Bruce Jurgens is a businessman in addition to being a filmmaker. Jurgens is credited with establishing and co-establishing a number of production companies. In addition to that, Jurgens serves as Chairman of the EMERALD Group, a social entrepreneurship program that employs commercial strategies in an effort to find solutions to societal issues that are present in the realm of education.... read full bio
The experience of motherhood is, in many respects, shared everywhere. However, becoming a mother is in many respects a singularly singular experience. Black Mums Upfront is a group that operates out of London. We are really open and honest about the things that we have been through, and we laugh a lot. It's in our nature to be generous, supportive,... read full bio
Television host, best-selling author, Broadway actor, fitness industry mogul and most recently, finalist on the 30th season of Dancing with the Stars, Amanda Kloots has a long list of accomplishments. Currently, Amanda is a co-host on The Talk, a daytime talk show on CBS that focuses on current affairs, pop culture, family, celebrities and popular culture themes. In collaboration with her sister... read full bio
The first Black male lead on ABC's popular series The Bachelor, Matt James is an American television personality, entrepreneur and proponent of cryptocurrencies. His season served as a catalyst for racial conversation and brought him to the frontline of many crucial discussions. Matt, who was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, was already a talented athlete. He played football for Wake... read full bio
The most unorthodox routes to stardom in coaching history were taken by Chris Beard, the AP National Coach of the Year in college basketball. Beard has overcome all odds to become one of the top coaches in the business, living out of his car at the outset of his coaching career, coaching Division II Angelo State and having the Texas Tech... read full bio
Mike Jackson is a producer for cinema, stage and television who has won Tony® and Emmy® Awards. Jackson uses his Philly hustle and unmatched persistence as co-founder and managing partner of Get Lifted Film Co., a Los Angeles-based production firm that has created projects with major networks like ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, Netflix and FX. Picture Lift is a collaborative venture... read full bio
Timothy Snyder, a historian of Nazism and Communism at Yale University, was referred to be a "public intellectual unafraid to make strong links between the past and present" by the New York Times. More than two years after its release, Snyder's book On Tyranny topped the New York Times bestseller list due to his exceptional ability to draw forth actionable... read full bio
Sara Sidner, a senior CNN correspondent who has won numerous national and international awards, is recognized for revealing injustices and finding the truth in the most difficult circumstances. After George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sidner took on a beat that covered social, racial and political strife throughout the country. She also assisted in leading CNN's coverage of... read full bio
Ricky Strauss formerly held the position of President of Programming for Hulu and Disney +, where he was in charge of both platforms' entire programming strategy. He was the President of Content & Marketing at Disney + prior to that responsibility. Ricky spearheaded the strategic content strategy for Disney + as the company's first president of content and marketing. He was... read full bio
At the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where she studied coronavirus biology and vaccine development, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett served as the team's scientific leader. A stabilized form of a spike protein, which is present on the surface of all coronaviruses, was revealed to be a major target for vaccines, therapies and diagnostics, which was a game-changing finding made during those six... read full bio
Anne Sweeney, a member of the Board of Directors for Netflix and LEGO, is widely sought after for her ability to see new possibilities for firms to acquire a competitive edge. After graduating from Harvard University with a master's in education, Anne went on to work for Nickelodeon and lead FX Networks as its chairman and CEO. She focused on... read full bio
Co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and its Chairman and CEO, r enowned financial guru Marc Lasry is also a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team. Together with his sister, Sonia Gardner, Lasry established Avenue Capital Group as a global alternative investment manager with a focus on distressed and undervalued debt and equity prospects in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Since... read full bio
Daniel Hoffman is a former Senior Executive Clandestine Service Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency with 30 years of honorable government service. In addition to serving tours in the Middle East, Europe and the former Soviet Union, he also served as Chief of a sizable station in Eurasia and Chief of a substantial station in South Asia. Mr. Hoffman has extensive knowledge in... read full bio
The fields of music, sustainability, law, academia, politics, marketing and technology are all intersected by Dr. Adam Met's interests. He has performed as the bassist for AJR, gone on sold-out world tours, received platinum certifications in many nations and released a body of work that has received more than 2.5 billion streams globally. He is the creator and executive director of Sustainable... read full bio
Mr. Reines worked for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as Senior Communications Advisor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategic Communications. As a member of Secretary Clinton's senior staff, Mr. Reines traveled to more than 110 nations alongside her while carrying out the strategic media objectives of the Secretary of State. He worked as Senator Clinton's Senior Advisor &... read full bio
Kelly Rippon is a teacher, author and the only parent of six kids, including her Olympic medal-winning oldest son, Adam. She turned her expertise as a seasoned professor of philosophy in higher education into a career as a motivational and career development speaker. With the goal of "Changing the world one conversation at a time," she founded her own consulting firm,... read full bio
One of the primary protagonists in the popular Lenox Hill documentary series on Netflix is Dr. Boockvar. This eight-episode docuseries follows the lives of four doctors as they balance the demands of their personal life with the demands of practicing medicine. Additionally, Dr. Boockvar is highlighted in the special ninth episode, "Pandemic," which describes the heroic response of the medical... read full bio
Jaclyn Johnson is a strong inventor who is changing the norms for women in business. She is a serial entrepreneur, author, investor and host of a podcast. Johnson is the founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate, a high-impact media firm that connects female CEOs and entrepreneurs through education and community. Create & Cultivate has hosted over 100 events with famous... read full bio
Environmentalist and social entrepreneur Stephanie Shepherd was once the CEO of Kardashian West Brands, but since then, she's built her own platform. Stephanie's skill is using her nearly 2 million followers to use her social influence to spur international engagement. Shepherd is a co-founder of Future Earth and a board member of former vice president Al Gore's "The Climate Reality Project," "The... read full bio
James Lapine is a writer, director and living Broadway legend who has won three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. He was the writer and director of Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Passion, the multimedia review Sondheim on Sondheim and co-produced and directed the ground-breaking HBO documentary Six by Sondheim for which he received an Emmy nomination and... read full bio
