Periko and Jessi Leon are Latin Grammy nominees for Best New Artist. The duo started their careers performing in Miami, Florida. After a few years, they released their debut album, “Fuerza Mayor”, which led them to perform in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rica, Panama, and Guatemala. A few years after they released their album, “Sal y Pimienta” which... read full bio
Sandy Hackett is an American actor, comedian and producer who is best known for playing Joey Bishop in the live musical ‘Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show’. Hackett is the son of comedian Buddy Hackett, and was inspired by him to enter comedy at a young age. When he was only 11, Hackett went with his father to his appearance on... read full bio
Blanco Brown is a singer-songwriter and record producer who has built his career by producing for artists such as Chris Brown and Pitbull. Most recently Brown has released his debut self-titled EP along with the single “The Git Up”, which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard charts as well as number 1 on the US Country Songs charts.... 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
Justin Forsett is a retired American football player whose position was running back during his professional career. Growing up, Forsett playing football, basketball and ran track in high school. Due to his height, Forsett had trouble getting a scholarship for football in college but ended up going to the University of California, Berkeley where he played for the Golden Bears.... read full bio
Timothy Granaderos is an American actor who is best known for playing Ash in the television series “T@gged” and Montgomery de la Cruz in the Netflix original series “13 Reasons Why”. Timothy made his acting debut in the television series “Lab Rats”. Since then, his television credits have gone on to include “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, “Liv and Maddie”, “Chasing... read full bio
Chase McGill is and artist and songwriter from Columbus, Mississippi. Growing up he started taking piano lessons at only 5 years old and later down the line began to learn how to play the guitar. As a teenager, McGill joined a rock band and from there, he spent years playing in various bands from genres that ranged anywhere from country... 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
Willie Jones is an up-and-coming country artist from Shreveport, Louisiana, who has country roots and R&B and hip-hop influence. Growing up, Jones sang gospel and went on to perform on stage in musical theater. Later on in life he gained fame after performing on the series “X Factor”. This led him to a musical career and since then he has... 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
wAFF is a British DJ and producer who specializes in house and techno music. His mission is to spread positive vibes and connectivity through his music. wAFF is credited for kick starting the underground dance scene in Hull and Leeds where he hosted his Koala parties. It was through these Koala parties and time spent in Ibiza that wAFF was... read full bio
Formerly a DJing duo, Technasia is now a one-man show fronted by Parisian-born Charles Siegling. He created Technasia during his time in Hong Kong; it’s there he realized he wanted to create music that transcends language barriers. He claims, “Electronic music is the greatest language of all. No words, just the vibration, the emotion and the beat”. Siegling gives his... read full bio
As both a DJ and a producer, Jay Donaldson, better known for his DJ name, Palms Trax, is hitting the EDM music scene with a fresh perspective on the electronic genre. Palms Trax grew up in England, but he moved to Berlin once his music started gaining attention. The humble, easygoing artist was inspired to pursue his musical dreams by... read full bio
Way Out West is an electronic music duo consisting of producers and DJs Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warrez. Their style is described as a combination of electronica, breakbeat, trip hop, and progressive house. They rose to fame with their chart hits “The Gift”, “Ajare” and “Domination”, all of which were released through their self-titled debut album. They have since... 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
Otzeki is an electronic dance/rock duo comprised of two artists and cousins, Mike and Joel. Based in London, the duo got started their musical journey as young kids, writing blues songs, of all things, often influenced by the work of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Tom Waits. As time went on, Mike and Joel realized that music was their... read full bio
Known as a forensic mind reader, Colin Cloud is a Scottish mentalist who practices his craft in that country. When Cloud was younger, he looked up to Sherlock Holmes because of his extraordinary ability to read people. Before embarking on a career in the performing arts, he attended Glasgow Caledonian University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic... 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
