Directors & Producers

Go behind the scenes with visionary directors and producers who have shaped culture through film, television, and media. At The Harry Walker Agency, these storytellers offer a rare perspective on leadership, creativity, and the business of entertainment. From Oscar winners to groundbreaking showrunners, our speakers captivate audiences with industry insights, creative journeys, and lessons in collaboration and innovation.

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Brian Grazer

  • Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy Award-Winning Producer; Co-Founder and Chairman of Imagine Entertainment, New York Times Bestselling Author
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Tina Fey

  • Award-Winning Actor, Writer, and Producer; NYT #1 Bestselling Author of 'Bossypants,' and Recipient of the Mark Twain Prize
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Ben Affleck

  • Critically Acclaimed Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer, and Philanthropist
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Kevin Smith

  • Comedic Director & Producer (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, & more); Writer, Marvel Comics; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Tough Shit' & more
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Matthew McConaughey

  • Academy Award-Winning Actor, NYT #1 Bestselling Author, and Philanthropist
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Tyler Perry

  • Famed Actor, Producer, Writer, and Director; Entrepreneur and Founder of Tyler Perry Studios, Two-Time New York Times Bestselling Author, and Philanthropist
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Kevin Hart

  • Superstar Comedian and Actor, Entertainment Mogul, and NYT Bestselling Author of 'I Can't Make This Up'
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Whoopi Goldberg

  • EGOT Award-Winning Actress & Comedian; Moderator, ABC's 'The View'; U.N. Goodwill Ambassador
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Amy Poehler

  • Award-Winning Comedian, Actress, and Producer; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Yes Please,' & Advocate for Women's Rights
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Kumail Nanjiani

  • Actor, Comedian, & Writer; Executive Producer, Hulu's 'The Immigrant', Apple TV+ 'Little America', and FX's 'Homeland Elegies'; Podcast Host: 'Staying In with Emily and Kumail'
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Award-Winning Actor and Filmmaker, Founder of HITRECORD Production Company and Platform
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Mark Wahlberg

  • Award-Winning Actor and Producer, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur
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John Krasinski

  • Famed Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer
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Ryan Coogler

  • Award-Winning Filmmaker: 'Creed' & 'The Black Panther'; Founding Member of the Blackout for Human Rights Campaign
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Edward Norton

  • Award-Winning Actor, Humanitarian, and Entrepreneur
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LeVar Burton

  • Actor, Writer, Director, & Producer Best Known for 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Roots,' & 'Star Trek'; Podcast Host: 'LeVar Burton Reads'; Author of 'Aftermath', 'The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm', & 'A Kids Book About Imagination'
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Cheryl Hines

  • Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Producer, Director, and Philanthropist
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Riz Ahmed

  • Award-Winning Actor & Musician; Activist; Author: 'The Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion'
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Amy Schumer

  • Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Writer and Producer; NYT Bestselling Author, and Activist
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Steven Van Zandt

  • Founding Member of the E Street Band; Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
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Ilene Chaiken

  • Emmy Award-Winning Producer, Creator of 'The L Word', Founder of Little Chicken Productions, and Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
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Lena Waithe

  • Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Creator, & Producer; Founder of Hillman Grad Productions; Partner, Rising Voices Initiative
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Ricki Lake

  • Actor, Producer, Documentarian, and TV Personality; Author, and Advocate for Families and Women's Health
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Felicia Day

  • Producer, Actress, TV Writer, and Award-Winning Web Series Creator, NYT Bestselling Author, and Advocate for Diversity in Tech
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W. Kamau Bell

  • Sociopolitical Comedian, Host of CNN's 'United Shades', Podcaster, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Wanda Sykes

  • Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, and Author
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Antwone Fisher

  • Award-Winning Screenwriter, Director, and Producer; New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Finding Fish', and Child Rights Advocate
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Adam Savage

  • Mythbusters' Co-Host; Science Educator; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Every Tool's a Hammer'
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Casey Neistat

  • YouTube Star; Multi-Media Creator; Crypto Entrepreneur
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Austin Channing Brown

  • Cultural Commentator; NYT Bestselling Author of 'I'm Still Here' on Black Dignity
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Lawrence O'Donnell

  • Host of MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell' and Emmy Award-Winning Producer of NBC's 'The West Wing'
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Tiffany D. Cross

  • Journalist and Former Host of MSNBC's 'The Cross Connection', Bestselling Author of 'Say it Louder', and Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics
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Lisa Ling

  • Emmy Award-Winning CBS Contributor; Executive Producer & Host, CNN's 'This is Life with Lisa Ling' & Max's 'Take Out'
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Tom Colicchio

  • Award-Winning Chef and Restaurateur, TV Personality, Author, and James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Chef"
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Andrew Zimmern

  • Chef, Food Writer, & Food Equity Activist; Host of Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods'
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Nate Boyer

