Professor Americus Reed II is the Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School. He is co-founder of Persona Partners and is a leading expert on “identity”. Reed researches on the role consumers play in guiding buying decisions. He researches on how social influence, attitudes, values, judgments and social identity shape consumer’s purchase decisions and behavior. His research has been featured... read full bio
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor who is best known for playing Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds on television series “Firefly” and the film “Serenity”, Richard Castle/Joe Flynn in the television series “Castle”, and John Nolan in television series “The Rookie”. Fillion was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and he went on to study at Concordia University College of Alberta as... read full bio
Ellen Pao is an American attorney, investor, and activist who co-founded the non-profit Project Include. She gained popularity after filing a gender discrimination suit against her former employer, Kleiner Perkins. Pao was born in New Jersey and learned how to code from her mother when she was only 10 years old. She later graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s... read full bio
Ella Vos is an American indie pop singer-songwriter who sings and plays the piano and keyboards. Over the years she has released one album, “Words I Never Said” and an EP, “Watch & Wait”. Prior to releasing music as a solo artist, Vos was an accomplished pianist who worked as a keyboardist for BORNS. She decided to pursue a solo... read full bio
Ryan Jamaal Swain is an American actor and dancer who is best known for playing Damon Richards-Evangelista on the television series “Pose”. Swain started taking tap dance lessons at only 4 years old and went on to learn how to dance hip-hop, jazz, ballet and modern. He was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and started working with local dance companies such... read full bio
Lucy Dacus is an American indie-rock singer-songwriter and musician from Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School and went on to study film at Virginia Commonwealth University but left to pursue a career in music. From there, Dacus released her debut single “I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore”, and then released her debut album, “No Burden”. Since... read full bio
Harry Shearer is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer who is best known for being a voice actor for the television series “The Simpsons” which he voices characters such as Lenny, Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, and many more. Shearer was born in Los Angeles, California, and he started his career as a child... read full bio
Shlomo Benartzi is a behavioral economist, accounting for psychology and its role in how people make economic choices. Utilizing his research, Shlomo works to solve social issues in the modern day. Shlomo has pioneered programs designed to help people make better financial decisions. His projects include Save More Tomorrow (SMarT) and the VOYA Behavioral Finance Institute for Innovation. Benartzi shares... read full bio
Frank Grillo is an American actor that is best known for his roles in films such as Sergeant in “The Purge: Anarchy”, Leo in “The Purge: Election Year”, Brock/Crossbones in “Captain America: The Winter Solider” and “Captain America: Civil War”, and more. Grillo was born in New York City and he graduated from New York University with a business degree... read full bio
Trent Shelton is a former American football wide receiver who is known the founder and president of the Christian non-profit RehabTime. The non-profit works to uplift, empower and demonstrate change from within with faith, mindset, self-care, relationship building and leadership. He is author of the book ‘The Greatest You: Face Reality, Negativity, and Live Your Purpose’. Shelton is known for... read full bio
Stavros Halkias is an up-and-coming stand-up comedian who is also co-host of the podcast Cum Town. He has been seen on Comedy Central, MSG Network and IFC. He has written and performed on the series “People Talking Sports and Other Stuff”. Halkias has performed at the New York Comedy Festival as well as at Tig Notaro’s Bentzen Ball. Halkias has... read full bio
Bill Camp is an American actor who is best known for his roles in film such as Mr. Jolly in “Lincoln”, Radburn in “12 Years a Slave”, Malcolm Smith in “Jason Bourne”, Gerald Ford in “Vice” and Detective Garrity in “Joker”. He’s also been in several television series and has earned an Emmy Award nomination for his role as Dennis... read full bio
Brian Fallon is an American musician, singer and songwriter who’s best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist of the band, The Gaslight Anthem. The band has recorded five studio albums including ‘Sink or Swim’, ‘The ’59 Sound, ‘American Slang’, ‘Handwritten’, and ‘Get Hurt’. Fallon is also a member of, The Horrible Crowes, a duo with Ian... read full bio
Jonas Kjellberg is a speaker on digital transformation, an author, investor and co-creator of Skype. As co-creator of Skype, Kjellberg was also their managing director for several years and while under management, he helped generate 90 percent of their revenue stream. Apart from Skype, Kjellberg has also been CEO and founder of Campuz Mobile and Optimal Telecom. He has founded... read full bio
Chris Barton is a speaker, and co-founder and former board director of the mobile application Shazam. He went on to sell Shazam to Apple for over 400 million dollars. The mobile application Shazam helps users figure out any song playing with just a click of a button. Of his time there, Barton turned the idea of Shazam into profit. After... read full bio
Simone Giertz is a Swedish YouTuber, inventor, maker, host and robotics enthusiast. Giertz has previously studied engineering physics but dropped out after a year and started creating inventions after being inspired by the open-source hardware community in Stockholm. Giertz nickname that she gave herself on YouTube is “queen of shitty robots” and on her channel she creates mechanical robots that... read full bio
Carlos Alberto Sanchez, known by his stage name, Charlie Zaa, is a Columbian singer. He was born near Bogota, Columbia to a family of musicians. His father, Luis Humberto Sanchez, sang boleros with an orchestra. Zaa also began his career by singing with two salsa orchestras: “Grupo Niche” and “Guayacan”. Zaa went on to pursue a solo career as a... read full bio
Jim Norton is an American stand-up comedian, host, radio personality, actor, and author. He is best known for co-hosting the podcast UFC Unfiltered and for his radio show Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, which is featured on SiriusXM Radio. Norton started his career in stand-up and made his breakthrough when he appeared on “The Louie Show”. Andrew Dice Clay was... read full bio
Gus Dapperton is an American singer-songwriter from Warwick, New York. He has gained fame after his song “Of Lacking Spectacle” was featured on the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”. Dapperton studied at Drexel University and rose to prominence after the release of his debut single, “Moodna, One With Grace”. Since then, he has gone on to release two EPs; “Yellow... read full bio
Gary Richards, better known as his stage name, Destructo, is an American music executive and DJ from Washington, D.C. Richards has been the founder and CEO of HARD Events and is currently the President of LiveStyle, North America. Richards was born into a family that worked in the music industry and by the time he was 10, he was attending... read full bio
