Laura Vanderkam shatters the myth that there just isn’t enough time in the week for working professionals to live happy, balanced and productive lives.

Anne-Marie Slaughter has exploded the conversation around women’s work-life balance.

Rachel Sussman is on a quest to celebrate the resilience of life by identifying and photographing continuous-living organisms that are 2,000 years or older, all around the world.

First Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and administrator, is an advocate for working parents and education for girls all around the world.

Debbie Lovich is a managing director and senior partner at BCG, where she is the global leader of BCG's people strategy topic.

Catherine Price believes that, far from being frivolous, fun is a critical component of a fulfilling, healthy life -- and she has a plan for how we can have more of it.

A former committed pioneer of violent jihad, Manwar Ali draws on his experience and deepening understanding of Islam to prevent radicalisation and extremism.

John Kasaona is a pioneer of community-based conservation -- working with the people who use and live on fragile land to enlist them in protecting it.

Dean Ornish is a clinical professor at UCSF and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. He's a leading expert on fighting illness -- particularly heart disease with dietary and lifestyle changes.

Nic Marks gathers evidence about what makes us happy, and uses it to promote policy that puts the well-being of people and the planet first. He's the founder of the Centre for Well-Being at the UK think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF).

Dessa is an internationally touring rapper, singer and writer who built a career by defying genre conventions and audience expectations.

A neuroscientist and engineer, Daniel Wolpert studies how the brain controls the body.

As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services.

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