J.R. Celski is a motivational speaker as well as a three-time Olympian and medallist. J.R. earned the nickname "Comeback Kid" after he suffered a near-fatal injury to his quadriceps, cutting six inches of muscle to the bone, and earning two Olympic medals in a mere five months. Millions of people worldwide have been enthralled by J.R.'s inspirational message of tenacity, and... read full bio
Chef Adrianne Calvo is an award-winning Miami based restaurateur, cookbook author, Emmy-nominated YouTube show host and podcaster known for her signature “Maximum Flavor” style. Her highly-acclaimed restaurants, Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar and Cracked by Chef Adrianne, are a staple of must-eat-destination lists, and her popularity on Goldbelly spurred the upcoming launch of her online shop Baked by Chef Adrianne.... read full bio
A cutup both in and out of the kitchen, this comedic cook combined his two great loves performing and food as the star of the Food Network's Ham on the Street. George Duran's culinary interests lie in French, Armenian and South American cuisines. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.... read full bio
Walter Scheib is an American chef. He is the former chef to the First Family during the Clinton Administration. He was hired after impressing the first lady while working at the Greenbrier resort. For eleven years the chef was preparing meals both for the intimate family dinners for the Clintons and then lavish State Dinners. His culinary creations... read full bio
Famous American chef, TV host, restaurant owner, and adviser on culinary items is Aaron McCargo Jr. Aaron received his own Food Network television show after competing in and winning season four of The Next Food Network Star. During its first six-episode run, Big Daddy's House was the most popular "In the Kitchen" weekend show. The show received a five-season renewal... read full bio
Executive Chef Michael Schulson is the charismatic chef and television personality behind Style network’s hit Pantry Raid and the owner and executive chef of Atlantic City’s vibrant Izakaya, a modern Japanese pub. A gifted chef with a knack for sharing his hard won knowledge of Asian cuisine in a friendly and approachable manner. Chef Schulson makes frequent print and television... read full bio
Rory Freedman has written numerous books on the food industry. She started as a successful agent at Ford Models. She is known as a New York Times best-selling author. With her friend Kim Barnouin doing the research, Rory wrote and provided the voice for Skinny Bitch. With one million copies in print and translations in twenty languages, Skinny Bitch is... read full bio
American businesswoman Candice Kumai is a pioneer in the culinary and wellness fields. Candice is a 14-time award-winning writer, French classically trained chef, and former model turned journalist who has been dubbed "The Golden Girl of Wellness" by both ELLE and Forbes. In addition to contributing to Forbes, Chopra, Goop, WSJ, New York Times Travel, NHK World, Women's Health, TODAY... read full bio
"Gerry Garvin is a chef and author. He is also known as G. Garvin, and he is the host of the popular series Turn up the Heat on TV One. His bestselling cookbooks include: Turn Up the Heat, Make It Super Simple with G. Garvin and Dining In. Passionate about helping others, Garvin created the One Bite At A Time... read full bio
Recipe Club and The Recipe Binder inventor Kelsey Nixon is a best-selling cookbook author, podcaster, Emmy-nominated Outstanding Culinary Host, and creator of The Recipe Binder. She provided her greatest advice, resources, and methods for regular cooking on Cooking Channel's Kelsey's Essentials and Kelsey's Homemade shows. She offers home chefs more ease, confidence, and flair in the kitchen with her cookbook... read full bio
Georgetown Cupcake is owned and operated by sisters, Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis. Georgetown Cupcake. The sisters started their company when they both left their careers to start a bakery. They opened their first bakery in Washington, DC. They soon opened more bakeries across the country. They were also featured on the TLC reality show, Georgetown Cupcakes. Georgetown Cupcake... read full bio
Alexander Likhotal is the President and CEO of Green Cross for the Earth Charter. He is best known as the policy adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev. During the time of Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika, had been by this time been recognized as an specialist in European security, Alexander became the Head of the Soviet foreign policy co-ordination body. As an insider of... read full bio
Alternately described as serial entrepreneur, do-gooder, and designer, Graham Hill certainly enjoys variety. Now, he finds his future happily confined to the social entrepreneurship arena as founder of the website Treehugger.com, a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. Treehugger.com is also part of the Planet Green initiative at Discovery Communications.... read full bio
Today, a sought after environmental speaker, he remains instrumental in focusing public attention on the importance of the revival of our environment. An inspirational voice who is known for his brave actions that continue to accomplish change, John Passacantando is a respected leader in recruiting everyone to work harder and smarter in rescuing our planet. Always a man looking ahead... read full bio
Kent Rathwells is a scientist whose research stems from over two decades of exhaustive research in regards to the issues that affect all Canadians and the political, cultural, economic, social, and environmental differences between the provinces within Canada. He's an ambitious entrepreneur whom's spending money bringing electric vehicle infrastructure to a country with around 3500 EVs. Kent is a steward... read full bio
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri is the chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientific intergovernmental body that provides decision makers and the public with an objective source of information about climate change. He is also director general of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), a major independent research organization providing knowledge on energy, environment,... read full bio
The internationally renowned American Indian activist Winona LaDuke has been working on various issues of sustainability, human rights, and environmental issues. LaDuke comes from Ojibwe decent, one of the largest groups of Native Americans in the North American continent. When she was working as a principal on the Ojibwe reservation, Winona LaDuke became an activist. She became founder of... read full bio
Ethan Canin's first short stories, collected in Emperor of the Air when he was only 27, dazzled the literary world. His next five books, Blue River, For Kings and Planets, The Palace Thief, Carry Me Across the Water and America established his reputation as one of the finest writers in America and has garnered him generous literary prizes. His road... read full bio
Mitch is the co-founder and President of Idea Champions, a highly acclaimed management consulting and training company, headquartered in Woodstock, NY. He specializes in helping forward thinking organizations go beyond business as usual, originate breakthrough products and services, and establish dynamic, sustainable cultures of innovation. At the heart of his work lies the fundamental belief that a company's most important... read full bio
Legendary Sports Agent, often credited as the real-life inspiration for the film Jerry Maguire. The world’s most famous sports agent, Leigh pioneered the sports management industry. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, he has secured billions of dollars for his clients, and directed more than $600 million to various charities around the world. He has represented many of the... read full bio
