Dan Goods is a creative visual strategist who is currently leaving his mark at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA. His job entails the skill of turning complex ideas into stories that anyone can understand, which is essential for transferring complicated concepts across disciplinary boundaries. Dan's artistic works have adorned public venues, museums, and outer space all within NASA. His remarkable... read full bio
The Aesthetics of Joy was founded by acclaimed designer, author, and novelist Ingrid Fetell Lee. Her work emphasizes how design may increase our sense of joy by exposing the strong connection between our environment and our emotions. Through her website, The Aesthetics of Joy, Lee spreads ideas and knowledge on how even modest design adjustments may have a big effect... read full bio
Johnny Quinn is an American U.S. Olympian bobsledder, professional speaker, author, and former gridiron football player. He has competed in the Winter Olympics and is a member of the U.S. National Bobsled Team. In high school, Quinn was a big part of his school's football and track and during his time there, he played in the Oil Bowl. From there,... read full bio
Keela Robison was recently the VP of Product Management for Google before taking a sabbatical. She was also the Vice President of Technology and Product for Expedia, Inc. where she led the global engineering and product teams. Prior to working for Expedia, Robison has been a Senior Associate Consultant for Bain & Company, General Manager for RealNetworks, Director of Web... read full bio
Liv Boeree is a science communicator, British poker player, television presenter, speaker and writer. She has been a World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and has been the only female in history to hold both of these titles. Boeree graduated from the University of Manchester with a First Class Honours degree in Physics with Astrophysics. She started... read full bio
Mark Stevenson is an author, broadcaster, businessman, speaker, futurologist, and on top of it, also a musician and comedian. As an author, Stevenson has published two bestselling books, “An Optimist’s Tour of the Future” and “We Do Things Differently”. Stevenson graduated from the University of Salford with a first-class honors degree in Information Technology. From there, he started working for... read full bio
Michelle Howard is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first female to become a four-star admiral. She accomplished several firsts through her career including being the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, was the first admiral selected from the U.S. Naval Academy class for rank rear admiral. She was also the first African-American and... read full bio
Nathaniel Ru is the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of the restaurant sweetgreen. Sweetgreen is a restaurant that serves to give their community real food and works with local farmers to create their menus based off of what’s in season and what’s fresh. All of sweetgreen’s food is made from scratch and they use produce delivered the morning it’s made.... read full bio
Sean M. Carroll is a cosmologist, and a theoretical physicist that specializes on the subjects of dark electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, gravitation, statistical mechanics, foundations of physics, and poetic naturalism. Carroll has been a research professor at the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology and has also been a contributing writer for the blog Cosmic Variance, and publications... read full bio
Sophia Amoruso is an American entrepreneur who is best known for being the founder and owner of the women’s fashion retailer, Nasty Gal, which has previously been named one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. Since then, Amoruso has been featured in Forbes as one of the richest self-made women in the world. She has founded Girlboss Media,... read full bio
Stan Phelps is an author, Forbes contributer, speaker, and IBM futurist. As a speaker, Phelps is a TEDx speaker and has spoken on every continent and for several Fortune 100 brands such as UPS, Target, ESPN, Citi, and more. During his speeches, Phelps tells his clients that their most important stakeholders are their customers and employees. He focuses on loyalty... read full bio
Dylan Strome is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. He started to gain popularity when he was playing as a minor midget hockey player for the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League and he was named the Player of the Year for a season. From there, Strome was drafted second overall... read full bio
Edward Crook is an up-and-coming actor. He made his acting debut in the short film “Fluffy” where he played Cave Clown. Since then, he has played in the Swat Team/Policeman in the film “Toxic Apocalypse” and has played Jack in the short film “Pillars of Salt”. Upcoming projects for Crook include his television debut playing Mr. Phillips in “Watchmen”. He... read full bio
Marquis Rodriguez is a young up-and-coming actor who most recently gained attention after playing Young Raymond Santana in the Netflix series “When They See Us”. Rodriguez made his television debut in the series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”. Since then, his television credits have gone on to include, “Hostages”, “Luke Cage”, “Iron First”, “Chicago Fire”, “Manifest”, “Blue Bloods”, and... read full bio
DeRon Horton is an actor who was born in Texas and raised in Saudi Arabia. He is best known for playing Lionel Higgins in the Netflix series “Dear White People”. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design where he majored in Performing Arts. Horton’s television debut was in an episode of “Haven”. Since then, his television credits... read full bio
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital. She grew Backstage Capital from the ground up, all while she was homeless. Backstage Capital is a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Since Hamilton started Backstage Capital from scratch, it has... read full bio
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Gabriel Bateman is a young American actor who is best known for playing Ethan in series “Stalker”, Jack in series “American Gothic”, Carter in the film “Benji” and Andy in film “Child’s Play”. Bateman was raised in Turlock, California, and is the brother of fellow actress Talitha Bateman. Apart from his roles in television and film, Bateman has been in... read full bio
Dr. Jeff Chen MD/MBA is the Founder and Executive Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative. He is known for being the nation’s leading expert on the play between the policy, business, and science of cannabis, hemp, and CBD. Chen is a graduated for the dual degree MC/MBA program at UCLA. He has spent four years working to accelerate research... read full bio
