HWA represents leaders and change-makers who prioritize diversity in their businesses and credit it as a core strategy for success. With a compelling blend of personal stories and practical strategies, they highlight the game-changing impact of inclusive leadership to create opportunity, innovation, and a better future for all.

 

CEO & Founder, Grant Sidney, Inc. & Uncle Nearest, Inc.; NYT Bestselling Author, Love & Whiskey, The Argument-Free Marriage, & More

Fmr. MLB Star Athlete; A-Rod Corp Investor in Real Estate, Fitness, & Wellness

Former Deputy Asst. to President Biden & Policy Advisor to VP Harris, Fellow at Stanford HAI, and Venture Partner

Fmr. Chairman & CEO of PepsiCo; Board Member: Amazon & Philips; NYT Bestselling Author: My Life in Full

Co-Founder: SKIMS, Good American, Good American; Featured Guest on Dragon's Den & Shark Tank

First African Team President in Pro Sports; Vice-Chairman & President, Toronto Raptors; Founder, Giants of Africa

Forbes' "#1 Most Influential CMO"; Author of Motivational Memoir: The Urgent Life

AI Expert, NYT Bestselling Author, Filmmaker, & Woman-in-Tech Leader

Former CEO and Chairman of Xerox, Groundbreaking CEO, and STEM Advocate

Co-Founder of Sugaberry, Former CEO of HARTBEAT, Award-Winning Marketer, and Business Leader

Co-Founder and CEO of Obsidianworks, A Culture-Powered Marketing Agency

Fmr. COO of the Academy of Motion Picture (First Woman & Black Person in the Role); Fmr. President & COO of WMBA LA Sparks

Founder & CEO of Partake Foods, Founder-in-Residence with Target, and One of Inc.'s "100 Female Founders"

Founder & CEO of Jubilee Media

Digital Media Expert and Founder of 'Trapital' - the business of hip-hop