The Palast Orchester, or the Palace Orchestra in English, is a German orchestra based in Berlin that specializes in the cabaret and popular songs of the Weimar period in Germany and American popular songs of the same era. The orchestra consists of all men, except for the violinist who has always been a female. Its current members include Max Raabe... read full bio
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the top home solar, battery storage and energy services provider in the country, has Mary Powell as its CEO. Mary joined the Sunrun Board of Directors, where she is still a current member. 75 percent of the residential and commercial customers in the State of Vermont are served by Green Mountain Power Company (previously NYSE: GMP), of which Mary served... read full bio
American bassist and experimental musician Dywane Thomas, Jr., popularly known as MonoNeon, is a Memphis native. He is well-known for playing bass guitar on YouTube and for being one of Prince's final collaborators. Thomas won a Grammy Award for his work on the NAS studio album King's Disease. Thomas is right-handed, yet he plays a right-handed bass guitar with his left-hand upside... read full bio
Moore Kismet is a young, non-binary music producer, DJ, and artist known for their unique fusion of electronic music and experimental sounds. Born in Oklahoma in 2004, Moore Kismet, whose birth name is Omar Khaled, was raised in a musical household and developed a passion for music from a young age. At the age of 10, Moore Kismet began experimenting with... read full bio
Moonchild Sanelly, born Sanelisiwe Twisha in c.1987, is a South African musician and dancer. She is recognized for her iconic blue hair and for creating her own music genre, which she calls "Future ghetto punk." Sanelly hails from Port Elizabeth and gained recognition in the Durban poetry and music scene before settling in Johannesburg to pursue her musical career. Sanelly's music... read full bio
Myles Richard Bass, professionally known as Myles Kennedy, is a celebrated American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his roles as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in Alter Bridge and as the lead vocalist in Slash's backing band, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Kennedy began his music career in 1990 as the lead guitarist for Cosmic... read full bio
Upon his appointment to the board of directors of Hyatt Hotels Company, Mark S. Hoplamazian was made president and chief executive officer. Hoplamazian formerly held the post of president of The Pritzker Organization (TPO), the main financial and investment advisor for the interests of the Pritzker family company. He worked with TPO for 17 years and during that time advised several... read full bio
Mulatu Astatke is a well-known composer, arranger and musician from Ethiopia who plays the piano, organ, vibraphone and percussion. He is also recognized as the father of Ethio-jazz, a distinctive fusion of pop, modern jazz, traditional Ethiopian music, Latin rhythms, Caribbean reggae and Afro-funk. He spent a large portion of the 1970s extending the boundaries of Ethiopian music by working both domestically and... read full bio
American television producer, author, and showrunner Michael Schur is well-known for his outstanding contributions to the comedy genre. Schur, who was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has always been passionate about humor and writing. He was a member of the Harvard Lampoon, a renowned humor journal, while a student at Harvard University. With his participation in the enduring comedy series "The... read full bio
The "Masters of The Mic: Hip-Hop 50 Tour" starring Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Rakim and Slick Rick is being promoted by Universal Attractions Agency, RAMP Entertainment Agency and Mahogany Entertainment. Special guests include EPMD, Roxanne Shante, DJ Spinderella and others. A special edition show at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will serve as the formal start of the celebration... read full bio
A well-known name in the realm of financial regulation is Mary Lovelace Schapiro, who was most famously the 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She created history by being the first woman to serve as permanent Chair of the SEC. Barack Obama's administration oversaw the selection of Schapiro to the position of SEC Chair. She took over... read full bio
General Martin "Marty" Edward Dempsey, a retired United States Army officer, made an enduring impression on the history of the country's armed forces. Dempsey's route to leadership started at a young age. He was born on March 14, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and reared nearby in Bayonne. He graduated from Goshen, New York's John S. Burke Catholic High... read full bio
Melissa King is a pioneering chef, businesswoman and philanthropist who is happy to be Chinese American and LGBT and who also works as a creative entrepreneur outside of the kitchen. King is the champion of Top Chef All-Stars: Los Angeles on Bravo (Season 17) as well as the fan favorite. King has gone on to serve as a culinary judge on... read full bio
The popular 10-season comedy Friends and Grace and Frankie were both written and produced by renowned TV writer and producer Marta Kauffman. Together with David Crane, Marta developed the enduringly popular NBC sitcom Friends. The venerable show received 63 Emmy nominations and won Outstanding Comedy sitcom. The WGA West presented her with the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for lifetime accomplishment... read full bio
A seasoned IT entrepreneur, Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder and CEO of Inflection AI, an AI-first business that is revolutionizing how people and computers interact. He formerly served as vice president of AI products and policy at Google. Prior to that, he co-founded DeepMind, which Google later acquired. He spent more than ten years as Head of Applied AI, helping the... read full bio
Marv Albert, who has more than 50 years of broadcasting experience and is regarded as one of the best sports commentators of his time, has called six NHL Stanley Cup Finals, twelve NBA Finals and eight Super Bowls. After more than ten years as the primary voice of the NBA on TNT, Albert just announced his retirement from Turner Sports. He... read full bio
The Las Vegas Raiders' Maxx Crosby is a defensive end who has twice made the Pro Bowl. Maxx was born and raised in Texas before spending his collegiate years playing football for Eastern Michigan. He played there for three seasons before declaring for the NFL Draft, when the Raiders selected him in the fourth round (106th overall), making it a successful... read full bio
Matthew Hussey is a New York Times bestselling author of Get The Guy, podcaster, confidence coach, relationship columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine and resident love expert on The Today Show. As the leading dating authority and confidence coach for women, Matthew has helped millions get the life of their dreams through his sold-out live seminars, and step-by-step online coaching and training... read full bio
Nearly thirty years had passed since Michael Learns To Rock started a band in an old, abandoned freezer room that they used as a rehearsal space. Not long later, the band performed at their very first event in their hometown of Aarhus, Denmark. Numerous timeless tunes have been played on global radio stations and online platforms ever since. Millions of records... read full bio
Comedian Mark Normand is a fun-loving native of New York. Mark has so far appeared in six episodes of TBS's CONAN, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Showtime's "Live at SXSW," Inside Amy Schumer, TruTv, Best Week Ever, MTv, Last Comic Standing, @Midnight and a Comedy Central half-hour special called "Don't Be Yourself." Additionally, he... read full bio
