Journalist Anthony Fantano has been dubbed "The Only Music Critic Who Matters" and "The Most Popular Music Critic Left Standing" by The New York Times. His "The Needle Drop" YouTube channel has more than 2.8 million followers and 928 million views. For Vogue, The Washington Post and NPR, he produced articles.... read full bio
Austin J. Franklin is a renowned leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker. He is also Good-Natured Life's co-founder and CEO. The company was established in 2015 when he was 20 years old and a junior at Hampden-Sydney College. The mission of the company is to spread kindness, friendliness, and patience (KFP) and to uplift minds across the world. Franklin... read full bio
Dr. Lyle Ungar assists businesses in comprehending how machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and computer automation are transforming their markets and our way of life. He specializes in using machine learning and text mining techniques to extract important information from big volumes of text by merging two distinct fields of study — computer and information science with psychology and neuroscience. Dr.... read full bio
Fast Forward Labs was founded by Hilary Mason, who is also the Data Scientist in Residence at Accel and the founder of the machine intelligence research firm. She formerly held the position of Chief Scientist at bitly. She is a member of NYCResistor, co-host of DataGotham and co-founder of HackNY. Hilary thinks that technology should endow us with superpowers. They are creating these... read full bio
Ben, who is from Birmingham, has been a theatrical performer for more than 20 years. Ben decided to start a YouTube channel after quitting his "proper job" to become a full-time magician. He would "stalk" celebrities in a friendly way and perform magic tricks on them. His most memorable experience was when he went to Los Angeles in search of Britney... read full bio
Events that are catastrophic, like a diagnosis of grade-three astrocytoma, cannot be directly explained. However, with careful planning and a good outlook, their influence may be reduced. With his background in financial planning and unwavering tenacity, Matt Newman was able to take control of his life as a cancer survivor. Through his theory of risk management and motivation, he guides sales... read full bio
Nicole Jain has devoted her professional life to leadership and public service, particularly in the areas of K–12 public education management and policy. She graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in public policy and Harvard University with a master's degree in education policy and management. Nicole thinks that every child should have access to a high-quality education and that the... read full bio
Yoram was born in Tiberius, near the Lake of Galili, Israel, to Polish immigrants. He relocated to Kiryat Motzkin, close to Haifa, with his family when he was three years old. Shmuel, his father, constructed a theater that was exceptional in its day. Yoram was five years old when the movie theater first opened, and he was quite fascinated by... read full bio
Twelve-time All-American swimmer Riley Gaines won five SEC championships and was a talented female swimmer at the University of Kentucky who planned to become a dentist. When she was made to share a locker room and subsequently compete against a male swimmer, Lia (previously Will) Thomas, at the NCAA Women's Swimming Championship, her entire life—including her post-graduate dream—was turned upside... read full bio
Charles Hurt writes columns for The Washington Times and serves as the Opinion Editor. Throughout his 20-year career, Mr. Hurt has worked his way up from beat reporter for the Detroit News and Washington correspondent for the Charlotte Observer before joining The Washington Times in 2003. He is frequently seen as a contributor on Fox News's iconic evening news roundtable.... read full bio
As the Customer Leadership Executive for five large U.S. market leaders, Jeanne Bliss has fought valiantly to get the customer on the strategic agenda, redirecting priorities and creating transformational changes to the brands' customer loyalty. She has driven achievement of 95 percent loyalty rates, changing customer experiences across 50,000-person organizations. Jeanne developed her passion for customer loyalty at Lands' End,... read full bio
Jess Clarke is a legend in women's sports, not only a football player. With an astounding 52 caps for her country, Jess has led the way in football brilliance. She scored the most goals for Notts County throughout a whole domestic season and has eleven goals for the England national team. Highlights of her career have included competing in two... read full bio
Amy Dresner is an author, journalist, and former comedian who is also in recovery from alcoholism and addiction. She has written for Addiction.com, Psychology Today, and numerous other magazines. She also has a column in the addiction/recovery journal theFix.com. Hachette released her debut novel, My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean, to overwhelmingly positive reviews from both... read full bio
For more than 20 years, Connie Walker has illuminated Indigenous experiences that are frequently disregarded. As an investigative journalist who has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Peabody Award, she has brought attention to the terrible effects of intergenerational trauma caused by Indian Residential Schools as well as the violence issue in Indigenous communities. Walker is a gifted storyteller... read full bio
Danielle Walker is a self-taught chef, health and wellness advocate, and author of four New York Times bestseller cookbooks. Walker suffered for years after receiving a diagnosis of an autoimmune condition at the age of 22, but dietary and lifestyle modifications helped him regain his health. Walker has amassed millions of devoted followers worldwide for over 10 years by creating delectable... read full bio
At the moment, Femi Fadugba is a fellow of Oxford's New College and a science fiction author. More than 10,000 students have heard him speak on subjects like time travel, choosing a career, and creating his first book, The Upper World (which will soon be available on Netflix!). Femi, who studied at UPenn and Oxford and published in the subject... read full bio
One of the world's foremost authorities on indigenous peoples' climate change adaptation and mitigation is Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. She is the president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) and a member of the Mbororo pastoralist community in Chad. In the global effort to combat the effects of climate change, Oumarou Ibrahim is an advocate for... read full bio
Author, strategist, husband, and parent Michell C. Clark creates affirmations for creative entrepreneurs who are dedicated to improving both their own lives and the lives of others. The Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus hails from Woodbridge, Virginia. He developed his writing and research abilities after graduating, working for companies and cultural organizations such as the National Museum of African American History... read full bio
The creator and CEO of Fieldcraft Survival, which produces high-end outdoor clothing and equipment and provides training programs in mobility, medicine, guns, survival, and preparedness, is Mike Glover. He previously served in the US Army and Special Forces for a total of 20 years. He defended government leaders in perilous circumstances while working as a government contractor for the CIA.... read full bio
Kimberley Motley, the founder of Motley Legal Services and cofounder of Motley Consulting International, is an American International Attorney and the first and only Westerner to litigate cases in Afghanistan’s Criminal Courts system. Motley is a registered attorney for more than 20 embassies with a focus on criminal, commercial, contract, civil, and employment law matters. Motley received her J.D. from... read full bio
