After the Libertines originally broke up, Carl Barat had a multifaceted career juggling acting, writing, and music. Despite initially signing with Vertigo as a solo artist, he quickly started Dirty Pretty Things, which the following year put out the number three U.K. album Waterloo to Anywhere. In addition to the publication of his book Threepenny Memoir: The Lives of a... read full bio
Sander van Doorn has done remixes for popular artists such as Sia, The Killers, Swedish House Mafia, Depeche Mode, among others. His first big career accomplishment was landing residencies at Jundgment Sunday in Ibiza and at the Gallery in London. Other residencies throughout his career have included the world famous Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza, as well as Sensation festivals. He... read full bio
Lior Suchard is an Israeli mentalist entertainer who is known for performing supernatural entertainment. Suchard was born in Haifa, Israel and by the time he was only 14, Suchard started performing at local events and birthday parties. He later graduated from Reali School in Haifa. After graduating, Suchard spent three years as a Patriot fighter in the Israeli Air Force... read full bio
At the age of ten, Pat LaFrieda made his first venture into the meat industry in the summer of 1981, when he began studying the ins and outs of the meat trade under the careful supervision of his ancestors. The summer of that year altered the trajectory of his life. After 28 years, he now owns and runs the most... read full bio
Rhiannon Giddens is a singer, songwriter, violinist, and banjo player. She is a founding member of the Grammy Award winning country and blues band Carolina Chocolate Drops. The folk and bluegrass artist has a background in opera, allowing her to pair her multi-instrumentalist talent with beautiful vocals. Her extensive experience as a performer has been acclaimed by the likes of... read full bio
Jim Donald – the former CEO of Starbucks, Haggen Food & Pharmacy, and Extended Stay Hotels – focuses on innovation, quality, and service. He started his career as a grocer; he was handpicked by Sam Walton to build a supermarket presence for Wal-Mart. He helped Starbucks enjoy record growth and performance and increase its social responsibility commitment. Now at Extended... read full bio
Cheryl Strayed is a New York Times best selling author. Her memoir, Wild, was a number one best selling book, and books Tiny Beautiful Things, Brave Enough and Torch also were included on the New York Times best sellers list. Strayeds book, Wild, was chosen by Oprah Winfrey for Oprahs Book Club 2.0 and also turned into an Oscar-nominated movie... read full bio
Skylar Astin is an American actor, model, and singer, best known for his role as Jesse in the Pitch Perfect films, and for starring Broadway and stage productions like ‘Spring Awakening’, ‘Rent’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater’, and ‘What We’re Up Against’. Astin has also been Brody in the short-lived television series “Ground Floor”, and Isaiah Miller... read full bio
Algee Smith is an American actor, singer, and musician. He grew up in Michigan and when his family moved to Atlanta when he was 8 he started pursuing acting. Having a father that was a musician, he was already well accustomed to a life of arts and was already recording his own rap songs at 9. His debut television role... read full bio
Roland Powell, better known as Lil Duval, is an American stand-up comedian and singer. He is best known for being a regular on “Guy Code” and “Hip Hop Squares” and was a finalist on the BET series “Coming to the Stage”. Lil Duval was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue comedy. He became... read full bio
Chris Cooper is an American actor who is best known for his numerous roles in films over the years. He is best known for playing John Laroche in the film “Adaptation.”, a role which earned him both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He took acting classes at the University of Missouri and took dance... read full bio
Gordon Bethune is an American author, and former chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines. Bethune was born in San Antonio, Texas, and after high school he joined the U.S. Navy where he was an aviation electronics technician. During his time in the Navy, Bethune rose through ranks and retired with twins bars of a full lieutenant. After retiring with the... read full bio
David Pottruck is a best-selling author and former CEO of Charles Schwab. He has been named CEO of the Year twice while at Charles Schwab and helped grow the company’s revenue from 50 million to 5 billion. As an author, Pottruck has published the New York Times and Amazon best-sellers, “Clicks and Mortar” and “Stacking the Deck”. Pottruck has been... read full bio
Kevin Gaskell has been former group CEO of BMW GB, former CEO of Porsche GB, and former CEO of Lamborghini GB. He has been known for driving the turnaround for Porsche GB and for leading the company to first in customer satisfaction after being in last. Apart from his work in business, Gaskell is also known for breaking world records... read full bio
Mark Penn is an American former pollster, strategist, lobbyist and author who is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group. He has also previously been the executive of the Microsoft Corporation as well as for the PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe. Penn earned his B.A. in political science from Harvard University and went on to earn his... read full bio
L’Imperatrice is a French pop disco band from Paris, France, that consists of members Flore Benguigui, Charles de Boisseguin, Tom Daveau, David Gaugue, Hagni Gwon and Achille Trocellier. L’Imperatrice rose to fame after the released of their debut self-titled EP. This led to them releasing their second EP, “Sonate Pacifique” before releasing their third EP, “Odyssee”, which was then re-edited... read full bio
Dance Across America: Studio ’94 Tour is a musical tour that consists of some of the best dance artists of the 1990’s such as CeCe Peniston, C&C Music Factory, Quad City DJ’s, Crystal Waters, Robin S, and Reel 2 Real. Throughout the show, each musical artist performs some of their greatest hits and can perform with a DJ or track.... read full bio
You probably know Willie Robertson for his role on A&Es hit reality TV show Duck Dynasty, but his biggest responsibility is being the CEO for both Duck Commander and Buck Commander. The Robertson family is the go-to for hunting apparel, gear, and (most famously) duck calls made by hand. Duck Commander was founded by the Robertson patriarch Phil back in... read full bio
Beenie Man (Anthony Moses Davis) was born in August of 1973 in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica. For four decades, Beenie Man has been one of the world’s biggest names in deejaying. This is partially because Beenie Man started his musical career at the age of 5, when his uncle encouraged him to start toasting. His first album, “The... read full bio
Dr. Ben Carson, M.D. is a former neurosurgeon who now is in the world of politics. He was born in Detroit where he was raised by his single mother who worked multiple jobs in order to bring home the bread. Despite having a poor upbringing, he achieved a higher education, graduation from Yale University and University of Michigan Medical School,... read full bio
