Larger Than Yourself

Lane Harlan has completely reimagined the food and beverage industry by leading with her purpose and never deviating from her core beliefs. Everyone who walks through the doors of any of her three bars and restaurants—W.C. Harlan, Clavel, and Fadensonnen—shares the same sense of ownership in their success as Lane.

As a minor, Chris Wilson was sentenced to natural life in prison for taking another man's life. Refusing to accept that as his fate, Chris came up with a plan to reinvent his life, which led to his release 16 years later. In 2019, Chris published his book The Master Plan and dedicated his life to getting it into every single prison in America. His story offers a roadmap for those whose lives are directly impacted by the criminal justice system, as well as anyone who wants to make a major change in their work or personal lives. Chris has channelled his success as an author, entrepreneur, and visual artist into a continued effort to inspire others to never give up.

Surfers Not Street Children combines surfboards, waves, and mentorship to reintegrate homeless youth back into society. Since 1998, founder Tom Hewitt has worked to identify street children in South Africa, Mozambique, and the United Kingdom and guide them towards a life of independence, hope, and surf.

Sleeping Giants was founded when Matt Rivitz created an anonymous Twitter handle to inform advertisers that their ads were being used to fund racist and sexist content online. From a single Twitter account, Sleeping Giants has grown into a global movement dedicated to fighting online hatred and demonstrating how to hold the world's biggest brands accountable.

On April 18, 2015, the city of Baltimore erupted in mass protests in response to the brutal murder of Freddie Gray by police. Amateur photographer Devin Allen was there, and his iconic photo of the Baltimore uprising became a viral sensation and landed on the cover of Time Magazine.

From that point forward, Devin was propelled onto an international stage. Yet, even with his rapid rise to fame, and major cities across the country calling his name and promising massive opportunities and financial success, Devin never lost focus of what's most important, his city of Baltimore and giving the future generation a path forward to becoming the next Devin Allen.

While not your typical movement, Devin's story, and the movement he sees himself building because of the position he's found himself in was fascinating to learn about.