Speakers from North Carolina

Bestselling Author, Senior Fellow at Duke University, Entrepreneur

Executive Coach, Speaker & Trainer

Chef, TV Host & Restaurateur Known for Chef & the Farmer & Lenoir; Host of PBS' "A Chef's Life" & "Somewhere South"; Author, "Deep Run Roots"

Social Entrepreneur; Growth Mindset & Women's Empowerment Speaker; Chief Creative Officer at Mic Drop Workshop; Founder of Headbands of Hope; Bestselling Author of "Chasing the Bright Side" & "Create Your Bright Ideas"

Technology & Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Record Executive, DJ & Rapper

Retired Professional Soccer Forward; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Founding Member of the Women's United Soccer Association

Sociolinguist & Professor of English at Elon University; Trans Rights Activist

Leadership Training Innovator

Bestselling Author, Psychologist & TEDx Presenter; Motivational Speaker on Apology Languages & The Five Love Languages

Creator of the Fat Girl Dancing YouTube Series; Star of "My Big Fat Fabulous Life;" Fat Acceptance Movement Activist

Former NFL Player, Farmer & Founder of First Fruits Farm

Former President of IBM & CEO of Red Hat

Artist , Fashion Designer & Professor; Contestant on Season 12 of "Project Runway"

Change, Leadership & Life Balance Expert, Clinical Psychologist, Best-Selling Author of "The Ring in the Rubble"

Pastor, Counselor & Author of "The 5 Love Languages" Series; Authority on Love & Human Relationships

Award-Winning Leadership & Transformation Speaker; Business Author; President of High Point University

Former NASCAR Race Car Driver

Former Captain of the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team; Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist; Assistant Coach of Duke Women's Soccer Team