Turia Pitt

You’d be hard-pressed to find a woman with a more inspiring approach to life than mining engineer, humanitarian and motivational speaker Turia Pitt. After getting stuck in an out-of-control grassfire while competing in a marathon, she suffered extreme burns to 65% of her body and lost 7 fingers — and was told she would never walk again. Against all odds, she did, and that’s just one of her many accomplishments. The 31-year-old now teaches others to achieve incredible things with her School of Champions program.