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Jeffrey Beeson is the founder of Ensemble Enabler, and the author of Network Leadership.

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Monica Karunakaran

Monica Karunakaran, PhD, is a Product Manager at Big Think+, dedicated to creating engaging and effective learning experiences. With a foundation in designing and studying educational strategies, she thrives on balancing creativity, strategy, and user needs to develop products that drive meaningful impact.

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Charlotte Sharpe

Charlotte Sharpe, PhD, is the Managing Director of Research and Innovation at Big Think+. With a career built on understanding learning through research and design, Charlotte specializes in uncovering insights that drive engaging, high-impact learning experiences

Willonius Hatcher

Willonius “King Willonius” Hatcher is a modern Renaissance man whose work at the intersection of comedy, technology, and cultural storytelling has positioned him as one of the most exciting creators[…]

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Dhar Mann is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, and the founder of Dhar Mann Studios, known for creating viral videos that share powerful life lessons. With over 70 million followers and 60[…]

Danny Kenny is a Senior Principal Consultant and Facilitator at InspireCorps. With a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from the University of Technology Sydney, he specializes in organizational and culture development, leadership[…]

David Kipping is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University and the founding director of the Cool Worlds Laboratory, where he leads groundbreaking research on exoplanets, exomoons, and the[…]

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Faisal Hoque is the founder of innovation and technology company Shadoka and the bestselling author of Reinvent, Lift, Everything Connects, and Transcend.

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Gabriel Mckee is a librarian for collections and services at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. He is a coeditor of Theology and[…]

Madeline Mann is an HR & Recruiting leader, author of Reverse the Search, and creator of the career coaching network Self Made Millennial.

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Gary Rivlin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune, and Wired, and his books include AI Valley, Saving Main Street, and Katrina: After the Flood.

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Jenny Wood is a former Google executive. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes.

Andrew Bustamante

Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer and decorated US Air Force combat veteran. In 2017, he founded EverydaySpy.com, the first digital platform teaching real-world intelligence techniques to[…]

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Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic. Prior to that, she was The Atlantic’s Global editor. She has also written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles[…]

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Lucy Handley is a freelance business and lifestyle journalist. She is a regular contributor to CNBC and has written for The Guardian, Time, National Geographic, and more. She has also ghostwritten[…]

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Nikolay Kukushkin

Nikolay Kukushkin is a clinical associate professor of life science at Liberal Studies and a research fellow at the Center for Neural Science, NYU. He holds a doctorate in biochemistry[…]

Ben Horowitz is a founding partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of the best-selling book, "The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”

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Jacqueline Carter

Jacqueline Carter is an international partner at mindfulness training consultancy Potential Project, and the co-author of More Human, The Mind of the Leader, and Compassionate Leadership.

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Ness Labs, where her weekly newsletter is read by more than 100,000 curious minds. Her research[…]

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Atsuko Okatsuka

Atsuko Okatsuka is an Asian-American comedian, writer, and performer known for her energetic stage presence and bold humor.

Alua Arthur is a respected death doula and the founder of Going With Grace, an organization dedicated to death doula training and end-of-life planning.

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Lucy Tobin is a graduate of Oxford University, an award-winning business journalist, and the author of eight books, including Entrepreneur and The Book of Jobs.

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Jono Hey, PhD, is the author and illustrator of Big Ideas Little Pictures and the creator of Sketchplanations.

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Sabina Nawaz is an elite executive coach and the author of You’re the Boss.

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Gracie Gold is an American figure skater, Olympian, and mental health advocate.

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Nabeel S. Qureshi

Nabeel S. Qureshi is a Visiting Scholar at the Mercatus Center. He is a technologist, software engineer, and writer, currently focused on developing an optimistic vision for AI, supported by[…]

Katia Vlachos is a reinvention coach and the author of Uncaged: A Good Girl's Journey to Reinvention.

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Michael Erard is a linguist and author who writes about language, languages, and the people who use and study them. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Science, The New York[…]

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JoAnn Garbin is a sustainability and technology entrepreneur, former Director of Innovation in Microsoft’s cloud business, founder of Regenerous Labs, and co-author of The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft.

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Dean Carignan leads AI innovations within Microsoft Research and the Office of the Chief Scientist. He is the co-author of The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft.