Inky Johnson is an American motivational speaker and a former college football player. As a football player, Johnson has previously played as cornerback for the University of Tennessee. During his time there, he had an injury that left him permanently paralyzed in his right arm, causing him to end his football career. Although Johnson’s dream was to always play professional... read full bio
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director who is best known for writing the New York Times best-selling novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” as well as writing and directing the film version of the same name. Chbosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and while growing up, he was influenced by the writings of F. Scott... read full bio
Michael Cordúa is a Nicaraguan-born American restaurateur, entrepreneur, owner of Cordúa Restaurants, and award winning self-taught chef. Cordúa is the owner and executive chef of six restaurants in the Houston, Texas area.... read full bio
Dr. Ozlem Tureci is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur who is best known for being the co-founder of the German biotechnology company BioNTech, where she has been known for working as one of the first approved messengers for the vaccine against COVID-19. Tureci was born in Lastrup, Germany, and she has previously studied medicine at Saarland University where she... read full bio
Eileen Burbidge is an American venture capitalist resident in London who is a founding partner of the early-stage venture capital firm, Passion Capital, which has gone on to invest in companies which include Monzo, Lulu, and Go Cardless. Burbidge began her career working in Silicon Valley where she worked for huge companies which included Apple, Yahoo!, and Sun Microsystems. After... read full bio
Ugur Sahin is a German oncologist and entrepreneur who researches cancer and immunology. Sahin was born in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey, and he has studied medicine at the University of Cologne before going on to earn his doctorate summa cum laude. Sahin also went on to study mathematics at the Fernuniversitat Hagen. After earning his degree, Sahin began working as a... read full bio
Tsedal Neeley is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Through her work with Harvard, Neeley works with up-and-coming leaders to help them develop and implement global and digital strategies. She has also been an advisor for leaders that want to focus on virtual work and large scale-change such as global expansion and digital transformation.... read full bio
Steve Gleason is a former American professional football player who played as a safety for the New Orleans Saints in the NFL for the entirety of his professional NFL career. Since retiring, Gleason has been vocal and has spoken out on his journey battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Throughout his journey, Gleason recorded health battle and... read full bio
Tim Peake is a British Army Air Corps office, a European Space Agency astronaut and a former International Space Station crew member. He was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England, and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Peake served commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps before going on... read full bio
Steven Johnson is an American science author and esteemed media theorist born in Washington, D.C. Johnson is the author of several books detailing issues of science, media, and technology. He has contributed to many networks and websites, including editing for "Wired" and regularly writing for the New York Times, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Johnson has assisted... read full bio
Katya Echazarreta is a Mexican American who, despite the language barrier, took her science career to incredible heights – literally. It was because of her mother, who inspired a lot of great work ethic throughout her childhood, that she found a reason to follow her passions. Katya also saw that there was a lack of women in the STEM fields.... read full bio
By cultivating amazing individuals, exceptional leaders, and outstanding service, Rowdy McLean achieves astonishing results for individuals, teams, and organizations. He cultivates extraordinary levels of drive, self-assurance, mastery, implementation, and responsibility, enabling you to attain unimaginable outcomes. Despite his contagious energy and excitement, his clients characterize him as genuine, grounded, and pragmatic. Known as Rowdy for his straightforward, no-nonsense, quiet approach to putting into... read full bio
Kareem Weaver is a co-founder and the executive director of FULCRUM, an organization that collaborates with stakeholders to enhance students' reading performance. He is the second vice president and chair of the education committee for the Oakland NAACP and the upcoming movie The Right to Read will highlight his advocacy. Once the Western Region Executive Director of New Leaders, Mr. Weaver was... read full bio
Glenn Haussman is the most well-known supporter, pundit, instructor and consultant in the hospitality sector. The International Hospitality Institute awarded him the top global social media influencer in the hospitality industry and his podcast No Vacancy Live was rated the best in the industry. For his relentless efforts in uniting the hotel sector amid the Covid issue, he also got the Leadership... read full bio
Co-founding partner and Bonobos' CEO is Andy Dunn. According to Dunn, Bonobos was created with the goal of demonstrating how the world had changed and how you could now create a brand online. They intended to demonstrate how the Internet will take the lead in providing excellent customer service, telling stories and conducting business. At Stanford University, Dunn and his co-founder, Brian... read full bio
In the field of basketball, Doris Burke, a trailblazing American sports commentator and analyst, has had a major impact. She has been a major player in the sector for more than 20 years and is currently employed by NBA on ESPN, NBA on ABC, College Basketball on ESPN, and College Basketball on ABC games. Burke's career began with WNBA games... read full bio
Associate Professor at the esteemed Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Ethan Mollick is a seasoned expert in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. His research interests are primarily on the study and teaching of entrepreneurship and innovation, with a particular focus on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workplace and education. Mollick leads Wharton Interactive, a... read full bio
Sergio "Checo" Pérez, a professional race car driver from Mexico who races for Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Additionally, he has driven for Racing Point, McLaren, Force India and Sauber. As the elder brother of a stock car and NASCAR racing driver named Antonio, Pérez, who was born in Mexico, grew up surrounded by sports and racing. Pérez started driving go-karts at the... read full bio
Elliott Abrams has held significant foreign policy posts under three Republican U.S. Presidents, including George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. He is an authority on U.S. foreign policy across the world and a prominent White House adviser on Middle Eastern affairs. He works at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. as a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern... read full bio
For almost ten years, Matt Medved, the founder of NFT Now and an authority on the digital economy, has worked to strengthen the arts by bridging the fields of music, culture and technology. Medved is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor-in-chief of NFT Now, an award-winning web3 digital media platform developing the future of tokenized media to counter AI misinformation and... read full bio
