Rajat Paharia was the founder and Chief Product Officer of Bunchball, Inc. He is known as the father of gamification and founded Bunchball, which launched the social gaming and gamification industries. Paharia graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in computer science. He then went on to earn his M.S. in computer science from Stanford University. Paharia started his career... read full bio
Rory Kinnear is an English actor and playwright who is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James bond films. He is also known for working with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Kinnear is the son of Roy Kinnear and Carmel Cryan. He studied acting at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and went... read full bio
Rachel Cruze is an American author and activist who is best known for writing about personal finances and for being the daughter of Dave Ramsey. She is the co-author of the book, ‘Smart Money Smart Kids’ that she wrote with her father and the book reached number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Cruze earned her B.A.... read full bio
Ryan Jamaal Swain is an American actor and dancer who is best known for playing Damon Richards-Evangelista on the television series “Pose”. Swain started taking tap dance lessons at only 4 years old and went on to learn how to dance hip-hop, jazz, ballet and modern. He was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and started working with local dance companies such... read full bio
Ruth E. Carter is an American costume designer for film and television from Springfield, Massachusetts. She has been known for mastering the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the clothing and appearance of each character or performer. Various films that Carter has worked on over the years includes “Jungle Fever”, “Malcolm X”, “What’s Love Got to Do with... read full bio
Robbie Keane is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as forward for various teams and for the Republic of Ireland national team. He also served as captain for several years for the Republic of Ireland national team and since retiring as a player, Keane has gone on to be assistant manager of Middlesbrough. Keane was born in Dublin, Ireland,... read full bio
Richard Thaler is an American economist who is currently the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Thaler was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and he earned his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University before going on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University... read full bio
Ryne Sandberg, also known as “Ryno,” is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. Sandberg was born in Spokane, Washington, and he began his career playing baseball in high school where he was named to Parade Magazine’s High School All-American football team. He then went on to play for the Philadelphia Phillies after being selected in the baseball... read full bio
Rich Eisen is an American television journalist who is best known for his work on the NFL Network and for being a television and radio host for various outlets such as NFL Now, DirecTV, Fox Sports Radio, and Sirius XM. Eisen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he has earned his B.A. from University of Michigan and his M.S.... read full bio
Horst Christian Simco, better known as his stage name, Riff Raff, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. While growing up, Riff Raff had a love for basketball and began playing as a child before becoming a shooting guard in high school. He then dropped out of high school before going on to earn his GED and study at Hibbing... read full bio
Redman is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor, who is best known for being one-half of the rap duo, Method Man & Redman, and for previously being a member of the Def Squad. Redman was born in Newark, New Jersey, and after getting in trouble often in his late teenage years, he began working as a young DJ-MC... read full bio
Rege-Jean Page is a Zimbabwean and English actor who is best known for playing Chicken George in the mini-series “Roots,” and most recently playing Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings in the Netflix original series “Bridgerton.” Page was born in London, England, and grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe, before moving back to London. After moving back to London, Page found his... read full bio
Raj Sisodia is the Distinguished Professor of Business at Babson College and is a best-selling author of the book ‘Conscious Capitalism’ and is also a co-founder and co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Sisodia is also a global thought leader and a consultant that specializes in social impact for businesses. Sisodia has previously been the Trustee Professor of Marketing and has... read full bio
Ronald Shapiro is an American attorney, author, agent, educator, speaker, and civic leader who is the founder of Shapiro Negotiations Institute. Shapiro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he has earned his degree from Haverford College before going on to earn his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Shapiro went on to begin working as Maryland State Securities Commissioner... read full bio
Marlanna Evans, better known as her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper and songwriter from Snow Hill, North Carolina. Rapsody began her career while studying at North Carolina State University. She joined the hip-hop collective, H2O, as well as Kooley High, even though at the time she had never rapped before. She gained the attention of producer 9th Wonder... read full bio
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known as his stage name RZA, is an American rapper, actor, filmmaker and record producer who is the de facto leader of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. RZA was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and he found his love for hip-hop music when he was only nine years old and began competing in rap battles at only... read full bio
Remi Wolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Palo Alto, California. Wolf originally began her career competitively skiing at only 8 years old and during this time represented the United States in alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games twice. Later on, she moved to Los Angeles where she studied at the USC Thornton School of Music. While... read full bio
Richard DesLauriers is a retired FBI special agent who was in charge of the Boston Division. During his time working in Boston, DesLauriers was in the middle of the Boston Marathon Bombing and helped lead the team that tried to find the crime boss Whitney Bulger. He also worked on dismantling the Russian spy ring which led to questions of... read full bio
Over 50,000 people are inspired each month by author, executive coach and motivational speaker Ryan Leak. Every year, he develops more than 15,000 leaders from Fortune 500 organizations and professional sports teams. His widely shared Surprise Wedding tale has been covered by the Today Show, Good Morning America and a number of other media sources. He is the author of Chasing Failure: How... read full bio
Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Robert Francis hails from Los Angeles, California. Robert Commagere was raised in a musical family by his Mexican mother, who sung ranchera songs from her own country around the house, his late pianist/producer father and his sister Juliette Commagere, who wrote songs. Francis made his debut with the musically diversified One by One at the young age of... read full bio
