Thought Leaders

Pete Cashmore

The largest independent website dedicated to news & resources for the connected generation. Tweets from @mashable staff. Send questions/comments to @mashablehq.
2,875,862 followers |

Rachel Maddow MSNBC

I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
2,122,169 followers |

Tim O'Reilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.
1,561,493 followers |

TEDTalks Updates

The official feed for daily TEDTalks. Only new TEDTalks are posted on this feed. For all TED news, follow @TEDNews too!
1,017,843 followers |

Gary Vaynerchuk

Family 1st! but after that, Businessman- a dude that Loves the hustle, people & the @nyjets - @vaynermedia .Tasted wine for years online!
929,539 followers |

Slow Food USA

Building a good, clean and fair food system
240,398 followers |

Darren Rowse

Blogging about Blogging and Photography (also see @digitalPS) (and a little Tweeting from the Trenches of a Family with 3 Boys).
162,924 followers |

Mari Smith

Social Media Thought Leader, Consultant, Speaker | Author The New Relationship Marketing | Coauthor Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day | Scottish-Canadian
152,479 followers |

Alexandra Levit

Workplace author, speaker, columnist, and consultant. Helping people succeed in meaningful jobs and building relationships between organizations and top talent.
137,191 followers |

Brian Solis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Solis
135,927 followers |

Peter Shankman

Me: Consulting, angel investing, speaking, @Vocus Small Biz Evangelist. HARO Founder. Ironman. Skydiver. Told I'm knowledgeable about social media.
133,579 followers |

99%

As Thomas Edison said, Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. 99% highlights insights, interviews, & tips on making ideas happen.
128,188 followers |

Dan Schawbel

Founder at Millennial Branding, personal branding expert, #1 international bestselling author of Me 2.0, speaker, TIME/Forbes columnist.
126,048 followers |

Brian Clark

Content marketing, online publishing, and copywriting advice from the editorial team at Copyblogger Media.
110,200 followers |

Leo Babauta

Simplicity blogger at zenhabits.net & mnmlist.com. See http://leobabauta.com
98,310 followers |

Chris Guillebeau

Author of The $100 Startup (100startup.com). Visiting every country in the world. Self-employed for life.
77,829 followers |

Gretchen Rubin

Author of the book and the blog, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT. (Can't resist adding: #1 New York Times and international bestseller.)
53,711 followers |

Guy Kawasaki

Primarily the postings of Holykaw.com with no duplication.
50,544 followers |

Marie Forleo

CEO | Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur I’ll Turn You Rich Happy & Hot W/a Badass Combo Of Marketing Wisdom, Spiritual Power Tools & Irresistible Booty Moves.
37,677 followers |

Jonathan Fields

Dad, husband, author, speaker, #entrepreneur. Love #innovation #creativity #writing and #darkchocolate /af=afflink http://www.jonathanfields.com
36,456 followers |

Cindy Ratzlaff ★

Forbes 25 Women Entrepreneurs Must Follow, Business Insider columnist, Digital Brand Marketing, Author, Speaker. http://cindyratzlaff.com/10twittertips/
34,906 followers |

Lynette Lewis

Author, speaker, wife, mom, I love helping people live their dreams & find fulfillment every step in the journey.
33,907 followers |

Danielle LaPorte

author of The Fire Starter Sessions. adore eccentrics, truth seekers + belly laughs.
33,249 followers |

Sree Sreenivasan

@ColumbiaJourn prof/dean; socmedia blogger, @CNETNews: http://cnet.co/sreetips * tech evangelist & skeptic * sree@sree.net
32,195 followers |

Amy Porterfield

I'm a social media strategist who specializes in Facebook (http://AmyPorterfield.com/Webinar). Co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies.
31,447 followers |

Tory Johnson

Women For Hire CEO; Spark & Hustle Champion; Good Morning America Workplace Contributor,
31,182 followers |

Alexis Martin Neely

A lawyer unlike any you've met before. Priestess of partnerships, resolver of conflicts, catalyst, bohemian entrepreneur savant.
30,306 followers |

Keith Ferrazzi

Thought leader. Relationship Guru. Consultant. Author of “Never Eat Alone” and “Who’s got Your Back.”
29,701 followers |

