Over the course of more than three decades, Dan Hicks, one of NBC Sports' longest-tenured on-air personalities, has hosted and called play-by-play for some of the network's most renowned sporting events. Hicks calls swimming and skiing at the Olympics, leads NBC Sports' golf coverage, and rejoins Notre Dame Football as the primary play-by-play announcer. Hicks has been the primary play-by-play presenter for... read full bio
A chameleon of reinvention, Douglas Coupland brought us the X-generation revolution in the early 1990_s, he chronicled the Wired Revolution in the mid-1990_s, and he spearheaded the design revolution of the year 2000. Coupland created one of the hottest reads in corporate America with his best selling novel microserfs. Reinventing himself as a futurist of great humor and insight, he... read full bio
Peter Thum is a brilliant social entrepreneur whose uncompromising dedication to solving urgent global problems has placed him at the fore of significant change. He has used his entrepreneurial energy as the founder of Ethos Water, CEO of Liberty United, and founder of Fonderie 47 to promote transformative initiatives that solve complicated challenges like clean water access to gun violence. Thum's... read full bio
Mary Roach has perfected the art of blending science and humor, garnering a fan base that even she did not expect. She began her writing career at the San Francisco Zoological Society, producing press releases on such topics as elephant wart surgery. She sold a humor piece about the IRS, which led to several humorous essays for such publications as... read full bio
A New York Times best-selling author, syndicated columnist, and nationally recognized TV and radio host, is one of the nation's best-known and most successful financial advisors. His bestselling books include The Truth About Money; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth; The New Rules of Money and others. His firm, Edelman Financial Services LLC, has been ranked by Barron's, Financial Advisor, Research and... read full bio
Alice Waters is a chef and author, best known for being an advocate for preparing organic food. She opened her restaurant Chez Panisse over forty years ago, and it has constantly been classified among the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Waters is currently one of the most visible supporters of the organic food movement, and has been a proponent of organics... read full bio
Chefs Matt and Ted are from Charleston, South Carolina. When the brothers pursued a college education they moved to the North East, they soon found themselves longing for their hometown food staples. They missed the foods they loved so much that they created The Lee Bros. They created Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order catalogue for southern pantry... read full bio
Only with Vicky Ward do the worlds of Wall Street, the CIA, prominent society figures, the arts, business and mercenary activities in Africa intersect. She might as well be the next 007-movie character with all of her capabilities. As a contributing editor to Vanity Fair specializing in investigative reporting, she brings us in-depth insight into fascinating stories about people and... read full bio
Full Focus's creator and chairman is Michael Hyatt. Over the years, he has scaled several businesses, including a $250 million publishing company with over 700 workers and his own leadership development business, which has grown by more than 60% annually for the last four years. Under his direction, Full Focus has been listed as one of the fastest-growing companies in... read full bio
Lt. Gen The Honourable Romo A. Dallaire, (Ret'd), Senator, has had a distinguished career in the Canadian military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant-General and becoming Assistant Deputy Minister in the Department of National Defence. In addition, General Dallaire commanded the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda. General Dallaire has written many books depicting his encounters in the military and his... read full bio
In 1997, Jody Williams became the tenth woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Williams served as the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) until February 1998. Williams oversaw ICBL's growth to more than 1,300 organizations in 95 countries working to eliminate antipersonnel landmines. In an unprecedented cooperative effort with governments, UN bodies, and the International... read full bio
Michael Gross is an actor who most notably was in the long running series with Michael J. Fox, Family Ties. He also has a degree from Yale University in Acting. He began his acting career in theatre. After his long stint on Family Ties he also starred in some movie projects, such as Tremors. He has moved on to several... read full bio
Mark Boal is an American investigative journalist. His first script, The Hurt Locker, is an Iraq action drama that Time magazine called a near perfect war movie. The movie earned Boal an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Boal has worked as a freelance journalist and screenwriter. He has contributed articles to The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. Boal's article... read full bio
L.A. Reid might be the least-famous judge on The X Factor's panel, but he's one of the most successful men in the music business. He's got three Grammy Awards on his mantle place. He's the CEO and President of Arista, he discovered Usher, he's widely credited as being the man who saved Mariah Carey's career, he's responsible for some of... read full bio
Serial entrepreneur Ryan Blair transformed from a gang member into a successful businessman with over $2 billion in sales. As the former CEO of ViSalus, he oversaw a $792 million exit and is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the books Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain, and From Rock Bottom to Rockstar. In 16 months, Ryan was... read full bio
Doug Ellin, Creator and Executive Producer of Entourage moved to Hollywood from his native New York in 1990 to become a stand-up comedian. While working the circuit at comedy club mainstays including The Improv and The Comedy Store, Ellin took a position in the mailroom of New Line Cinema. It was through this connection to New Line Production Head, Michael... read full bio
The first Cuban-American in history to serve in the U.S. Senate, Mel Martinez embodies the transformative power of the American dream. Martinez rose to national prominence after President George W. Bush nominated him to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Under his leadership, HUD was recognized with multiple awards for exemplary achievements. As Senator, Martinez played an... read full bio
Eve Plumb is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the television sitcom The Brady Bunch. Jan was the middle of three girls, and Plumb was often given scripts in which her character had to deal with so-called middle child syndrome, displaying a noted jealous streak in her against her older sister Marcia. Various stories... read full bio
Gary Burghoff was born in bristol, connecticut. he studied tap dance and became a proficient drummer, despite having a congenital deformity of three fingers on his left hand.[3] he gained early experience acting for the belfry players of williams bay, wisconsin.[6]in 1967 he originated the role of charlie brown in the original off-broadway production of you're a good man, charlie... read full bio
KRISTINA FORD, former Director of Planning for the City of New Orleans, was the first public voice of reason in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, shaping public discussion on CNN, BBC and NPR about the weaknesses and opportunities of modern city planning as New Orleans prepared to rebuild. Ford's innovative approaches explored in her book, The Trouble With... read full bio
