In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

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Abhi Golhar

Startup Founder & Investor

Abhi Golhar is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and former 3x nationally syndicated radio show host on the Wall Street Business Radio Network, and media figure, whose experience encompasses print, podcasting, radio, and television appearances. As a much-sought-after voice in entrepreneurship, Abhi has written for a variety of publications including Forbes, Inc., and Huffington Post. With a passion for entrepreneurship and reforming healthcare education, Abhi has grown 7 startups with the most recent being NPHub. This startup launched in Q1 2017 and is dedicated to transforming nurse practitioner student education; NPHub serves 1,500+ nurse practitioner students with yearly revenues exceeding $4M with no venture, angel, or equity/debt investment.

Caroline Maguire,

Founder of a revolutionary Social Emotional Learning methodology

Caroline Maguire, M. Ed., is the founder of a revolutionary Social Emotional Learning methodology that breaks down the complexity of human connection into easy, actionable steps. A seasoned social skills coach and author, Ms. Maguire is a leading expert on what it takes to move from loneliness to chit chat to creating lasting relationships. She holds a Master’s in Education with a concentration in SEL training and is the author of Why Will No One Play with Me?, the winner of 3 awards including the Best Parenting and Family Book 2020 as awarded by American Book Fest. After several years as a highly respected social skills clinician at the Hallowell Center, Ms. Maguire formed her own private practice and founded ADHD Coach Academy’s training curriculum, The Fundamentals of ADHD Coaching for Families.

Eli Joseph

Author and Educator

Dr. Eli Joseph serves as a faculty member at Columbia University and New York University. He is also a partner at ExamOne, Quest Diagnostics. Dr. Joseph's work has appeared in Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Blavity, The Enterprisers Project, The Harvard Business Review, and many other publications. Dr. Eli Joseph is also the author of The Perfect Rejection Resume: A Reader’s Guide to Building a Career Through Failure. He serves as a member of TED, For(bes) The Culture and the Grammy Recording Academy. In 2019, Dr. Joseph completed his Doctorate degree in Business Administration from Felician University, becoming the first-ever graduate to complete the curriculum at the age of 24.

Gail Kasper

TV Host/Author/Speaker

From humbling beginnings to working with Top 100 and multi-billion dollar companies, Gail Kasper’s systems have reached millions of people whether through a speaking or corporate event or a national television appearance where she has been called on time and time again to share her personal experiences and thought-provoking processes on a universal level. A semi-finalist to be on The Apprentice and tested to be in the top 5% with regard to her IQ, today Gail is an author, thought-leader on, television host, producer, Ms. Continental America 2009, and creator of SAD-T™ (Systematic Attitude Development-Technique™), a technique she utilized to get logical and take steps in her life, versus face the trap of immobilization and being stuck. Her new book Sell Like A Cockatoo is a groundbreaking guide to mastering the new way to sell in a rapidly evolving world.

Givanne Nelson

Programmer and tech entrepreneur

Givanne Nelson is a professional programmer and tech entrepreneur focused on teaching his community about the benefits of embracing Web3 and Metaverse technology”

Henna Pryor

Executive Coach and Facilitator

Henna Pryor, PCC is an award-winning Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and Facilitator, and Workplace Performance Expert. Her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change,” an honor she wears proudly. Following an illustrious 14 year professional staffing career as an industry leader, she has been invited to speak to a variety of global organizations including Google, Workday, US Bank, Johnson & Johnson, FIS Global, and more. She has also been featured in articles for media including Forbes, Real Simple, Fast Company, and more. Henna founded her company, Pryority Group, to realize a vision that transformational speaking, coaching, and performance growth workshops shouldn't be limited to the C-Suite, and because she believes the key to most people's success is leaning into awkwardness a little more and worrying about stinking a little less. (She might just have you do both.) Her first book - Awkward & Upward! - comes out in 2023.

Jeremy Malecha

CEO of Biocanic + Healthcare

Jeremy Malecha is CEO and co-founder of Biocanic with over 20 years of healthcare and software related experience. Prior to Biocanic, he was the Vice President of Strategy in ResMed’s Software Business. Across his 10+ year career at ResMed he also held senior leadership roles overseeing global product management over the product portfolio and was the lead person behind the conceptualization and launch of the ResMed digital health ecosystem. Today, Jeremy is a catalyst for building a new integrative medicine marketplace rooted in the power of health intelligence and consumer advocacy so society can take back control of their health and wellness in a post pandemic world. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in addition to multiple patents in signal processing for medical applications.

Kristin Myers

Editor in Chief, The Balance

Kristin Myers is an award-winning journalist, producer, and Editor-in-Chief of The Balance. Before joining The Balance, Kristin was a senior writer at Yahoo Finance and anchor of Yahoo Finance Live. She hosted Yahoo Finance Live daily, and was one of the creators and hosts of “A Time for Change,” a weekly program that explores race, diversity, and inclusion in the world of business, finance, and politics. Earlier in her career, Kristin helped launch Al Jazeera America, where she produced high-profile guest segments and was part of field teams for special coverage, including the riots in Ferguson, and the funeral of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. She has also worked with other news organizations including Bloomberg News, MSNBC, and others, in the U.S. and abroad. As the Editor-in-Chief of The Balance, Kristin plays a key role in leading and shaping the publication's high-quality service journalism for The Balance's millions of readers.

