Laura Brown the Editor and Chief at InStyle Magazine who knows the fashion industry inside and out. Before working for InStyle Magazine Laura was the Executive Editor and Features and Special Projects Executive Director for Harper’s Bazaar and was the Articles Director for both Details and W magazine. Laura grew up on a farm in Sydney, Australia, but then moved... read full bio
Grace Kunz is an entrepreneur, author, leading businesswoman, and a recognized expert in the apparel technology industry. Her teaching and research interests include, assortment planning, merchandising, product development and other global issues. Best known for introducing the process of merchandising, she introduced the principles applied to product lines in both the manufacturing and retailing sectors. Kunz broke new ground with... read full bio
Hailing from Sweden, Anja Hynynen comes from a long pedigree of textile workers, artisans, and craftsmen. Her impeccably tailored garmentsmade from vegetable-dyed wool, hemp, cotton, silk, and linenare almost architectural in their construction, featuring cascading ruffles, lattice-like cutouts, and wide swathes of harlequin diamonds. The art of handcrafts are very important to Hynynen. She has paired her crafty knowledge with... read full bio
Drs. Jackie and Kevin Freiberg are on a mission to expose the Extraordinaryindividuals and companies that are blowing the doors off business-as-usual! Their primary channel for doing this is keynote presentations. They are comfortable with large audiences and passionate about working with people who want to change the worldbusiness leaders who want to create cultures where impassioned people wake up... read full bio
Summer Rayne Oakes got the concept that style—and how we live our lives—would be a far more effective way to link people to the natural world while she was restoring forestlands, rehabilitating mine sites, and studying sewage sludge. After earning degrees in Environmental Science and Entomology with honors from Cornell University, Oakes started tying her passion for ecological systems to... read full bio
Anne Brouwer is a Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle. She has extensive retail management and consulting experience. Clients find her retail experience invaluable when helping them develop effective strategies and new concepts and optimize performance in merchandising, operations and customer experience. Anne leads the soft lines consulting practice, and has worked with a diverse group of clients including Lands End,... read full bio
Robert Kuttner is a founding co-editor of The American Prospect and a contributing columnist to Business Week's ‘Economic Viewpoint’. His editorial column on political economy originates in the Boston Globe, and is syndicated nationally by The Washington Post to about twenty major daily papers. He also writes columns for the Huffington Post. His commentaries are heard on National Public Radio... read full bio
"America's best known cosmetic surgeon, who is also each year goes to South America and works to help the poor in need of cosmetic surgery to help disfigurement without charge. Dr. Robert Rey specializes in minimal scar plastic surgery. By treating a large number of film, television and fashion industry patients, Dr. Rey is keenly aware of the importance of... read full bio
The group Room to Read, founded by John Wood, holds the motto "World Change Starts with Educated Children." John founded Room to Read after resigning from his role as Microsoft's Greater China region's Director of Business Development. After serving more than 30,000 schools and communities over the course of 17 years, John's choice to assist a headmaster in Nepal in... read full bio
Tabatha Coffey has devoted her entire professional life to achieving excellence in hair design and education. From the beginning of her career when she was 14 in her native Surfer's Paradise, Australia, to her appearance as the ""Fan Favorite"" on Bravo's hit series, Shear Genius, Coffey has been completely devoted to the art of hair. As host of the... read full bio
Dan Abrams is a well-known lawyer, author, ABC News legal commentator, and replacement anchor for Good Morning America. Abrams has a distinguished media career that spans many platforms, and he is well known for his intelligent commentary and hosting duties. By anchoring shows like The Abrams Report and Verdict with Dan Abrams, Abrams attracted a lot of attention. His coverage of... read full bio
"Designer, lifestyle expert and television host Monica Pedersen grew up in the world of home repair and remodeling, absorbing her father's handyman skills, as well as her mother's talents with a sewing machine. This self-taught designer developed a passion for beautiful textiles while traveling the world as a successful fashion model and incorporates what she calls her ""fabric obsession"" into... read full bio
Robin L. Smith is a national television personality, best-selling author, ordained minister, keynote speaker, and licensed psychologist. Her relationship book, Lies at the Altar-The Truth about Great Marriages was a New York Times bestseller. Whether on television, addressing one of her convention or seminar audiences or preaching a sermon, Dr. Robin," as she is affectionately called, is best known for... read full bio
With an acting career in film, television, and theater spanning almost thirty years, Plana currently stars on the hit series Ugly Betty. A former teacher, he maintains his passion for education, serving the Latino community through educational outreach programs to schools. Plana disclosed that his mother is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and speaks out about the personal struggles he endures... read full bio
Dr. Ian K. Smith, M.D. is an American physician and author. He has made many television appearances including The View, Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360. Dr. Ian has been featured and wrote for many mainstream publications like Time, People, Newsweek and Men’s Health. Dr. Ian also hosts a national daily news feature called Health Watch with Dr. Ian... read full bio
A passionate environmentalist, oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earles love of the oceans combined with her intellectual awareness of the fragile sustainability of the seas has compelled her to become a conscience for an often-shortsighted global business community. Earle has led more than 50 expeditions worldwide, and set the record for the deepest solo untethered dive at 3,000 feet into the Pacific.... read full bio
Nilaja Sun is a dramatist, performer, and arts educator. The critically praised solo work Pike St., which was commissioned and produced by Epic Theatre Ensemble and presented at the Abrons Arts Center, was recently given an extended run by her. The show began its tour this year at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., and has since moved... read full bio
Laura Ling is a journalist who worked for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produced the Vanguard TV series. There, she reported on issues regarding Cuba, Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, the West Bank, and the Amazon River, as well as about shantytowns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, gangs and homeless teens in Los... read full bio
Cedric Jennings was a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of Washington, D.C.'s most dangerous neighborhoods, where the dropout rate was well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 boast an average of B or better. At Ballou, Cedric had few friends. Cedric Jennings's driving ambition - which... read full bio
Liz Smith is a syndicated columnist read by approximately 70 million readers across the U.S. in more than 70 newspapers, including Daily Variety. She is also the bestselling author of Natural Blonde, Jottings and Dishing: Great Dish and Dishes. The Landmarks Conservancy of New York City named her a Living Landmark" in 2000."... read full bio
