Special Guests
Karen Clark Sheard
Multi Grammy Award Winning Singer & Songwriter
Jordin Sparks
Multi-Platinum Recording Artist and Actress
Daymond John
Star of ABC's Shark Tank
IN-Q
Poet, Author, Songwriter
Dan Heath
New York Times Bestselling Author
Nico & Vinz
Multi-Platinum Musical Duo
Featured Speakers and performers
Eric J. Bird
Big Brother, BBBS Southwest Michigan
Zyahna Bryant
BBBS JEDI Council Member
Tony Coles
President of the Black Information Network, Division President of the iHeartMedia Markets Group, National Board Member
Alyssa Gaines
2022 National Youth Poet Laureate
Gerald Gangaram
U.S. Army Major (Ret.)
DJ Iman
Professional Performance DJ & Host
Will Jawando
Attorney, Activist, Community Leader and Councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland; Author of “My Seven Black Fathers”
Kwame Johnson
President and CEO, BBBS Metro Atlanta
Damon Karl
Singer and Musician
Wendi Safstrom
President, SHRM Foundation
April Simpkins
SHRM-CP, PHR, Chief Human Resources Officer, Totalhr
Artis Stevens
President and CEO, BBBS of America
Aiden taylor
BBBS NYC Little, Author, "Me and My Afro" book series
Shara Wesley
Vice President, Chief Health Equity and Diversity Officer, Managed Heath Services
Emily Chen Carrera
Private Wealth Real Estate Specialist & Chief of Research, Olshan Realty
Tory Green
Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service
Kate Snow
NBC Nightly News Sunday Anchor and NBC News Senior National Correspondent
Steve Soboroff
Commissioner, Los Angeles Police Department
Mark Tillman
Past General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Honorable Robert L. Wilkins
Judge, U.S. Circuit Court
Don Wolf (Posthumous)
Former President Emeritus, Do It Best Corp.