"Paul Azinger has been on the PGA Tour since 1982. He has twelve wins, including the 1993 PGA Championship. He has also had the opportunity to play on four US Ryder Cup teams. In 1993, Paul was on top of his game, but was diagnosed with cancer at the end of the season. After undergoing treatment,... read full bio
Tony Hawk was just nine years old when his brother gave him his first skateboard. This moment marked a turning point in Tony's life. By the time Tony Hawk was 12 years old, he had had national sponsors. By the time he was 14, he had turned pro, and by the time he was 16, he was widely regarded as... read full bio
Diane von Furstenberg first entered the fashion world with a suitcase full of jersey dresses. Two years later, she created the wrap dress, which came to symbolize power and independence for an entire generation of women. Within four years, she had sold over a million of the dresses and was featured on the cover of Newsweek. After a hiatus from... read full bio
Erin Burnett is one of the most talented business news anchors in the history of reporting. As a reporter and interviewer for CNBC television she conducted or has been apart of some of the momentous moments in history. She is the co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street program and the host of CNBC's Street Signs program, just some examples... read full bio
Nate Berkus is an interior designer and a best selling author. Nate started his career when he was invited to make over a small space for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,"" after which he became a featured design expert for the show and continued to garner national press in publications such as Elle Decor, US Weekly, People, O Magazine, Lucky, InStyle... read full bio
Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Eden was initially passed over for the role as she was blonde and of small stature, but Sidney Sheldon called on her when he was unable to find a suitable brunette to play the part.... read full bio
She started a makeup revolution in 1991 with a handful of lipsticks and a simple philosophy: ""Women want to look and feel like themselves, only prettier and more confident."" Makeup artist Bobbi Brown's dream was realized when she debuted her line of cosmetics, just 10 brown-based lipsticks, at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. With this set of lipsticks,... read full bio
Tricia Rose is a renowned American sociologist and author who has made a significant impact in the field of hip hop studies. Born on October 18, 1962, she is a pioneering scholar in the examination of the intersection of pop music and gender. Tricia Rose's works have been instrumental in shaping the way that hip hop is understood and analyzed... read full bio
Film director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is a Grammy winner and Emmy nominee. As a photographer, he has won praise from critics for his work, which includes portraits of prominent writers, artists, musicians, presidents, and other world leaders. Including Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (a Grammy Award winner), The Black List (an NAACP Spirit Award), The Latino List, The Out List, About... read full bio
"Wendy Williams burst onto the national talk show scene with the launch of her daily, syndicated program, The Wendy Williams Show. Her hit show appears on FOX Network and BET throughout the United States and airs internationally in the United Kingdom, Africa and Middle East. People Magazine named The Wendy Williams Show one of the ""Best Shows of 2009"" and... read full bio
Model and actress Nicole Ari Parker is from the United States. She starred in the critically praised independent film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, which marked her on-screen debut, before moving on to feature films, including Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights. Blue Streak, Remember the Titans, Brown Sugar, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Black Dynamite, and Almost... read full bio
Lee Daniels' background is filled with bold stories as real and gritty as the narratives from the films he creates. By the age of 21, Daniels had founded and was running his own health care agency, providing nurses to private homes and hospitals; he was simultaneously trying to be a screenwriter. After selling his health care business, and giving up... read full bio
Tyler Florence is a very popular chef and television host that has also released several books. He graduated from the College of Culinary Arts at the campus of Johnson & Wales University and went on to receive an honorary doctorate from the university. Florence has been on numerous shows over the years including being the host of “Tyler’s Ultimate”, host... read full bio
American tennis player John Patrick McEnroe, a former World No. 1 in the sport, made an enduring impression on the game during his illustrious career. McEnroe, who is renowned for his shot-making brilliance and superb volleying talents, leaves behind a legacy that is embellished with many honors and memorable occasions. John McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles throughout the course... read full bio
Nyakio Grieco is a driven businesswoman who has devoted 20 years of her life to the beauty industry, gaining priceless insights and experiences that go far beyond financial metrics and operational processes. Her journey has been one of constant development and change, formed not just by the written words and office walls but also by the lessons discovered outside of... read full bio
Matt Groening changed television forever when he brought animation back to primetime with the immortal nuclear family, The Simpsons. He is also creator and executive producer of the FOX animated series Futurama. In addition to the best-seller The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, Groening's books, based on Life in Hell" and The Simpsons include Love Is Hell,... read full bio
The co-founder and innovator of Tesla Motors, Martin Eberhard, has been innovating and creating since the start of his career. The University of Illinois graduate (both undergrad and graduate) began at Wiye Technology. His first design was the WY-30 ASCII computer terminal. He then co-founded and founded the start-up companies Network Computing Devices, Inc. - which make X Windows-Based network... read full bio
He is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of the title character, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. Besides voice acting, he was also a cast member of the HBO sketch comedy program Mr. Show and the... read full bio
Luvvie Ajayi is the brains behind the popular blog Awesomely Luvvie. She talks about pop culture, TV, movies, technology and a long list of other topics. She used this blog to write her first book, I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual, which hit the New York Times bestsellers list immediately. Ajayi describes the book as the “good, yet snarky, angel... read full bio
Duff McKagan is most known for playing bass on some of the most cherished albums in the history of metal. He is also a member of the hard rock group Guns N' Roses. Following the early 1990s explosion of GNR, he was preoccupied with solo endeavors and collaborations with groups such as Velvet Revolver and Loaded. While McKagan occasionally teamed... read full bio
