author. speaker. motivator.
Affectionately known as "America's #1 Success Coach," Jack Canfield is the originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and a leading authority in the areas of self-esteem, achievement motivation, and peak performance. www.jackcanfield.com
political powerhouse. media mogul. author.
Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post and the author of twelve books. www.huffingtonpost.com
author. speaker. linchpin.
Seth Godin is a prominent author, blogger and speaker. www.squidoo.com/linchpin
yogi. philanthropist. dynamic teacher.
Krishna Kaur is the founder of YOGA for Youth, a program that takes yoga, meditation, and stimulating discussions on the philosophy of yoga to urban youth. www.yogaforyouth.org
producer. philanthropist. tv legend.
Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film. He is also a political and social activist and philanthropist. www.normanlear.com
race car driver. activist. carbon free girl.
Leilani Münter is a professional race car driver and an environmental activist who uses her voice in the number one spectator sport in America as a catalyst for change. www.leilanimunter.com
Freedom Fighter. Philanthropist. Game Changer.
By going undercover to meet slaves and slaveholders, Kevin Bales exposed modern slavery’s penetration into the global economy. He co-founded Free the Slaves, which has helped to liberate thousands of slaves. www.freetheslaves.net
mom. TED-talker. no-bullsh**er.
Sophie Chiche, founder of lifebyme.com, is the single mom of an amazing 16-year-old, Leah, and wicked step-mom of 22-year-old, Sarah. They all live in LA. You can find them boxing, cooking, collaging, hosting brunches, laughing their head off or bickering over who’s washing and who’s drying the dishes.
Writer. Entrepreneur. Daily Lover.
Entrepreneur and writer Mastin Kipp founded TheDailyLove.com, which merges pop culture with inspiration, and co-founded The Love Yourself Company, an apparel company that has started a global self-esteem movement. www.TheDailyLove.com
singer. musician. crier.
Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. www.lizphair.com
archbishop. author. peaceful leader.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is Chairman of The Elders, a group of world leaders who address some of the world's most pressing problems. He works energetically for human-rights and in his ministry. www.tutu.org
author. ceo. humanitarian.
Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a group dedicated to helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. www.womenforwomen.org
speaker. psychotherapist. life embracer.
Despite his physical challenges, Sean Stephenson has taken a stand for a quality of life that has inspired millions of people around the world. He’s a professional speaker, psychotherapist, and author. www.timetostand.com
yogi. meditator. teacher.
Kia Miller teaches Yoga at Yoga Works in Los Angeles, leads teacher trainings, and runs retreats and workshops on meditation, chakras, pranayam, and mantras, and other practices. www.kiamiller.com
creator. writer. idea geek.
Simon Mainwaring is an ex-Nike/Wieden creative, former Worldwide Creative Director at Motorola/Ogilvy, branding/advertising writer, author/speaker/blogger, Australian, idea geek. www.simonmainwaring.com
Strategist. Writer. Life Coach.
Shannon Bindler is a style editor, life coach, and the co-founder of Get Up Girl, an empowerment company that inspires women to shine. www.getupgirl.com
Designer. Art Director. Passionate Creator.
Grammy-nominated art director/designer/photographer Mathieu Bitton has designed over 450 CDs and movie posters. He’s a renowned collector of and authority on black films and their soundtracks. www.candytangerine.com
Agent. Producer. Photography Enthusiast.
Opus Reps founder and agent-producer Jorge Perez travels the world producing photo shoots with great photographers and celebrities. He's also very involved with Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles. www.opusreps.com
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Davy Rothbart
publisher. contributor. FOUNDer
Davy Rothbart, creator of Found Magazine, is an author, frequent contributor to the radio program This American Life, and the subject of a documentary released in 2011. www.foundmagazine.com
I have a strong curiosity about the people I share the world with. And I like connecting people who wouldn’t ordinarily connect. One of the ways I play with this is through Found Magazine, an online collection of notes and things people have found on the ground, in the street, on the sidewalk, on the floor of a city bus or subway.
People find very personal, raw, and intimate notes and send them to me from all around the world. Reading these notes is a window into a deep and personal aspect of people, allowing us to really get to know strangers. We don’t know who they are, but we get to know them in a powerful way through the love letters, to-do lists, and journal entries they write and lose. They express themselves unselfconsciously – there’s often something beautiful and moving about the found notes. Some are heartbreaking. Some are hilarious. I feel I’m crossing paths with people in a powerful and intense way as I get a sense of what they’re going through.
I think it’s natural to be curious about what other people’s experiences of being human are like. Sometimes, when I pick up the Found Magazine mail, I go through it and laugh. Other times, I sit there laughing at myself, recognizing the same kind of pitiful note I myself have written a hundred times. Sometimes, I find myself crying, reading a note that’s particularly heartbreaking or full of longing. For the past nine years, these peeks into other people’s lives have brought me great meaning.
I also make documentary films. Right now I’m in southern Indiana making a documentary about a high school basketball team in this small, struggling town. What I love about making documentaries is the chance to meet people, to be in their homes, to see where they work, and to ask them what I want to know. It’s kind of like doing Found Magazine, but instead of being introduced to a stranger through a note they wrote and lost, the person is sitting right in front of me.
I’m always noticing the similarities between people, how alike everyone’s experiences are, whether they’re in a small town in Indiana or writing a note that’s found in a prison yard or in a fancy bank in Connecticut. What’s on people’s minds – love and loss and all those emotions – is noticeably universal.
- Davy Rothbart
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lifestyle and relationship expert. author. coffey talker.
As a lifestyle and relationship expert, Lissa Coffey combines her two passions – spirituality and media. She writes bestselling books and articles that inspire, educate, and entertain. www.coffeytalk.com
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producer. creator. storyteller.
Film producer Harold Linde creates stories for our culture about living in harmony with the planet. www.freetheslaves.net
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author. poet. aritistic guide.
Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than 30 years. A bestselling novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television. www.theartistsway.com
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author. musician. shaman.
Don Jose Ruiz dedicates his life to combining and sharing new insights and ancient Toltec wisdom. He teaches and lectures around the world. www.miguelruiz.com
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Rapper. Screenwriter. Devotee.
Georgia Gwynne-Gruber was a rapper/singer in the rock band Weapons before arriving in Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting. Her science fiction trilogy Darklight is presently in development.
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Over the past seven years, this service project has taught the basics of Spiritual Psychology to over 1,400 inmates at the Valley State Prison for Women. www.freedomtochoose.net
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life coach. physician. light source.
Author and life coach Sarah Seidelmann, MD, is a Board-Certified physician who left her practice to live out her destiny. In her work, she loves to ask, “How good are you willing to let it get?” http://whatthewalrusknows.com
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life coach. inner strength accessor. northern star.
Using his coaching and corporate background, North Star Coaching founder and president Jason Weberman helps clients access their own inner strengths to take powerful steps towards being effective leaders. www.northstarcoaching.com
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