Manjit Minhas is a business expert. As the co-founder of Minhas Breweries, Distillery and Winery, Minhas has years of experience under her belt. She shares her stories and knowledge with audiences around the world, inspiring the likes of students to entrepreneurs to seasoned business owners. Minhas started her business in Canada at the age of nineteen, and she now sells... read full bio
Michael Casey is a cryptocurrency expert, advisor at MIT Media Lab, consultant, public speaker, former journalist, and author. An expert on digital currently and financial innovation, Casey educates students and other learners on our new digital society. Casey has written several books covering cryptocurrency and blockchain, including The Age of Cryptocurrency and The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future... read full bio
David Talbert is a playwright, author, and filmmaker who has earned several NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award for his musical Love in the Nick of Tyme. A New York university film program graduate, he also produced a television reality show, Black Stage, in which actors and singers compete to... read full bio
Gabrielle Bernstein is the creator of the Miracle Membership, and author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Universe Has Your Back”. She has also written five other bestselling books and has spoken for Ted Talks, Google, Oprah’s ‘SuperSoul Sunday’, L’Oreal, The Huffington Post, and as an export on The Dr. Oz Show. Apart from writing, Bernstein is a... read full bio
Kai Kight is a classically trained violinist that studied under the concertmaster of Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, and a motivational speaker. Kight uses his performances as a way to inspire his audience around the world. Kight loves to share not only his music but his words and stories that changed his way of viewing the world. He hopes that... read full bio
Chief David Brown is a former Dallas Police Chief known for being an advocate on community law enforcement. Brown has been known to create reforms that would reduce violent confrontations between police and the people of the community. He is currently a news consultant for ABC News. Brown is a story of sadness, perseverance, and strength, he grew up in... read full bio
Bill Bryson is a best-selling author, having sold more than 15 million books worldwide, all of which were translated into more than thirty languages. His books cover a variety of genres, but mostly focus on autobiography, biography, and history. Bryson has authored many notable books, including A Short History of Nearly Everything, A Walk in the Woods, William Shakespeare: The... read full bio
Michelle Stacy is a leader that has worked for brands like Gillette, P&G, and most recently as President of Keurig. She has also worked with Young Innovations, Inc., Tervis Tumblers, and as an Expert in Residence for Harvard Innovation Lab. She uses her knowledge of building, excelling, and innovating to lead each company she works for to a stronger future.... read full bio
George Vincent ""Vince"" Gilligan, Jr. is an American writer, producer, and director. He is known for his television work, specifically being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of “Breaking Bad”, co-creator of “The Lone Gunmen”, and a writer and producer for “The X-Files”. Most recently, Gilligan was writer, and executive producer of the short lived series “Battle Creek”, and... read full bio
Burt Rutan is a world-renowned engineer, best known for his innovations in modern aviation. As the designer of SpaceShipOne, the first privately-built spacecraft to reach space, Rutan is a notable figure in science and space history. In addition to this achievement, Rutan designed the Voyager, the first aircraft to travel the world without stopping to refuel. He has also been... read full bio
Wendy Mogel is an American New York Times bestselling author, psychologist, and public speaker. As an author, she has released three books, “The Blessings of a Skinned Knee”, “The Blessing of a B Minus”, and “Voice Lessons for Parents”. Mogel graduated from Middlebury College cum laude, earned her Master’s from the New School in New York City and her Ph.D.... read full bio
Emily Giffin is an American author and former lawyer who is best known for her books, “Something Borrowed”, “The One and Only” and “Heart of the Matter”. Giffin graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Before turning to writing, Giffin practiced at a law firm for a while before moving to... read full bio
Jillian Mele is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who is currently a co-host for “Fox and Friends First”. She graduated from La Salle University with a B.A. in arts and communication and from there, started her career as a local news anchor. She then became a reporter for NBC in Philadelphia where she reported on news, sports, and more. Before... read full bio
Jennifer Jill “JJ” Ramberg is the host of MSNBC’s weekend program, ‘Your Business’ and is also the co-founder of GoodSearch.com. As host of Your Business, Ramberg helps small businesses with the issues that affect them. The program has given advice from numerous small business experts, government officials, and investors. Because of this, Ramberg often gives speeches on entrepreneurship and started... read full bio
Ken Kocienda is author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book “Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs”. Prior to writing books, Kocienda was a software engineer and designer at Apple. Kocienda graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. From there, he took small jobs like working in the editorial... read full bio
Kara Goldin is an American businesswoman and founder and CEO of Hint Water, a flavored water brand. She graduated from Arizona State University where she majored in communications and minored in finance. After graduating she moved to New York City and took her first job at Time Inc. where she started out as an executive assistant and worked her way... read full bio
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Judy Woodruff is an award-winning journalist who is an anchor and managing editor at PBS NewsHour. She has covered every presidential election and convention since the win of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and has interviewed several heads of state and moderated U.S. Presidential debates. Woodruff studied at Meredith College and transferred to Duke University where she graduated with a bachelor’s... read full bio
Fran Tirado is a writer and speaker who is openly gay. He is the deputy editor of Out, co-creator of Food 4 Thot, co-host of Queerly Beloved, and former executive editor of Hello Mr. As a writer, Tirado’s work has been featured or mentioned in outlets such as, VICE, The New Yorker, Vulture, Out, NPR, UnHappy Hour with Matt Bellassai,... read full bio
Brad Katsuyama is a Canadian business executive and CEO and co-founder of the IEX, the Investors Exchange. He graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University where he attended Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. He went on to start his carrer working for Royal Bank of Canada where he was formerly the Global Head of Electronic Sales and Trading. While working at... read full bio
