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
Underoath is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida that consists of six talented musicians, Aaron Gillespie, Christopher Dudley, Timothy McTague, Grant Brandell, James Smith, and Spencer Chamberlain. Currently, they have released eight studio albums and two live albums. Their fourth and fifth albums, “They’re Only Chasing Safety” and “Define the Great Line” have reached US certified Gold. Some of... read full bio
Mixed media artist Alex Meade is recognized for her portraits painted on the human body and set against painted backgrounds, that when photographed, have the effect of collapsing depth and turning real life people into seemingly 2D works of art. The result is walking, talking 3D paintings that confuse how the eye processes objects in space. In event and exhibition... read full bio
Charles Duhigg is an American author, and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist. He is author of books, “The Power of Habit” and “Smarter Faster Better” which has become a New York Times Best Seller. Duhigg was previously a reporter at New York Times where he wrote “The iEconomy”, which went on to win a Pulitzer Prize. He currently writes articles for The... read full bio
As a retired NASA astronaut, American biochemistry researcher, and former NASA Chief Astronaut, Peggy Whitson has achieved a great deal in her life. Whitson has a strong academic background and holds a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University as well as a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College. Whitson obtained useful experience at the Johnson Space... read full bio
Ian McShane is an English actor best known for his roles as Al Swearengen in the series “Deadwood”, Lovejoy in series “Lovejoy”, Blackbeard in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, Beith in film “Snow White and the Huntsman”, and Winston in the “John Wick” films. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was also... read full bio
Skyler Austen Gordy, better known as Sky Blu or 8ky 6lu, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, DJ, and dancer. He is best known for being half of the musical duo LMFAO alongside his uncle Redfoo. He has released two solo albums since LMFAO and has also released an album under the name W.E.E.D. Various artists that Blu has... read full bio
Pawel Pawlikowski is a Polish film director, writer, and producer, best known for his films “Last Resort”, “My Summer of Love”, “Ida”, “Cold War” which earned him an Academy Award for Best Director nomination, and more. Pawel studied literature and philosophy at Oxford University and a few years down the road he started working on his documentaries. One of his... read full bio
Valerie Biden Owens is a consultant for Women’s Campaign International, media consultant at Joe Slade White & Co. and was a campaign manager for her brother, Joe Biden. At the time, Owens became one of the first women to ever manage a U.S. Senatorial campaign as well as a Presidential campaign. She has led every campaign her brother had and... read full bio
Bret Hart is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, writer, and actor who has been regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. During the span of his career, he often went by the nickname, Hitman. Throughout his career, Hart was a champion of the WWE, and also spent some time in the WCW. He had been a... read full bio
Simu Liu is a Canadian actor who is best known for playing Jung in the series “Kim’s Convenience”. Liu was born in Harbin, China and immigrated to Canada when he was five years old. He studied at the University of Western Ontario for a few years and worked as an accountant for a while before deciding to pursue a career... read full bio
Francesca Hayward is an English ballerina, actor, and a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. At a young age, Hayward moved to Worthing in West Sussex to live with her grandparents, which is where she gained her passion for ballet. She began her dancing career at Le Serve School of Ballet and Theatre before audition... read full bio
Georgia Flipo, better known as G Flip is an Australian drummer turned singer-songwriter, and producer. She started her musical career after releasing her debut single “About You” to Triple J Unearthed. Prior to releasing music as a solo artist, she was performing in different Melbourne music acts as a drummer and vocalist and was apart of the band Empra. After... 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
Radhya Al-Mutawakel is a human right activist, and the Yemeni co-founder and chairperson of Mwatana Organization for Human Rights. She has most recently focused on documenting alleged human right abuses to the current conflict in Yemen. She’s been the first person to brief the UN Security Council on the humanitarian crisis in Yeman and has appeared in outlets such as,... 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
Rem Koolhaas is regarded as one of the most brilliant, adventurous and imaginative architects in the world. He is one of the most prominent architects in the world and was awarded the coveted Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2000. Rem didn't start out as an architect by creating a physical structure, but rather by authoring a book. His book Delirious New York is... read full bio
Joi Ito is a Japanese activist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and Director and Professor at MIT Media Lab. He was born in Kyoto, Japan, and ended up living in the United States when he was around three. Growing up, Ito’s father was a research scientist and his mother was a secretary for Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., now known as Ovonics. Being... read full bio
Justin Long is an American actor, comedian, and humorist who is best known for his roles in films and television series over the years. Long studied at Vassar College and while there, he performing in schools plays and he was also a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock. Long made his film debut in “Galaxy Quest” and since then,... read full bio
