Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, two of America's most beloved chefs, are hands-on owner-operators of the popular and critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina setting. Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger also own and operate Ciudad restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, featuring the bold,... read full bio
Danny Cahill is currently the owner of thedannycahill.com, a self-help, and motivational company helping people overcome the obstacles in the way of their success. Danny has travelled the world speaking to companies such as Chick-fil-A, Gorton's Fish, Williams Co., and many more. He speaks for charities, churches and organizations helping their members and employees get past the I Can't" mentality... read full bio
Inspiring millions with music and motivation, Willie Jolley is an award winning motivational keynote speaker. Willie is not only a speaker, but also a best selling author, media personality, and singer. He is a true renaissance man. Willie has gained remarkable marks in the speaking industry. He has become one of the most outstanding speakers in the world and was... read full bio
During her 26 years working for the Social Security Administration, Marcia Brixey met thousands of women who experienced financial difficulties resulting from a personal crisis - husband's death, divorce, illness or loss of a job. Marcia Brixey is the author of Becoming a Money Wi$e Woman: Getting Your Financial House in Order and a popular keynote speaker. Marcia Brixey's... read full bio
Barbara learned to manage her fortune from her father, the “R” of H&R Block, and then from her husband. However, she discovered early on in their marriage that her spouse was a compulsive gambler. The crazy thing is that she persisted in letting him manage their entire financial situation because she was so afraid and intimidated by money. That remained the... read full bio
Mal Warwick has distinguished himself through his contributions to the nonprofit sector as one of the worlds leading authors, consultants, and speakers on direct response marketing and fundraising for nonprofit organizations and as an advocate for socially and environmentally responsible policies and practices in the private sector. Mal Warwick is the author of Fundraising When Money is Tight: A Strategic... read full bio
Valerie Ramsey is a firm believer that life is an adventure we create for ourselves and that we are never too old to have a new dream or to celebrate a new success. Since her 50s, her life has continued to open up and flourish in ways she never would have dreamed possible. She has lived her life in direct... read full bio
Joni Evans is a publishing legend who has sold, green-lit or influenced more than 100 bestselling books in her career by authors as diverse as Mario Puzo, Fannie Flagg, Quincy Jones, James Patterson, Ann Coulter, Joseph Heller and Marcus Buckingham. ... read full bio
Marc Kielburger is a social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author and gifted orator. Along with his brother Craig Kielburger, Marc is the co-founder of Free The Children, an international charity and educational partner that empowers youth to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. He also co-founded Me to We, a pioneering social enterprise, and the youth empowerment... read full bio
Nazanin Afshin-Jam has done many things throughout her life. She was former Miss World Canada, the President and co-founder of Stop Children Executions organizations and an active international human rights activist. She also is very well known for her singer/songwriter and actor career. Nazanin Afshin-Jam plans to use her music and speeches to help her efforts in helping be the... read full bio
Under Coach Ellis' direction, a diverse and inclusive community of kids has had access to competitive swimming opportunities for almost 50 years. He pushes the kids to reach their full potential and instills in them the values of PRIDE, DETERMINATION, and RESILIENCE, which are the acronym for the former Philadelphia Department of Recreation. Based in the Marcus Foster Recreation Center... read full bio
Professor Alain Enthoven is a distinguished professor at Stanford, who has been published in the subjects of Economics, organization, management and public policy of health care. He studies the causes of unsustainable growth in national health expenditures and the costs of health insurance, and possible strategies for moderating this growth while improving quality of care. His recent work is focused... read full bio
Mike Peters is one of Americas most prominent cartoonists. He is mostly known for his outstanding work in both political and comic strip cartoons. His began drawing cartoons for his college paper, Student Life at Washington University. After college, Mike Peters began to work for a year on the art staff at Chicago Daily News. After being drafted into the... read full bio
Nancy K. Austins work and writing has been revolutionary to the way business is handled. As a leading authority and well-known speaker on smart management Nancys success is very admirable. She has addressed business, education, and military leaders in countries on six continents. Nancy also co-wrote, with Tom Peters, the book A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference. This book... read full bio
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is chairman of the board of the National Health Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, whose goal is to improve the health of Americans by enhancing health literacy and advancing healthy behaviors. He also is chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform Americas Health Professions. He was the founding dean and first president of Morehouse... read full bio
Dr. Taylor is a Professor of Food Science & Technology in the Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Dr. Steve Taylor has written over 200 scientific articles, book chapters, encyclopedia articles, and other publications. He was recently identified by the Institute for Scientific Research as one of the most highly cited researchers in... read full bio
Health Choices host Howard Torman, MD is an award-winning national medical correspondent. Dr. Howard Torman, a former faculty member at Harvard University, has appeared on television for the past 12 years providing medical commentary, medical news and explanatory health segments, including a several year stint on "CBS This Morning." Dr. Howard Torman has also authored numerous scientific articles published in... read full bio
William Kennedy, author, screenwriter and playwright, was born and raised in Albany, New York. William Kennedy brought his native city to literary life in many of his works. The Albany cycle, includes Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Ironweed. The versatile William Kennedy wrote the screenplay for Ironweed, the play Grand View, and cowrote the screenplay... read full bio
Michelle Cameron is a historical author and poet. Her first novel was titles In the Shadow of the Globe, which was published by Pot Press, Inc. Michelles book received a lot of excellent reviews and the novel became the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jerseys Winter Book Selection in 2003-2004. The novel has also come to life and has been performed... read full bio
On the eve of my thirtieth birthday, stuck in a dead-end secretarial job, living in a hideous apartment in Long Island City, Queens, and dreading what seemed like a life of terminal mediocrity, I came up with a panicked notion—to cook through all 524 recipes of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, in a year, and blog about... read full bio
