The NSLS Speaker Series is both a platform and an experience. We invite prominent figures to share their personal stories of leadership and success with our community. Students get the rare opportunity to ask our guests questions both in person and virtually, by submitting questions in advance. We thoughtfully select our guest speakers from among the most respected in their fields including: business, media, entertainment, publishing, sports, politics, health, technology and more.
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2020 - 2021 SCHOOL YEAR BROADCASTS
Each year we welcome speakers for an interactive live talk, including Q&A, trivia, live polls and prizes. Each event is recorded and archived so members can watch at a later time.
September 29, 2020
Neil Patrick Harris
Actor, Producer, Author
October 6, 2020
Tanya Acker
Attorney, commentator, TV personality
October 13, 2020
Jack Black
Actor, comedian, singer and songwriter
October 20, 2020
Bill Nye
Scientist, television presenter & mechanical engineer
October 28, 2020
Matthew McConaughey
American actor and producer
February 16, 2021
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, TV Personality
February 23, 2021
Dr. Bernice King
CEO - King Center, Global Thought Leader, Peace Advocate
March 2, 2021
Erica Dhawan
CEO, Author, Connectional Intelligence Expert
March 9, 2021
Bill Gates
Co-Founder Microsoft, Philanthropist
April 27, 2021
President George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States
May 18, 2021
President Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
Past NSLS Presenters and Thought Leaders
Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor to the Obama Foundation, best-selling author, businesswoman
Tiki Barber
Retired All-Pro NFL football player, broadcaster, businessman
Steve Madden
Business icon
Daniel Dae Kim
Actor, Producer
Suze Orman
Renowned Financial Expert, TV personality
Common
Grammy award-winning hip hop artist
Trevor Noah
"The Daily Show" host and best-selling author
Jesse Eisenberg
Actor and Playwright
Barbara Corcoran
Real Estate entrepreneur & star of "Shark Tank"
Anderson Cooper
Emmy Award-winning television personality
Andy Cohen
Emmy and Peabody Award Winner
John Leguizamo
Actor, Comedian and Author
Al Roker
NBC "Today Show" Host
Goldie Hawn
Actress, Producer and Philanthropist
Simon Sinek
"New York Times" and "The Wall Street Journey" best-selling author
Alton Brown
Best-selling author and host of "Good Eats" and "The Next Iron Chef America"
Adam Grant
Wharton's top rated professor, best-selling author, Ph.D.
Patch Adams
Healer, Teacher, Clown and Entertainer whose life story was the subject of the motion picture Patch Adams
Arianna Huffington
Founder of the Huffington Post
John Maxwell
Author and leadership expert
Carla Hall
Emmy-winning television personality, chef, best-selling author
Jim Cramer
Host of CNBC's "Mad Money" with Jim Cramer
Hill Harper
Star of CBS drama CSI, NY and Author
Dan Harris
Anchor of ABC's "News Nightline"
Sir Richard Branson
Humanitarian, activist, adventurer and business icon
Wendy Williams
Emmy-nominated host and "New York Times" best-selling author
Hilary Duff
Actress and humanitarian
Marcia Clark
Attorney, author and television correspondent
Carly Fiorina
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO
Nigel Barker
TV celebrity, author and philanthropist
Dr. Oz
Emmy-winning television personality, doctor, best-selling author
Scott Hamilton
Olympic champion, author, philanthropist
Arne Duncan
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Rudy Giuliani
107th Mayor of New York City
Dr. Drew
Doctor, addiction expert and best-selling author
Mel Robbins
Talk radio and TV personality, host of A&W's Monster In-Laws and Author of Stop Saying You're Fine
Robert Gates
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Jack Canfield
Best-selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books
Tony Hsieh
CEO of Zappos.com and author of Delivering Happiness
Kat Cole
Group President of Focus Brands
Blake Mycoskie
Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS
Curt Menefee
Award-winning television personality
Juju Chang
Co-anchor of ABC News' "Nightline"
Rohit Bhargava
Best-selling author, international speaker, and professor
Alexis Jones
Celebrity speaker, TV host and social entrepreneur
Wally Amos
Founder of 'Famous Amos' Cookies
Debbi Fields
Founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies
Dr. Shefali
Clinical psychologist and best-selling author
Linda Papadopoulos
Renowned British psychologist and author of What Men Say, What Women Hear
Paul Orfalea
Founder of Kinko's, business leader and philanthropist
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Best-selling author, doctor and public speaker
Jonathan Sprinkles
Three-time Honoree of the Top 10 Most Upstanding Men Alive award
Vernice Armour
America's first African-American female combat pilot
Slava Rubin
Co-founder of Indiegogo
Marc Kielburger
Humanitarian, author and co-founder of Free the Children and Me to We
Tom Krieglstein
Renowned speaker, social media expert, entrepreneur and co-founder of Swift Kick and AlumniChoose.org
Jim Kouzes
Leadership scholar and co-author of best-selling book The Leadership Challenge
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