Phillip Phillips is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, who is best known for winning the eleventh season of reality series “American Idol”. He is best known for his coronation song, “Home”, which became the all-time best-selling song from the reality series and went RIAA four-time certified platinum. Phillips started playing music when he was 14 and formed a band... read full bio
Matthew Weiner is the creator and executive producer of Mad Men, an AMC original series, now in its third season. Since its debut, the series has garnered an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Drama Series; a Peabody Award; a Producers Guild Award; two Writers Guild Awards; AFI Awards for one of the... read full bio
As a contributor for ten years and counting, John Hodgman has served as The Daily Show's Resident Expert. When John Stewart left the show, Hodgman stayed on as a correspondent for the new host Trevor Noah. Hodgman is also a widely published author, with his books including ""The Areas of My Expertise"", ""More Information Than You Require"", and ""That Is... read full bio
NYC Police Commissioner William J. Bratton was previously Chairman of Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, providing a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, due diligence, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. As Chief of the New York City Transit Police, Boston Police Commissioner, New York City Police Commissioner, and... read full bio
New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author of the popular blog Startup Lessons Learned, and author of The Lean Startup, a book on the lean startup movement. The Lean Startup philosophy originates from the Japanese concept of lean manufacturing, which seeks to increase value-creating practices and eliminate wasteful practices. Since production costs and... read full bio
Todd McFarlane is the genius behind the comic book Spawn. He started his work as a cartoon artist at Marvel comics where he wrote comics for Spider-Man. He then left Marvel to launch his own company. In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have... read full bio
Recent years have found her returning both to music and visual art. A musical, New York Rock, is due for production. A one-woman art exhibit which debuted at the Whitney in 1989, then toured galleries around the world, began a revival of her work; which was spurred on by the Rykodisc release of OnoBox.... read full bio
John Kao has made a career out of helping organizations go from getting the importance of innovation to getting innovation done. Dubbed Mr. Creativity by The Economist, John is Chairman of the Institute for Large Scale Innovation, whose i20 group is an association of 30 national Chief Innovation Officers. He is considered a leading authority on the subjects of innovation,... read full bio
Danny Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill, Marta, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business. Danny, his restaurants and chefs have earned an unprecedented 25 James Beard Awards. Dannys first business book, Setting... read full bio
While you may know her as the American Idol judge who sits between Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's songs have appeared on more than 150 million albums, and she remains one of the industry's most sought after songwriters and producers. Kara is a Grammy nominated hitmaker and has been awarded 15 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs... read full bio
While at the University of Rhode Island in 1976 that Tony finally became in tune with his fitness. He was later told that being fit meant that he could land roles in Hollywood, and while it was a long shot, he figured that it couldn’t hurt to get in shape. After college he moved to Los Angeles to find... read full bio
Loic Le Meur is the founder and CEO of Seesmic, a software company that makes one of the most popular Twitter and Facebook social software applications. Seesmic helps you share and receive all your feedback from up to 50 social networks and is available everywhere you are on the web, desktop and mobile platforms. Loic also founded and hosts the... read full bio
Estella Warren was a synchronized swimmer from the age of seven until 17 in her native Canada. She moved away from home at 12 to train for the Canadian National Team. She was the Canadian National Champion for three years and represented her country at the World Aquatic Championship, where she placed second. A talent scout who came to a... read full bio
Lorne Michaels is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born Jewish television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. In 1999, Michaels was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. In 2002, Michaels was made a member of the Order of Canada for lifetime... read full bio
"Greenblatt is the founder and president of Our Good Works, the nonprofit organization responsible for All for Good. All for Good is the open source, web based platform supported by a coalition of companies and nonprofits who are committed to a shared vision of increasing the number of Americans that participate in service and volunteerism. Greenblatt started All for Good... read full bio
Jean Smart is an American film and television actress.She starred as the character Charlene Frazier Stillfield on Designing Women from 1986 to 1991. She lent her voice to Kim Possible from 2002 to 2006. In 2004, she was part of the short-lived sitcom Center of the Universe. Recent appearances on the big screen include Disney's The Kid, Sweet Home Alabama,... read full bio
Discovered on the streets of New York, Rosario Dawson is an actress/singer who has been featured in various films such as Josie and the Pussycats, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, The Rundown, Alexander, Sin City, and Eagle Eye. She displayed her musical talent in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical Rent. Rosario also starred alongside Will Smith... read full bio
The incredible bold vocal stylings of Ella Eyre is being recognized by todays hottest stars, leading her to work with such notable songwriters such as Fraser T. Smith (Adele, Taio Cruz), Claude Kelly (Bruno Mars, Jessie J), Raphael Saadiq (Joss Stone, John Legend) and Chris Loco (Rita Ora, Emeli Sand) among others. Ella featured on indie buzz band turned chart-topping... read full bio
Baron Vaughn is a formidable presence in the entertainment industry. Baron has a career spanning live comedy, acting, and directing, demonstrating his boundless talent. His most well-known role as an actor is "Bud," with whom he starred in the longest-running popular Netflix series Grace & Frankie alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. In the most recent seasons of the cult... read full bio
Countrymen featuring Richie McDonald , Larry Stewart of Restless Heart and Tim Rushlow of Little Texas performing together. If you like country music bands like Lonestar, Restless Heart and/or Little Texas, you're sure to get a kick out of the Frontmen, an all-star band comprised of former members of these country outfits. The Frontmen have banded together with one thrilling... read full bio
