Riz La Vie is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter and rapper from New Jersey who is now based out of New York. Riz La Vie’s music is a mixture of hip-hop, pop, R&B and blues. Riz La Vie began his career releasing music independently and during that time he released two EPs, “Found” and “Keep”. From there, he began working with Human... read full bio
Faraji Wright, better known as his stage name, Rexx Life Raj is an American rapper from Berkeley, California. He is known for using his musical outlet to talk on honest topics of daily life. While growing up, Wright found his love for music while going to church with his mother and he also learned to form a strong work ethic... read full bio
Rick Kirkham is a reality television producer who gained fame after appearing in the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem”, which talked on the story of Joe Exotic. Kirkham had previously worked for Joe Exotic producing a reality television series that showed off Exotic’s tiger ranch. Kirkham began his career at only 14 years old when he... read full bio
Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach, leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. Gottfredson’s work is to help improve teams, organizations, leaders and their employees by improving their mindset. This work has also led him to publish the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling book “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, &... read full bio
Robert Laszewski is the President of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, Inc., which is the Washington DC policy and marketing consultancy that he founded. Laszewski is known as the guy to go to for all healthcare matters by the Washington media. He started his career working in the health insurance marketplace for 20 years and he has previously worked as... read full bio
Ravi Ramamurti is a business professor and strategy and innovation expert who is the University Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy and Director of Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University. Ramamurti has previously earned his BSc in Physics from St. Stephens College, Delhi University and went on to earn his MBA from Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad before earning... read full bio
Rosa Clemente is an American community organizer, political commentator, independent journalist, and activist who was previously the vice presidential running mate for Cynthia McKinney in the U.S. Presidential election. Clemente was born and raised in Bronx, New York. She has earned her B.A. from State University of New York, Albany, and has earned her MPS from Cornell University. She is... read full bio
Rachel Cargle is a writer, speaker, lecturer, and activist whose work circles around the intersection of race and womanhood. Cargle uses her social media to create meaningful conversations, to encourage critical thinking, and have meaningful engagement with people from all over the world that she wouldn’t normally have the chance to talk to. As a speaker, Cargle has talked on... read full bio
Richie Reseda is an activist, feminist, hip-hop artist, and co-founder of the non-profit, Initiate Justice. Reseda began Initiate Justice while he was incarcerated, and it is a non-profit that help people affected by mass incarceration to change laws to end punitive justice systems and to invest in the people and communities to help reduce harm. Reseda also works with organizations... read full bio
Renee Gauthier is a stand-up comedian, writer, and producer who has been a four-time Emmy nominee. Gauthier is from Chicago, Illinois, and she has previously been a member of Chicago’s Second City, which led her to open for comedians which include Aisha Tyler and Amy Schumer. As a comedian, Gauthier has previously appeared on television series which include “Last Call... read full bio
Ryan Ashley is an up-and-coming RnB and pop singer-songwriter and producer. Ashley began to gain attention first working as a songwriter and producer who has co-write “2,” which was featured on H.E.R’s self-titled album, which went on to earn a Grammy Award for Best RnB album. He has also been a co-writer for Matoma’s single “Bruised Not Broken,” and for... read full bio
Rosebud Baker is an up-and-coming actress, comedian, and writer from New York City, New York. She rose to fame after being selected as a New Face of Comedy during the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Baker has been known for her personal, dry, and dark brand of humor and was featured on the Amazon Video docu-series “Inside Jokes,” which documented... read full bio
Rileyy Lanez is an up-and-coming RnB singer-songwriter who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Through her music, Lanez leaves her heart on her sleeve and writes on heartbreak, love, and strength gained through the hard times. Her music is very vulnerable and her unique style and sound gives her her own originality. Lanez found her love for... read full bio
Rick Gutierrez is an up-and-coming stand-up comedian who is known for talking on traditional family values and outlooks on marriage through his comedic career. Gutierrez gained attention in the comedy world after appearing on FUSEtv’s series “Fluffy’s Good Adventures,” which was the most watched program on the network after it’s release. That led Gutierrez to release his debut one hour... read full bio
Rhyon Nicole Brown is an American actress, singer, and dancer who is the younger sister of RaVaughn. Brown was born in Los Angeles, California, and she began her career as an actress when she was only around seven years old making her debut playing Julia in the film “Santa and Pete.” Since then, Brown has been known for playing Rebecca... read full bio
Blake Redferrin, known as just Redferrin, is an up-and-coming country singer-songwriter from White House, Tennessee. Redferrin began to gain attention after signing to Warner Music Nashville and Round Here Records as a new singer-songwriter. After signing with a major label, Redferrin released his debut single “Red In My Last Name,” which proved that Redferrin can play in several different musical... read full bio
Ronnie McDowell is an American country artist, painter, and songwriter who is best known for his tribute song to Elvis Presley, “The King Is Gone.” McDowell was born in Portland, Tennessee, and he has previously served in the US Navy where he served on board of the USS Hancock and USS Kitty Hawk. McDowell made his change to music after... read full bio
Ricky Montgomery is an up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Montgomery began his career on the short-lived social media application, Vine, where he gained numerous followers. Although Montgomery was born in Los Angeles, he moved to St. Louis with his mother when he was young and while there, he dropped out of high school and began playing in various... read full bio
A passionate Republican, Rachel Campos-Duffy rose to prominence as a cast member on the MTV reality series The Real World: San Francisco. Following the show, Campos became a television host, most popularly on The View. Since then, she has moved on to Fox News where she has been a commentator on shows such as Outnumbered. She has been recognized on... read full bio
Keith Reif and Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds decided to organize an all new group in 1969 that would be an experimental group, combining the sounds of folk, rock, and classical forms. After recruiting, Louis Cennamo on bass, John Hawken on piano, and Reif’s sister Jane on vocals, Renaissance was formed. They released a couple of albums under the labels... read full bio
