TransTech Social Enterprises is an incubator for LGBTQ talent with a focus on economically empowering transgender people.

Best known for her young adult novel Juliet Takes a Breath and writing Marvel’s new comic “America,” Rivera — who describes herself as a “Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer”  —  is also an activist and youth mentor.  America Chavez is Marvel’s first Latina lesbian character.

Jiang said he decided to face his lifelong fear of rejection when he realized that fear was holding him back from living a fuller life. Rejection Therapy started as a card game designed by a Canadian entrepreneur and was later  acquired by Jiang and is home to his blog and products and services aimed at helping people become fearless.

During her time as ABA president, Brown was responsible for several diversity initiatives. She has been commended for her efforts to increase diversity and inclusion and is an acclaimed speaker and educator on the subject. Brown has been honored by U.S. News as one of the Best Lawyers in America.

A communications and marketing expert, Hou is the winner of multiple awards, including the PR News Platinum Awards and a Forrester Groundswell Award. Hou advises major organizations including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Oracle Marketing Cloud on how to build a unique marketing strategy. She also teaches graduate students at Columbia University and the City College of New York.

Managing principal of the Bellows Law Group, Bellows has spoken and written extensively about the pervasiveness of human trafficking in the United States and abroad. As an advocate for the professional advancement of women in the workplace, she also speaks about the ways in which personal power can help people succeed.

McWhorter heads YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, an organization dedicated to empowering marginalized communities. She’s a former partner at Crowe Horwath, one of the largest public accounting consulting and technology firms in the U.S. McWhorter’s passion for civic duty and her business background have made her an ideal leader of a 140-year-old institution as it transitions to a market-driven, sustainable business model for the 21st century.

Brennan heads Female Factor, a consulting firm that helps companies market and sell to women. She’s also the author of the best-selling book Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World’s Most Powerful Consumers. As one of the world’s foremost experts on female consumers, Brennan is a frequent guest lecturer at business schools and major companies around the world.

Director of research and cofounder of the Perception Institute, Godsil regularly conducts workshops on the role of implicit bias, racial anxiety, and stereotype threat in key fields, such as education, criminal justice, and health care.

Yohn is a go-to expert on brand leadership for national media outlets, an in-demand speaker and consultant, and a writer.

Smith is the founder and president of the Equality Institute, which allows businesses to serve their LGBTQ customers and colleagues more effectively through unconscious-bias training.

An inspirational work/life expert and entrepreneur, Ettus aims to motivate women to achieve their greatest potential. She is the best-selling author of five books including The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction and makes frequent TV appearances.