Billy Tolley is a camera and electrical department worker who was apart of the television series Ghost Adventures. Apart from his work on Ghost Adventures, Tolley has worked on Paranormal Challenge, Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks, and as the camera operator for the film Demon House. He is also to be seen as the camera operator on upcoming film Through the Glass.... read full bio
Adam Rifkin is a writer and director. From comedies to cult classics, Rifkin has written and directed critically acclaimed films. Notably, Rifkins film The Last Movie Star, featuring Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to critical acclaim. Rifkin has also directed and produced Directors Cut, Guiseppe Makes a Movie, LOOK: The Series for Showtime, and... read full bio
Pegine Echevarria is a highly sought after keynote leadership and business speaker who is creative, innovative, and sharp-witted. Echevarria is the only Latina women in the list of 60-member Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame and her company has been named #3 Fastest-Growing Privately Own Companies in North Florida. She has been honored several different times including being the cover story... read full bio
Grant Ainsley is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on topics of communication, public relations, social media solutions, and media relations. He has worked with a variety of notable figures, from politicians to CEOs, on communication skills. Ainsley focuses on new and emerging technologies, and their ability to communicate with audiences worldwide. This avid communicator also focuses on the cannabis... read full bio
Diana Elizabeth Jordan is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and motivational speaker that was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two. Despite her illness, Jordan didn’t let that affect her dreams and goals and still pursued acting. She went on to graduate from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors Degree in Theater and Media Arts. Jordan didn’t stop... read full bio
Gary Karp is a writer, speaker, and teacher who speaks of his disability through speeches and four books. Karp was 18 when he fell off of a tree and suffered injuries to his spinal cord and had to become a permanent wheelchair user. Speaking for so long on his injury, Karp has been inducted into the Spinal Cord Injury Hall... read full bio
Richard Yonck is a speaker, founder and lead futurist for Intelligent Future Consulting, and author of the book “Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence”, which is now a required reading for some college courses. Apart from his book, Yonck has also written articles that have appeared in outlets like The Futurist Magazine, Wired,... read full bio
Alfonso Arau is a master of film and acting. His career took him both in front of and behind the camera, and he is known as one of the best filmmakers in the Latino community. Arau began his acting career as a student of Seki Sano, and later traveled the world as a one-man show titled Pantomime Happy Madness. Arau... read full bio
Alice Vachss is an attorney, author, consultant, and lecturer. She is known as one of Americas toughest prosecutors, titled by Parade. Vachss began her noteworthy career as the Chief of the Special Victims Bureau of the Queens District Attorneys Office. During her time as the chief at the Special Victims Bureau, she tried more than one hundred felony cases regarding... read full bio
Alicia Jones is a specialist in strategic planning, social media, project management, and marketing communications. Her experience as the national advertising manager of Honda automobiles led her to her current position as the Director of Marketing Communications and Branding at Hilti North America. Jones was also involved with social media for lines of Honada and Acura vehicles. This marketing specialist... read full bio
Allie Lewis Clapp is the current food editor for Bon Appétit magazine. Prior to her career in the food industry, Allie was an economics major at Yale. Upon spending time at Tante Marie’s Cooking School in San Francisco, Allie discovered she had a passion for food. After graduating from Yale, Allie got a Grand Diplome at Le Cordon Bleu. She... read full bio
Ally Acker is an American filmmaker, poet, author, and herstorian. She is best known for her book Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema which turned into a documentary, Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women which she was the cinematographer, interviewee, director, editor, producer, and writer for. She also released Reel Women Archive Film Series: The Producer/Director Relationship which... read full bio
Alyssa Campanella is former Miss USA 2011, a fashion model, and blogger. Campanella was one of the first Miss USA winners to document her lifestyle on social media. She has garnered a large following and currently runs The A List blog as a full time position. Campanellas fashion sense and alluring lifestyle has landed her in the spotlight. She has... read full bio
Amanda Griscom Little is a reporter and commentator on the changing environmental landscape. She has written Muckraker, which is a weekly column on energy and environmental policy on Salon.com and Grist.org, which has gone on to win awards. She is also a contributing writer for Outside magazine where she writes the monthly column Code Green. Amanda has written Power Trip... read full bio
Amy Waldman is an author and journalist. For eight years, Waldman was a reporter for the New York Times. For three years of this experience, she was the co-chief of the New Delhi bureau. Waldman authored the novel The Submission, which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and an American Book Award. In addition, it was named a New York... read full bio
Andrea Robinson is a Master Sommelier, chef, author, and television personality known all around the world for talking all things food and wine and speaking of it in a way that all people can enjoy without feeling overwhelmed. She has been the first woman to be named “Best Sommelier in the United States” by the Sommelier Society of America, has... read full bio
Andrei Codrescu is an American writer who emigrated from Romanian in the 1960s. He writes poetry, novels, essays, and screenplays. He's been published all over the world and is responsible for renewing interest in Romanian literature. His earliest work in English was a poetry book entitled, License to Carry a Gun, which won the Big Table Award. His writing has... read full bio
Andrew Ferguson, otherwise known as Andy Ferguson, is a national correspondent at The Weekly Standard, as well as an author of several books. Before securing his position at The Weekly Standard, Ferguson was a columnist for a variety of different publications, including Time, Fortune, ForbesLife, Bloomberg News, and The Washingtonian, amongst others. Ferguson has authored books including Fools Names, Fools... read full bio
Ann Winblad is a respected software industry entrepreneur. Her leading innovations in technology led her to found the Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP), a venture firm focused on software. For over three decades, Winblad has launched over 160 enterprise software companies covering a spectrum of enterprise sectors like Analytics, Cloud Computing, Security, and Business Intelligence. Winblad started her career as... read full bio
Anthony Hickox is an English film and television director, actor, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work in horror films like, Waxwork, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Warlock: The Armageddon, and many more. Born from a director and Academy Award winning director it seems like Hickox was born to work in the industry. His first film he directed and... read full bio