  • Former Active-Duty Green Beret and NFL Player, Host of 'Indivisible', Philanthropist, Humanitarian, and Advocate for Veterans' Issues
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Aziz Ansari

  • Award-Winning Actor, Director, Writer and Comedian; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Modern Romance'
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Steve Aoki

  • Internationally Renowned DJ, Entrepreneur, Author, and Futurist on Intersection of Music & Technology
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Jody Avirgan

  • Podcaster, Host of TED's 'Good Sport' Podcast, and Former Professional Ultimate Frisbee Player and Coach
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Kevin Bacon

  • Acclaimed Actor, Producer, & Director; Philanthropist: Six Degrees
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Gina Belafonte

  • Activist; Creator of Women's March; Producer: 'Sing Your Song,' 'A Survivor's Guide To Prison,' and 'The March'
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Jeff Benedict

  • Sports Journalist; NYT Bestselling Author of 'The Dynasty,' 'Tiger Woods,' 'Le Bron,' etc.; Expert on Leadership & Champion Mindset
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Ryan Bergara

  • Actor, Media Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of Watcher Entertainment
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Nate Berkus

  • Award-Winning Interior Designer, Entrepreneur, & Media Personality
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Eitan Bernath

  • Chef; Principal Culinary Contributor: 'The Drew Barrymore Show'; Author: 'Eitan Eats the World'
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Mike Birbiglia

  • Comedian, Actor, and Writer; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories', and Podcaster
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Sue Bird

  • WNBA All-Time Assists Leader, 4x WNBA Champion, 5x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x NCAA Champion, 13x WNBA All-Star
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Alex Borstein

  • 2x Emmy-Winning Actress, Writer, Producer, and Comedian
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Mara Brock Akil

  • Trailblazing Screenwriter and TV Producer of 'Girlfriends, 'The Game', & More
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Scott Budnick

  • Producer of the 'Hangover' Trilogy, Founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, CEO of 1Community
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Cheryl Burke

  • Professional Dancer and Two-Time Winner of 'Dancing with the Stars', Podcaster, Entrepreneur, and Advocate
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Nicole Byer

  • Actress, Comedian, and Writer; Host of Netflix's Emmy Award-Nominated 'Nailed It', Podcaster, and Author
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John Cena

  • Actor, Producer, Author, Philanthropist, and WWE Superstar
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Linda Yvette Chávez

  • Critically Acclaimed Screenwriter, Director, and Producer Known for 'Gentefied', One of Glamour's 'Top Latinas Changing the Game'
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Gotham Chopra

  • Co-Founder of Religion of Sports, Documentary Filmmaker, Producer, and Author
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Ciara

  • Grammy Award-Winning Musician & NAACP Image Award-Winning Actress; Co-Founder, Why Not You Foundation; Founder: Beauty Marks Entertainment, Ten to One, & OAM
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Lily Cole

  • Environmental Activist, Award-Winning Filmmaker, and Author of 'Who Cares Wins'
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Roman Coppola

  • Award-Winning Filmmaker, Screenwriter & Producer, Entrepreneur, and Inventor
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Kevin Costner

  • Academy Award-Winning Actor, Producer, Director, & Musician
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Jeff Davis

  • Showrunner, Writer, and Director for the 17-Season CBS Series 'Criminal Minds' and MTV's 'Teen Wolf'
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Alex Edelman

  • Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian and Writer
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Tracee Ellis Ross

  • Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress and Producer (Girlfriends, Black-ish, & more); CEO/Founder of PATTERN Beauty
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Beanie Feldstein

  • Acclaimed Actress on TV, Film, and Broadway
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Craig Ferguson

  • Emmy Award-Winning Comedian Actor, Writer, Producer
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Nikki and Brie Garcia

  • Famed Former WWE Superstars, WWE Hall of Fame Inductees, NYT Bestselling Authors, Entrepreneurs, and Philanthropists
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David Gelb

  • Creator of Netflix's Award-Winning 'Chef's Table'; Director, Producer, and Co-Founder of Supper Club
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Ilana Glazer

  • Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer, and Actor
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Brandon Kyle Goodman

  • Writer and Actor, Netflix's 'Big Mouth' and 'Human Resources', Podcaster and Host, "Tell Me Something Messy", "RE!CAP", Author, "You Gotta Be You", "Messy Mondays" on Substack, Advocate for Mental Health Awareness, Relationship Health, Identity, and Sexual Wellness
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Lori Greiner

  • Prolific Inventor & Entrepreneur, Star Shark on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
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Eden Grinshpan

  • Chef, Host of 'Top Chef Canada', Author, and Entrepreneur
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Jake Gyllenhaal

  • Award-Winning Actor & Founder of Nine Stories Productions
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Phil Hanley

