Reed Timmer is an American meteorologist and storm chase who is best known for his work with Discovery Channel reality series “Storm Chasers.” Timmer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he found his love for weather at a young age after witnessing a severe thunderstorm. He went on to study meteorology at the University of Oklahoma and during that... read full bio
Julian Ugarte has been the founder and director of Socialab and has been an ambassador at Singularity University. Ugarte is a social entrepreneur, design thinker and strategy professional who has previously earned his degree from Singularity University. Ugarte began his career as a founder and working for Techo where he began as a director for the social innovation center where... read full bio
Joe Toscano is an author, keynote speaker, and co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of BEACON. Through his work with BEACON, he has been co-founder of an organization with a focus on social innovation that works on human-centered design, social impact, and public policy to help advance human-computer experiences. Toscano has previously earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of... read full bio
Stephan Turnipseed is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Pitsco Education. Turnipseed has previously earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University and went on to begin his career working as a staff sergeant for the United States Air Force where he served on the F-4 Phantom aircraft. After serving in the Air Force, Turnipseed... read full bio
Brian Turner is a British chef based out of London, England, who has been seen on BBC2’s series “Ready Steady Cook.” Turner was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, and he began his career being mentored by food writer and broadcaster Michael Smith. He then went on to train in hotels and restaurants all throughout England which included Savoy Grill... read full bio
John Tschohl is a world leader on customer service, service strategy, empowerment, customer experience, creating service culture, employee motivation, and an author of the book “Relentless.” Tschohl has previously earned his bachelor’s in marketing, business administration and management from University of St. Thomas. He began his career working as the owner of John Tschohl Investments, which is his real estate... read full bio
Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch theorist, management consultant, and author, who is known for his work in cross-cultural communication and for developing the Trompenaars’ model of national culture differences. Trompenaars has previously earned his MA in Economics from Vrije Universiteit and has earned his Ph.d. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote his thesis on... read full bio
Laura Vanderkam is an author of several time management and productivity books which include ‘Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done,’ and ‘I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time.’ Her book Off the Clock goes through how people can feel relaxed, or not relaxed about time, and her book... read full bio
Gaby Natale is a journalist, three-time Daytime EMMY-winning television host, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. As a television host, Natale has hosted and been the executive producer of “SuperLatina,” a show that airs nationally thought PBS. Natale has previously earned her Bachelor’s in International Relations and her Master’s in Journalism from Universidad de San Andres. Natale began her career working as... read full bio
Yong Khao is an entrepreneur, and educator who is the Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and who has been a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Through his work as an educator, Khao has previously been the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean and Director of the... read full bio
Jeffrey A. Wright is an educator who has previously been awarded twice as Teacher of the Year in USA and has been nicknamed the “Molecule Man.” Wright is also a keynote speaker who talks on topics which include education, spirituality, inspiration, self-motivation, leadership, and team building and he also gives presentations that teach strategies and research and touch the audience... read full bio
Joe Weinman is a business author, keynote speaker, digital strategist, and executive who is best known for his book ‘Digital Disciplines: Attaining Market Leadership via the Cloud, Big Data, Social, Mobile, and the Internet of Things.’ As an author, he has also been known for his book ‘Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing.’ As a writer, Weinman was also... read full bio
Joelle Maryn is a motivational speaker, actress and television host who has been featured on several various television shows and films. She is currently host of the series “Beyond the Vision,” and has previously been featured on various Christian television and radio shows such as Life on the Rock on EWTN. Maryn has also been a model who has worked... read full bio
Elsa Majimbo is a Kenyan internet comedy personality from Nairobi. Majimbo began to gain attention during the COVID-19 quarantine, which is when she started to release home-based comedic quarantine videos. After gaining hundreds of thousands of followers, Majimbo also went on to earn endorsements from Fenty, MAC, and also partnered with Valentino. Majimbo has recently studied journalism at Strathmore University... read full bio
Kate Sweetman is a best-selling author, advisor, speaker, editor, and is the founder and President of SweetmanCragun Group, a global leadership development firm. Through her work with SweetmanCragun Group, Sweetman gives a new perspective on leadership and organizations having worked with world leaders, several Fortune 100 organizations, and more. Sweetman has previously earned her BA in English from Yale University... read full bio
Francesco Stipo is an author and speaker on globalization, international affairs and geopolitics. He is the President and CEO of the Houston Energy Club, a public policy group that focuses on oil, gas, and renewable energy. As an author, Dr. Stipo has published the book ‘World Federalist Manifesto, Guide to Political Globalization’ (www.worldfederalistmanifesto.com). His work in global governance led to... read full bio
Anthony Stears, also known as “The Telephone Assassin,” is a leading expert on telephone engagement and has helped numerous businesses over the years work on improving their customer service and sales over the phone. Stears began his career working in sales and during his first job, he found how important building a personal customer base would be towards his success.... read full bio
Sofia Stavropoulou is an entrepreneur, author, web-publisher and hedge-fund founder. As an author, Stavropoulou has published books on relationships and has published the book ‘Forex Trading.’ Through her work on forex trading, she has worked with foundations on hudge funds that give investors security of real estate portfolio with high returns through trading in the capital markets. Through her career... read full bio
Mary Spio was the founder and President of Next Galaxy Corp, which is a leading content and technology solutions company. Spio has previously earned her BSEE in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and went on to earn her MSEE in Global Innovation Management, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. Spio began her career working as a... read full bio
Robin Speculand is best known for being the founder and CEO of Bridges Business Consultancy Int. and is a strategy implementation authority. Speculand has previously earned his degree from Manchester University before going on to earn his MBA in Business from National University of Singapore. Speculand began his career working as a manager for SQ Centre, which was a joint... read full bio
