In order to improve brain function with top-notch accelerated learning programs and tried-and-true techniques for brain fitness, renowned brain coach Jim Kwik has spent more than 25 years working directly with CEOs, executives, celebrities, athletes, students, and superachievers in a variety of industries. Previously, Jim was referred to as the "boy with the broken brain." At the age of five, he suffered... read full bio
Jessica Blevins is a digital celebrity, gamer, esports specialist, activist, entrepreneur, and fitness lover who is shattering stereotypes in the industry. In addition to her loving nature, Jessica is a successful entrepreneur who oversees the well-known Team Ninja brand and other ventures. She now has more than 1.1 million Instagram followers, 605,000 Twitter followers, and 467,000 Twitch followers as a... read full bio
The 20th head coach in Duke University's storied basketball history was Jon Scheyer, a two-time team captain and a distinguished former Duke All-American. When Scheyer was hired, he was the youngest head coach at a power conference school and one of the youngest in Division I men's basketball. In the 2013–14 year, he started his coaching career with Duke, first as... read full bio
In the technological sector, John Imah stands out as a significant and revolutionary individual who personifies creativity, diversity, and leadership. John, a first-generation immigrant and Nigerian American, offers a unique viewpoint to a field that has historically been characterized by homogeneity. His outstanding skill set and imaginative leadership are demonstrated by his astounding success in raising $70 million for SpreeAI,... read full bio
When her father, the renowned basketball coach Jim Valvano, took down the nets following the NCAA National Championship, Jamie Valvano was present in the arena. One of the top 100 greatest events in sports history is still North Carolina State's victory over the Houston Cougars, who were greatly favored. Jim would be battling terminal cancer just ten years after this... read full bio
Growing up as the daughter of renowned broadcaster Joan Lunden, Jamie appeared to have it all. but almost lost everything due to a terrible and covert drug addiction. Her recuperation experience gave her a fresh perspective, based on the notion that success and pleasure are mostly dependent on gratitude. This idea rekindled her passion, which she utilized to manage accounts... read full bio
Serving people pursuing freedom and recovery in detoxes, jails, and rehabs laid the groundwork for Jordan Rogers' speaking career. His skills were further honed while working for Nike as a brand marketer, a position that required him to use imaginative storytelling to engage people. His abilities were further refined by the daily presentations he made to teams, executives, athletes, and... read full bio
As the Chief Encouragement Officer of Compete Every Day, a company he founded in 2011 by initially selling t-shirts out of the trunk of his car, Jake Thompson is a leadership performance coach. For over ten years, Thompson has been advising leaders and organizations worldwide on how to improve their ability to compete and cooperate together in order to obtain a... read full bio
"Keynote speaker" has no direct equivalent in his native Korean, as Jerry Won frequently reveals from the stage. Won never imagined that he could turn speaking into a career to support his family because he is an immigrant and his parents had high expectations for him academically. But as life took some unexpected turns, he came to see that his... read full bio
Top CEOs, Olympians, actors, and Fortune 100 leaders all turn to Juan Bendana as a speaker, coach, and businessman. Juan and his team created custom training for industry-leading businesses like Disney, Fidelity, American Express, Nationwide, Sony Pictures, and Zillow when he founded his first leadership development company more than ten years ago. The author of Confident By Choice is Juan. Drawing... read full bio
Former Chief Executive and IndustryWeek magazine editor-in-chief and publisher John R. Brandt is the founder and CEO of The MPI Group and a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, journalist, author, and researcher. NINCOMPOOPERY: Why Your Customers Hate You—and How to Fix It, his most recent award-winning book, is based on ground-breaking research on performance excellence and leadership in over 50,000 firms. Nincompoopery... read full bio
Since the release of her self-written and produced first EP, Jae Stephens, an R&B pop futurist who was born in Dallas and currently resides in Los Angeles, has been progressively gaining recognition. Fader has praised her tastemaker hits, which have attracted attention and led to collaborations with musicians like THEY, VanJess, Khamari, and Xavier Omar, further confirming her position as... read full bio
Judson Laipply is an American motivational speaker and dancer. He is best known for his performance in the Evolution of Dance viral video clip, and has worked as a public speaker for several years. He has previously served as the state president of The Ohio Association of Student Councils. Laipply has earned her Bachelor’s from Bluffton University and went on... read full bio
Dr. Jennifer Golbeck is the foremost world leader when it comes to social media research and topics of communication. As a speaker, she talks with audiences about ways to best leverage, along with eh incredible amount of social data is available for you to access, whether that be for you personal lives or your professional one. The second that social... read full bio
Jimmy Webb has received critical acclaim through more than forty years of success: a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, his work defines an iconic figure in the music world. Webb has received Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, all of which set him apart from... read full bio
Joey Purp is a rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by artists like the Wu-Tang Clan, Sex Pistols, The Velvet Underground, Lil Wayne, and Currensy, Joey Purp has created his own signature style of music. His albums have received rave reviews; for example iiiDrops was received as one of 2016s best endeavors in hip-hop, earning an 8.2 rating on Pitchfork and... read full bio
Jamelle Bouie is an American journalist, columnist, and writer, who is currently a journalist and columnist for The New York Times and a political analyst for CBS News. Through his work as a writer, Bouie covers political topics such as elections, history, racial politics, campaigns, national affairs, and culture. Bouie was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and he went on... read full bio
Jerard Bortz is an actor and performer who is best known for his roles in Broadway productions. Bortz started his Broadway career after playing Swing as a replacement and Sky as a replacement for the production of “Mamma Mia!”. From there, he went on to be a dancer for “Chess” and was also in “Hair”, “The Pirate Queen” and “The... read full bio
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Samuel Jerrold Jerry Kaplan, (best known as Jerry Kaplan), is an American computer scientist, Artificial Intelligence expert, author, technical innovator, futurist, and an entrepreneur. He is known in the field for pen computing, and tablet computers. Kaplan is the founder of GO Corporation, the co-founder of OnSale, and co-founder of Winster. He is also a Fellow at the Stanford Center... read full bio