  • Stand-Up Comedian, Writer, and Actor Using Dyslexia & ADHD to Creative Advantage
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Jemele Hill

  • Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Co-Founder of Lodge Freeway Media, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic
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Tenoch Huerta

  • Actor, Author, Film Producer, and Star of Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
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Allen Hughes

  • Emmy Nominated & Peabody Award-Winning Filmmaker: 'Dead Presidents,' 'The Book of Eli,' 'American Pimp,' & more
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Richie Jackson

  • Award-Winning Broadway, Television, and Film Producer, Author, Columnist, and LGBTQ Activist
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Kevin James

  • Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Writer, & Producer Known for ‘King of Queens’
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Michael B. Jordan

  • Critically-Acclaimed Actor, Director, and Producer; Founder of Outlier Society Productions, Philanthropist, Activist, and Advocate for Justice and Inclusion
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Marta Kauffman

  • Television Creator, Writer and Producer Known for 'Friends' and 'Grace and Frankie'
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Phil Keoghan

  • Multi Emmy Award-Winning Host and Co-Executive Producer of 'The Amazing Race', Creator and Host of 'Tough As Nails', and Author
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Jimmy Kimmel

  • Host & Executive Producer of ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
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Nick Kroll

  • Comedian, Actor, Writer, and Producer; Co-Creator of Emmy-Nominated Animated Series 'Big Mouth'
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James Lapine

  • Award-Winning Playwright, Director, Screenwriter, and New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Putting it Together'
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Jason Y. Lee

  • Founder & CEO of Jubilee Media
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John Legend

  • First African-American Male EGOT Winner; Entrepreneur: Get Lifted Film Co; Philanthropist
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Chris Licht

  • Former CEO & Chairman for CNN; Veteran EP of Critically Acclaimed News Shows; Author: 'What I Learned When I Almost Died'
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Steven Lim

  • Award-Winning Digital Media Entrepreneur, Creator and Host of BuzzFeed’s Biggest Food Show 'Worth It'
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Stacy London

  • Style Expert, Former Host of 'What Not to Wear', NYT Bestselling Author, and CEO of State Of Menopause
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Eva Longoria

  • Award-Winning Actress, Producer, and Director; Founder of Casa Del Sol Tequila, and Philanthropist
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Mario Lopez

  • Actor; Emmy-Winning TV & Radio Host, 'Access Hollywood'; Philanthropist
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Rob Lowe

  • Hollywood Actor, Producer,& Director; NYT Bestselling Author, 'Stories I Only Tell My Friends' & 'Love Life,' Stories on Cancer, Resilience & Sobriety
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Jeannie Mai

  • Documentarian; Host, 'The Real' & Co-Host, ABC's 'Holey Moley'; Podcast Host: 'Listen Hunnay'
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Janelle Monáe

  • Musician & Actor; Founder, Wondaland Pictures & Wondaland Records; NYT Bestselling Author, 'The Memory Librarian'
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Dean Obeidallah

  • Lawyer; Comedian; Radio Host: 'The Dean Obeidallah Show'
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Nimesh Patel

  • Emmy-Nominated Standup Comedian, SNL Writer
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Ash Perez

  • Creator, Writer, Director, Producer, and Author of 'Read This for Inspiration'
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Hasan Piker

  • Political Commentator, Journalist, Gamer and Twitch Streamer, Podcaster, and Activist
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Sarah Polley

  • Oscar-Winning Filmmaker of 'Women Talking' and Author of 'Run Towards the Danger'
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Dan Povenmire

  • Emmy Award-Winning Animator, Voice Actor, Writer, Director and Producer, Creator of Disney's 'Phineas and Ferb' and 'Hamster & Gretel'
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Randy Rainbow

  • 4x Emmy & Grammy-Nominated Comedian & Entertainer and NYT & WSJ Bestselling Author of 'Playing With Myself'
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Megan Rapinoe

  • Co-Captain and Star of the United States Women's National Soccer Team, 2x World Cup Champion 
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Andrew Rea

  • Chef & YouTube Personality of 'Babish's Culinary Universe'
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Ryan Reynolds

  • Actor, Comedian, Producer, and Screenwriter; Owner of Aviation American Gin and Mint Mobile
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Robert Rodriguez

  • Screenwriter, Filmmaker, and Producer; Founder of El Rey Network, and Author
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KJ Rose

  • Talent Whisperer, Energy Purveyor, and Hype Coach, Author, and Artist Development Expert
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Emmy Rossum

  • Acclaimed Actress, Producer, & Director
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Rick Rubin

  • 9-Time Grammy Award-Winning Record Producer, Founder of Def Jam Recordings, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Rev Run

  • RUN DMC Front Man; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee; TV Personality: 'The Hip Hop Nutcracker,' 'All About the Washingtons,' & More
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Christian Siriano

