Nathan Sawaya, otherwise known as the LEGO Artist, is a sculpture-maker who creates art out of, you guessed it, LEGO bricks. Sawaya has led the touring exhibition titled The Art of The Brick across the globe to showcase his beautifully crafted LEGO sculptures. Prior to his work as a LEGO artist, Sawaya was a New York City corporate lawyer. Since... read full bio
Marc Romero was in high school when he suffered a terrible accident that left him as an amputee. Although he struggled to get back to normal he found while recovering how athletic he was and went on to join the U.S. Disabled Ski Team. He then went on to be a top free-skier, producer, teacher, and writer. All of this... read full bio
Mark Goffeney is an American musician that was born without arms and therefore is known as Big Toe, which is also his band name, because he plays his instruments with his feet. Born into a musically inclined family, Mark just naturally had the urge to perform despite his handicap. He originally started playing the trombone in school and fell in... read full bio
Michelle Stacy is a leader that has worked for brands like Gillette, P&G, and most recently as President of Keurig. She has also worked with Young Innovations, Inc., Tervis Tumblers, and as an Expert in Residence for Harvard Innovation Lab. She uses her knowledge of building, excelling, and innovating to lead each company she works for to a stronger future.... read full bio
Winston Scott is a former NASA Astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy captain. He graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music and a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Upon graduating from Florida State, Scott entered Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School. Upon finishing school he became a Naval Aviator where he served as... read full bio
Ali Fedotowsky began her career as a cast member on ABCs The Bachelor series. Later, Fedotowsky starred in The Bachelorette and got engaged with Roberto Martinez in the finale. Now, Fedowtosky is a weekly morning show correspondent for a local San Diego Fox news station. She has also taken part on the live judging panel for Miss USA and hosted... read full bio
Amanda Boxtel was enjoying her life skiing when all in a blink of an eye she somersaulted and an electric current went through her legs and left her paralyzed. She unfortunately was left with a permanent spinal cord injury, which left her without a way to walk, but she didn’t let that stop her from living her best life. Fast... read full bio
Amanda Hesser is the co-founder and CEO of Food52, a digital food community containing recipes, cooking advice, and kitchen and home products. Food52 has won awards including the James Beard Award for Publication of the Year and the IACP Award for Best Website. Prior to launching Food52, Hesser was the New York Times Magazine food editor. Hesser has also authored... read full bio
Amani Al-Khatahbeh is an author and entrepreneur. She is most known for her founding of Muslim Girl, a platform acclaimed by Muslim women in the West. Khatahbeh created this outlet in order to give Muslim women a voice in Western media. Muslim Girl has released staple columns in Teen Vogue, Fortune, and the Huffington Post. In addition, Muslim Girl was... read full bio
Amy Landino is a charismatic individual who has distinguished herself in the digital sphere as a writer, keynote speaker, and a successful YouTube vlogger. Her YouTube channel, 'AmyTV,' has received a lot of notoriety and acclaim and has an incredible subscriber base of about 300,000. Amy's path to success took a peculiar turn. She first felt content in the corporate sector,... read full bio
Amy Wilson is an American actor, writer, podcaster, and creator. Prior to writing, Wilson was an actor acting in productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, on television, film, commercials, and more. From there she found she loved writing sketch comedy more and starting writing herself into roles as well. Shes gone on to write books, plays, screenplays, blog posts, and more. Her... read full bio
Ana Andjelic is currently the Chief Brand Officer at Rebecca Minkoff. Prior to working at Rebecca Minkoff, Andjelic has worked for numerous companies including, Olivia Palermo as global brand and business strategy, Sergio Rossi, and more. Most recently Andjelic was featured as Forbes CMO Next and has previously been on Luxury Women to Watch and The Guardian Media & Tech... read full bio
Anastasia Cole Plakias is the Vice President and co-founder of Brooklyn Grange, the leading green roof farming business in the US. When the business launched, most people had never considered whether arugula could grow several stories above bustling city streets. Plakias had a challenge ahead of her: not only did she have to convince the wider world that growing vegetables... read full bio
Andrea Vahl is a social media coach, speaker strategist, and is a co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies. She uses her improv comedy skills to blog as an entertaining character named Grandma Mary, a social media educator. Vahl believes that social media is essential for any business and using it to promote is a must do to grow. She... read full bio
Andrew Carmellini is an American chef, and restaurateur, who works in New York City. He has been cooking professionally since he was only 14 years old in a local Italian restaurant in his hometown before moving on to a French restaurant. Carmellini went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America before cooking at restaurants in New York and... read full bio
Andrew Hassen is the Founder and CEO of Angel Dough Ventures, the Co-founder of LaunchPad Long Island, and Founder of LI Startups. He has been optimizing websites for several years before Google was up and running. Since starting his business, Hassen was the founder of Prime Visibility and has worked with huge companies such as FOXnews.com, The Trump Organization, CIT,... read full bio
Andrew Savitz is the current Principal Consultant at Sustainable Business Strategies. This specific business advises organizations on how to improve their sustainability. Inspired by Savitzs book, The Triple Bottom Line and his work as lead partner in PrincewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability Business Services practice, Sustainable Business Strategies provides expert advice to businesses in need. Amongst other factors, Savitz helps companies assess, develop,... read full bio
Anthony Natale is an America actor who has been seen in a number of film and television series. Being deaf, Natale went to the boarding school for the deaf and went on to graduate from California State University Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts in film production and a minor in theater arts. Natale made his debut television role in... read full bio
Arna Poupko Fisher is a lecturer, author, and educator from speaks out and teaches courses in areas of Jewish theology and Hebrew bible. She is apart of the faculty of the Department of Jewish studies at the University of Cincinnati and also is apart of the faculty for the Wexner Heritage Foundation and The Wexner Graduate Fellows program. Fisher studied... read full bio
Barbara Barrie is an American actress, singer, author, and speaker, best known for her roles on television, stage, and film including, Helen Nana in Suddenly Susan, Mom in Breaking Away, Alcmene in Hercules, and more. She studied at Del Mar College before transferring to University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with a B.A. degree in Drama. During her... read full bio