SheriMcConnell

CEO-SmartWomenInstitute.com - I love my 4 children, all things biz related, women's rights, healthy eating & exercise, wealth building, & writing.
29,101 followers |

Pamela Slim

I am a business coach and author of Escape from Cubicle Nation. Pam is my name, freedom is my game.
29,087 followers |

marcus buckingham

strength strategist, author, researcher,
26,096 followers |

Laura Roeder

in love with small businesses using the web to take matters into their own hands. founder of LKR
20,212 followers |

Melanie Notkin

CEO, Melanie Notkin Media, Inc: Publisher, Voice & Marketer behind award-winning Savvy Auntie(R) consumer brand. Powerful PANKs(R) - Over-Loved & Overlooked.
19,022 followers |

Tara Parker-Pope

New York Times Well blogger, author, busy mom, lapsed runner and pack leader of four ill-behaved small dogs.
18,654 followers |

Lindsey Pollak

Career & workplace expert, LinkedIn spokesperson, Gen Y cheerleader, reader, mom
18,486 followers |

Martha Beck

This is the Martha Beck who writes books, has 3 kids, 3 Harvard degrees, a column in O Magazine, ADD plus high anxiety, and a passionate love for baked goods.
18,360 followers |

Sally Hogshead

I make you more fascinating. Author of FASCINATE and creator of the personality test HowToFascinate.com. All my tweets served w/ tangy slap of inspiration.
18,203 followers |

tonyschwartz

President and CEO, The Energy Project. Author, Be Excellent at Anything. Passionate about transforming the way the world works. Craves depth.
15,440 followers |

Miriam Salpeter

Job search and social media coach, resume writer & author of Social Networking for Career Success. Empowering successful job seekers & entrepreneurs.
14,542 followers |

Eve Tahmincioglu

MSNBC.com award-winning labor columnist, CareerDiva.net blogger, Calvin Trillin of Twitter, top 10 job tweeters
14,007 followers |

Julie Morgenstern

Organizing and Time Management expert, New York Times best-selling Author, Consultant, and Speaker. Join me on my FaceBook Page http://on.fb.me/JulieonFB
13,541 followers |

Ellen McGirt

I write for Fast Company Magazine and help run the 30 Second MBA. I fly-fish, I wander around, I love. My tweets, like my soul, are mine.
12,874 followers |

Michelle Tripp

Creative Director, Brand Strategist, Writer at Adweek #fuelthefuture and BrandForward. Geek love of brand innovation, social technology, sci-fi, and skiing.
12,194 followers |

jodikantor

NY Times reporter, Brooklynite, Mom. Author of The Obamas, about the president and first lady's adjustment to office. More on jodikantor.net
11,253 followers |

The Domino Project

A publishing experiment from Seth Godin.
11,038 followers |

Karen Walrond

Wildly convinced you're uncommonly beautiful. Writer, photographer, non-practicing lawyer. Author of The Beauty of Different & Chookooloonks.com. Trini.
10,745 followers |

LisaStone

BlogHer Co-founder and CEO, shameless user advocate
10,681 followers |

Naomi Dunford

I write. A lot. Too much, really. I made IttyBiz.com. Now I'm making something else. No, you can't know what it is yet. Patience, people. Jesus Christ.
10,126 followers |

Charlie Gilkey

Small business adviser, writer, speaker, and people lifter-upper. Currently working on a book that helps small businesses move beyond bootstrapping.
9,381 followers |

marci alboher

Writing/speaking/thinking, mostly about work & writing. And slashes, of course.
8,002 followers |

Colette Ellis

Certified Wellness & Career Coach; Founder of @InStepConsults; Author of Focus on Your Vision; Named one of 2011 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading
6,915 followers |

Nina Kaufman

Forbes Top 30 Women Entrepreneurs on Twitter | Demystifying small business law for entrepreneurs from an award-winning business lawyer, speaker, and blogger.
6,801 followers |

