One of the most creative designers and visionary architects in the field of sustainable development, William McDonough shows organizations how green corporate innovations help the environment and the bottom line. William McDonough is a world-renowned architect and designer and winner of three U.S. presidential awards. He designed and built the first solar-heated house in Ireland in 1977.He is the co-founder... read full bio
Wade Bowen is a country/Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas. Wade began his music career in a band called West 84 alongside his friend Matt Miller. Wade released his first solo album, Try Not To Listen, which became a huge regional success in Texas. With his single “God Bless This Town”, he reached No.1 on the bellwether Texas Music Chart.... read full bio
Wavves is a noise pop/surf punk band based in San Diego, California. The band is currently composed of founder Nathan Williams (singer song-writer), Alex Gates (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Pope (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Brian Hill (drums and backing vocals). The band has released 5 studio albums, Wavves, Wavvves, King of the Beach, Afraid of Heights and... read full bio
Walter Robb is the former Co-CEO of the nationally well-known natural and organic supermarkets, Whole Foods. Robb has been with the Whole Foods Market for over twenty years. Alongside partner John Mackey, Walter Robb was able to turn the grocery store in a billion dollar company. Robb’s passion for organic, all-natural products helped the company become one of Forbes Fortune... read full bio
White Reaper is a band based out of Louisville, Kentucky, who plays music in the garage punk and power pop genres. Members of the band include Ryan Hater, Nick Wilkerson, Sam Wilkerson, Hunter Thompson, and Tony Esposito. The band has released to extended plays entitled DEMO 2012 and White Reaper, as well as full-length studio albums including White Reaper Does... read full bio
Waylynn Lucas is a Los Angeles pastry chef and owner of the bakery Fonuts. She served as the executive pastry chef for two highly-rated restaurants before leaving to start her own bakery with her friend Nancy Truman. The two specialize in donuts that are never fried, only baked or steamed and they also include donuts that are gluten free and... read full bio
Willa Fitzgerald is an American actress who is best known for playing Emma Duval in the television series “Scream: The TV Series”. Fitzgerald graduated from Yale University with a BA in theater studies. Upon graduating, she made her television debut playing Lola Laffer in the series “Alpha House”. Since then, her television credits have gone on to include, “Blue Bloods”,... read full bio
William Murphy is an American gospel artist and pastor from Atlanta, Georgia. Murphy was raised with a father and grandfather who were both pastors/bishops. He later in life moved to Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children to serve as the worship minister for New Birth. After a few years, Murphy started his musical career with the release of... read full bio
Wild Rivers is an up-and-coming alternative folk indie band that consists of members Khalid Yassein on vocals and guitar, Devan Glover on vocals, Andrew Oliver on guitar and bass and Julien Laferriere on drums. Their music finds influence in bands which include Bahamas, The Lumineers and Kacey Musgraves as well as older artists and bands which include Fleetwood Mac, James... read full bio
A punk band called Winona Fighter is headquartered in Nashville. The group is renowned for being a dynamic powerhouse while performing live. Their performances are a place where everyone is welcome, equal and must get on their feet. All nonsense and vanity are left at the door. Early exposure to the Boston punk rock scene by Coco (frontwoman of Winona Fighter) served as... read full bio
Few hip-hop artists have the ability to command a space as purposefully out-of-the-ordinary as Anthony Dixson, a Compton native and Long Beach native whose stage name, Boogie, foreshadows his inherent talent for writing music that is rooted in simultaneously depressing and joyfully uplifting realities. Boogie's kind of rap is as much a credo of the streets as it is a... read full bio
Wet Leg is a dynamic pop duo composed of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who wear small gold necklaces made by Hester, symbolizing their stage name. The necklaces may have been cryptic to many before, but since the release of their debut single "Chaise Longue" in June 2021, the duo has made a huge impact on the music industry. With... read full bio
William J. Bennett is the host of the number seven ranked, nationally syndicated radio show, ‘Morning America’, and former Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan. Dr. Bennett is also an award-winning professor; he’s taught at Boston University, the University of Texas, and Harvard. An advocate for education in America, Dr. Bennett is senior advisor to Project Lead The Way, one... read full bio
Through his lectures, Will demonstrates how self-belief and decisive leadership propelled the World Cup-winning squad from seventh to the top spot. Will talks on how underachievers were supported rather than criticized, how everyone should be given a voice and how being demoted to the lower division at his team strengthened his resolve. Will is a clever, humorous, intelligent and captivating presence on the... read full bio
Folk/country musician Waylon Wyatt was raised in Hackett, Arkansas. Waylon started writing songs at the age of fifteen, inspired by his red-dirt peers Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers. He would revisit these tunes after spending his summers working long days with his father on construction projects. Waylon just dropped his first three singles, "Everything Under The Sun," "Arkansas Diamond," and... read full bio
Wale’s rise to popularity began with his first recording, “Rhyme of the Century”, which was heard on local radio and was featured in The Source magazine in the “Unsigned Hype” column. After signing with local record label Studio 43, he released “Dig Dug (Shake It)”. It became one of the most requested songs by local artists in D.C. radio history.... read full bio
Born in New York City, Wallace Shawn is a Jewish actor. His father is a journalist and his mother is a well-known and veteran editor of The New Yorker. Allen Shawn, his brother, pursued a career as a composer. Wallace received his education at Magdalen College at Oxford and Harvard University, where he majored in history. Wallace was a Fulbright... read full bio
Wolf Parade is a post-punk indie rock band from Montreal. The band incorporates guitar, synths, drums, and vocals in their music. Their record ‘Apologies to the Queen Mary’ was released to earn critical acclaim and a Polaris Music Prize nomination. The band has gone through several ebbs and flows of performing, at one point they took a hiatus. Wolf Parade... read full bio
Whitney Johnson is a personal disruption expert, co-founder of 40 over 40, and an author. She has been included on the list of Thinkers50, listed above luminaries like Seth Godin, Gary Hamel, and Jim Collins. Johnson is the author of soon to be published Harvard Business Publishing title: Build An A Team: Become a Boss People Love. She has been... read full bio
Bear Rinehart, also known as his stage name Wilder Woods, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Needtobreathe. Rinehart began releasing music under the name Wilder Woods after the release of the singles “Somebody Soon” and “Sure Ain’t.” Shortly after, Wilder Woods released his self-titled studio... read full bio
