Rob Solomon was the President of Groupon, a social commerce startup based in Chicago. Previously, he was a Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures and served as CEO of Sidestep, a travel search site that was bought by Kayak. His efforts led to the merger of SideStep with Kayak.com, creating the fifth largest Internet travel brand worldwide. ... read full bio
Darren McGrady is a chef with an astonishing culinary career. He has served as the personal chef to the Royal Family for fifteen years as well as preparing meals for some of the US's Commanders in Chief including Presidents’ Ford, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and G.W. Bush. He has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, the... read full bio
Eddie Huang is a chef, restaurateur, attorney and author, who describes his food as a mix of East Asian and Southern flavour. He is best known for his cooking show on Vice, Huang's World, formerly known as Fresh Off the Boat. Huang published his memoir, Fresh Off the Boat, chronicling his intriguing journey from lawyer to stand-up comic to chef... read full bio
Best known for his photographs of wildlife, Joel Sartore wields his camera in the battle to conserve natural spaces and the habitats they support.Joel Sartore has produced more than 30 stories from around the world as a freelance photographer for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine. His images show a world worth saving. Joel has been sharing his adventures with audiences around the... read full bio
Maria Menounos is an entertainment report, television personality, actress, wrestler, businesswoman and a two time NY Times Bestselling Author beginning with her critically acclaimed EveryGirl's Guide to Life. The A-Z guide gives EveryGirl and EveryWoman expert advice on everything: weight loss, fitness, beauty, health, organization, dating, career, and more. Her second book in the series, EveryGirl’s Guide to Diet and... read full bio
Matthew Weiner is the creator and executive producer of Mad Men, an AMC original series, now in its third season. Since its debut, the series has garnered an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Drama Series; a Peabody Award; a Producers Guild Award; two Writers Guild Awards; AFI Awards for one of the... read full bio
As a contributor for ten years and counting, John Hodgman has served as The Daily Show's Resident Expert. When John Stewart left the show, Hodgman stayed on as a correspondent for the new host Trevor Noah. Hodgman is also a widely published author, with his books including ""The Areas of My Expertise"", ""More Information Than You Require"", and ""That Is... read full bio
NYC Police Commissioner William J. Bratton was previously Chairman of Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, providing a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, due diligence, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. As Chief of the New York City Transit Police, Boston Police Commissioner, New York City Police Commissioner, and... read full bio
New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author of the popular blog Startup Lessons Learned, and author of The Lean Startup, a book on the lean startup movement. The Lean Startup philosophy originates from the Japanese concept of lean manufacturing, which seeks to increase value-creating practices and eliminate wasteful practices. Since production costs and... read full bio
Todd McFarlane is the genius behind the comic book Spawn. He started his work as a cartoon artist at Marvel comics where he wrote comics for Spider-Man. He then left Marvel to launch his own company. In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have... read full bio
Recent years have found her returning both to music and visual art. A musical, New York Rock, is due for production. A one-woman art exhibit which debuted at the Whitney in 1989, then toured galleries around the world, began a revival of her work; which was spurred on by the Rykodisc release of OnoBox.... read full bio
John Kao has made a career out of helping organizations go from getting the importance of innovation to getting innovation done. Dubbed Mr. Creativity by The Economist, John is Chairman of the Institute for Large Scale Innovation, whose i20 group is an association of 30 national Chief Innovation Officers. He is considered a leading authority on the subjects of innovation,... read full bio
Danny Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill, Marta, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business. Danny, his restaurants and chefs have earned an unprecedented 25 James Beard Awards. Dannys first business book, Setting... read full bio
While you may know her as the American Idol judge who sits between Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's songs have appeared on more than 150 million albums, and she remains one of the industry's most sought after songwriters and producers. Kara is a Grammy nominated hitmaker and has been awarded 15 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs... read full bio
While at the University of Rhode Island in 1976 that Tony finally became in tune with his fitness. He was later told that being fit meant that he could land roles in Hollywood, and while it was a long shot, he figured that it couldn’t hurt to get in shape. After college he moved to Los Angeles to find... read full bio
Loic Le Meur is the founder and CEO of Seesmic, a software company that makes one of the most popular Twitter and Facebook social software applications. Seesmic helps you share and receive all your feedback from up to 50 social networks and is available everywhere you are on the web, desktop and mobile platforms. Loic also founded and hosts the... read full bio
Estella Warren was a synchronized swimmer from the age of seven until 17 in her native Canada. She moved away from home at 12 to train for the Canadian National Team. She was the Canadian National Champion for three years and represented her country at the World Aquatic Championship, where she placed second. A talent scout who came to a... read full bio
Lorne Michaels is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born Jewish television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. In 1999, Michaels was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. In 2002, Michaels was made a member of the Order of Canada for lifetime... read full bio
"Greenblatt is the founder and president of Our Good Works, the nonprofit organization responsible for All for Good. All for Good is the open source, web based platform supported by a coalition of companies and nonprofits who are committed to a shared vision of increasing the number of Americans that participate in service and volunteerism. Greenblatt started All for Good... read full bio
Jean Smart is an American film and television actress.She starred as the character Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women from 1986 to 1991. She lent her voice to Kim Possible from 2002 to 2006. In 2004, she was part of the short-lived sitcom Center of the Universe. Recent appearances on the big screen include Disney's The Kid, Sweet Home Alabama,... read full bio
