Plano, Texas, is the birthplace of Daniel Roseberry. His mother was an artist and his father was a priest. He grew up in a very religious family with his three siblings and he even thought about becoming a minister. After graduating from high school, he went on Christian service missions to Hawaii, Jordan, Pakistan, and different parts of Israel. He returned... read full bio
Jenna Lyons, the president and executive creative director of J. Crew, is widely acknowledged as the driving creative behind the American retail chain's incredible transformation from a struggling catalogue business to one of the most sought-after fashion companies in the country. Lyons managed the brand's successful image revamp in its stores, marketing campaigns, and garment designs after being appointed creative... read full bio
Tatanka Means is a Chinle, Arizona-born actor and stand-up comedian who has won numerous awards. He speaks on behalf of the Omaha, Oglala Lakota, and Navajo nations. Starring the renowned Martin Scorsese, his most recent movie "Killers of the Flower Moon" is now streaming on AppleTV+. It was highly anticipated going into the film festival circuit. Means is cast in... read full bio
American wide receiver Davante Lavell Adams plays football for the Las Vegas Raiders. Adams, a football and basketball player at Palo Alto High School, was born in East Palo Alto, California. Prior to the Green Bay Packers selecting him in the second round of the NFL draft, he was a second-team All-American during his two seasons as a collegiate football... read full bio
Swedish goalie Robin Lehner plays goalie for the Vegas Golden Knights in professional ice hockey. Previously, he played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, and Chicago Blackhawks, where he was known by the nickname "Panda". In the second round of the NHL Entry Draft, the Senators picked Lehner 46th overall. Lehner was raised in Gothenburg,... read full bio
Russian forward Ivan Barbashev plays ice hockey professionally for the Vegas Golden Knights. The St. Louis Blues picked Barbashev with the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft. Prior to relocating to North America, Barbashev began playing hockey in Russia, where he was born and bred. He then joined the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major... read full bio
Shea Theodore is a professional ice hockey player from Canada who plays defense for the Vegas Golden Knights. The Anaheim Ducks selected Theodore with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. With the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association, where Theodore started his minor hockey career, he became the team's most outstanding player in its history. The... read full bio
Swedish professional ice hockey player William Karlsson, also known by his nickname "Wild Bill," serves as the Vegas Golden Knights' alternate captain. The Anaheim Ducks selected him 53rd overall in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft. Karlsson has played in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim in addition to Vegas. Karlsson, who was chosen by the... read full bio
Tomas Hertl is a forward for the Vegas Golden Knights who plays ice hockey professionally and is Czech. Hertl spent his first eleven seasons with the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him 17th overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Hertl was a player for Czech Extraliga team HC Slavia Praha before he was picked. He is the first player to play... read full bio
American professional ice hockey defenseman Noah Hanifin plays for the Vegas Golden Knights. He has played for the Calgary Flames and the Carolina Hurricanes, who selected him fifth overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Daniil Miromanov, a first-round draft pick, and a conditional third-round pick were sent to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Hanifin in a three-team trade; in return,... read full bio
Canadian-born Alex Pietrangelo plays defense for the Vegas Golden Knights as an alternative captain. He captained the Blues during his final four seasons as a player for the St. Louis Blues, where he had previously spent portions of twelve seasons. As a junior, he played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts, where he was... read full bio
Mark Stone is a right winger for the Vegas Golden Knights and a Canadian professional ice hockey player. In the sixth round of the NHL Entry Draft, 178th overall, he was chosen by the Ottawa Senators. With 64 points, Stone tied Johnny Gaudreau to lead all rookies in the NHL in scoring and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as... read full bio
American professional ice hockey center Jack Eichel serves as the Vegas Golden Knights' alternate captain in the National Hockey League. The Buffalo Sabres selected Eichel second overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining the league, at the age of 17, Eichel was referred to as "the new face of American hockey" and was seen as one of the... read full bio
American mixed martial artist Sean O'Malley is a professional fighter. He is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion and participates in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Bantamweight class. In the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings, he is ranked #6. O'Malley co-hosts their own podcast, The Timbo Sugarshow, with Tim Welch, his head coach and friend. At UFC 299, O'Malley fought Marlon Vera in a... read full bio
American professional mixed martial artist Max Holloway. He is the current BMF Champion and the former UFC Featherweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. He is ranked #2 in the featherweight division, #9 in the lightweight division, and #8 in the men's pound-for-pound division.... read full bio
American football tight end Harrison Bryant plays for the Las Vegas Raiders. At Florida Atlantic, where he played collegiate football, he was named a unanimous All-American and took home the John Mackey Award. In the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected Bryant. In the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Bryant was selected by the... read full bio
American wide receiver Jakobi Meyers plays football for the Las Vegas Raiders. He was an undrafted free agent when he signed with the New England Patriots after playing collegiate football at NC State. Meyers attended NC State for four years, from 2015 to 2018. Meyers was first drafted as a quarterback, but after redshirting his freshman year and playing a significant... read full bio
Everette Taylor, a creative entrepreneur and marketing maverick renowned for elevating the work of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs, is currently the CEO of Kickstarter, the leading global crowdfunding site. Taylor is one of the few black CEOs leading a significant tech firm, and he does so at Kickstarter. Everette most recently held the position of CMO at Artsy, the biggest online... read full bio
At a16z Crypto, Christopher Lyons serves as President of Web3 Media. He was involved in the inaugural Seed Fund launch and cofounded the company's Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) before joining the a16z crypto team. Lyons joined Andreesen Horowitz, first as head of staff to co-founder Ben Horowitz. In addition to engaging, empowering, and elevating Black builders and creators on their path... read full bio
Jesse Cole, commonly referred to as "the guy in the yellow tuxedo," is the creator of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the Party Animals, Firefighters, and the renowned Savannah Bananas. The Bananas' motto is "Fans First. Entertain Always," and they want to make baseball fun by putting on the Greatest Show in Sports. Since the team's first season in Savannah,... read full bio
