Yancey Strickler is a writer, speaker, and former CEO of Kickstarter. In addition to his founding of Kickstarter, Strickler also founded a creative artist resource called The Creative Independent, which focuses on the insights of people like Bjork, Stevie Nicks, and Philip Glass. Prior to his work with Kickstarter and The Creative Independent, Strickler worked with Pitchfork, Spin, and the... read full bio
Bryan Voltaggio is an American chef best known for competing on Top Chef in season 6. He finished as the runner up in the competition, losing only to his brother Michael. He was also the runner-up on the fifth season of Top Chef Masters, which made him the first chef to compete in both television programs. He was a best... read full bio
Ed Stafford is an English explorer best known for holding the Guinness World Record for being the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River. Staffords made sure to film and blog his journey, which caught attention of fans all over the world. He ended up headlining the news in the UK and the US. He has gone... read full bio
American filmmaker, producer, writer, and director Jon M. Chu is renowned for his outstanding collection of work across several genres. His vibrant and artistically impressive films have helped him establish himself and had a big impact on the entertainment business. Chu started his career in film at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, where he excelled and won praise... read full bio
Rebecca Minkoff is a pioneer in affordable luxury fashion, and young people and celebrities all around the world wear her clothes. Her love of fashion developed while she was employed in the costume department throughout high school, and at the age of 18, she moved to New York City to pursue her ambition of becoming a fashion designer. Her big break... read full bio
RJ Mitte is an American actor, producer, and model, best known for playing Bryan Cranston’s son, Walter White, Jr. on the television series “Breaking Bad”. Like his character on the show, Mitte has cerebral palsy and uses his disability in his acting to educate the audience on the matter. When he was born, Mitte was not breathing and had to... read full bio
Waylynn Lucas is a Los Angeles pastry chef and owner of the bakery Fonuts. She served as the executive pastry chef for two highly-rated restaurants before leaving to start her own bakery with her friend Nancy Truman. The two specialize in donuts that are never fried, only baked or steamed and they also include donuts that are gluten free and... read full bio
Andy Weir began his career as a software engineer, until publishing the novel The Martian. His debut novel was adapted into a film directed by Ridley Scott. Due to his book, Weir won a John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Always interested in science fiction, Weir had been publishing science fiction writing pieces on his personal website for... read full bio
Anthony Chen is a Singaporean film director and producer, who gained fame after his debut film “Ilo Ilo” which he wrote, directed, and produced. He studied at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, which he graduated in film. Shortly after, he directed and wrote his debut short film, “G-23”, which won several awards in France, Korea, and Belgium. Over the years he went... read full bio
Ari Shapiro is a well-known radio journalist in the United States. He is best known for his role as the anchor of the program "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio. Before joining NPR, Shapiro worked as a White House correspondent for a publication that was based in London. He attended Yale University, from where he received both a Bachelor... read full bio
Jenny Han is a New York Times bestselling author best known for her trilogy of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”. Her book, To All the Boys I've Loved Before has also been made into a Netflix film that has gained a ton of popularity and has become one of the most watched Netflix original films of all time.... read full bio
Katherine Schwarzenegger is an American author and daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. She has released three books, “Rock What You’ve Got”, “I Just Graduated… Now What”, and “Maverick and Me”. Her first book was about encouraging young women to love their bodies and to gain more confidence for a positive self-image. Her second book was about how after... read full bio
Amy Lokey is currently the Vice President of User Experience at Google. Prior to her current job, Lokey has worked at NBC Digital Productions, Novocom, Inc., Malibu Studios, Quidnunc, aep designs, Openwave Systems Inc., Yahoo, and LinkedIn. During her time working at Yahoo, Lokey was the Staff User Experience Designer and at LinkedIn she was the Vice President in User... read full bio
Areva Martin is an attorney, author, as well as a legal and social issues commentator and talk show host. As a commentator and host, Martin talks about issues such as legal, political, women and celebrities. She has been featured on series such as, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Dr. Drew, Good Morning America, CNN, World News Tonight, and more. Martin is... read full bio
Carey Kolaja is currently the Global Chief Product Officer at Citi Group Financial Co. Prior to her job at Citi, Kolaja has been the Director and Senior Manager of Corporate Information Technology at eBay Inc and worked her way through various jobs at PayPal where she left as she was the Vice President of Global Consumer Products. Kolaja graduated from... read full bio
Dana Bash is an American journalist, anchorwoman, and political correspondent for CNN. As a chief political correspondent for CNN, Bash is the lead reporter for covering the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Bash graduated from George Washington University cum laude with her bachelor’s in political communications. During her time studying in college, Bash interned at NBC, CBS,... read full bio
Denise Kiernan is an American journalist, producer, and author. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Girls of Atomic City” and has also written several other books. She earned her B.A. from New York University and went on to earn her M.A. from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development of New York... read full bio
Dr. Yolanda Ragland is CEO & founder of Fix Your Feet, Inc. Since founding Fix Your Feet, Ragland has become the go-to doctor for feet reconstruction. As a surgeon, Ragland focuses on deformities, which include bunions and hammertoes using the Tiara-Toe technique. She has gone on to become an Award Winning Practice, has become a Top Doctor in both NYC... read full bio
Janice Bryant Howroyd is an American entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, businesswoman, author, mentor, Presidential Special Appointee, founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group. The ActOne Group is the largest private woman owned workforce solutions company founded in the US. They are an award winning enterprise that provide talent management solutions. Howroyd herself has been featured on Forbes list of... read full bio
Jedediah Bila is an American author, television personality, and columnist who has been a co-host for “The View” and has been a Fox News contributor for “Red Eye” and “Outnumbered”. Bila graduated as the valedictorian from Wagner College with a B.A. in Spanish and went on to graduate with her M.A. in Spanish literature from Columbia University. She started her... read full bio
