Pass the Mic
Ritu Bhasin
Leaving behind the corporate world, Bhasin in 2010 launched bhasin consulting inc., a diversity- and inclusion-focused firm. Her first book, The Authenticity Principle: Resist Conformity, Embrace Differences, and Transform How You Live, Work, and Lead, was released in 2017.
Carla Harris
Her 30-year career has provided Harris experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and health-care sectors. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Harris to chair the National Women’s Business Council.
Karamo Brown
Brown can be seen on the Emmy-nominated Netflix reboot of “Queer Eye,” where he serves as culture expert and “makes over” the hearts and minds of the “culturally challenged.” He has worked as an on-air host and producer for Oprah Winfrey Network and as a contributor on NBC’s “Access Hollywood Live.”
Elise Roy
An inclusive design strategist, lawyer, activist, and human-rights advocate, Roy helps organizations analyze problems from the vantage point of people with disabilities. Deaf since the age of 10, Roy believes that when businesses design for extremes they come up with better solutions than when they design for the norm.
Cam Kashani
Considered the “godmother” of Los Angeles’ Silicon Beach startup community, Kashani co-founded COACCEL, a three-month innovative coaching program that humanizes business by incorporating mindfulness.
Jodi Bondi Norgaard
Norgaard previously founded a company that broke gender stereotypes in the toy industry. (Her Go! Go! Sports Girls brand was acquired by Jazwares toy company in 2016.) She now specializes in marketing and launching new products.
Linal Harris
A former Fortune 500 executive, Harris hosts the “Inspirational Perspective” radio show. He challenges his audiences and coaching clients to “murder mediocrity” and live their best lives possible.
Pragya Agarwal
Agarwal, a Forbes magazine contributor, works with organizations and individuals to help them think outside the box and make mental health and equality a priority.
Amy Blankson
TechWell collaborates with innovators, thought leaders, coaches, and educators to balance well-being and productivity in the technological age. Blankson is also the bestselling author of The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era.
Lisa Wang
SheWorx is a global collective of female entrepreneurs who are redefining leadership. A U.S. champion gymnast turned “serial entrepreneur,” Wang hosts the podcast “Enoughness.”
Vernā Myers
A Harvard-trained lawyer and veteran culture expert, Myers is the author of “Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing.”
Whitney Johnson
Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework she codifies in her books “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work” and “Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead them Up the Learning Curve.” She’s a frequent contributor to the “Harvard Business Review.”