“Growing up, I heard a lot about strength. My dad - a Holocaust survivor - embodied it, though he would never say that about himself. Not only did he survive one of the most horrific events in history, but he never lost hope along the way, crediting acts of kindness with keeping him alive.”

Lithuanian-Mexican and American businessman and author

Daniel Lubetzky is a Lithuanian-Mexican and American businessman and author. He is best known as the founder of Kind LLC, the snack company he started in 2004, and for his appearances on the business reality series Shark Tank. Lubetzky built Kind into a widely recognized snack brand, and his public profile has grown alongside his work as an entrepreneur and writer. He is also known for his role on Shark Tank, where he appears as an investor on several seasons of the series.