After being denied the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship when pitted against a trans-identifying male, Riley Gaines made it her mission to defend and protect America’s daughters against the harmful gender-denying ideology. This life-changing event made Riley passionate about preserving women’s opportunities for success in sports.
As Founder and Executive Director of the Pan-Mass Challenge, Billy Starr has dedicated 45 years to funding life-saving breakthroughs in cancer research. Combining his passion for cycling with his activist spirit, Starr has led the organization, which has contributed over $1 billion for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Renowned actor and Broadway luminary Aaron Lazar recently revealed his battle with ALS through his speaking platform, Impossible Dream. Drawing inspiration from the iconic song he performs in his talks, Aaron’s platform delivers powerful messages of hope, courage, positivity, love, and living in the moment. With a commanding yet graceful stage presence, Aaron effortlessly conveys […]
Kathryn Parsons has delivered 500+ keynotes and talks to audiences of up to 2,000 people across the world. Driven by a desire to learn and to remove the fear, jargon, and cliches which made technology impenetrable, Kathryn Parsons founded Decoded in 2011 with merely a credit card and mission to teach anyone to code in […]
Julian Placino offers transformative recruitment strategies and expert leadership development. As former Head of Recruiting at Bottle Rocket, a world renowned technology firm, Julian has a proven track record of implementing recruiting strategies that attract top talent and facilitate a culture of growth and excellence.
Ranked one of the most influential executives in digital innovation, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle media, Erika Ayers Badan is the CEO of Food52 and the former CEO of Barstool Sports. During her tenure at Barstool from 2016 to 2024, Erika transformed the organization from a regional blog to a national powerhouse operation leading to a […]
Jason Schechterle: His incredible story of survival is his calling. He shares a new perspective on life and transformation in an event you’ll never forget.
An experienced trade negotiator and litigator, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer spearheaded several historic trade agreements as U.S. Trade Representative, ushering in a new era of fair, balanced, and reciprocal trade for U.S. workers, producers, and businesses. With decades of experience shaping U.S. trade policy under two presidential administrations, he offers rare, firsthand insights into global trade […]
David Houle is a futurist, thinker and keynote speaker. He has keynoted hundreds of conferences, spoken to corporate retreats in the U.S. and internationally, and regularly presents to groups of CEOs around the world. He has spoken on all six continents and in 16 countries in the last 16 years. All speeches deal with mega […]
Bharat Ramamurti has been one of the country’s top economic policymakers and communicators. As Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council and Advisor to the President for Strategic Economic Communications, Mr. Ramamurti helped lead the Biden Administration’s work on a broad range of topics, including financial markets, student debt, artificial intelligence and technology […]