Jacob Whitesides is an American singer-songwriter from Knoxville, Tennessee, who performs a mixture of music that is pop, indie, and R&B. Apart from his career as a singer-songwriter, he is also CEO of Double U Records, where he records his music. Whitesides found his love for music at about 11 years old after he attended a bluegrass festival. He then... read full bio
Janjaap Ruijssenaars is an architect and inventor who is known for his innovative projects which include gravity energy, the floating bed, the landscape house and the square house. Ruijssenaars has studied at the Technical University Delft, the University Barcelona, and at the Western State College of Colorado. After finishing his schooling, Ruijssenaars began working with Universe Architecture Ltd before going... read full bio
Jonas Ridderstrale is a Swedish businessman, keynote speaker, thinker, and author, who is best known for his best-selling book, ‘Funky Business – Talent Makes Capital Dance.’ Ridderstrale has also been a visiting professor at schools which include Ashridge Business School and IE Business School. Ridderstrale has previously graduated from Stockholm School of Economics where he earned his MBA and Ph.D.... read full bio
Jon Picoult is a customer experience and leadership expert, speaker, author, and founder of Watermark Consulting which is an authority on customer experience. Through his work as a consultant, Picoult works to help his clients impress and inspire their customers and employees to help drive business growth. Picoult has previously earned his A.B. in cognitive science from Princeton University and... read full bio
James Elmer Mitchell is an American psychologist who is a former member of the United States Air Force, a former CIA interrogator, and author. Mitchell joined the Air Force and went on to be stationed in Alaska where he learned how to disarm unexploded ordnance. He then went on to work in Texas as a hostage negotiator and left the... read full bio
Jada Kingdom is a Jamaican singer-songwriter from 7 Miles, Bull Bay, Kingston, who began singing when she was only eight years old. While growing up, Kingdom found influence in various artists which included Minnie Riperton, Nina Simone, Deniece Williams and Sam Cooke. Kingdom began writing poetry when she was only eight years old and she began singing at this time... read full bio
Justin Laboy is an up-and-coming rapper who was previously a basketball player, and is now a social media influencer who has over 2.4 million followers through Instagram where he posts memes. Laboy has recently gained attention in the music world for releasing his debut single “Respectfully,” which has earned nearly 90,000 streams through Spotify. Laboy is an East Coast native... read full bio
Joy Crookes is a British neo soul, alternative RnB singer-songwriter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. Through her music, Crookes talks on her relationships, culture, roots, and self-reliance. Crookes was born in Lambeth, London, England, and she found her love for music after attending a jazz and blue workshop. When Crookes was only 13 years old, she began releasing covers of songs to... read full bio
Jamie Webster is an up-and-coming alternative singer-songwriter from Liverpool. Webster began his career first performing live music throughout Liverpool before playing fan events for Liverpool FC games. He then went on to release his debut single, “Allez Allez Allez,” and all of the proceeds were donated to a local charity. Webster has gained local fame in Liverpool as he performs... read full bio
Jordan Rudess is an American musician, songwriter, keyboardist and composer who is best known for being a member of the metal band, Dream Theater as well as a member of the metal supergroup, Liquid Tension Experiment. Rudess was born in Great Neck, New York, and he found his love for music at a young age and began studying classical piano... read full bio
James Woudhuysen is the former manager of Worldwide Market and Intelligence Philips. Woudhuysen has previously been the Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester. He has also been a consultant in IT for the Henley Centre for Forecasting in the City of London. While working as a consultant, Woudhuysen worked with clients which included AT&T, Bull, Motorola,... read full bio
Jeremy White has been an executive editor of Wired and is a keynote speaker who is an expert on influential technology and trends as well as innovation and businesses that help build the future. White is also an expert on AI, cyber security, and how trends with affect consumers and businesses. Through his work with Wired, White has evaluated products... read full bio
Judi Jackson is a multi-talent vocalist from Roanoake, Virginia, who performs jazz music. While growing up, Jackson found influence in artists which included Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Blossom Dearie, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn and Mahalia Jackson. Jackson began finding her love for performing after studying at the Jefferson Center’s Music Lab. She then began to learn, practice, and perform music.... read full bio
Joshua Speers is an up-and-coming alternative singer-songwriter who began his musical career after the release of his debut EP, “Human Now.” Speers has previously labeled himself as a mixture of Bruce Springsteen and Carly Rae Jepsen and his music is a mixture of blue-collar rock with pop melodies and harmonies. Speers is from Delaware, and is currently based out of... read full bio
Jordan, Jesse, Go!, also abbreviated to JJGO, is a weekly comedy podcast that is hosted by comedian, television writer, producer and actor, Jordan Morris, and by public radio host Jesse Thorn. Jordan, Jesse, Go is part of the podcast network, Maximum Fun, which is ran by Jesse Thorn. Each episode of Jordan, Jesse, Go is around an hour to an... read full bio
John Martin is a Swedish singer-songwriter who is best known for his various collaborations with the Swedish House Mafia. Martin was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and he found his love for music at a young age. By the time he was only 13, Martin bought a guitar and began performing Nirvana covers. Two years later, Martin took up singing as... read full bio
Joel Adams is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and producer who rose to fame with the release of his debut hit single, “Please Don’t Go.” Adams was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and gained popularity when he was 15 years old and sang a cover of Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney’s single “The Girl Is Mine” as he was competing in... read full bio
Joe Armon-Jones is an up-and-coming English jazz keyboardist, composer and producer who is known for blending together bass-heavy dub, contemporary club culture with modern jazz. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Armon-Jones has also been a member of the Ezra Collective and has played with artists and groups which include Nubya Garcia, Ata Kak and Pharoahe Monch. Armon-Jones... read full bio
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis is an American RnB and pop duo that are both songwriters, record producer, and multi-instrumentalists. The duo gained fame in the 80’s and were best known for their work with Janet Jackson. As songwriters, the duo have written 31 top ten hits in the United Kingdom and 41 in the United States. Jam and Lewis... read full bio
Jody Thompson is a businesswoman who has been the co-founder of CultureRx, the co-creator of the Results-Only Work Environment, and co-author of books which include ‘Why Work Sucks and How To Fix It.’ Thompson is best known for her work with her partner Cali Ressler, and the created the Results-Only Work Environment which changes the global workplace. Results-Only Work Environment,... read full bio
