Diana Elizabeth Jordan is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and motivational speaker that was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two. Despite her illness, Jordan didn’t let that affect her dreams and goals and still pursued acting. She went on to graduate from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors Degree in Theater and Media Arts. Jordan didn’t stop... read full bio
Gary Karp is a writer, speaker, and teacher who speaks of his disability through speeches and four books. Karp was 18 when he fell off of a tree and suffered injuries to his spinal cord and had to become a permanent wheelchair user. Speaking for so long on his injury, Karp has been inducted into the Spinal Cord Injury Hall... read full bio
Richard Yonck is a speaker, founder and lead futurist for Intelligent Future Consulting, and author of the book “Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence”, which is now a required reading for some college courses. Apart from his book, Yonck has also written articles that have appeared in outlets like The Futurist Magazine, Wired,... read full bio
Alfonso Arau is a master of film and acting. His career took him both in front of and behind the camera, and he is known as one of the best filmmakers in the Latino community. Arau began his acting career as a student of Seki Sano, and later traveled the world as a one-man show titled Pantomime Happy Madness. Arau... read full bio
Alice Vachss is an attorney, author, consultant, and lecturer. She is known as one of Americas toughest prosecutors, titled by Parade. Vachss began her noteworthy career as the Chief of the Special Victims Bureau of the Queens District Attorneys Office. During her time as the chief at the Special Victims Bureau, she tried more than one hundred felony cases regarding... read full bio
Alicia Jones is a specialist in strategic planning, social media, project management, and marketing communications. Her experience as the national advertising manager of Honda automobiles led her to her current position as the Director of Marketing Communications and Branding at Hilti North America. Jones was also involved with social media for lines of Honada and Acura vehicles. This marketing specialist... read full bio
Allie Lewis Clapp is the current food editor for Bon Appétit magazine. Prior to her career in the food industry, Allie was an economics major at Yale. Upon spending time at Tante Marie’s Cooking School in San Francisco, Allie discovered she had a passion for food. After graduating from Yale, Allie got a Grand Diplome at Le Cordon Bleu. She... read full bio
Ally Acker is an American filmmaker, poet, author, and herstorian. She is best known for her book Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema which turned into a documentary, Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women which she was the cinematographer, interviewee, director, editor, producer, and writer for. She also released Reel Women Archive Film Series: The Producer/Director Relationship which... read full bio
Alyssa Campanella is former Miss USA 2011, a fashion model, and blogger. Campanella was one of the first Miss USA winners to document her lifestyle on social media. She has garnered a large following and currently runs The A List blog as a full time position. Campanellas fashion sense and alluring lifestyle has landed her in the spotlight. She has... read full bio
Amanda Griscom Little is a reporter and commentator on the changing environmental landscape. She has written Muckraker, which is a weekly column on energy and environmental policy on Salon.com and Grist.org, which has gone on to win awards. She is also a contributing writer for Outside magazine where she writes the monthly column Code Green. Amanda has written Power Trip... read full bio
Amy Waldman is an author and journalist. For eight years, Waldman was a reporter for the New York Times. For three years of this experience, she was the co-chief of the New Delhi bureau. Waldman authored the novel The Submission, which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and an American Book Award. In addition, it was named a New York... read full bio
Andrea Robinson is a Master Sommelier, chef, author, and television personality known all around the world for talking all things food and wine and speaking of it in a way that all people can enjoy without feeling overwhelmed. She has been the first woman to be named “Best Sommelier in the United States” by the Sommelier Society of America, has... read full bio
Andrei Codrescu is an American writer who emigrated from Romanian in the 1960s. He writes poetry, novels, essays, and screenplays. He's been published all over the world and is responsible for renewing interest in Romanian literature. His earliest work in English was a poetry book entitled, License to Carry a Gun, which won the Big Table Award. His writing has... read full bio
Andrew Ferguson, otherwise known as Andy Ferguson, is a national correspondent at The Weekly Standard, as well as an author of several books. Before securing his position at The Weekly Standard, Ferguson was a columnist for a variety of different publications, including Time, Fortune, ForbesLife, Bloomberg News, and The Washingtonian, amongst others. Ferguson has authored books including Fools Names, Fools... read full bio
Ann Winblad is a respected software industry entrepreneur. Her leading innovations in technology led her to found the Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP), a venture firm focused on software. For over three decades, Winblad has launched over 160 enterprise software companies covering a spectrum of enterprise sectors like Analytics, Cloud Computing, Security, and Business Intelligence. Winblad started her career as... read full bio
Anthony Hickox is an English film and television director, actor, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work in horror films like, Waxwork, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Warlock: The Armageddon, and many more. Born from a director and Academy Award winning director it seems like Hickox was born to work in the industry. His first film he directed and... read full bio
Antony Worrall Thompson is a British celebrity chef and restaurateur who has appeared on a multitude of television programs during his career. His first appearance was on BBC2’s “Food and Drink”, followed by “Ready Steady Cook”. He was also on the second season of “I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!”. This led to an opportunity to host the... read full bio
Argus Hamilton is known as one of the funniest comedians in America. Once called the Will Rogers of the Baby Boom by Robin Williams, Argus Hamilton is a writer of a daily joke column. This column is utilized in over one hundred newspapers across the United States, along with read and heard by millions via Internet and radio. Apart from... read full bio
Art Mortell is a motivational speaker and author that has written the book, An Adventure Into Your Mind, and many more. He has spoken for huge corporations such as, Morgan Stanley, IBM, Coldwell Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo. Mortells work has gone on to influence best-selling authors John Maxwell and Tom Hopkins, who both mentioned Mortell in their books.... read full bio
Barbara Brandon-Croft is an American comic strip illustrator and cartoonist who is best known for creating the comic strip, Where Im Coming From, which was first found in the Detroit Free Press. Barbara is the daughter of the creator of the comic strip Luther. This struck her love of becoming a cartoonist and she went on to study at the... read full bio
