Norman Ornstein is an American political scientist, author, and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He is co-author of “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism”. Growing up, Ornstein was a child prodigy and graduated from high school at 14 and going on to graduate from college... read full bio
John Ellis is a technology and futurist keynote speaker, author, software expert and former Head of the Ford Developer Program with Ford Motor Company. During his time working for Ford, Ellis’ team came up with SmartDeviceLink, the open source version of AppLink technology that connects brought-in devices to vehicles. His team also delivered a ground-up design and development of a... read full bio
David Kidder is an entrepreneur, author, and angel investor who is currently the co-founder and CEO of Bionic. Bionic works with the world’s largest enterprises to help them with new growth and compete with other companies based on tools, methods, models, and talent of venture capital and entrepreneurship. Kidder graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BA in Industrial... read full bio
Erica Javellana is the Employee Relations Manager at Zappos and Speaker of The House for Zappos Insights. She started her career with Zappos in the HR department where she became known for her ability to blend HR and the Zappos culture. Prior to working with Zappos, Javellana worked in the HR department within retail, hotel, casino, and food and beverage... read full bio
Scott Steinberg is a well-known business strategist, technological authority, and visionary futurist who is known for his extraordinary insights into the rapidly changing fields of business and technology. Steinberg has carved up a significant position as a sought-after industry influencer because to an unwavering dedication to innovation and a keen awareness of market trends. As a skilled business thinker, Steinberg's knowledge... read full bio
Chief Almir Narayamoga Surui is the Surui Tribe leader and a political activist. For over 15 years, Surui has been fighting to save his Surui tribe and the Amazon rainforest and he is credited for almost single-handedly bringing his tribe back from the brink of extinction. Amidst several death threats for his oppositions to mining, logging, Surui relies on the... read full bio
John Register is recognized as a wonderful person who overcame hardship and continues to motivate others with his accomplishments and salient remarks. He not only overcame his own obstacles to win a silver medal at the Paralympics, but he also showed the remarkable strength of will and resiliency. John Register's path to success is proof of his unflappable attitude. He competed... read full bio
Nadya Tolokonnikova is a Russian student, political activist, and performance artist who is a member and founder of the Anarchist Feminist group Pussy Riot. As an activist, Nadya has spoken before the British Parliament, US Congress, and European Parliament to advocate for human rights in Russia. Nadya has also published three books, “Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to... read full bio
Career-adroit master Tory Johnson is the originator and CEO of Women For Hire, which is the only producer of high quality recruiting events for women. Johnson is the Workplace Contributor on ABC's Good Morning America, where she reaches an impressive number of viewers on an extensive variety of job-related issues and difficulties. Her “Deals & Steals” segment airs every Thursday,... read full bio
Korie Robertson is an author, philanthropist, and reality television star who is best known for her role on the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty”. She is the daughter-in-law of Phil Robertson and is the wife of Willie Robertson. She studied at Harding University and has been jointly named alongside her husband as Outstanding Young Alumni. Robertson is an advocate for... read full bio
Paul Tough is a Canadian-American author, speaker and journalist. He has been a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and his writing has also been in outlets such as the New Yorker, the Atlantic, GQ, Esquire, and in the op-ed page of the New York Times. He has previously been an editor for the New York Times Magazine... read full bio
Jia Jiang is an author, blogger, and entrepreneur. He is the owner of Rejection Therapy, a website that is home to Jiang’s personal blogs and products and services to help customers become fearless. Jiang graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Computer Science. From there, he went on to earn his MBA in Marketing from Duke University-The Fuqua... read full bio
Melanie Mitchell is a Professor of Computer Science at Portland State University and is also a Member of the Science Board at the Santa Fe Institute. Mitchell graduated from Brown University with a major in mathematics and she went on to earn her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan. During her time at the University of Michigan,... read full bio
Christy Wright is an author, certified business coach, and a Ramsey Personality. She is the creator of Business Boutique, which is to help women make money doing what they love such as a side business, an online store, a retail store, freelancing, and more. Wright releases the podcast ‘Business Boutique Podcast’ and is also author of the number 1 best-selling... read full bio
Stephanie Chung is President of Jetsuite, Inc. She has been the first African-American president of an aviation brand and is also a cancer survivor, award-winning leadership speaker, and sales coach. Chung speaks on the neuroscience of sales and leadership, and her history of being a businesswoman. Chung started her career as a sales representative for US Airways. From there, she... read full bio
Richard Montanez is the Vice President in Multicultural Sales and Community Activation for PepsiCo North America, an author, and a philanthropist. Montanez started his career with PepsiCo as a janitor at Frito-Lay. He later became creator of the Flamin’ Hot line of chips which has gone on to became a billion-dollar business. Montanez has since been the only four-time recipient... read full bio
Charles Precourt is an American retired NASA astronaut. He is currently the Vice President for Advanced Strategic Programs at Orbital ATK. Precourt started his career in the US Air Force where he was a pilot and command of the Space Shuttle. During his time there, he was also involved in Russian/US Space relations and the International Space Station collaboration. He... read full bio
Debra Jasper, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Mindset Digital, where she leads a coaching and training firm that helps Fortune 500 financial firms and other organizations to develop daily habits and mindsets to drive results. Some of Jasper’s programs include, The Social Selling Habit, The SOS Habit, and The Cyber Security Habit. Jasper earned her B.A. in Journalism... read full bio
Chris Pirillo is an American YouTube partner, founder and CEO of LockerGnome, Inc., a host for sites such as CNN, Ustream, and more. He has previously hosted the TechTV television program “Call for Help” and has hosted the first annual Call-for-Help-a-Thon. Pirillo graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with an English degree. He gained attention after running a 24/7... read full bio
Scott Stratten is the President and co-owner of Un-Marketing. He is also co-author of five best-selling business books alongside his wife Alison Stratten and the duo are also co-hosts of The UnPodcast. Stratten’s book include, “UnBranding: 100 Branding Lessons for the Age of Disruption”, “UnMarketing Second Edition: Everything Has Changed & Nothing Is Different”, “UnSelling: The New Customer Experience”, “QR... read full bio
