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. big dreamer. lady in red.
Sophie Chiche, lifebyme.com founder and curator, enjoys asking deep questions and living a life of meaning. Today she's launching Shape House, an urban sweat lodge, a place to melt away fears and fat. [www.shapehousela.com]
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
privilege
Maya Corinne
legacy architect. earth mama. celebrity stylist.
Maya Corinne teaches conscious creative visionaries how to magnify privilege. Her studio has raised millions, and crafts values-infused giving plans for clients collectively worth more than $14 billion. [www.moon-storm.com]
In 2001, nearing the end of my first pregnancy I weighed 82 pounds because of a condition caused by a hormone released by the baby. So we began learning about the needs of our son. If I didn’t act on an insight I had in the morning, we’d be off to the emergency room that night. It became very clear that our son Mahal was looking out for our family, just like we were. He physically told us to leave Los Angeles, practice yoga, and become vegetarian … or die.
It was the same the next time, when baby Lake lead us to a farm-style diet and an uplifted, like-minded community. Post-partum depression came when I knew a third child wanted to come through and I felt I couldn’t survive it. I secretly prayed to wake up four months pregnant and healthy, and I did! Kai is three now.
Throughout those times, it was learning that kept all of us alive.
Unschoolers don’t have a database showing how things should be done and what is and isn’t feasible – only an experiential understanding that everything is a learning curve. That’s a privilege.
My husband grew up with icons, so his arc of faith – what he believes is possible in finances and accomplishment – is ridiculously awesome. He lives at his creative edge. We all have that privilege, the privilege of finding masters, claiming them as our mentors, and accepting them deeply into our subconscious as vibrant possibilities.
Folks at the top of their creative and financial games, wanting their gifts to spill out in meaningful ways, often experience guilt – they wonder how to make the biggest impact and how to live with privilege.
If we show up in life as if we’re coming to a board-room table with preconceived ideas about what’s valuable and what’s not, we miss the opportunities of competition – partnership with a respected opponent toward a joint goal.
Once people see that healthy communities allow us to be both big and small, part of a grander picture, then being a conscious creative visionary becomes the gravity that pulls them out of their inherited conversations and onto their innate paths of joy and learning.
When we live with the questions of community and share our findings, others jump to join the conversation. Elders, students, and collaborators blend together as our dialogue creates a movement, propelling us through our individual legacies as our initiatives build themselves.
Sustainability returns when we remember that the most valuable community commodity is the well-being of our community landscapes.
– Maya Corinne
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loving sister. compassionate nurse. hopeful survivor.
Nicole Krugh is a devoted wife, mother, sister and nurse. She is the founder of a not for profit organization raising awareness on teenage depression and suicide. [www.taylordonnadio.com]
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geneticist. life studier. reevaluator.
Andrew Hessel is an Autodesk Distinguished Researcher and Singularity University faculty member working to develop and deliver accessible design tools for molecular and living systems. [www.autodeskresearch.com]
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innovative ranch owner. author. master navigator.
Author Lisa Arie is a master at navigating the unknown. She founded Vista Caballo's Innovation Ranch, an exclusive self-discovery center for visionary leaders, thinkers, and explorers. [www.vistacaballo.com]
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publishing pioneer. novelist. dot aficionado.
William Gladstone is a bestselling novelist, a literary agent for exceptional authors, and a publishing pioneer. He contributed to the creation of the first print-on-demand book publishing company and the first eBook publishing company. [http://12thebook.com]
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novelist. vibrator vendor. orgasm promoter.
Jasmine Aziz is a retired vibrator seller who used to do in-home party presentations. Her novel, Sex & Samosas, helps both men and women navigate the subtle complexities of the modern woman life. [www.jasmineaziz.com]
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web advisor. experience shaper. digital telepath.
Chuck Longanecker founded Digital Telepathy, which builds products that make the web easier to use. He's advised web entrepreneurs and companies like Hard Rock, Mozilla, and MySpace. [www.dtelepathy.com]
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happy mom. adventure planner. champion of family.
Jenny Solar is married to Josh and they have three kids, Max, Ava, and Lia. They created The Happy Family Movement to encourage and inspire family togetherness through memorable family experiences and simple ideas for happy family living. [www.thehappyfamilymovement.com]
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filmmaker. connection cultivator. creative architect.
George Meeker pursues his passion by cultivating deeper connections between humans through filmmaking, which he considers the most influential art form of the 21st Century. [www.interrogate.com]
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