John Folse is a noted Louisiana chef and restaurant owner, and a leading authority on Cajun and Creole cuisine and culture. His philosophy of life is summed up in the quote, “Risk is the tariff paid to leave the shores of predictable misery. The best fruit is not on the trunk of a tree; it’s on the limb.”... read full bio
On May 27, 1998 Tom Whittaker confounded conventional wisdom when he became the first person with a disability to stand on Mount Everests 29,035 ft. summit. His story reads like a movie script and speaks to courage, passion and persistence to achieve a dream, no matter how daunting. Whittakers authenticity and his ability to engage his audiences hearts and heads... read full bio
Mike Feder learned, as the host of his own radio show, to exorcise his demons through storytelling and performance. Feders favorite radio show topics were a variety of strange and interesting objects, psychiatrists, failed marriages, and reluctant fatherhood. In Feders novel The Talking Cure, he tackles all of those topics, and helps readers understand the journey from the inside of... read full bio
Barry Sears is an American biochemist and author. He is best known for his book and diet, The Zone. As a biochemist he studied the bodys chemistry and developed the new breakthrough diet. Dr. Sears first made the public aware of his insights in treating food as if it were a drug with the publication of his first book, The... read full bio
Peter Furst is a recognized motivational speaker and is an expert in many fields including risk management, construction and architecture. Peter frequently lectures at universities but has provided motivational presentations to all levels of management and employees in different conferences in North and South America. He has gathered over 15 years of consulting experience for various firms such as the... read full bio
Born into a family of renowned hoteliers, Graham Kerr was constantly surrounded by amazingly talented chefs. He was first educated at Brighton College, where at just fifteen years old he became a trainee manager at the Roebuck Hotel in East Sussex, England. After five years in the British Army as catering adviser, he became General Manager of England's Royal Ascot... read full bio
Michael Medved is a nationally known political radio talk show host. His daily 3 hour show reaches over 200 radio stations all over the country. Having 4.7 million listeners daily has helped Michael Medved reach the top ten list of political talk show hosts in the United States. Medveds radio career began when he became a regular guest for the... read full bio
Rebecca Sive holds numerous roles including, author, faculty member, corporate executive, and former public official. Rebecca is an advocate for womens right to pursuit political leadership and power. Rebecca helped organizers with womens issues agendas for President Obama, Clinton, and Carter. This helped increased her passion for helping women advance in a professional setting. Rebecca speaks on various approaches... read full bio
Curtis Aiken presents cooking segments on New York's local cable news channel, has written several cookbooks, and speaks at festivals and conferences across the United States. Curtis is devoted to helping other adults learn to read. He donates a portion of his book royalties to literacy programs. His success and dedication to this cause inspired NBC Nightly News and ABC's... read full bio
A successful NFL coach and accomplished college football athlete, Gene Stallings is also a distinguished author and well-known advocator for the developmentally disabled. His diverse background in professional football certifies him to be one of the most informed and educated coaches of his time. Stallings success has earned him numerous awards and has been inducted into the College Football Hall... read full bio
Dr. Cote is a renowned clinician-research who specializes in Parkinson's disease. His early research focused on the basic neurochemistry of the basal ganglia. He is currently devoted to a large clinical practice of patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders. His research is focused on clinical pharmacology and clinical trials of new agents for Parkinson's disease. Dr. Cote is currently... read full bio
At NBC, John Hockenberry served as a correspondent for Dateline, where his work ranged from an intimate portrait of a schizophrenic young adult to an investigative piece that traced internet swindlers in an international web, to the first and only interview with the brother of two of the 9/11 suicide hijackers. A four-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Peabody winner,... read full bio
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For more than 15 years, Libby Pataki has actively worked alongside her husband, Governor George E. Pataki, to raise awareness for a host of issues crucial to families, children and women's health. Mrs. Pataki has traveled New York State working with breast cancer advocates to increase public awareness. As First Lady, Mrs. Pataki has also continued her work as an... read full bio
No one knows more about the difficulty of running an effective aid mission than Dr. James Orbinski. The former president of Mdecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is now using his expertise to help victims in Haiti. A true humanitarian, Orbinski accepted a Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of MSF in 1999 for his leadership during the Rwandan genocide. Recently,... read full bio
Mel Young is a social entrepreneur and change agent who is fervently committed to ending homelessness worldwide and the transformative potential of sport. Mel is renowned worldwide for his thought-provoking and inspirational speeches on social enterprise, homelessness, the positive effects of sports, and the Homeless World Cup—a trailblazing social movement that uses football to empower homeless people to transform their own... read full bio
After Fernando Bermudez was wrongfully convicted of murder in the shooting death of Raymond Blount in 1991, he spent more than 18 years in maximum security prisons in New York State. After being cleared in late 2009 thanks to the assistance of pro bono lawyers in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and New York, Mr. Bermudez became the first male Latino... read full bio
Arguably the best wheelchair athlete in the world, Josh George is a remarkable paralympian, ESPYs finalist and world record holder. Considered by many to be unstoppable on his path to greatness, he has been recognized worldwide in the sports of track and field, marathon racing and basketball.... read full bio
Laurie David is founder of the Stop Global Warming Virtual March and the producer for the primetime special, Earth to America!, for which she was awarded the Gracie Allen Award for Individual Achievement. A respected environmental speaker, David has also been honored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Riverkeeper organization as an environmental hero." Laurie David has also been a producer... read full bio
Danny started at the age of ten starring as Danny Partridge on the TV series The Partridge Family. In the late 1980s, Bonaduce had become an on-air radio personality. In the early 1990s David Cassidy signed Bonaduce on as his opening act. Since that time, Bonaduce has continued working regularly as a media personality. Bonaduce worked as co-host of The... read full bio
