Actress Lorraine Bracco received widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike for her role as psychiatrist ""Dr. Jennifer Melfi"" on HBO's classic series, The Sopranos. A versatile actress in both television and film, Bracco was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as a mobster's wife in Goodfellas. Bracco became a first-time author with the release of her autobiography,... read full bio
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger are two of America's most beloved chefs. The duo has been business partners for over 20 years, beginning with the opening of City Cafe on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in 1981. Currently they are hands-on owner-operators of the popular and critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, serving Modern... read full bio
Having a successful career as radio talk show host and PR/communications specialist, Neale Donald Walsch was in complete shock when a crippling car accident changed his whole life. Walsch was angry and began to speak to God and received an answer to what he should do with his life. The result was the phenomenally successful Conversations with God trilogy. Walsch... read full bio
David Takayoshi Suzuki, is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki has been known for his TV and radio series and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running CBC Television science magazine, The Nature of Things, seen in over forty nations. A long time activist to reverse global... read full bio
Amy Myers Jaffe is a leading expert on the geopolitics of oil, energy, security and risk. Associate director of the Energy Program at Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, she is a frequent keynote speaker at major energy industry and investment conferences. Jaffe is a co-author of the book Oil, Dollars, Debt and Crises: The Global... read full bio
The American author Nathanial Philbrick earned his bachelor’s degree in English at Brown University. After grad school at Duke University, Philbrick went to work for Sailing World magazine for 4 years. He then left Sailing World and became a freelancer for a couple years. In this time is when he wrote and edited various sailing books. Philbrick’s book Mayflower was... read full bio
Ming Tsai is a fusion cuisine chef and restaurateur who currently hosts two cooking shows – Ming's Quest on the Fine Living television channel and Simply Ming on American Public Television – and formerly hosted East Meets West on the Food Network, for which he won an Emmy Award. He has appeared as a challenger chef on the Food Network's... read full bio
Enter the G-Block and go Around the World in 80 Seconds with Shepard Smith, whose fast-paced and jam-packed anchoring is a glimpse into the future of television news. His highly relatable reporting has been a trademark on FOX News Channel (FNC) since he joined the network at its inception in 1996. Smith anchors FNCs signature evening newscast, The Fox Report... read full bio
Henry Waxman is a well-known American politician. He has represented the 30th congressional district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. Henry is a representative of the Democratic Party and is considered a highly influential member of Congress passing laws including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.... read full bio
Keith Ferrazzi discovered the essential formula for making his way to the top through a powerful, balanced combination of marketing acumen and networking savvy. Forbes and Inc Magazines have designated him one of the world's most connected individuals. As Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, he provides market leaders with advanced strategic consulting and training services to increase company sales... read full bio
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. As a longtime editor and columnist for Fortune, he has become one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related issues. As anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS, he spoke each... read full bio
Chaiken created the groundbreaking hit series, “The L Word” which is about lesbian life in Los Angeles and airs on Showtime. The show follows a group of friends, both gay and straight, through stories of career, family, inner struggle, friendship and romantic relationships. Chaiken made her directorial debut in Season 2 of “The L Word” with the season... read full bio
Fran_ois Charles Armand Fillon was Prime Minister of France during a time in which the French government needed a much-needed push. As a member of the UMP, Francois Fillon became Jean-Pierre Raffarin's Minister of Labor and undertook controversial reforms of the 35-hour working week law and of the French retirement system, initiative he took upon himself as a decisive policy... read full bio
Fans of the hit HBO series The Sopranos will instantly recognize Federico Castelluccio, the actor who plays Furio Giunta, a pony-tailed Neapolitan enforcer best known for his forbidden tryst with Tony's wife, Carmella (and having to high-tail it out of the country as a result).There are many actors who happen to be painters. Federico is a rare breed who's just... read full bio
For thirty-two years, Jerry Coffee has called Hawaii home. The only other place he lived longer was in the infamous Hanoi Hilton in North Vietnam. Those seven years, nine days he spent as a prisoner of war - much of it in solitary, enduring torture - served not to embitter him, but to strengthen his faith, love of country, and... read full bio
On The Practice, Lisa Gay Hamilton played an attorney dedicated to defending people's rights. As a woman, Hamilton is fighting to defend fellow women from becoming victims of physical and sexual violence. An actress who seems to have talent waiting to burst out of the small featured roles to which she has been assigned, Lisa Gay Hamilton made it to... read full bio
Katherine Helmond, honored with two Golden Globe awards and six Emmy nominations, is best known for her role as Jessica Tate in ABC's groundbreaking sitcom, Soap. Critically acclaimed on the stage, Helmond has performed in an impressive array of contemporary and classic plays, and has won multiple awards for her stunning portrayal of the tragi-comic figure Bananas in the original... read full bio
Noel M. Tichy is an American management consultant, author and educator. He has co-authored, edited or contributed to over 30 books and was the director of global development at GE's Crotonville. He has been named one of the top Management Gurus" He is an advocate of leaders being teachers as well as managers. He is the co-author along with Warren... read full bio
Rolf Dobelli founded ZURICH.MINDS, a community of the world’s most famous and distinguished thinkers, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs including Nobel prize winner Kurt Wuthrich, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Matt Ridley, philosopher Daniel Dennet and many others. Earlier in his career, Rolf joined Swissair as CEO of several of its subsidiaries. In 1999, he co-founded get Abstract, the world’s largest publisher of... read full bio
Rolf Eckrodt held senior positions at Daimler-Chrysler for more than 20 years. He had joined Mercedez-Benz in 1966 and had been known for his track record in turnarounds. As an example, as President of Mercedez-Benz Brazil in 1992-96, he carried out a completer restructuring of the troubled company. Business Week magazine commented on his appointment at Mitsubishi, He worked wonders... read full bio
