Chaz Ebert, CEO, Ebert Enterprises & The Chaz and Roger Ebert Foundation
Chaz Ebert has good reason to believe ''hope is a strategy''
Shalini Patel, CEO, Inspire Girls Academy
Shalini Patel inspires young girls to combat low self-esteem
Janice Jackson, CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Dr. Janice Jackson is ''aggressive'' about improving public schools
Emily Barr, President and CEO, Graham Media Group
Emily Barr has the motivation you need to stop doubting yourself at work
Betsy Ziegler, CEO, 1871, Tech Innovation Hub
Betsy Ziegler's goals go beyond being a female CEO
Becky Wahlstrom, Actress, 'Joan of Arcadia'
Becky Wahlstrom went from actress to writer to tell stories no one else is telling
Barbara Barreno-Paschall, Senior Staff Attorney, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Barbara Barreno-Paschall on the importance of getting out and understanding other people's perspectives
Tracy Baim, Publisher, Chicago Reader
Publisher Tracy Baim has a plan to save alternative journalism
Thea Flaum, Executive Producer "Sneak Previews"
Thea Flaum made TV history by putting Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel together
Heidi Stevens, Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Heidi Stevens finds power in writing her truth
Megan Cunniff Church, Trial Attorney
Trial attorney Megan Cunniff Church has advice on facing fears in the courtroom
Marcia Cleveland, Open Water Swimmer, Coach and Triple Crown Record Holder
Marcia Cleveland took being tough to new lengths as an open water swimmer
Nancy Faust, Former Chicago White Sox Organist
Organist Nancy Faust hit a home run by happening into her career in baseball
Gale Gand, James Beard Award-winning Chef
Chef Gale Gand's method for success is ''Always say yes''
Ina Pinkney, "The Breakfast Queen"
Ina Pinkney paved her own way as the ''Breakfast Queen''
Karen Conti, Attorney & Radio Host
Attorney Karen Conti doesn't regret any of the chances she took
KT McCammond, Cabaret Singer
Cabaret singer KT McCammond explains how music became her ''home''
Antoinette Alcazar, Chicago Police Officer & Artist
Antoinette Alcazar honed her strength to support anyone "who can't help themselves"
Erin Sarofsky, President, Owner and Creative Director of Sarofsky Corp.
Erin Sarofsky battled pay inequality by building her own "matriarchy"
Flo Mitchell-Brown, Media Entrepreneur
Flo Mitchell-Brown explains how women are natural leaders
Kelly Wallace, Journalist and Digital Correspondent
Kelly Wallace explains why you should ''go for it'' in journalism
Charna Halpern, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of iO Theatre
Improv comedy pioneer Charna Halpern says to ''celebrate each other's difference''
Julie Proudfoot, Founding Artistic Director of Artemisia
Artistic director Julie Proudfoot is laser-focused on telling more women's stories
Katharine Zaleski, Co-Founder/President, PowerToFly
Katharine Zaleski champions women in the workplace
Mayor, City of Highland Park, IL
Nancy Rotering rang every doorbell to become the first woman mayor of City of Highland Park
Dionne Warwick, Singer
The incomparable Dionne Warwick takes us back to her days as a background singer
Molly O'Brien, Executive Producer of Special Projects, Fork Films
Molly O'Brien strives for representation in film
Iris Grossman, Manager and Producer, Echo Lake Entertainment
Renowned talent agent Iris Grossman has redefined success
Yvonne Russo, CEO & Executive Producer, Yvonne Russo Productions
Yvonne Russo believes stories shape the world