Les Brown

Topics: overcoming adversity, personal development, leadership, communication skills

Bio: helps Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, nonprofits, and community leaders from all sectors of society expand opportunity; has studied the science of achievement for three decades; Master Trainer; recognized by the National Speakers Association and Toastmasters; won a Chicago-area Emmy for his fundraising pledge drive for the Public Broadcasting System

Podcast: Les Brown Greatness Radio

Top-selling book: You’ve Got To Be Hungry: The Greatness Within to Win

Daymond John

UNITE 2024 SPEAKER

Topics: nailing pitches, scaling businesses, strategies for financial success in business, negotiating

Bio: self-made millionaire, businessman, investor, TV personality known for his appearance on the reality TV series Shark Tank, founder of FUBU and The Shark Group; serves on the Board of Overseers of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that empowers people in low-income areas to become entrepreneurs

Podcast: That Moment

Top-selling book: The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage

Jamie Kern Lima

Topics: inspiring and elevating women, business success

Bio: self-made entrepreneur, champion of women, philanthropist, cofounder of IT Cosmetics, formerly L’Oreal’s first female CEO, named among the richest self-made women in the U.S., active investor in more than 15 companies

Podcast: The Jamie Kern Lima Show

Top-selling book: Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life

Ed Mylett

Topics: success, happiness, prosperity, unleashing potential, growing business

Bio: one of the fastest-growing business personalities in the history of social media, a top business leader and peak performance expert in the world, hosts the No. 1-rated business podcast and an online series
Podcast: The Ed Mylett Show

Top-selling book: The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success

John C. Maxwell

Topics: levels of leadership, achieving success,
personal growth, teamwork

Bio: coach and leader who sold over 34 million books; founder of Maxwell Leadership® — a leadership development organization that has trained tens of millions of leaders in every nation; recognized as the No. 1 leader in business and as the world’s most influential leadership expert, influencing individuals and organizations worldwide, from Fortune 500 CEOs and national leaders to entrepreneurs and future leaders

Podcast: Maxwell Leadership Podcast

Top-selling book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Lewis Howes

Topics: the greatness mindset and journey

Bio: business coach, lifestyle entrepreneur, named one of 5 Internet Gurus That Can Make You Rich, recognized by The White House as a top 100 entrepreneur in the U.S. under 30, All-American in football and decathlon who broke a world record, currently on the USA Men’s National Handball Team

Podcast: The School of Greatness

Top-selling book: The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today

Paul Polman

Topics: leadership, innovation, philanthropy, sustainability, equality

Bio: business leader; campaigner; UN Global Compact leader; ambassador for the Race to Zero; former CEO of Unilever, which consistently ranked first in the world for sustainability; helped develop the UN Sustainable Development Goals and works across a range of organizations to deliver them

Top-selling book: Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
(co-author Andrew Winston)

Guy Kawasaki

Topics: innovation, enchantment, social media, evangelism, entrepreneurship

Bio: Silicon Valley venture capitalist, marketing specialist, chief evangelist of Canva; credited for popularizing the concept of a marketing evangelist in the 1980s when he famously evangelized the Apple Macintosh to developers; executive fellow at University of California, Berkeley; board member on the Peninsula Humane Society nonprofit

Podcast: Remarkable People

Top-selling book: The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

Jocko Willink

Topics: military strategy, leadership, management, success

Bio: retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer whose task unit became the most highly decorated Special Operations unit of the Iraq War; recipient of the Silver and Bronze stars; leadership instructor; entrepreneur; co-founded Echelon Front, a leadership consulting company that applies leadership principles from the battlefield to help others lead and win

Podcast: Jocko Podcast

Top-selling book: Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (co-author Leif Babin)

Robin Sharma

Topics: business, entrepreneurship, future of work, leading without a title, workplace innovation

Bio: globally respected humanitarian helping people realize their potential for over 25 years; widely considered a top leadership and personal mastery expert; clients include rock stars, royalty, billionaires, and celebrity CEOs; among the most widely read authors in the world; philanthropist with a foundation for underprivileged children

Podcast: The Daily Mastery Podcast

Top-selling book: The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.