LaVerne Adams

Chief Executive Coach,PCC

Dr. LaVerne Adams is passionate about helping others to improve the quality of their lives and has spent a lifetime serving others as a Community Leader, Executive Director, Pastor, and Professor is currently the Chief Executive Coach of Total Life Consultancy LLC, that serves leaders in Fortune 100 companies to maximize their personal and professional potential and is recognized by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach ( ICF PCC). Dr. LaVerne is a Les Brown trained keynote speaker and has traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad, including Africa, India, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Philippines, inspiring thousands with her empowering message of hope for a better life, a better community, and a better world. For more information about Dr. LaVerne, please go to DrLaVerneAdams.com.

Maekyla Massey

Student and Social Activist

Maekyla Massey is a 16-year old student from Long Island. Maekyla is dedicated to public service and the improvement of her community. She is engaging in her interests by participating in several student-led initiatives. Maekyla is the co-chair of the WNET/PBS Group's Youth Collective, a THIRTEEN initiative to amplify the voices of Gen-Z in the building of an ethical world. She is also a student task force member with ERASE Racism Long Island, in which she seeks to achieve equity in both housing and education. She hopes to start a 501(c)(3) organization that encourages high schoolers to seek change through civic engagement. Maekyla devotes her time to helping youth become active in their communities. Her accomplishments have been recognized by the New York State Senate and she was granted the Youth Leadership Recognition award. She wants to attend Columbia University, where she plans on enhancing her understanding of political science.

Monte Williams

Founder and CEO of ALEU

Monte Williams is the Founder and CEO of ALEU | The Leadership Development Company. Their mission is to help professionals lead themselves more effectively so they can add the most value to their companies. Throughout his 15+year career, he has built multiple high-performing teams, mentored countless employees at various levels, and generated millions in revenue. Monte engages and empowers the world’s best leaders to deliver best-in-class experiences through every touchpoint of the customer journey while consistently identifying new ways to create efficiencies at scale in a sustainable way. Monte knows his purpose in life is to add value to the lives of others. During that pursuit, he has been featured in Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, American Express Business Class, CEO Today & many more!

Nichomi Higgins

CEO, Psychotherapist, Professor, Speaker & Author

Author of the Amazon best-seller, Purposeful Perspectives, Nichomi Higgins is a dynamic speaker, leader, and mentor lighting the path to wellness and fulfillment for high-performing women in leadership and entrepreneurial roles around the globe. Featured as a guest expert on the Dr. Phil Show, Nichomi has headlined as a keynote speaker at various conferences and institutions of higher learning, including the prestigious Harvard University. With over 15 years of experience as a sr. corporate leader and licensed psychotherapist, Nichomi Founded SolCentered Life, a holistic wellness company dedicated to helping visionaries actualize boldly fulfilling lives through radical self-compassion and spiritual attunement.

Samantha Skey

Chief Executive Officer of SHE Medi

Samantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer of SHE Media, a lifestyle company reaching over 100 million women each month (comScore Feb, 2022). In addition to the company’s owned and operated brands: SheKnows.com, STYLECASTER, BlogHer and soaps.com, SHE Media operates the largest network of independent publishers in the US. SHE Media was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in March, 2018. Skey launched the SHE Media Collective in 2014 with a focus on supporting under-represented publishers and creators. The Collective now reaches an audience of 70 million+ and contributes over $40MM annually to independent publishers, helping women and minority-lead businesses to scale both their profits and their social impact. Skey serves on the board of directors for The Ad Council, the World Surf League and Acast, the world’s leading independent podcast company. She serves on the advisory boards of Digital Ascendant, SmartyPants Vitamin Company and The Bronx Academy of Letters.

Stela Roznovan

Regional Sales Director

Stela was born in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union and raised on two dollars a day. In 2006, at the age of 13, she and her family migrated to the US. Stela learned English in 30 days and went on to become a classically trained concert pianist and eventually a successful business owner. Today, she runs a multimillion-dollar business in the life insurance industry. She's an accomplished concert pianist, having performed on national and international stages since the age of 7. She is also the host of The Young Entrepreneur Podcast, which focuses on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business ownership. Stela is fluent in three languages, has a black belt in Taekwondo, and is an avid traveler.

Tazin Khan

Information transltor/ Security, Privacy & Ethics

Bangladeshi-American, Tazin Khan, believes everyone deserves to know how to protect themselves online. As a cybersecurity specialist of 10 years with a focus on program compliance, third party risk management, and product mapping for Fortune 500 companies, she has an acute understanding of transforming problems into product solutions and translating product benefits into the customer’s environment. In 2019, Tazin mobilized her community and founded Cyber Collective in an effort to increase awareness of the importance of digital protection. Today, Cyber Collective is recognized by Forbes as “the only women of color owned and operated community-centered research organization that focuses on data ethics, privacy, and cybersecurity research.” Tazin and her team at Cyber Collective are dedicated to ensuring all peoples’ safety and needs are prioritized by the next generation of technology leaders and builders.

Tutti Taygerly

Executive Leadership Coach / Author / Designer

Tutti coaches cofounders and tech leaders to embrace their unique leadership style to achieve professional impact and a sustainable company culture. Previously she was a design leader at design firms, startups, and large companies including Disney and Facebook. Tutti writes for Business Insider, Entrepreneur and Fast Company and her new book Make Space to Lead shows high achievers how to reframe our relationship to work.