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In commemoration of the 1970 Kent State shootings that shook the American conscience and changed the course of the Vietnam War, APB Speakers is partnering with KSU to market an exclusive 50th anniversary program. “Kent State: The Lessons. The Legacy” features the firsthand accounts of survivors of the sixty-seven rounds fired at student Vietnam War protesters by Ohio National Guardsmen, killing four and wounding nine. The program merges the history of turbulent times with its lasting impact on the evolution of activism, especially student activism. 

APB speaker Heather Abbott, a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombing and amputee, was featured on CNN.com as part of their Champions for Change series. A voice for others who have suffered limb loss through traumatic circumstances, Abbott discussed resiliency in the face of trauma and the role that prosthetics played in her recovery.

Called a “multi-tasking pro” in the latest edition of InStyle, New York Times best-selling author, Crooked Media contributor, keynote speaker and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco shared some top tier productivity advice. Read on. Then, triumph over your to-do list to become your own chief of staff.

After a suffering a miscarriage, the death of her father and her husband dying of a brain tumor all within six weeks, APB speaker Nora McInerny’s world turned upside down. Author and host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, McInerny recently released her new book The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief (TED Books).  

APB speaker Kim Campbell, widow of country music star Glen Campbell and founder of CareLiving.org, has founded the Kim and Glen Campbell Foundation to advance the use of music as medicine to alleviate depression, manage behaviors and boost the immune system.

Leading mental health expert Mike Veny recently discussed how mental health is a critical component to the diversity and inclusion conversation: “When you look at mental health through the perspective of diversity and inclusion, you gain better insight on how to transform the stigma surrounding mental health.” 

According to APB speaker Dr. Mary Frances Berry, affirmative action died a long time ago, yet no one seemed to notice. A widely read author, activist, educator and historian, Berry recently penned an article on affirmative action in The North Star, writing "In truth, its death was predictable in the late 1960s when President Richard Nixon, faced with a radicalized Black Power movement that demanded reparations for slavery, used the federal non-discrimination statute (also known as Executive Order 11246) to appease Black folk.” 

What are the hardest and most powerful things we say to one another? With her best-selling book Tell Me More now released in paperback, APB speaker Kelly Corrigan sat down with Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. 

Dedicated to fighting stigma, educating the public and offering support to those struggling, our sought-after speakers engage audiences with discussions on recovery, mental health, and substance use disorders.

Distinguished political-financial expert and APB speaker Nomi Prins is set to release the paperback version of her searing exposé on how the 2007-2008 financial crisis turbo-boosted the influence of central bankers and triggered a massive shift in the world order. Prins is an independent journalist, author of seven books, and a captivating speaker on such topics as politics, finance and the economy.