Anya Kamenetz

GenDebt.FastCo.DIY U.Edupunksguide.org. Love unitardicorns (unicorns in unitards).Brand new mom of Lulu.
6,734 followers |

jengroover

serial entrepreneur (Butler Bag, Leader Girlz & more), multi-network biz/lifestyle contributor, author, speaker, fashion designer, mom of twins & fun-haver :)
6,646 followers |

Colleen Wainwright

Pushing the c*cksucking boulder up the motherf*cking hill.
6,591 followers |

JJ Virgin

Nutrition&Fitness expert on food allergies/sensitivities, fast fat loss, burst training, costar of TLC's FreakyEaters, author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless & Sexy
6,507 followers |

Mary Pilon

New York Times sports reporter, WSJ alumna, writing a book about Monopoly. Say hi at mpilon (at) nytimes (dot) com!
6,220 followers |

Lena West

Founder of Influence Expansion (formerly xynoMedia) and Nano, the only $5/mo. social media training program (http://bit.ly/ry55Sp) for women entrepreneurs.
4,958 followers |

Tara Gentile

I believe making money should be beautiful. Building the New Economy w you at the center. Enthusiasm specialist. Bonhoeffer chick.
4,757 followers |

Elizabeth Marshall

Helping the best and brightest biz experts attract clients and spread their message
4,753 followers |

Cali Williams Yost

CEO, Flex+Strategy Group/Work+Life Fit Inc.; 15 yrs.making work+life flexibility part of biz strategy; MBA; Author; Fast Company expert blogger; Forbes Top 100
4,505 followers |

Andrea J. Lee

CEO, Thought Partners International
4,172 followers |

Maggie Mistal

CNN dubbed me 1 of the Nation's Best-Known Career Coaches. Career Change Expert, Radio Host and Speaker
3,960 followers |

Michelle Goodman

Freelance writer & author of My So-Called Freelance Life & The Anti 9-to-5 Guide
3,927 followers |

Francine Jay

Author of The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
3,755 followers |

HS Dent

Follow HS Dent's accurate economic financial forecasts to learn how to prosper in bear and bull markets. Owned by renowned economist and author Harry S. Dent.
3,547 followers |

Willie Jackson

Marketer, Engineer, Writer, Warrior Poet, Comedian, beard proponent...
3,529 followers |

Janet Goldstein

Publishing + strategy consultant--helping people take their ideas + books to the next level. Coauthor It's Not @ Coffee; PublishingReset; Book Breakthrough NYC
3,426 followers |

Maria Ebrahimji

Executive Editorial Producer and Director of CNN's Booking (Interview) Department. Loves (good) conversation, knowledge, and finding (hidden) talent.
3,397 followers |

Nisha Patel

TV reporter and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, on the business news beat. Story ideas and pitches welcome.
3,376 followers |

Suzanne Falter-Barns

What are you doing to create a more powerful, niched, juicy online presence? I help solo pros do just that.
2,626 followers |

fear.less

Fear.Less: the premiere online magazine on how to overcome fear. You won't find these awesome stories or people anywhere else!
2,501 followers |

NettieReynolds

Helping Experts, Authors and Creatives Shine Online Digital Strategist, Marketing Consultant, Author
2,174 followers |

Peter Shallard

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs who want freedom, wealth & impact. 100% Organic Tweeter
2,078 followers |

Tina Forsyth

Founder of the Online Business Manager movement and Mom of 2 lovely ladies.
1,955 followers |

laura allen

Just crafted a billion dollar pitch for one of my job seeker clients. Is your pitch helping you get a gig?
1,908 followers |

Ishita Gupta

Founder Fear.less Magazine, life strategist helping people power through fear.
1,866 followers |

Jayme Johnson

Author and book marketing consultant. I love helping authors' worthy messages get noticed!
1,004 followers |

Diana Sonis

Head of Bus.Dev./Marketing @NabeWise. Globe Trotter. Observer.
405 followers |

Toddi Gutner

Reuters/MSN Contributor, BlissPR senior media strategist and communication consultant
364 followers |

Sarah Cooper

Coaching, workshops, speaking and writing about clarifying and achieving your personal or professional dreams
242 followers |

Sonia Simone

Making marketing less repulsive
133 followers |

Billy Sammeth

30 followers |

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