Naomi Bagdonas and Connor Diemand-Yauman

NAOMI BAGDONAS is the co-author of Humor, Seriously, has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is an Executive Coach. She facilitates innovation sessions for Fortune 100 companies and nonprofits, and coaches executives and celebrities for appearances ranging from Saturday Night Live to The Today Show. Naomi performs at comedy venues and volunteers in San Francisco’s county jail. Her dog Max describes her as gullible and full of treats.

CONNOR DIEMAND-YAUMAN is Co-CEO of Merit America, a nonprofit preparing low-wage workers for skilled careers at scale, and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to Merit America, Connor cofounded Philanthropy University, launched the B2B business at Coursera, and was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30. He’s taught primary school in South Africa, South Korea, and Kenya, and his academic research has been cited in over 250 academic articles. He volunteers in San Francisco’s county jail and has competed (and lost!) on two reality shows.