Michelle Singletary is a nationally syndicated personal finance columnist for The Washington Post. Her award-winning column, "The Color of Money," is carried in dozens of newspapers nationwide. She is the author of three books: The 21 Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Free (Zondervan), Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich (Random House), Spend Well, Live Rich: How to Live Well with the Money You Have (Random House).

A real life “Guardian of the Galaxy,” Dr. Moogega “Moo” Cooper holds the awesome responsibility of keeping the red planet safe from any of the Earth’s contaminants. Moo is the planetary protection lead of the famed NASA 2020 Mars mission—with it’s highly viewed landing on February 18, 2021. Her work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is integral to the ongoing mission to discern whether Mars could be habitable for humans and that we don’t harm what’s already there—a job she has been working up to for most of her life. 

A recent graduate of the University of Missouri, Payton Head represented nearly 28,000 students as president of the student government. In the aftermath of Ferguson, he spearheaded conversations about improving race relations on university campuses to create institutional change, and his viral Facebook post detailing his experience with racism at Mizzou ignited the student body to fight for a more inclusive campus, leading to protests that resulted in the resignation of the chancellor and UM-System president.

Inspirational Educator and Founder of Freedom Writers International

Former inner-city high school English teacher Erin Gruwell’s commitment to learning and focus on teaching tolerance and respect have established her as a powerful change agent for the future of education.

The NFL’s First Female Official; One of the Sports Illustrated 100 Most Influential NFL Figures of All Time

On April 8, 2015, Sarah Thomas was one of nine new game officials added to the NFL officiating roster for the 2015 season, becoming the first full-time female official in NFL history. Her history-making game happened on September 13, 2015 between Kansas City and Houston. Her hat, whistle and flag from that game are now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

USC professor and game designer for Madden NFL Football

Gordon is a Visiting Scholar at the USC Games and head of the USC Bridge incubator program, helping to cultivate the next generation of leaders in our craft. He has played key business and product leadership roles at Tencent, Electronic Arts, as a designer on Madden NFL Football, and MTV, and consulted for numerous companies in the industry.

Plaintiff In The Landmark Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case

First American Women's Everest Expedition Team Captain, faculty member at the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point, New York Times bestselling author of On the Edge

Inspiring 2011 NCAA Wrestling Champion, 2012 National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, and subject of the upcoming film, Unstoppable

Born with one leg, Anthony Robles grew up to become an unstoppable phenomenon in NCAA wrestling, competing against able-bodied challengers and ultimately winning the NCAA Champion title in 2011.  Today Anthony shares his inspirational success strategy—a limitless belief in self and the motivation to do things no one ever thought possible.

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