Michael K. Blackson is one of the most original stand-up comics in the country. He received his big break in a comedy club in Los Angeles. Blackson was performing at the Comedy Store where actor/director Ice Cube was in attendance to see comedian Mike Epps perform. After experiencing Michael Blackson’s performance, Ice Cube invited the young comic for a reading... read full bio
Marianas Trench is a Canadian alternative pop rock band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Josh Ramsay, lead guitarist Matt Webb, bassist Mike Ayley, and drummer Ian Casselman. The band's name is derived from the deepest point in the ocean, the Marianas Trench. Marianas Trench released their debut album, "Fix Me,"... read full bio
Baseball icon Mariano Rivera, a native of Panama, is largely recognized as the game's finest reliever. During his time with the New York Yankees from 1995 to 2013, Rivera enjoyed unmatched success, capturing five World Series championships (1996, 1998, 2000, and 2009) and cementing his place as a baseball legend. Baseball player Rivera was discovered at a young age in his... read full bio
MKTO stands for Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller. The former Nickelodeon stars (from the show Gigantic) form the pop duo who’s popular song “Classic"" has swept the nation. Their debut album dropped in January, 2014. They toured as opening acts for Emblem3 and Demi Lovato before headlining their own tour in the summer of 2014.... read full bio
The National Football League's former CIO and senior vice president was Michelle McKenna-Doyle. Her responsibilities included overseeing the NFL's corporate IT initiatives, shared service delivery, and technology strategy. Michelle left Constellation Energy in Baltimore, Maryland, where she held the position of CIO, to join the NFL. She held the position of President of Vision Interactive Media Group before joining Constellation,... read full bio
Maysa is a smooth jazz artist, who has recorded popular solo work and music with the British acid jazz band Incognito. While attending Morgan State University in Baltimore City, she became a member of the school’s world-renowned choir. During this time, she met Stevie Wonder at one of her performances. After graduating, she moved to Southern California to perform with... read full bio
Michael Acton Smith OBE helped create Calm.com, Firebox.com, and Mind Candy. Michael co-founded the online gift retail site Firebox.com in his early twenties. The site sells fun and slightly bizarre gifts, and their breakthrough item was a shot glass chess set. After that item was released, their business exploded, and The Sunday Times listed them and 13th on their... read full bio
MHD is an alternative rapper from Paris. He creates unique music called “afro-trap”, which is a mixture of African and trap music. After publishing music on French Canal+ entertainment, ‘Le Petit Journal’, on Skyrock radio, and youth radio Mouv’, MHD gained prominence in France. Since, he has collaborated with artists like Fally Ipupa and Angélique Kidjo, has been included on... read full bio
Karen Marie Aagaard Orsted is the Danish electro-pop singer and producer known professionally as MO. Her voice can be heard on several pop and electronic hits including Avicii’s “Dear Boy”, Iggy Azalea’s “Beg for It”, and the Major Lazer/DJ Snake hit “Lean On”. MO’s highest charting single in the U.S. and the U.K was “Cold Water” in collaboration with Major... read full bio
Michael Mando is a Canadian actor, writer, and director that also works in theatre best known for his role as Ignacio “Nacho” Varga in television series “Better Call Saul”. Mando was born in Quebec where he grew up speaking French, English, and Spanish. He studied at the University of Montreal before discovering the performing arts at The Dome Theatre Program.... read full bio
Miles Dominic Heizer is an American actor and musician. Heizer is best known for his role as Alex Standall in Netflix’s series 13 Reasons Why, and as Drew Holt in Parenthood. Heizer has appeared in many television series and a few movies. Some television shows he’s done work on include ‘CSI:Miami’, ‘Bones’, ‘Private Practice’, ‘ER’, and ‘Cold Case’. Some movies... read full bio
Mike Vogel is an American actor and former model best known for his roles in films like Andy in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, Jason in “Cloverfield”, Jack in “She’s Out of My League”, Johnny in “The Help”, and Christian in “Poseidon”. He’s also been in several television series including playing Dean in “Grounded for Life”, Dean in “Pan AM”, Deputy... read full bio
Mitski is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and musician from New York City. She has released five studio albums and an EP. Her most recent album, “Be the Cowboy”, peaked at number 3 on the US Indie Charts and peaked at number 52 on the US Charts. Some of her most popular songs include, “Nobody”, “Francis Forever”, “Washing Machine Heart”, “Geyser”, “Your... read full bio
Matt Berry is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician who is best known for his roles in comedy series. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Contemporary Arts. From there, he started his career as a runner before going on to appear in the video game magazine show “Game Over”. A few years later he started... read full bio
Michael Ealy is an American actor who is best known for his roles in films such as, Ricky in the “Barbershop” films, Dominic in “Think Like a Man” and “Think Like a Man Too”, and Carter in “The Perfect Guy”. Ealy has also had several television roles with some of his most notable being, Darwyn in “Sleeper Cell”, Derrick in... read full bio
Massimo Bottura is an Italian restaurateur and chef of Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Modena, Italy. Bottura was born and raised in Modena and found a passion for cooking while watching his family cook meals. He went on to be an apprentice for chef Georges Coigny and also worked with Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV. Shortly after, Bottura... read full bio
Maurice Obstfeld is an American professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, who has previously been Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund. While working with the IMF, he oversaw the quarterly global forecast as well as the World Economic Outlook. He also advised the U.S. administration on issues such as climate, energy, economies, international trader, financial regulation,... read full bio
Milly Quezada is a Dominican Merengue and bachata singer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Quezada was born into a musical family and had an interest in music since she was a toddler and would sing along with her family and friends and in small local gatherings. When she was still young, Quezada and her family moved to New York City... read full bio
Magid Magid, also known as Magid Mah, is a Somali-British activist and politician who has previously served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield. He gained attention after being appointed as he was the first ethnic Somali, youngest-ever appointed and the first Green Party councilor to hold the rose. After serving for a year, he was elected to the European Parliament... read full bio
Megan Smith has previously been the 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the United States under President Barack Obama. Prior to her job as Chief Technology Officer of the US, Smith was vice president at Google where she led new business development at Google. She was also general manager of Google.org, a vice president at Google[x] and the former CEO of... read full bio
