Born in Germany and raised in Virginia, Harding was a member of the drama club in high school and selected by his class to give the commencement address. He then attended the Acting/ Music Theater program at Carnegie Mellon University. Ian Harding rose to fame with his portrayal of Ezra Fitz (Aria’s teacher and romantic interest) on the popular television series... read full bio
Carole began her career as a journalist with ABC News and is most known for her involvement on Bravo's hit drama-based reality series, The Real Housewives of New York City. She covered overseas stories in Cambodia, Haiti, and India while employed by the documentary unit Peter Jennings Reporting. During the Gulf War, she was also based in Israel. She was... read full bio
David P. Norton is both the director and founder of several organizations specializing in systems and processes to improve the execution of business strategy. He has founded and built a series of professional service firms during the course of his career, each focused on leading edge issues of management, from information technology and knowledge management to the discipline of strategy... read full bio
David Kamp is a writer of humor, lyrics, novels, and articles. His most recent book, Sunny Days, is a chronicle of the intelligent children's television age between Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. His other works include the humor book series "Snob's Dictionary" and the nationally acclaimed The United States of Arugula, which is an account of American cuisine. As a longstanding... read full bio
American Pickers is an American reality television series that premiered on in January 2010 on History Channel. The show follows Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz as they travel around the greater Midwestern United States as well as the eastern and southern U.S. in a Mercedes Sprinter, buying antiques and collectibles. They work with Danielle Colby-Cushman, who runs the office of... read full bio
Stephen Attenborough is the Commercial Director for Virgin Galactic, a company mainly owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which is on track to become the world's first passenger carrying commercial spaceline. Stephen joined Virgin Galactic as the company's first full time employee to put in place the commercial foundations of the business. He now leads a team in London... read full bio
The creator of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL, is also the chairman of Molson Coors Cobra India and the chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, a joint venture. The Cobra series has received a total of 110 Gold medals in the Monde Selection, one of the most prestigious quality awards for beer in the world, placing it... read full bio
Anil K. Gupta is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on strategy and globalization. He is currently the Chaired Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, and is based at the Institute's Asia campus in Singapore. He is also the Michael Dingman Chair in Global Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland at... read full bio
Noah Glass is a software developer, best known for his early work launching Twitter and Odeo, a podcasting company. He worked on several projects with Marc Canter, founder of Macromind which later became Macromedia, birthplace of Shockwave and later Flash animation & multimedia software. Glass developed an application that allowed a user to enter an audio blog entry from a... read full bio
Ms. Smith has guided Fortune 50 CEOs through difficult decisions, counseled presidents and world leaders through international crises, and assisted in managing the reputations of some of the most well-known people in the world for more than 25 years. She established Smith & Company in 1993. It is a strategic advice firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New... read full bio
Lisa Leslie is a retired professional women's basketball player. She played in the WNBA and is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. She was the number seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft. She followed a very impressive career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships... read full bio
Ultravox is a pioneering British electronic band of the 70s and 80s, with fourteen hit singles and numerous platinum records to their name. The group's album Vienna reached No. 3 on the charts, and is still their most successful release to date. The single Vienna" off the album reached No. 2 on the charts, while the album held other top... read full bio
Ursula Burns is an American business executive. She has paved a path in the business world for herself, making a statement for women and African Americans across the country. Burns’ career came to life as she obtained the position of CEO of Xerox. She was the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Burns has been rated,... read full bio
Victor Garber's long-running role as Jack Bristow on Alias earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Garber's other television credits have included Justice, Eli Stone, and The Flash. He currently stars as a regular as Dr. Martin Stein/ Firestorm in DC Comic's Legends of Tomorrow. The Canada Walk of Fame inductee has appeared in acclaimed films such as... read full bio
The creator of Orange County Choppers (OCC) and the patriarch of the Teutul family, whose exploits enthralled viewers on the popular reality TV series American Chopper, Paul Teutul Sr. is a well-known name in the custom motorcycle industry. Teutul was raised in Yonkers, New York, and his early fascination with two-wheeled vehicles laid the groundwork for his future pursuits. The abundance... read full bio
Nick Bollettieri coached student Monica Seles to a French Open win and Andre Agassi to victory at Wimbledon. He also trained pro Boris Becker back to being the #1 ranked player in the world, and he coaches and consults for touring players Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Rios, and Mary Jo Fernandez. He began his coaching career while he was a law... read full bio
David Coverdale is a rock vocalist, best known for his work with the British hard rock band Whitesnake, and his earlier band Deep Purple. After sending a demo tape to Deep Purple, the band was impressed with his deep blues timbre and recruited Coverdale to share duties with bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. After the band split up, Coverdale started recording his... read full bio
Michael Carbonaro is an American actor, magician and improv artist. He started performing magic to earn college tuition while he was a teenager. He went on to graduate from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor’s degree in drama. Carbonaro began to gain prominence after performing his Magic Clerk segments on “The Tonight Show”. This led to Carbonaro... read full bio
Gerald McRaney is best known as the star of the television series Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land, as well as Designing Women. He holds the distinction of being the last guest star in a gunfight on Gunsmoke. A veteran actor of television, he has recently been seen in recurring roles on CSI, West Wing, HBO’s Deadwood, the Netflix... read full bio
R&B singer Ketara "Keke" Wyatt was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she grew up listening to a variety of R&B and gospel and came from a very musical family. Both of her parents sang in church; her mother was a vocalist, her father an organist. Wyatt's parents had her singing in church as a child but did not discourage her... read full bio
