An American heart transplant patient with a reputation for scaling mountains to encourage organ donation: that's how you'd describe Kelly Perkins. Since having a heart transplant in 1995, Perkins has chosen summits of numerous iconic mountains that are significant to her personally and in terms of a particular cause. She was recently quoted as saying, "We thought, how great would that... read full bio
Before Kevin Pearce suffered a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI) that nearly claimed his life, he was aiming for an Olympic gold medal. Kevin was a world-class snowboarder who was once seen as Shaun White's major opponent. He won back-to-back Oakley Artic Challenges and two Air & Style victories. With a thrilling performance at the Winter X Games, he won... read full bio
Kim Polese is an entrepreneur and technology executive. She is the Chairwoman of a social finance startup focused on helping people eliminate debt and achieve long-term financial health. She was named to President Obama's Innovation Advisory Board, which guided the Commerce Department's study of US economic competitiveness. Ms. Polese is also an advocate of public policy to increase America's innovation... read full bio
Since establishing his integrative general internal medicine practice in New York City in 1986, Dr. Woodson Merrell has been on a quest to improve medicine and healthcare. He has been a national pioneer and leader in the development of Integrative Medicine, which blends the best evidence-based therapy approaches from conventional and complementary medicine. Along with standard internal medicine and diagnostics, Dr.... read full bio
Mike Magee, MD, is a physician, lecturer, and author noted for linking health and environmental issues, CSR, and health system reform in the U.S. He wrote Health Politics: Power, Populism, and Health. After hosting Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee for several years, he established Health Commentary. Award-winning program created 180 films about obesity and global warming for 200,000 users.... read full bio
Professor of Ethics at the University of San Francisco, David Batstone. He is the creator and CEO of the global social initiative company Right Reality. The two most recent novels by Batstone are Saving the Corporate Soul and Not For Sale (HarperSF) (Jossey-Bass). He founded the SojoMail e-zine, worked for six years as executive editor of Sojourners magazine, and was... read full bio
In the 2013 special election for South Carolina's first congressional district, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, an American economist and politician who serves as the Restoration Institute's director of business development at Clemson University, lost to Mark Sanford. She is Stephen Colbert, a comediansister. ,'s Colbert Busch was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the eighth of eleven kids born to... read full bio
Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice founded SoulCycle. I vision of a 45-minute indoor-cycling workout, stylish branded environment, and "above and above" customer care that began in 2006 in the back lobby of an Upper West Side dance school Cutler found on Craigslist. The pair created a workout that combines inspiring coaching, high-energy music, and a full-body workout. Today, SoulCycle inspires riders nationwide. Cutler... read full bio
In addition to being a well-respected financial counselor, Hal Blackwell is also the author of the best-selling book Secret of the Skim, which is about the wealth management industry in the United States. Blackwell, who is now a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, correctly foresaw the global financial meltdown that occurred in 2008 in his work. He safeguarded his customers'... read full bio
Marcus Sheridan is a widely sought-after keynote speaker in the world today, recognized for his extraordinary capacity to enthrall, inspire, and motivate live audiences through his straightforward but effective transformative business strategy. The New York Times has referred to Marcus as a "Web Marketing Guru," and Forbes has listed Marcus as one of 20 "Speakers You Don't Want to Miss."... read full bio
Hector Xavier Monsegur is an American computer hacker and one of the co-founders of the hacking collective LulzSec. He is also known by the online alias Sabu, which he uses. Monsegur, who was facing a sentence of 124 years in jail, turned informant for the FBI. He worked with the agency for almost ten months to assist them in identifying... read full bio
Personal trainer Gregory Joujon-Roche established Holistic Fitness in Los Angeles in 1994. Holistic Fitness' guiding principles emphasize developing an inner connection through a customized program targeted to the individual sans the typical loud music and bright lights seen in most gyms. Gregory Many well-known celebrities that Joujon-Roche trained have appeared in films that called for significant character changes from the... read full bio
René Bonvanie has more than 25 years of experience serving in executive management and marketing roles within the enterprise IT industry. His most recent position was that of Senior Vice President of Marketing, SaaS, and IT at Serena Software. Prior to that, he held the same position at SAP as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing. Previously, René served as... read full bio
Text analytics and social media are two areas of expertise that Lutz Finger focuses on in his role as director of data science at LinkedIn. He is a co-author of the book "Ask, Measure, Learn: Using Social Media Analytics to Understand and Influence Customer Behavior," which focuses on using social media analytics to understand and influence customer behavior. Lutz is... read full bio
Ronnie Bincer is a coach, a master trainer, and a Google+ Trusted Tester. He is also known by the nickname "the Hangout Helper" (a Hangouts Beta Tester). He does this by providing training resources, some of which are free of charge and others of which need payment, to entrepreneurs and business owners like you, actively empowering you to harness technology... read full bio
The Mission Belt Company, based in Utah, was co-founded and is led by creative genius Nate Holzapfel. Nate, who was born in Provo, grew up in rural Woodland, Utah and Orange County, California. He takes satisfaction in the fact that he has never missed a chance to pursue his interests in entrepreneurship and ending world hunger. Every time the business... read full bio
Scientist and inventor Pranav Mistry. Mistry's work in Wearable Computing, Augmented Reality, and Gestural Computing puts him in an elite group of digital pioneers. Mistry has won many international prizes for advancing digital computing technologies. Popular Science named him 2009's Inventor of the Year. He's one of MIT's TR35 outstanding innovators under 35. He was named to Creativity 50 in 2010.... read full bio
In corporate America today, John DiJulius is leading the charge to redefine customer service. He did not study customer service by reading books; rather, he wrote the books: Hidden Systems That Provide Unforgettable Customer Service, and Other Types of Top-Notch Covert Operations Where can I find out The Secret To Being a World-Class Customer Service Organization, The Customer Service Revolution,... read full bio
Paul Rand established the digital, social, and word-of-mouth marketing firm Zócalo Group and serves as its president and CEO. Author of the book "Highly Recommended: Leveraging the Power of Word of Mouth and Social Media to Expand Your Brand and Business," he understands the importance of word of mouth in today's business climate. DePaul University's Graduate School of Business has... read full bio
Tim Hayden has more than 20 years of expertise in marketing and business leadership. He is the founder of new enterprises (NION Interactive, GamePlan, and 44Doors) and has been a driver for innovative change within some of the top brands in the world (Dell, Bacardi, AMD, ExxonMobil, Hilton Worldwide, Kraft Foods, Edelman, and others). Tim is a communications behavior researcher who... read full bio
