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Min Basadur is Professor Emeritus of Innovation at McMaster University, Canada, and founder of Basadur Applied Creativity. He is the co-author of Design-Centered Entrepreneurship.
Michael Goldsby is Stoops Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Chief Entrepreneurship Officer at Ball State University. He is the co-author of Design-Centered Entrepreneurship.
Pedro Franceschi is the co-founder and co-CEO of global fintech platform Brex. He founded Brex with Henrique Dubugras as part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch.
Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist covering artificial intelligence, currently contributing to The Atlantic. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent at The Wall Street Journal focused on AI, China tech[…]
Steve-O (a.k.a. Stephen Glover) was willing to do whatever it took to become famous, even if it meant stapling his ball sack to his leg. After failing miserably at the[…]
Jack Osbourne is well known for participating in reality TV shows with his celebrity family, like The Osbournes and Ozzy and Jack’s World Tour. Jack has also overcome and dealt[…]
Ian Clawson is a creator, co-founder of BraveCore, co-author of Brave Together, and co-host of the Lead with a Question podcast. He has led culture transformation initiatives in the healthcare[…]
Chris Deaver is co-founder of the consultancy BraveCore and the co-author of Brave Together. He has worked with teams at Apple and Disney on iProducts and Star Wars experiences.
Charles Munger (1924-2023) was an investor and philanthropist. A Harvard Law graduate, he was Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s closest business partner and right-hand man.
John Roussot is the founder and CEO of FiiT4GROWTH, a business coaching and online training platform. He is the author of Liberate Your Greatness.
Susan MacKenty Brady is the founding CEO of The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership where she holds the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership. She is the[…]
Alli Webb is a New York Times bestselling author, business advisor, mentor and co-founder of several businesses including Drybar, which she sold in 2019. Her books include The Messy Truth.
Jim Lee, a world-renowned comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher, is currently Chief Creative Officer of DC (DC) and Publisher for the company.Known for his incredibly detailed and dynamic[…]
Ron Levin is a socially conscious venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He’s a managing partner with Alumni Ventures, and the author of Higher Purpose Venture Capital.
William Vanderbloemen is the author of Be The Unicorn: 12 Data Driven Habits That Separate the Best Leaders From the Rest and the Founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group.
Martin Gutmann is a Professor at the Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland and the author of The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership.
Michael C. Fillios is the founder and CEO of IT Ally, a business and technology advisory firm for family owned and private equity backed small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). He[…]
Robert Chapman-Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of Big Think. As Editor-in-Chief, Rob guides coverage and works with the Big Think team to explore the world’s biggest questions with the world’s biggest[…]
Jim Kwik is an internationally acclaimed authority in the realm of brain optimization, memory improvement and accelerated learning. He is the author of #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Limitless -[…]
Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is the author of[…]
Mohammed Alardhi is the Executive Chairman of Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, and author of Connecting to the Future: A Blueprint for Dynamic Leadership. He is a former fighter pilot[…]
Kristen Lindquist, PhD. is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research seeks to understand the psychological and neural basis of emotions,[…]
Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast. He is the[…]
Lisa Sun is the founder and CEO of GRAVITAS and a former advisor at McKinsey & Company. She is the author of GRAVITAS: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence.
Dr. Michael Gervais is a psychologist specializing in the relationship between the mind and human performance. His clients include Olympians and Fortune 100 CEOs. He is the founder of consulting agency Finding Mastery,[…]
Bulent Atalay, PhD, was a professor of physics at Mary Washington College and the University of Virginia, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the[…]
Eliot A. Cohen is the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Robert E. Osgood Professor at Johns Hopkins University. Formerly Counselor[…]
Kirk Johnson worked at the New York Times for 38 years, including 15 years as a national correspondent covering the American West. In 2001, he was part of a team that won[…]
Julie Green (1961—2021) was a professor of art at Oregon State University. Her work has been featured in thirty-two exhibitions in the United States and abroad, and in publications such[…]
Kit Yates is a senior lecturer in the department of mathematical sciences and co-director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath. He is the author of[…]