Announcing the 2025 Class of FRESH Speakers

Meet The Hope Alchemists.

Oh, how we love sharing good news! (And we all need good news right now, amiright?)

The 2025 Class of FRESH Speakers are alchemizing crises into creation. They are shaping policy to reclaim our fundamental freedoms. They are harnessing Indigenous wisdom to build a better future. They are using curiosity and connection to rediscover our shared humanity.

They are writers, artists, musicians, and organizers shaping visions of a freer and more beautiful world.

They are reminding us that hope is not found, but forged.

Meet The Hope Alchemists.

Daisy Auger-Domínguez guides people from “burnt out to lit up,” empowering workplaces to spark engagement, nurture belonging, and build cultures where all their people thrive.

Jade Begay advances Indigenous-led climate solutions and self-determination through policy, storytelling, and strategic campaigns worldwide.

Jen Bloomer uses art as a tool for self-discovery, healing, and collective care, curating experiences where creativity becomes a practice of resistance and revival.

Vanessa Priya Daniel empowers women of color and social justice leaders to build grassroots power and advance a multiracial, feminist democracy.

Rha Goddess champions and guides thousands of change agents and organizations across the globe to succeed at the intersection of values, social impact, and sustainable growth.

Cherelle T. Griner channels the courage that brought her wife and WNBA superstar Brittney Griner home into advocating for the most marginalized — teaching us all about justice, love, and resilience.

Dr. Lyla June Johnston blends traditional knowledge and ecological insight through her music and words to inspire personal, collective, and environmental healing worldwide.

Joshua Roman explores illness, resilience and renewal by sharing his long COVID journey as a renowned cello soloist and composer.

Scott Shigeoka helps people bridge divides and live more connected, open-hearted lives as an internationally recognized “curiosity advocate” and bestselling author.

Bonnie Wan helps people find purpose with clarity, creativity, and heart through her transformative practice and best-selling book, The Life Brief.

Check them out (and all of our other remarkable speakers!) here if you want to book them for your upcoming event. We’re so grateful to have them be part of the FRESH fam.