Marita Cheng is an Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of Robogals and is founder and CEO of Aubot, a start-up robotics company. Cheng has earned her BE in Engineering (Mechatronics) and Computer Science from the University of Melbourne. From there, she earned her Erasmus, ME in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. While studying in college, Cheng co-founded her... read full bio
David Jay is an award-winning photographer who has shot fashion photography that has been featured in magazines and outlets such as Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Style, Shape, and more. While Jay was at his peak in his photography career, he found out one of his closest friends with diagnosed with breast cancer, which led him to start The SCAR Project. Through... read full bio
Chef Melissa King is a chef who has recently been crowned the champion of the competition reality series “Top Chef All-Stars.” During the show, King won a record nine competitions throughout the series and was also voted the Fan Favorite. King is based out of San Francisco, California, and her cooking style is a mixture of the Bay Area’s best... read full bio
Garth Baldwin is a reality television star. He has previously done a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps and after finishing, earned a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from Western Washington University. Since then, he has worked with numerous burial sites performing what is called “Industrial Recovery”. Baldwin has been featured on series such as,... read full bio
Gene Wojciechowski is an American sports writer who is best known for his work with ESPN. Wojciechowski was born in Salina, Kansas, and he has earned his bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from the University of Tennessee. After earning his degree, he began working as a sports writer for college football and basketball where he wrote for companies such... read full bio
Dr. Mike North is known for being the co-developer and star of Discovery Channel’s series “Prototype This!.” He is also a science storyteller, an innovation keynote speaker, and tech evangelist. During his work with Prototype This!, North developed prototypes which included an autonomous drone delivery, mind controlled demolition derby cars, and a self-driving pizza delivery car. North has previously earned... read full bio
"Sharon Draper is not only a teacher, but an accomplished writer. She has received an abundance of awards, including the National Teacher of the Year Award and the Coretta Scott King Literary Award. Draper’s publications have hit the New York Times bestsellers list, with her book Out of my Mind being noted on the list for nearly two years. Draper... read full bio
Haben Girma is an American lawyer and disability rights advocate who is best known for being the first graduate to be blind and deaf from Harvard Law School. Girma was born in Oakland, California, and she lost her vision as well as her hearing at a young age. While growing up, she benefited from the Americans with Disabilities Act and... read full bio
Meena Harris is the Head of Strategy & Leadership at Uber and the Founder & Creative Director at Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign. Harris has graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. She started her career working in User Operations at Facebook and has also been Deputy Campaign Manager for Kamala Harris for Attorney General. Other jobs that Harris has... read full bio
Alpana Singh is a restaurateur, master sommelier, and speaker. Singh fell in love with food and wine in college after working as a waitress. Pursuing a position as a wine salesperson, Singh found herself at the world-renowned Everest Restaurant in Chicago as a sommelier. Singh soon passed her Master Sommelier exam, known as the youngest female ever to pass the... read full bio
Linda Lingle is an American politician who has previously served as the 6th Governor of Hawaii, making her the first Republic governor of Hawaii in 40 years. Lingle was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and she has earned her B.A. in journalism cum laude from California State University, Northridge. She went on to begin working as a public information officer... read full bio
Bob Burg is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker and best-selling author who has been co-founder and CEO of Go-Givers International LLC. As a keynote speaker, Burg talks on how changing your focus can help your business in a profitable way as well as can help you mentally. Over the course of his career, Burg has gone on to work... read full bio
Gokul Krishnan is a learning scientist, mechanical engineer, healthcare innovator and a former STEM Research Associate at WestEd. He is also founder of Project M@CH and is known for being the creator of the Maker Therapy approach. Krishnan has earned his B.E. in Manufacturing Engineering from P.E.S. Institute of Technology and went on to earn his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering... read full bio
John Kenagy is a physician, executive, researcher, and advisor who has worked as a vascular surgeon and has been the Chief or Surgery, Chief of Staff and Regional Vice President for Business Development for a non-profit. After suffering from a broken neck, Kenagy found frustration in the healthcare industry which led him to became a visiting scholar for Harvard Business... read full bio
Dirk Kempthorne is an American politician who has previously served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior. Kempthorne was born in San Diego, California, and he has previously earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Idaho where he was also a student body president. After earning his degree, Kempthorne went on to begin working as... read full bio
Avi Jorisch is an author and entrepreneur who has previously worked as an official for the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Defense. Jorisch is a counter-terrorism expert who has extensively traveled to and lived in the Middle East. During his time in the Middle East, Jorisch interviewed people that were apart of terrorist organizations. This led him to work as... read full bio
Tim Hoelter is a keynote speaker, business leader and trade professional who is best known for working for Harley-Davidson for thirty years where he helped with one of the most dramatic turnarounds in corporate history. During his career working for Harley-Davidson, Hoelter began serving on their general counsel before going on to work his way up to Vice President of... read full bio
Princess Sarah Culberson is an American dancer, actress, philanthropist, writer, speaker, and academic administration who is a Mende princess of Bumpe in Sierra Leone. Culberson was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, to an American mother and a Sierra Leonean father. She was adopted as an infant and moved to West Virginia where her adoptive father was a professor at West... read full bio
John Edward Hasse is a speaker, curator, pianist, and award-winning author who is a renowned curator emeritus for the Smithsonian. During his nearly 35 year career with the Smithsonian, Hasse has been a curator for American Music at the National Museum of American History. He has curated exhibitions on musical legends which include Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Ella Fitzgerald.... read full bio
Robert Grenier is an American CIA officer who previously served as the Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center under President George W. Bush. Grenier began his career with the CIA and went on to work in field assignments all over the world before going on to be a station chief in Algeria. After a few years, Grenier went on to... read full bio
