John Medeski is an American jazz musician and composer from Louisville, Kentucky. Medeski is best known for being a member of the avant-garde jazz scene in New York and has also been a member of Medeski Martin & Wood. Medeski began learning how to play in the piano as a child at only five years old and as he grew... read full bio
Jean-Michel Blais is a Canadian composer and pianist from Nicolet, Quebec. While growing up, Blais found his love for music from his parents; his father would sing and his mother played the organ. As a teenager, Blais went on to begin taking piano lessons and also studied at the Trois-Rivieres Music Conservatory but ended up leaving his studies after two... read full bio
Jay Blakesberg is an American photographer and filmmaker from Elizabeth, New Jersey, who is currently based out of San Francisco, California. Blakesberg grew up in Clark, New Jersey, which is where he found his love for photography. He would often attend concerts where he began taking pictures of the concerts with his father’s camera. Later on, Blakesberg attended a Grateful... read full bio
Jaga Jazzist, also known as just Jaga, is a Norwegian experimental jazz-rock band that currently consists of members Martin Horntveth, Lars Horntveth, Marcus Forsgren, Even Ormestad, Andreas Mjos, Line Horntveth, Oystein Moen, and Erik Johannessen. Jaga Jazzist are based out of Tonsberg, Norway, and the group consists of a group of brothers who also play in the pop band The... read full bio
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is an English actor who is best known for playing Francis in the television series “Wolf Hall,” Francesco Salviati in the series “Medici,” and for most recently playing D.L. Townes in the Netflix original series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Fortune-Lloyd was born in Hillingdon, Greater London, England, and he has previously earned his B.A. in English literature from the... read full bio
Jagdish Sheth is the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business at Emory University Goizueta Business School and has been a teacher and researcher for over 50 years. Sheth is known for being an expert on areas which include consumer behavior, relationship marketing, geopolitical analysis and competitive strategy. Over the course of his career, Sheth has been a lecturer for universities... read full bio
Josh Ward is an American country musicians from Houston, Texas. Over the course of his career thus far, Ward has been the winner of the Texas Regional Radio Awards’ New Male Vocalist of the Year, has earned the Song of the Year “Whiskey & Whitley” Texas Regional Radio Award, and has been named the Keepin’ It Country Artist of the... read full bio
Jimi Stanton is an up-and-coming actor, writer, and director who has recently gained attention playing Carlo Baxter in the Showtime television series “Your Honor,” where he acts alongside Bryan Cranston. Over the course of his career thus far, Stanton has acted both on stage and on screen. Some of Stanton’s stage credits over the years include ‘Pride and Prejudice,’... read full bio
Julian Ugarte has been the founder and director of Socialab and has been an ambassador at Singularity University. Ugarte is a social entrepreneur, design thinker and strategy professional who has previously earned his degree from Singularity University. Ugarte began his career as a founder and working for Techo where he began as a director for the social innovation center where... read full bio
Joe Toscano is an author, keynote speaker, and co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of BEACON. Through his work with BEACON, he has been co-founder of an organization with a focus on social innovation that works on human-centered design, social impact, and public policy to help advance human-computer experiences. Toscano has previously earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of... read full bio
John Tschohl is a world leader on customer service, service strategy, empowerment, customer experience, creating service culture, employee motivation, and an author of the book “Relentless.” Tschohl has previously earned his bachelor’s in marketing, business administration and management from University of St. Thomas. He began his career working as the owner of John Tschohl Investments, which is his real estate... read full bio
Jeff Pierre is an up-and-coming actor who has recently gained attention playing Trey Barnett in the television series “Walker.” Pierre was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and he has previously earned his degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University in Boston. Pierre later set his mind to acting, and went on to make his acting debut in the short film “Eyes... read full bio
Jon-Michael Ecker is a Brazilian-American actor who is best known for his rise to fame playing Ari Morales in the television series “Popland!,” and for playing Guero in the television series “Queen of the South.” Ecker was born in San Marcos, Texas, and he is the son of fellow actor Guy Ecker. Ecker made his acting debut playing El Mudra... read full bio
Shayna McHayle, better known as her stage name, Junglepussy, is an American rapper and actress from New York City. Junglepussy began her career working on her rapping career in high school in a group called Primp. After graduating from high school, Junglepussy went on to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and began working in retail while also starting... read full bio
Raj Jain, better known as his stage name, Jane Holiday is an up-and-coming alternative singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. While growing up, Jane Holiday began learning how to play the piano at only four years old and when he was in high school, he joined the marching band. Jane Holiday began creating music while in high school and his music is... read full bio
John Brown, better known as his stage name, J. Brown, is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan, who is best known for his single “Sunrise Sunset,” which peaked at number 10 on the Adult RnB Billboard charts. Brown found his love for singing while growing up singing in his dad’s church choir. This led him to begin working with the... read full bio
Jeffrey A. Wright is an educator who has previously been awarded twice as Teacher of the Year in USA and has been nicknamed the “Molecule Man.” Wright is also a keynote speaker who talks on topics which include education, spirituality, inspiration, self-motivation, leadership, and team building and he also gives presentations that teach strategies and research and touch the audience... read full bio
Joe Weinman is a business author, keynote speaker, digital strategist, and executive who is best known for his book ‘Digital Disciplines: Attaining Market Leadership via the Cloud, Big Data, Social, Mobile, and the Internet of Things.’ As an author, he has also been known for his book ‘Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing.’ As a writer, Weinman was also... read full bio
Joelle Maryn is a motivational speaker, actress and television host who has been featured on several various television shows and films. She is currently host of the series “Beyond the Vision,” and has previously been featured on various Christian television and radio shows such as Life on the Rock on EWTN. Maryn has also been a model who has worked... read full bio
Jordan Feliz is an American Christian singer-songwriter and musician from Clovis, California, who performs a wide variety of music which includes folk, rock, soul, and Christian pop. Feliz began his musical career after members of the band A Current Affair reached out to him through Myspace as they were looking for a lead vocalist of the band. Feliz performed with... read full bio