  • Award-Winning CFDA Fashion Designer; Mentor, 'Project Runway'
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Arthur Smith

  • Pioneer in Unscripted TV, CEO of A. Smith & Co Productions, and Author
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Aaron Sorkin

  • Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter of 'The Social Network,' 'Moneyball,' 'A Few Good Men,' & 'The West Wing'
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Tika Sumpter

  • Actor; Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Sugaberry; Podcaster: 'The Suga' on Celebrating Motherhood & Sisterhood
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Lee Sung Jin

  • Emmy Award-Nominated Writer, Director, Producer, and Creator of Netflix's 'BEEF'
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Chrissy Teigen

  • Television Personality, NYT #1 Bestselling Author, Founder of Cravings Food & Lifestyle Brand
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Jeanine Tesori

  • Tony-Winning Composer of Musical Theatre, 2x Pulitzer Finalist, Founding Artistic Director of New York City Center's 'Encores! Off Center' Series, Yale University Lecturer
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Robin Thede

  • Comedian, Writer, Producer, Actor, and Emmy-Nominated Creator of 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'
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Shaun Tomson

  • World Champion Surfer, Bestselling Author, and #1 Speaker on The Code for Purpose
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Adriana Trigiani

  • NYT Bestselling Author of 20 Books, Filmmaker, and Host of 'Adriana Ink' (1.4M Viewiers)
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Alie Ward

  • Science Communcator, 'Ologies Podcast'; Correspondent, CBS's 'Innovation Nation'
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Abigail Wen

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

  • Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Producer
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Alan Yang

  • Emmy-winning Writer and Executive Producer, Advocate for Asian American and Immigrant Communities
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Eugene Lee Yang

  • Viral Digital Content Creator, Member of Buzzfeed's 'The Try Guys', and New York Times Bestselling Co-Author of 'The Hidden Power of F*cking Up'
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Ramy Youssef

  • Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Producer, Director, and Creator of the Golden Globe and Peabody Award-Winning TV Series 'Ramy'
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Ziwe

  • Acclaimed Comedian, Actress, Author, and One of TIME's 100 Next Gen Leaders

David Barrett

  • Emmy-Winning Composer and Producer Known for the Iconic Song 'One Shining Moment'

James Brown

  • Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster and CBS News Special Correspondent, Ordained Minister, and Author

Ken Burns

  • Iconic, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

Rabia Chaudry

  • NYT Bestselling Author of 'Adnan's Story', Acclaimed Attorney, and Host of 'Undisclosed' Podcast

Justin Dillon

  • Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Author; CEO & Founder, FRDM

Lee Eisenberg

  • Writers Guild Award-Winner and Seven-Time Emmy Nominee

Ron Fair

  • Multi Grammy Award-Nominated Producer, Arranger, Recording Engineer, Musical Director, & A&R Executive

Marra B. Gad

  • Award-Winning Author of 'The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl', and Advocate for Mental Health, Racial Equity, and Adopted Children and Families

Michael R. Jackson

  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright of Hit Broadway Musical, 'A Strange Loop'

Mike Jackson

  • Emmy® and Tony® Award-Winning Film, Theater, and Television Producer

Leah Keith

  • TV/Movie Writer & Producer; Founder and CEO, Li'l Girl Productions

Eric Kuhn

  • Tony-Winning Producer, Social Media Virtuoso, Media Innovator, and Entrepreneur

Attica Locke

  • NYT Bestselling Author of 'Blackwater Rising' and More, Screenwriter, and Executive Producer of Netflix Blockbuster 'From Scratch'

Reena Ninan

  • Television Journalist

Giuliana Rancic

  • TV Personality and Entertainment Journalist, Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Going Off Script', and Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

Yogi Roth

  • Coach, Sports Analyst, Bestselling Author, Podcaster, and Filmmaker

Chad Sanders

  • Creator, Screenwriter, Author, and Entrepreneur

William Shatner

  • Iconic Award-Winning Actor

Tiffany Shlain

  • Founder of The Webby Awards, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Best-Selling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Lauren Simmons

  • Youngest-Ever Full Time Trader for the New York Stock Exchange, Podcast Host, Women and Youth Personal Finance Expert, and Author

Judy Smith

  • Crisis Strategist and Communications Advisor

Nancy Spielberg

  • Accomplished Producer, Businesswoman, Fundraiser & Philanthropist

Bob 'Sully' Sullivan

  • Negotiation Expert

Tiffani Thiessen

  • Famed Actress, Author, and Host of 'Dinner at Tiffani's' and 'Deliciousness'

Michael Uslan

  • Originator & Executive Producer of all Batman Movies

Aaron Wolf

  • Award-Winning Actor & Director

Amy Ziering

  • Oscar-nominated & Two-Time Emmy-winning Investigative Filmmaker, Activist, and Changemaker