Dr. George James, Author and mental health advocate
Dr. George James, Psy.D., LMFT, MBA, is the author of I Give Myself Permission: Take Risks. Be Imperfect. Live Boldly. and the CEO of GeorgeTalks, a consulting and communications firm at the intersection of leadership, relationships, and mental health. With more than two decades of experience, he helps executives, entrepreneurs, educators, and multigenerational families navigate leadership, legacy, and life at home. He has been featured on outlets including NBC’s TODAY, CBS Mornings, CNBC, CNN, and TEDx, and has spoken for organizations such as Best Buy, ADP, Cummins, and Ross Stores.
Sophia Kianni, Founder of the world’s largest youth-led climate nonprofit
Sophia Kianni is an Iranian American social entrepreneur and activist. She studied at Stanford University and is the founder of Climate Cardinals, the world’s largest youth-led climate nonprofit, with 10,000 volunteers in more than 80 countries. The youngest United Nations adviser in U.S. history, she was recently appointed to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Youth Advisory Council. She has amassed more than 300,000 followers across social media platforms, and her work has been profiled by The New York Times, CNN, Vogue, Business Insider, BBC, NPR, ELLE, The Guardian, NBC, and The Washington Post. She has also authored opinion pieces for outlets such as TIME, MTV News, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and Yale Climate Connections.
Alex Sheen, Founder of because I said I would
Alex Sheen is the founder of because I said I would, a social movement and nonprofit dedicated to bettering humanity through promises made and kept. Sparked by the loss of his father, Alex and his organization send “promise cards” to anyone anywhere in the world at no cost. A man who truly honors commitment, he once walked more than 240 miles across the entire state of Ohio in 10 days to fulfill a promise. In just two years, because I said I would has sent over 12.3 million promise cards to more than 153 countries, and the promises written on those cards have made headlines around the world. A five-time TEDx speaker, Alex has seen his charitable work featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, CNN, The Today Show, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, and many other programs.
