Jonathan Spector is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for various teams as well as for the United States national team. Spector was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and he began his career playing soccer in high school. He began playing with Bradenton Academy and during his youth career also played for Chicago Sockers, Chicago... read full bio
John O’Brien is a retired American soccer player who played as midfielder and left back. O’Brien was born in Los Angeles, California, and he was known for being one of the first Americas to start on a major European team when he joined Ajax. O’Brien started with Ajax when he was 14 years old and he went on to sign... read full bio
John Harkes is a retired American soccer player who is currently head coach for Greenville Triumph SC. Harkes was born in Kearny, New Jersey, and he began his career playing youth and high school soccer. While in high school, Harkes played in four New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association championship matches and was named Parade High School Player of the... read full bio
John Brooks is a professional soccer player who has most recently played as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, as well as for the United States national team. Brooks was born in Berlin, Germany, and although his father is an American, he has never lived in the United States. Brooks began his career playing for his hometown club, Hertha... read full bio
Joe Corona is an American professional footballer who has most recently played for the MLS club LA Galaxy and whom also plays for nationally for the United States. Corona was born in Los Angeles, California, and he began playing for Nomads Academy during his youth. From there, he went on to play with Tijuana and also played a year for... read full bio
Jeff Agoos is a retired Swiss-born American soccer defender who played for various teams as well as for the United States national team which he was an all-time appearance leader for. Agoos has gone on to be the Sporting Director for the New York Red Bulls and has also been Vice President of Competitions for the MLS. Agoos began playing... read full bio
Jay Ward is an innovation speaker and creative director at Pixar where he has been a consultant on all projects related to the film franchise “Cars”. Ward has earned his BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts. He began his career working in feature film production at Pixar Animation Studios and over the years he has worked his... read full bio
Jacob Green is a motivational speaker, trainer, author, and coach based out of Orange County, California. Green has previously earned his B.A. in Social Sciences – Public and Community Service from University of California, Irvine, from there, Green has gone on to earn his Master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University – Long Beach. Green began his career... read full bio
Jane Chen is the co-founder and CEO of the non-profit, Embrace, a social enterprise that helps premature and low birth-weight babies with a low-cost infant incubator to help them to a healthy weight. Chen has earned her B.A. in Psychology and Economics from Pomona College and has earned her Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and her MBA from... read full bio
Jason Altmire is an American businessman, author, and politician who was formerly a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 4th district. Altmire was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and he earned his B.S. in Political Science from Florida State University before going on to earn his Master’s in Health Administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Altmire... read full bio
Jessie Graff is an American professional stuntwoman and television personality who gained fame after competing on the obstacle course show “American Ninja Warrior”. Graff was born in New York City, New York and by the time she was only six years old, she started taking circus classes. This led to her training and competing in gymnastics where she was a... read full bio
Jordan Elsass is an up-and-coming actor who has recently gained fame for playing Trip Richardson in the Hulu original series “Little Fires Everywhere”. Elsass was born and raised in Kingman, Arizona, and he began acting at only four years old after being seen in “Greatest Life’s Moments”. From there, Elsass went on to act on stage in several local theatre... read full bio
Jade Pettyjohn is an American actress from Los Angeles, California, who is best known for playing Summer Hathaway in the television series “School of Rock”, and for playing Lexie Richardson in the Hulu original series “Little Fires Everywhere”. Pettyjohn began performing and acting at a young age and she joined a local song and dance troupe when she was only... read full bio
Jaime Lorente is a Spanish actor who is best known for playing Denver in the Spanish television series “Money Heist”, also known as “La casa de papel”, that has gained more fame after being streamed on Netflix. Lorente was born in Murcia, Spain, and he began training in acting at La Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico de Murcia. Lorente went... read full bio
Jean Yoon is an American born, Korean-Canadian actress, writer, playwright and poet who is best known for playing Umma in the television series “Kim’s Convenience” as well as it’s play which has won her an ACTRA Award. Yoon was born in Champaign, Illinois, and was raised in Toronto, Canada. She began her acting career on stage but struggled to find... read full bio
Jaren Lewison is an up-and-coming actor from Dallas, Texas, who has recently gained fame playing Ben Gross in the Netflix original series “Never Have I Ever”. Lewison has been acting since a young age and made his acting debut playing Joshua in the television series “Barney & Friends” and was also in the film “Barney: Let’s Go on Vacation”, “Barney:... read full bio
Jason Stuart is an American actor, comedian, writer, host, producer, and activist who was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York and was raised in Los Angeles, California. Stuart has been seen in numerous television series and films over the years. He made his television debut in an episode of “The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts” and... read full bio
James Hewitt is a performance scientist, author and speaker whose works focuses on relationships between wellbeing, working patterns and performance in knowledge workers. His research also focuses on the influence of sleep, stress and technologies on the wellbeings of human and how the affects their productivity in the workplace. Hewitt has previously earned his Bachelor’s in sport and exercise science... read full bio
Jessica Shortall is a speaker, writer, consultant, advocate, author, and strategist on business engagement in social impact and social and political issues. She is known for being the author of the book “Work, Pump, Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work” and for her TED talk at TEDxSMU that is entitled, “The American Case... read full bio
J.D. Schramm is a communication speaker, educator, author, advocate, and academic leader. Schramm is the Director of King Global Leadership Development Program, and a lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University. Schramm has earned his BFA in Theatre from Emporia State University and went on to earn his MBA from New York University – Leonard N. Stern School of Business... read full bio
