Brian Dawkins is on the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 2000s, Hall of Fame Safety, he’s on the Eagles 75th Anniversary Team and the Exclusive NFL Defensive Club. Also the founder of Impact Foundation which aims to help impaired people and promote spiritual, and physical wellness.

Johanna works as a camp counselor, rafting guide, and teaches leadership at Shorecrest High School. Her passion for equity in leadership is what brings her to our stage this year.

Professional speaker, author, curriculum designer, and kindness advocate, Houston Kraft has spoken to over a half million people. He is a co-founder of CharacterStrong, an app made to provide training, and curriculums to create more compassionate cultures in communities.

Former professional soccer player, three time Survivor competitor, and two time cancer survivor, Ethan Zohn founded Grassroot Soccer to help pay for HIV/AIDS research. Currently he is a keynote speaker, and teaches on communication and doing things for social good.

Chief Inspiration Officer of Face Consulting, specialized in culture and performance management Jeremy Rubin has a mission to inspire and equip people to use their unique gifts. He uses humor and personal stories partnered with practical result driven applications in speaking.

Through many diverse experiences and being a professional keynote speaker William Winfield believes that leadership is never about you, but rather creating more leaders! Our pain is the key to unlocking somebody else’s freedom.

With a lifetime of service and sacrifice in the field of education complete with incredible achievements earned, Erin believes that it is our primary role as educators to be a mirror to reflect the beauty and talents that reside within each student.

Candace is a mom of 4 beautiful children and a wife to her amazing husband Bryan. She has modeled for 23 years now walking the runway in NYC, LA, and Miami for top designers like Escada, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton.

A former professional athlete and a current wellness influencer in the Pacific Northwest. He’s been named Washington state's fastest man and represented the USA in the 2000 Olympics.

From growing up in the inner city, being arrested, filing for bankruptcy, and becoming a single father all before he was 30. Rodell has let the school of hard knocks inspire him to inspire others.

Jeremiah is best known for his ability to inspire large crowds but also touch the lives of each individual. He works diligently at bringing a unique flair to his coaching.

John Norlin is Co-Founder of CharacterStrong with Houston Kraft. CharacterStrong is an organization that provides social-emotional learning and character development curricula and trainings for schools internationally.

Chris Singleton is a former minor league professional baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. Over the last four years Chris has travelled the country giving keynote speeches and has presented to 54 organizations in the 2019 calendar year alone.

Laura Handy-Nimick co-founded Life's Handy Work, a non-profit supporting orphaned children in Nepal, and is a full-time middle school teacher of 15 years.

Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.

Jared Smith is currently a freshman at Central Washington University in Ellensburg but was raised in Sumner, WA. His life is based off of 3 concepts: GROW MINDS. HAVE FUN. LOVE PEOPLE.

Sally Rusk comes from the upper left corner of the U.S.A.-Seattle, Washington.  Sally teaches middle school and is in her 19th year and can’t think of anything she’d rather do than help teenagers think about how to be their best self.

Parvati Shallow is a Life & Business Coach, speaker and yoga teacher. As a three-time competitor and one-time champion of CBS’s hit series SURVIVOR, she learned that kindness can coexist with competition.

As an entrepreneur, Jeremiah Captain has gone above and beyond to prove his abilities to lead with grace and integrity. His trailblazing career in the direct consumer marketing field has paved the way for Jeremiah to be the gift he has always dreamt of being.

September 9, 2006. It started as a normal college football game in Neyland Stadium. If anything, the event was an afterthought, dropped into the schedule at the last minute. For Inky Johnson, though, the game changed everything.