Matthew Morris aka MattyB is a young rapper from Atlanta, GA. He began his music career at age 7, and has quickly become an Internet sensation. MattyB has accumulated more than a billion video views and more than 8.4 million YouTube subscribers. His social media consists of more than 9.5 million followers on Facebook & Twitter combined. Known for his... read full bio
Made 2 Rise is a Mid-Atlantic band that has been playing hard rock (metal/melodic core) for a time. Ted Hile plays drums, Adam Lefevre plays bass, Tracy Weller plays guitars, and Rio sings. Each of them has carved out a successful career in the blue-collar industry while simultaneously tearing up stages everywhere. However, as this group of "old heads" get... read full bio
Matt Kaplan is the author of Scholarscribe.com and is the voice behind some of the most fascinating science and technology stories published today. He writes for The Economist and contributes to Nature, National Geographic, New Scientist, Scientific American and The New York Times. Fascinated by the weird and the wonderful, he frequently covers the crossroads between technology and nature. In... read full bio
Mac King, who is both a magician and a comedian, was awarded the title of Magician of the Year by the Magic Castle in Hollywood. MAGIC Magazine has hailed King as the best comedic magician in the world at the present time. He has created a name for himself as a creative force in the world of magic by performing... read full bio
Manuel “Manny” Puig lives a dangerous and unusual life. He has spent his life interacting at death-defying ranges with sharks, alligators, bears, and other lethal predators in groundbreaking ways. With his unique abilities, Manny has hosted TV series and specials on the Discovery, Animal Planet, and Outdoor Channel. An expert free diver, he trained the current US women’s record holder,... read full bio
M. Sanjayan is the lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy & was recently named Science and Environmental Contributor to CBS News. On-air, Sanjayan provides insight into a broad range of scientific and environmental topics across multiple platforms including contributing to CBS News broadcasts, CBS This Morning and CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. As lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy,... read full bio
Melissa Donovan d’Arabian is an American chef and television show host. She is most famous for winning the fifth season of Food Network Star and then went on to host Ten Dollar Dinners on Food Network. She is also the host of web series ‘Smart Carts: Winning the Supermarket’ on Food Network, she has also been on Guy’s Grocery Games,... read full bio
Best-Selling author and comedic Host/Emcee for Award Galas, National Sales Meetings, Motivational/Sales Leadership Junkets and his “IMPROV for BUSINESS” Leadership Development & Creative Group Dynamics team building workshops, three time Emmy Award winning comedian and TV personality [Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Travel Channel, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius) Mark DeCarlo performs on-message Safe for Work comedy and creates viral content to... read full bio
Mischa Barton is a British-American film, television, and stage actress, perhaps best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the American television series The O.C. Barton is currently the spokesperson for Climate Star", an organization that fights Global Warming through social and legislative activism. Barton serves as an Entertainment Industry Foundation Ambassador teaming up with QVC to spread awareness... read full bio
Mary Roach has perfected the art of blending science and humor, garnering a fan base that even she did not expect. She began her writing career at the San Francisco Zoological Society, producing press releases on such topics as elephant wart surgery. She sold a humor piece about the IRS, which led to several humorous essays for such publications as... read full bio
Full Focus's creator and chairman is Michael Hyatt. Over the years, he has scaled several businesses, including a $250 million publishing company with over 700 workers and his own leadership development business, which has grown by more than 60% annually for the last four years. Under his direction, Full Focus has been listed as one of the fastest-growing companies in... read full bio
Meredith Baxter is best known for her roles in two popular television series Family and Family Ties. She has received four Emmy Award nominations, and won the award for her role in Other Mothers, a CBS Special. She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for her role in A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick... read full bio
Jazz is an art form that has a history of occasionally spawning pop stars. Think of Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole, and more recently, Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr. Young jazz star Michael Kaeshammer is on a path to enjoy such exalted popular status with the release of his latest CD, Days Like These. Days Like These documents... read full bio
Saxophonist/Singer/Songwriter Mindi Abair, born in St. Petersburg, FL, has broken many boundaries as she continues to define the less traditional future of jazz. Her own brand of pop and soul meets jazz adds a refreshingly unique voice to an exciting new generation of crossover artists. She was raised on the road with her father’s band, but this is not your... read full bio
Mark Boal is an American investigative journalist. His first script, The Hurt Locker, is an Iraq action drama that Time magazine called a near perfect war movie. The movie earned Boal an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Boal has worked as a freelance journalist and screenwriter. He has contributed articles to The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. Boal's article... read full bio
The first Cuban-American in history to serve in the U.S. Senate, Mel Martinez embodies the transformative power of the American dream. Martinez rose to national prominence after President George W. Bush nominated him to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Under his leadership, HUD was recognized with multiple awards for exemplary achievements. As Senator, Martinez played an... read full bio
Martin Cooper is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, an inventor, entrepreneur and executive. He has been a contributor to the technology of personal wireless communications for over 50 years. He developed the first portable cellular phone in 1973 and is cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for making the first cellular telephone call. Cooper is also... read full bio
Maureen McCormick is perhaps best known as the picture-perfect Marcia Brady from the hit show The Brady Bunch. After the run of the TV show, Maureen's life was nothing like Marcia's storybook existence. In fact, it was a nightmare. The actress had developed an all-encompassing" addiction to cocaine at the age of twenty, and began a downward spiral that threatened... read full bio
Mick Foley is a professional wrestler, author, comedian and actor. He was the first ever WWF Hardcore Champion and also a three-time WWF Champion. In addition to wrestling, Foley is a multiple New York Times bestselling author. Mick is currently touring the world with his one-man show of comedic storytelling. Following his three sold out shows at... read full bio
Michelle Forbes, is an American actress who has built a career of work in television and independent film and has acted in productions in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. Forbes first gained attention from her dual role in daytime soap opera Guiding Light, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Although she has appeared... read full bio
