Karen Furneaux is a 3-Time Olympian and 2-Time World Champion and winner of over 50 International Medals over her 20-year professional sprint kayaking career. Karen is the founder of I Promise Performance, Inc. and speaks with audiences in the Atlantic Provinces and abroad about the connection between health, mindset and performance. In the summer of 2016, Karen was... read full bio
Karen Finerman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, fills a uniquely influential Wall Street role as a top female hedge fund manager. She was recently named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by The Hedge Fund Journal, and one of the 25 Most Powerful women in finance by USBanker. As a value investor, Ms.... 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
Kare Anderson is a former Wall Street Journal and NBC reporter who won an Emmy. She is currently a Forbes columnist, speaker, and book on connected conduct and quotability. With over 2.2 million views, Anderson's TED presentation, The Web of Humanity: Be an Opportunity Maker, has gained significant attention. The Skoll Foundation, Novartis, Salesforce, and other diversified companies are among... read full bio
Renowned author, TV personality and chef Contemporary Southern chef Kardea Brown offers delectable recipes with insightful commentary on food, culture and community. She is the host of Cupcake Championship, The Great Soul Food Cook-Off and Delicious Miss Brown on the Food Network. Brown is of Gullah/Geechee ancestry, the name given to a particular group of African Americans who reside in the coastal regions... read full bio
The creator of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL, is also the chairman of Molson Coors Cobra India and the chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, a joint venture. The Cobra series has received a total of 110 Gold medals in the Monde Selection, one of the most prestigious quality awards for beer in the world, placing it... read full bio
Considered the premier journalist of Silicon Valley, former writer for The Wall Street Journal Kara Swisher is the co-founder of Recode, a technology news website that keeps up with what’s happening in Silicon Valley. While with The Wall Street Journal, she served as the co-executive editor of All Things Digital, which specialized is tech and startup company news. She also... read full bio
Coach Kara Lawson has inspired audiences worldwide, inspiring millions of people when her "Handle Hard Better" motivational speech went viral on social media. Coach Kara challenges and inspires all of us to focus on our dreams and reach our full potential by sharing her experiences as a player for legendary coach Pat Summitt, WNBA champion, first Black coach of Duke's... read full bio
Kara Goldin is an American businesswoman and founder and CEO of Hint Water, a flavored water brand. She graduated from Arizona State University where she majored in communications and minored in finance. After graduating she moved to New York City and took her first job at Time Inc. where she started out as an executive assistant and worked her way... read full bio
While you may know her as the American Idol judge who sits between Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's songs have appeared on more than 150 million albums, and she remains one of the industry's most sought after songwriters and producers. Kara is a Grammy nominated hitmaker and has been awarded 15 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs... read full bio
Kara Brown is a writer and co-host for Crooked Media’s podcast, “Keep It”. Brown has been featured in Forbes list of ‘30 Under 30’. As a television writer, Brown’s credits include, “Grown-ish” and “In the Dark”. She has previously been a writer at Jezebel and has contributed to outlets such as The Fader, Time Magazine, Nylon, Billboard and Glamour. Brown... read full bio
Kaplan Mobray is a leadership coach and motivation expert, business speaker, and an acclaimed author. Mobray has previously earned his B.A. in Marketing and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania as well as The Wharton School. Mobray went on to begin his career first working as a national advertising manager for CITIBANK where he worked for five years before going... read full bio
A multidimensional American television personality, beauty pageant champion, and significant player in the entertainment business, Kameran "Kamie" Crawford was born on October 25, 1992. She was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010, at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas, among other accolades. On November 1, 2009, Kamie earned the title of Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010... read full bio
Former Navy SEAL, Kaj Larsen is now a journalist for Vice News. He formerly worked for the Vanguard international news documentary investigative reporting show on Current TV, and then a producer/ correspondent for CNN. Kaj helped develop the Vanguard journalism series, which received an Emmy Award. He had himself waterboarded on television and was the first western television journalist in... read full bio
Award-winning writer, poet and storyteller Kaitlin Curtice discusses how spirituality and identity connect and change over the course of our lives. She is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi people and an interfaith champion. She takes part in discussions on issues like colonialism in religious settings and has delivered numerous speeches at conferences on the value of interfaith links. Author Rachel... read full bio
The most decorated woman in bobsled history is Kaillie Humphries, who has won five world championships and four Olympic medals. Humphries began her athletic career in ski racing after being born in Calgary, Canada. She was forced to find a new activity on a bobsled track close to her house due to an injury, and her career racing down the... read full bio
Indian social reformer Kailash Satyarthi fought against child labor in his country and promoted the idea of everyone having the right to an education. Together with Malala Yousafzai, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. He is the creator of numerous social activist groups, including the Bal Ashram Trust, the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, the Global March Against Child... read full bio
Kaihan Krippendorff is a growth strategist, keynote speaker, author, and consultant. Krippendorff is committed to educating and assisting organizations in their times of need, especially when they are interested in moving forward with evolving technology and business strategy. Krippendorff has authored four books on business strategy, and shares his knowledge through keynote speeches at venues like TED Talks. In addition,... read full bio
American radio journalist Kai Ryssdal is well-known for his charismatic appearance as the host of Marketplace, a highly regarded business program that airs on U.S. public radio stations during the week. In addition, he and Kimberly Adams co-host the immensely popular offshoot podcast Make Me Smart, which features smart talks on a variety of subjects. Ryssdal has been overseeing American Public... read full bio
TV personality, author, expert big wave surfer and and contemporary waterman, Kai Lenny is the definition of a multi-hyphenate. Kai is the undisputed king of large wave surfing, stand-up paddling (SUP) racing, tow-in surfing, kite surfing and hydrofoiling, the latter of which he invented on the open sea. Having been a surfer from the age of five, Kai was a sponsored professional athlete... read full bio
