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Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1969. The daughter of a political opponent of the Somali dictatorship, Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up in exile, moving from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia then Kenya.
As a young child, she was subjected to female genital mutilation. As she grew up, she embraced Islam and strove to live as a devout Muslim. But she began to question aspects of her faith. One day, while listening to a sermon on the many ways women should be obedient to their husbands, she couldn’t resist asking, “Must our husbands obey us too?”
Sally’s latest book debuted on the best-sellers list. She is a frequent spotlight in major media including the Today Show and New York Times. A leading ad executive, she teaches us how to communicate and captivate in a world with a 9-second attention span. Prepare to be wowed.d.
orbes Magazine recently named him one of “Hollywood’s Most Influential Celebrities.” USA Today chose him as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People of the Past 25 Years.” Hailed as a “hip-hop pioneer” for his groundbreaking vision, Russell Simmons is a cultural vanguard that has impacted music, television, film, fashion, finance, jewelry and philanthropy for nearly three decades.
Nancy G. Brinker is regarded as the leader of the global breast cancer movement. Her journey began with a simple promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything possible to end the shame, pain, fear and hopelessness caused by this disease. In one generation, the organization that bears Susan’s name has changed the world.
Susan Cain is the co-founder of Quiet Revolution and the author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been translated into 40 languages, has appeared on many “Best of” lists, and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast Company magazine, which also named Cain one of its Most Creative People in Business. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 12 million times, and was named by Bill Gates one of his all-time favorite talks.
On April 5, less than a month after deployed to Iraq, J.R. was severely injured in a Humvee land-mine incident that burned over 40% of his body, left him in recovery for 34 months and subjected him to 33 different surgeries including extensive skin grafts and cosmetic surgery. During his time in recovery, J.R. visited with other burn patients to share their experiences and realized the powerful impact those conversations had on himself and his peers as well as the potential to help others. Today, J.R. has become a highly-sought motivational speaker, devoting himself to spreading his message of resilience and optimism to audiences everywhere.
World-famous for his discovery of the Titanic and the Bismark, Robert Ballard is the man who made some of the most startling undersea discoveries. Ballard leads audiences on a journey to plumb some of history’s greatest mysteries. His adventurous spirit is matched by a practical and hugely successful approach to goal setting, team building and execution.
Called the “apostle of appreciation” by the Globe and Mail and “creative and refreshing” by the New York Times, Chester Elton is one of the most influential voices on global workplace trends. He is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Carrot Principle, The Orange Revolution, and five other leadership books that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
Publications from Fast Company to the Harvard Business Review have called it one of the most remarkable examples of organizational transformation: Mike Abrashoff took command of the worst-performing Navy ship in the Pacific Fleet and made it #1 in twelve months – using the very same crew. In many ways, the ship was actually an extreme example of the same problems facing many organizations today.
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