Co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and its Chairman and CEO, r enowned financial guru Marc Lasry is also a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team. Together with his sister, Sonia Gardner, Lasry established Avenue Capital Group as a global alternative investment manager with a focus on distressed and undervalued debt and equity prospects in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Since... read full bio
Michael Mignano is a businessman and technology executive who is passionate about creating products that transform the world. Michael co-founded Anchor, the largest podcasting platform in the world, after working as VP of Product at Aviary, where he helped the company's user base grow to over 100M creators before being bought by Adobe for $170M. His work on Anchor turned... read full bio
Merryl Tengesdal, a trailblazing pilot, author and retired colonel, made history as the first and only African American woman to fly a U-2 in the USAF. Tengesdal served for more than 20 years as a Naval Aviator and Air Force Combat Pilot, flying the "Dragon Lady" high-altitude surveillance aircraft while moving all over the world in support of military and combat... read full bio
Founder and CEO of The Agency, a $1 billion brokerage that has been revolutionizing the real estate industry for more than ten years, is industry disruptor Mauricio Umansky. Umansky founded The Agency with a purpose to disrupt the market by developing a distinctive culture anchored in the basic principle of collaboration. Umansky holds the distinction of selling the most properties... read full bio
NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams and Super Bowl LVI champion Matthew Stafford is well known for using strategy to solve problems and has had several noteworthy moments in his career. Stafford played twelve seasons with the Detroit Lions after playing college football at the University of Georgia. During this time, he earned a reputation for his quick decision-making... read full bio
Mitch Roschelle, a former senior partner at PwC and the originator of their Real Estate Advisory Practice, offers perspective on the direction that business and the economy are likely to take. Due to his ability to convert broad economic trends into actionable next moves, he is frequently requested by Fox News and other media outlets for his amusing opinion. Roschelle... read full bio
The esteemed host of NFL Total Access is writer and pioneering sportscaster MJ Acosta-Ruiz, winner of multiple Emmy Awards. Acosta-Ruiz is the first woman of color and Afro-Latina to ever host a program on the NFL Network. She also contributes to NFL Mexico and NFL Español on a variety of platforms because she is fully fluent in both languages. For... read full bio
Known for mixing in-depth study of the most important financial problems with relentless clarity and providing accessible insights and takeaways for individuals and companies, journalist and author Mary Childs is a co-host of NPR's award-winning Planet Money show. Childs previously held positions as a senior reporter for Barron's magazine where she covered the bond market, capitalism and alternative sectors. She also... read full bio
The electricity grid, our stock exchanges, our nuclear weapons sites and even a few renowned museums have all been protected for nearly thirty years by Mark Graff, one of the first to realize the need of keeping us secure from cyberattack. He most recently held the position of Chief Information Security Officer for NASDAQ for three years. As the founder and... read full bio
Michael Brenner was awarded the best business keynote speaker by the Huffington Post and is a Forbes top CMO influencer. He is the CEO of Marketing Insider Group, where he has led more than 75 workshops on content marketing strategy for businesses, advertising agencies and startups. He is a best-selling co-author of two books, including Digital Marketing Growth Hacks and The... read full bio
Former record label co-founder Mike Muse is a political, pop culture and change agent expert. Mike uses his platform to affect social change by fusing politics and popular culture. He co-founded LawChamps as an industrial engineer who later became a media and tech entrepreneur. Mike is the host of The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM, co-host of Sway in the Morning and... read full bio
Michele Rigby Assad learned the value of positive thinking from her parents while growing up in a tiny town in Central Florida and she embraced it at a young age. This included being willing to take the difficult path, never giving up and working hard until you succeed. This set her on a long and winding path that led her to places... read full bio
American stand-up comedian, actor and writer Michael Longfellow is from Phoenix, Arizona. A number of stepparents have been created as a result of both of Longfellow's parents' frequent marriages, which is mentioned in his comedic works. Longfellow began doing stand-up comedy in his first year at Arizona State University, where he received his BA in English literature. After receiving his degree, he... read full bio
One of the most interesting, captivating and amusing instructors in the industry is Michael Breed. Before the PGA TOUR broadcast on CBS, he is the host of "Course Record with Michael Breed." Additionally, he frequently contributes to CBS Sports HQ. In addition, Michael presents "The Best of A New Breed of Golf" on the weekends from 9 to 10 EST and "A... read full bio
Meg Mac is the stage name of Australian singer-songwriter and musician Megan Sullivan McInerney, who is also known simply by her given name. In 2014, she became a member of the local littleBIGMAN records label as well as 300 Entertainment in the United States. Mac began training her singing voice as soon as she was able to communicate verbally. She... read full bio
Max Silvestri is a comedian, writer, and actor, and his stand up comedy show for a quarter of an hour is available on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup right now. His most recent role was as a Consulting Producer for Netflix's Big Mouth, and he now has half-hour projects in development with both Annapurna and Olive Bridge. As a writer and... read full bio
Tini is the stage name of Martina Stoessel Muzlera, an Argentine singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and model. She made her acting debut on the Argentinean children's program Patito Feo (2007). She became well-known for playing the protagonist character Violetta Castillo in the original Disney Channel Latin America serial Violetta (2012–2015), and she then played the same role in the series'... read full bio
Although Moody Jones (not to be mistaken with the late blues musician of the same name) played his first show in Montreal when I was 17 years old, when he was a young man growing up in Saudi Arabia, he frequently performed at underground hip-hop parties. His first mix tape was a compilation of some of my favorite songs from... read full bio
Bluegrass music is fundamentally about what happens when you give in to the moment. The fun of improvising keeps the music interesting, and it keeps the players on their toes to come up with ideas as they go. The self-titled album by Mighty Poplar, a brand-new all-star roots ensemble with Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, bassist Greg... read full bio
Lyrics like “Tour” and “Black Widow” have been blasting through speakers and causing heads to bob for years, all thanks to Macky Gee. Hailing from Medway, Kent, this British drum and bass producer has been entertaining the masses for a number of years with his unique sound. After starting DJing six years ago, Macky Gee quickly found a natural progression into... read full bio
