Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He was born in Oakland, California, and went on to play high school basketball at St. Joseph Notre Dame where he First-Team All-League his junior and senior year. Lillard went on to play college basketball at Weber State where he... read full bio
The Dead South is a Canadian folk-bluegrass band that consists of members Nathaniel Hilts, Scott Pringle, Danny Kenyon and Colton “Crawdaddy” Crawford. The band was started by Hilts and Kenyon who previously played together in a grunge band. They went on to add more members to the band and went on to tour through Canada and Europe before releasing their... read full bio
Michael Stevens is an American educator, comedian, speaker, entertainer, and YouTuber who is best known for creating and hosting the YouTube channel Vsauce. Stevens was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and while in high school, he had developed a comedic personality. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in psychology and English literature from University of Chicago and while... read full bio
Leif Babin, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller ”Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win” and a former Navy SEAL himself, is the co-founder of Echelon Front, a leadership and team training organization that kicks things into gear like a SEAL would. Babin, along with Jocko Willink, uses the training and skills he learned while serving... read full bio
Alexisonfire (“Alexis on Fire,” not “Alex is on Fire”) is a post-hardcore metal band from St. Catharines, Ontario. Like many emo bands, they got their start in the early 2000’s. The band is comprised of George Pettit on vocals, Dallas Green on vocals and guitar, Wade MacNeil on guitar, Chris Steele on bass, and Jordan Hastings on drums. Fans of... read full bio
Leif Babin, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller ”Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win” and a former Navy SEAL himself, is the co-founder of Echelon Front, a leadership and team training organization that kicks things into gear like a SEAL would. Babin, along with Jocko Willink, uses the training and skills he learned while serving... read full bio
Aitch has had a fast-paced few years, from his initial success with "Straight Rhymez" to appearing on The Face's cover. In that short period of time, he's had six top 10 hits, a string of incredible collaborations with artists like Stormzy, Young T and Bugsey, Russ and Tion Wayne, Ed Sheeran's global hit "Take Me Back To London" and last year's... read full bio
Leading investor, counselor and leader in artificial intelligence is Allie Miller. Prior to joining Amazon (AWS), Allie served as the global head of machine learning business development for startups and venture capital, providing guidance to the world's leading machine learning researchers and founders. Prior to that, Allie was the youngest woman to ever construct an artificial intelligence product at IBM, leading... read full bio
The way parents think about raising their children has changed thanks to Dr. Becky Kennedy, a prominent clinical psychologist and mother of three. She is well-known for being "The Millennial Parenting Whisperer," as she has devoted her professional life to bridging the gap between parents and their children. Dr. Becky is dedicated to providing parents with practical, doable solutions to... read full bio
Among the greatest creators of the modern era is Ray Kurzweil. He was the primary developer of the first omni-font optical character recognition system, the first print-to-speech reading device for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer and the first CCD flat-bed scanner. Along with designing the first commercially available large-vocabulary speech recognition system, he also built the first music synthesizer that... read full bio
Kevin McCarthy, the 55th Speaker of the House, is said to be a man who embodies "true American grit." McCarthy was the California State Legislature's fastest-rising Minority Leader before being elected to Congress. He served under four presidents, through two economic crises, and through constant political turmoil in Congress, holding almost every elected leadership post in the House Republican conference.... read full bio
The Arcs is a garage rock band formed by Dan Auerbach, vocalist and guitarist of the acclaimed rock band, The Black Keys. Other members of the band include Leon Michels (synth, farsifa organ, electric guitar) Nick Movshon (bass guitar), Kenny Vaughan (baritone guitar, electric guitar), Richard Swift (drums, keyboards, percussion), and Homer Steinweiss (bass guitar, percussion, drums). The band released... read full bio
African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela was born and raised in South Africa. His music proved to be an inspiration to many, and he helped encourage and motivate activists who were against apartheid in Africa. The themes of his songs cover topics like fighting for your rights and for freedom, the art of forgiveness, and the importance of reconciliation.... read full bio
Hot Chip is a band from London, England who is a part of the unique genre known as indietronica. Some of the bands early released include EPs and LPs such as Mexico EP, Coming on Strong, and San Frandisco EP. After releasing their debut LP, Coming on Strong, they began diligently working on their second album. They earned more widespread... read full bio
Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into R&B stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream soul. Gray has received five Grammy nominations, winning one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (""I Try""). With a new production team, including will.i.am from Black Eyed... read full bio
The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B singing group who had peak success in the 70’s and 80’s. Since then, they have gone on to release music from genres such as, pop, disco, jazz, blues, soul, funk, dance, country, and rock. They have released 16 studio albums reaching the most success with albums “Break Out” and “Contact”. Some of their... read full bio
Popular for smashes such as “Fly”, “Every Morning”, and “Someday”, as well as new tracks like “When Its Over” and “Answer the Phone”, Sugar Ray is celebrated for their varied musical styles. The group's RIAA double platinum-certified album Floored sold two million copies and generated the Caribbean-laced hit Fly. With the success of this song's pop rock sound, Sugar Ray... read full bio
Vikki Carr is a four time Grammy Award-winning, bi-lingual singing star. She has performed for over fifty years in concert, with her band or as a guest artist with symphonies and top name mariachi groups. The world is no stranger of Vikki Carr, who has performed in various genres, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish. She has... read full bio
Charles Woodson is a former American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. Woodson grew up in Fremont, Ohio, and attended the University of Michigan. There, he was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, made the All-American team, and then became the last winner to win the Heisman Trophy that was not a... read full bio
Kurt Warner is a retired National Football League quarterback who played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. Warner would go on to be considered the best undrafted player of all time following a twelve-year career, regarded as one of the greatest stories in NFL history. Warner first attained stardom during his highly successful stint... read full bio
