Entrepreneurship

<p>A true American success story, Damon Dunn shares his inspiring program on transformation, resilience, leadership, and how to turn failure into opportunity. </p><p>Born in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old single mother, Damon Dunn grew up in dire poverty, living in a three-bedroom trailer with ten people. Damon grew up hunting and fishing as means to provide food and wore Salvation Army clothes. Quickly learning the value of hard work, he earned a full football scholarship to Stanford, then went on to play in the NFL.

<p>Sharing invaluable insights on service and leadership from his extensive career in the restaurant industry, Will Guidara helps audiences transform ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences—for ourselves, the people we work with, and the people we serve.</p><p>Will Guidara is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership received four stars from the <em>New York Times</em>, three Michelin stars, and was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2017.

<p>Drawing from his groundbreaking behavioral science research, David Allison helps the world’s biggest brands understand and connect with their teams' and customers’ human values—positioning them for growth and success in today’s quickly-changing landscape.</p><p>Regarded as the world’s foremost human values expert, David Allison is focused on changing how we understand ourselves, the people around us, and those we hope to engage with in our work.

<p>A social media star known as “The Moody Foody,” Toni Chapman loves traveling and sharing her culinary secrets and experiences with audiences. </p><p>Toni Chapman draws her inspirations for recipes from her Afro-Latina heritage and homestyle foods she grew up with. When she’s not in the kitchen, Toni loves to travel and experience new cultures.

<p>Sharing her journey from Venezuelan immigrant to U.S. national news anchor, Mariana Atencio is on a mission to help people supercharge their careers, their workplace cultures, and their happiness by embracing the power of authenticity.</p><p>Coming to America from Venezuela as a young girl, Mariana Atencio felt self-conscious about being different. She recounted her struggles to fit in and adapt to her new life in a TEDx talk that captured the hearts of over 24 million viewers—making it one of the top 10 most viewed TEDx talks of all time.

<p>One of Silicon Valley’s most renowned thought leaders, Linda Yates leverages the secrets of venture-driven startups to help organizations build their own successful growth engines at rapid pace.</p><p>The ground beneath global businesses is shifting more rapidly than ever before. A startling revelation from the World Economic Forum paints a vivid picture: 40% of CEOs fear their companies won't withstand the next decade without transformative change.

<p>An award-winning Latina entrepreneur who went from living in an orphanage to creating a wildly successful salsa company she sold to Campbell’s Soup for 231M, Magie Cook inspires audiences around the world to face their biggest obstacles and reach their greatest potential.</p><p>Magie Cook grew up in Mexico, living in an orphanage with 68 other children. As a child, she taught herself how to play basketball and ultimately immigrated to the US on a basketball scholarship at the University of Charleston.

<p>The youngest woman and the only South Asian-American ever to earn the title of Master Sommelier, Alpana Singh shares stories and insights from her trailblazing career.</p><p>From her humble beginnings as the daughter of Fijian-Indian immigrant parents to becoming a Master Sommelier, restauranteur, and host of a multi-Emmy Award-winning TV show, Alpana Singh has had an extraordinary career. Born and raised in Monterey, California, Alpana’s strong work ethic and ease with people of all ages stemmed from a youth spent working in her family’s ethnic grocery store.

<p>Sharing insights from her incredible career, Kerri Walsh Jennings inspires audiences to unlock their potential and conquer any challenges standing in their way. </p><p>Kerri Walsh Jennings is a 5 time Olympian, 3 time Olympic gold medalist, 1 time bronze medalist in beach volleyball. She was a 4 time 1st Team All-American at Stanford University where her teams won 2 National Championships (‘96, ‘97) and finished runner-up in ‘99.

<p>Drawing from her incredible life-affirming story of resilience, Maja Kazazic shows organizations and individuals how to harness the power of empathy to turn loss into growth and surpass their greatest expectations. </p><p>When she was 16 years old, Maja Kazazic's life changed forever. In the summer of 1993, two years into the Bosnian War—a genocide that killed 250,000 people and injured millions—a rocket-propelled grenade exploded in her courtyard destroying her home and killing five of her friends. Her legs were shattered in the blast.