Emma Bunton, often known as Baby Spice, debuted with the renowned Spice Girls pop group in the 1990s. However, Emma began her solo career in 1999 with a single duet with Tin Tin Out for their song "What I Am," which climbed at number two on the UK charts. The UK number-one hit "What Took You So Long" was off... read full bio
In the 2013 special election for South Carolina's first congressional district, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, an American economist and politician who serves as the Restoration Institute's director of business development at Clemson University, lost to Mark Sanford. She is Stephen Colbert, a comediansister. ,'s Colbert Busch was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the eighth of eleven kids born to... read full bio
Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice founded SoulCycle. I vision of a 45-minute indoor-cycling workout, stylish branded environment, and "above and above" customer care that began in 2006 in the back lobby of an Upper West Side dance school Cutler found on Craigslist. The pair created a workout that combines inspiring coaching, high-energy music, and a full-body workout. Today, SoulCycle inspires riders nationwide. Cutler... read full bio
Singer and composer Meghan Linsey performs modern country music. Prior to beginning a solo career, she was a part of the successful duet Steel Magnolia. She also participated in the eighth season of The Voice, an American reality television program. Linsey was reared in Tangipahoa Parish's Ponchatoula despite being a New Orleans native at birth. She started a band and... read full bio
The spectacular Motown celebration Motor City Fever is a nationally touring musical extravaganza. In this incredible event, an exceptionally talented ensemble that has performed on stage with some of the superstars themselves performs dozens of famous Motown anthems and other songs. A fantastic live band supports the cast, and the play has spectacular wardrobe changes. Great Motown tunes made popular... read full bio
In addition to being a well-respected financial counselor, Hal Blackwell is also the author of the best-selling book Secret of the Skim, which is about the wealth management industry in the United States. Blackwell, who is now a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, correctly foresaw the global financial meltdown that occurred in 2008 in his work. He safeguarded his customers'... read full bio
Marcus Sheridan is a widely sought-after keynote speaker in the world today, recognized for his extraordinary capacity to enthrall, inspire, and motivate live audiences through his straightforward but effective transformative business strategy. The New York Times has referred to Marcus as a "Web Marketing Guru," and Forbes has listed Marcus as one of 20 "Speakers You Don't Want to Miss."... read full bio
Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson first ran into one other outside of Manchester's 42nd Street nightclub in November 2005 while their respective groups of friends were engaged in a fight. They started talking about music instead since they were too inebriated to participate. They chose the name Hurts for their new band after realizing they had similar musical tastes. Hurts,... read full bio
Hector Xavier Monsegur is an American computer hacker and one of the co-founders of the hacking collective LulzSec. He is also known by the online alias Sabu, which he uses. Monsegur, who was facing a sentence of 124 years in jail, turned informant for the FBI. He worked with the agency for almost ten months to assist them in identifying... read full bio
Personal trainer Gregory Joujon-Roche established Holistic Fitness in Los Angeles in 1994. Holistic Fitness' guiding principles emphasize developing an inner connection through a customized program targeted to the individual sans the typical loud music and bright lights seen in most gyms. Gregory Many well-known celebrities that Joujon-Roche trained have appeared in films that called for significant character changes from the... read full bio
René Bonvanie has more than 25 years of experience serving in executive management and marketing roles within the enterprise IT industry. His most recent position was that of Senior Vice President of Marketing, SaaS, and IT at Serena Software. Prior to that, he held the same position at SAP as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing. Previously, René served as... read full bio
Text analytics and social media are two areas of expertise that Lutz Finger focuses on in his role as director of data science at LinkedIn. He is a co-author of the book "Ask, Measure, Learn: Using Social Media Analytics to Understand and Influence Customer Behavior," which focuses on using social media analytics to understand and influence customer behavior. Lutz is... read full bio
Ronnie Bincer is a coach, a master trainer, and a Google+ Trusted Tester. He is also known by the nickname "the Hangout Helper" (a Hangouts Beta Tester). He does this by providing training resources, some of which are free of charge and others of which need payment, to entrepreneurs and business owners like you, actively empowering you to harness technology... read full bio
American indie pop/electronica band Mystery Skulls was founded in Dallas, Texas, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Luis Dubuc started the project in 2011 after The Secret Handshake, his previous endeavor, was abandoned. On August 8, 2011, Dubuc shared a video of the song Amazing on the Mystery Skull's official Tumblr account, where they first announced the project. On... read full bio
The Mission Belt Company, based in Utah, was co-founded and is led by creative genius Nate Holzapfel. Nate, who was born in Provo, grew up in rural Woodland, Utah and Orange County, California. He takes satisfaction in the fact that he has never missed a chance to pursue his interests in entrepreneurship and ending world hunger. Every time the business... read full bio
Scientist and inventor Pranav Mistry. Mistry's work in Wearable Computing, Augmented Reality, and Gestural Computing puts him in an elite group of digital pioneers. Mistry has won many international prizes for advancing digital computing technologies. Popular Science named him 2009's Inventor of the Year. He's one of MIT's TR35 outstanding innovators under 35. He was named to Creativity 50 in 2010.... read full bio
In corporate America today, John DiJulius is leading the charge to redefine customer service. He did not study customer service by reading books; rather, he wrote the books: Hidden Systems That Provide Unforgettable Customer Service, and Other Types of Top-Notch Covert Operations Where can I find out The Secret To Being a World-Class Customer Service Organization, The Customer Service Revolution,... read full bio
Paul Rand established the digital, social, and word-of-mouth marketing firm Zócalo Group and serves as its president and CEO. Author of the book "Highly Recommended: Leveraging the Power of Word of Mouth and Social Media to Expand Your Brand and Business," he understands the importance of word of mouth in today's business climate. DePaul University's Graduate School of Business has... read full bio
Tim Hayden has more than 20 years of expertise in marketing and business leadership. He is the founder of new enterprises (NION Interactive, GamePlan, and 44Doors) and has been a driver for innovative change within some of the top brands in the world (Dell, Bacardi, AMD, ExxonMobil, Hilton Worldwide, Kraft Foods, Edelman, and others). Tim is a communications behavior researcher who... read full bio
Neal Schaffer is the author of a total of three publications, the first two of which are titled, respectively, Maximize Your Social and Maximize LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing. His blog, Windmill Networking, is ranked as one of the top 100 global marketing blogs by AdAge and he is recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 30... read full bio
