John Foley has been ranked among the top 10 most sought-after speakers since 2015. Google, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Goodyear, Chevron, Lowe's, Marriott, Hilton, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, Penske Racing, Sprint, Motorola, Merrill Lynch, Mass Mutual, AMC Theatre, Norton Lifelock, Capital Group, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, GE, American Hospital Association, Mayo, Merck, Palo Alto Networks, Sunovion,... read full bio
Founded in Tennessee but now based out of Virginia, J Roddy Walston and the Business is a rock and roll band with a southern-style twist. Founded by J, Roddy Walston, the band recorded a demo tape in hopes of winning a slot at a national music festival. Before the festival, the band dropped a seven-track EP entitled Here Come Trouble.... read full bio
Coauthor Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner wrote the critically acclaimed and best-selling book The Leadership Challenge, which is currently in its sixth edition and has sold close to three million copies. He was the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University before taking up his current position as a Fellow at the... read full bio
An expert on gender studies, Jennifer Finney Boylan is the first transgender American to be a published, best selling author. Her memoir, Shes Not There: A Life in Two Genders, depicts Boylans experience through her gender change. Boylan has authored fifteen books, consulted for Caitlyn Jenners I AM CAIT and Amazon series TRANSPARENT, and more. Prior to 2001, the author... 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
Jon Youshaei is a YouTube marketer, business writer, and creator of Every Vowel. Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Entrepreneur have featured him as a top marketer. He helped YouTube grow their communities and help create viral content. Currently, he is working for Instagram as a Product Marketing Manager for IGTV. Youshaei has published his writing through Forbes and Time magazine and... 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
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
Jack Hanna is an American zookeeper who is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was Director of this zoo for over two decades. For many years, Jack Hanna has been one of the most beloved naturalists and adventurers across the nation. Mostly due to his over 91 appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, he... read full bio
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Renowned actress Jane Alexander found herself in the role of a lifetime when President Bill Clinton appointed her head of the ever-embattled National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Alexander is charming, honest, and convincingly passionate on why we need art, and why the government should support the arts. Ms. Alexander looks at the complications of First Amendment Rights in the... read full bio
Joanna Lipper is an award-winning filmmaker and the author of the nationally acclaimed book, Growing Up Fast." Joanna Lipper runs Sea Wall Entertainment, a company dedicated to the research, development and production of books and films. Joanna Lipper is known for her sensitive, insightful work with children and adolescents who are facing adversity in their families and communities, and for... read full bio
Julie Morgenstern is a speaker, best-selling book in the New York Times, and consultant on efficiency and organization. Julie has been educating individuals at all stages of life and all around the world how to overcome disorganization in order to accomplish their goals for more than 30 years. Her goal is to enable every person to contribute in a way... read full bio
Jody Watley is a Grammy-winning artist, who ranks among MTV Video Music Awards' most nominated female artists ever, alongside Janet Jackson and Madonna. Classic hits include multi format smashes: Looking For a New Love", "Still a Thrill", "Don't You Want Me", "Some Kind of Lover", "Real Love", "Friends", "Everything", and "Most of All". Watley remains a major force in the... read full bio
Jim Schwartz is an American football coach who is currently a defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Schwartz was born in Halethorpe, Maryland, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Georgetown University where he earned numerous honors such as Division III CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-American, All-American, and... read full bio
