Canadian Home Improvement Contractor and TV Host- TV shows “Holmes on Holmes” and “Holmes Inspection”- Beginning with Holmes on Homes and subsequent shows, he rescues Toronto, Ontario, area homeowners from renovations gone wrong. He continued in his successor TV series, Holmes Inspection. He is also a judge on HGTV's show Handyman Superstar Challenge and its American counterpart All American Handyman... read full bio
Mark PIncus is the visionary behind Zynga and Zynga.org. He founded the company in 2007 to enable users to build social connections through games. On his way to Zynga, Mark started three companies. In 2003 he launched Tribe.net, one of he first social networks in the industry. Before that he founded Support.com and built the company... read full bio
Bob Parsons is the CEO and Founder of The Go Daddy Group, Inc. Parsons was a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War and received the Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and a Purple Heart Medal. An entrepreneur, he started a software company, Parsons Technology. When Parsons Technology was sold to Intuit, Inc. in 1994 for $64 million dollars,... read full bio
As a busy mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld knows firsthand the challenges of getting kids to eat right in this day of processed, prepared foods. She started creating recipes from pureed vegetables, incorporating them into meals that were quick and easy, and her kids loved the food. Her first cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good... read full bio
Ali Landry was the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the Miss USA crown, as well as the first to compete at Miss Universe. Her most recognized moment in her modeling career was her three year run as the Doritos Girl in the Super Bowl commercial. Also an actress, Landry portrayed the character Rita Lefleur on the UPN... read full bio
Mats Jansson is a Swedish businessperson. He was Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group from 2007 to 2010. Jansson was educated in economics and sociology at the University College of _rebro, before he started a career in ICA, where he held a range of senior positions from 1973 to 1994. He then worked as CEO of Catena until 1999 when... read full bio
In 2007, Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, served as the UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment accepting a lifetime peerage in the House of Lords. Forthright and as ever loyal to British business he spent his 15 months in the position promoting Britain across the world, making 45 overseas visits, travelling to 31 different countries and meeting with... read full bio
Many people consider sports speaker Joan Laporta to be the best FC Barcelona president in history. A lot of people believe that Joan was the one who improved the club. He managed the team's victories in four Spanish leagues, a FIFA Club World Cup, and two UEFA Champions Leagues. In addition, the team won three Spanish Super Cups, a UEFA... read full bio
She gained notoriety for her work on E! Entertainment, where she hosted a number of network specials and contributed to E! News, E! News Weekend, Daily Pop, and Live From E! for over ten years. She has also become a mainstay on the red carpet, interviewing celebrities and covering events of the highest class during awards season. For the... read full bio
Sickly as a boy growing up in India, Vijay Amritaj was urged to take up a sport to improve his health. He chose tennis and went on to become one of the worlds premier tennis players. Amritajs life has been a series of firsts and triumphs in new fields of endeavor. A very successful businessman, Amritaj has been at the... read full bio
Vali Nasr is a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In addition to serving as the seventh Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS, he was the Senior Advisor to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the U.S.... read full bio
Tim Flannery is the chief councilor of the Australian Climate Council and a well-known scientist, explorer, and conservationist. He was the head commissioner of the Climate Commission under the Rudd administration and played a significant role in shaping Australian climate policy. Flannery is the author of The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change (2005). He has... read full bio
Brian Littrell is most known as a member the ultra popular boy band The Backstreet Boys. He reached heartthrob status in the mid to late ‘90s during the band’s peek. The band released four majorly successful albums before the boy band movement began to give way. Littrell then turned his attention to producing Christian music – a dream he’d always... read full bio
Pierre serves as chairman of eBay, a trustee of Tufts University, Santa Fe Institute and Punahou School; and as a commissioner for President Barack Obamas Commission on White House Fellowships. Pierre is also CEO and publisher of Honolulu Civil Beat, a local news service in Hawaii that encourages greater civic participation through media. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his... read full bio
Michael Chasen is a businessman and entrepreneur from Cheshire, Connecticut. While attending American University, Chasen befriended future co-founder Matthew Pittinsky in his dorms. Blackboard Inc. was founded by the duo in 1999. Chasen became CEO of the company. He became one of the youngest CEO’s of a publicly traded company. Blackboard Inc. is a technology company that developed educational software,... read full bio
For 26 years, shes played one of the ultimate survivors of daytime television Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless.In real life, actress Melody Thomas Scott has endured her own personal drama, dealing with the painful bladder condition, interstitial cystitis or IC. Melodys story is filled with the pain and frustration shared by millions of other IC sufferers,... read full bio
Dambisa Moyo is a renowned Zambian-born author and international economist, known for her expertise in macroeconomics and international affairs. Her ability to translate complex market, economic, and political trends into their future impact on global business has earned her numerous accolades and recognition from esteemed institutions. Moyo's extensive education includes a Bachelor's and Master's degree from American University, a Master's in... read full bio
For Jon and Michael Galluccio, the most difficult aspect of accepting their homosexuality was abandoning dreams of fatherhood and a family. Jon and Michael always knew they wanted more, so they began a life together with little support and no role models. Throughout their relationship they gained the tools necessary to take on their biggest challenge, the adoption of Adam,... read full bio
As host of her own Lifetime TV show, Katie Brown provides easy and affordable advice on casual entertaining. Her enthusiasm for entertaining, gardening and cooking inspired her to open her own store called Goat. Located in Los Angeles and Mackinac Island, Michigan, Goat quickly became a popular antique store and cafe. Katie has been serving up dime-store domesticity on Lifetime's... read full bio
Marcus Samuelsson is an internationally acclaimed chef who has thrilled the food scene with a blend of culture and artistic excellence. Marcus caught the attention of the culinary world as the head chef at Aquavit. During his tenure as executive chef, he received an impressive three-star rating from the New York Times, the youngest person ever to receive such an... read full bio
