder of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners. Her credentials include straight D’s in high school and college and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. It[…]
Salman Rushdie is the author of fourteen novels, a book of stories, and four works of non-fiction. He is also the co-editor of an anthology of contemporary Indian writing, called[…]