The Tallest Man On Earth plays guitar, banjo and piano and has released three full length albums, the first entitled Shallow Grave and the second entitled The Wild Hunt. The Tallest Man On Earth is known for his very charismatic raw voice. He is often compared to Bob Dylan, who shared his raw vocal style and folk-based musical style. ... read full bio
The White Panda formed when two boyhood friends discovered they had independently embarked on mashup careers in college. Their combined effort, the White Panda, launched with a single that topped internet radio charts days later. They've since had thirty-five singles, and counting, reach #1 on Hype Machine. Buzz from the duo’s first three albums, Versus, Rematch and Pandamonium saw The... read full bio
Global education and exploration have undergone a revolution thanks to Robert Ballard, a true pioneer and visionary. He has used the effectiveness of distant learning to involve more than 1 million students and 25,000 educators each year, not just in the US but all over the world, through the celebrated JASON Project. This outstanding curriculum has transformed schools and stimulated... read full bio
Jared Diamond teaches geography to UCLA undergraduates; doing field research on the birds of New Guinea and other Southwest Pacific islands; writing books about human societies, aimed at the broad public; and promoting sustainable environmental policies, as a director of the international environmental organizations World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International. ... read full bio
Johnny Earle is the CEO of Johnny Cupcakes, and is an award-winning entrepreneur. Growing up, Earle knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur and had started over 16 businesses before he was 16. After high school, Earle joined a band and started working at a local comic store where he earned the name Johnny Cupcakes. From there, he started his... read full bio
Brad Meltzer is a well-known author who has amassed a large body of work. He is notable for being the #1 New York Times bestselling author of both his gripping novels, such as "The Inner Circle," and his motivational non-fiction book, "Heroes For My Son." This anthology, which honors historical individuals like Jim Henson, Rosa Parks, and Thomas Jefferson, won... read full bio
Lidia Bastianich is a celebrity chef, author, television program host, and restaurateur from Croatia. She specializes in cooking Italian and Italian American cuisine and has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows for decades. She has even had four of her own different cooking shows. Her most recent show is called Lidia's Italy in America. She also owns... read full bio
Richard Blais is an America chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author, best known for competing on “Top Chef” and going back to “Top Chef: All-Stars”, which he won. He went to The Culinary Institute of America where he earned his AOS in culinary arts and started his work as a chef working at McDonald’s. He has worked alongside big names... read full bio
Gabby Douglas was a member of the 'Fierce Five', the United States women's national gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won gold medals in the individual all-around and team competitions. She was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, and the all-around silver medalist at the 2015 World Championships.... read full bio
Craig made a significant contribution to the United States Olympic hockey team in 1980 that will go down in sports history as a major player in their successful quest for the gold medal in Lake Placid, New York. In the semi-finals, the American team shocked the widely favored Soviet Union 4-3 thanks to the resilient goaltender's astounding 39 saves. Craig's... read full bio
Recognized as one of the best investigative journalists of the current era, Gabe Pressman is known in the broadcast journalism community as the reporters reporter and for his hard-hitting pieces. He is a New York insider with contacts in high places. He was known for his exclusive stories covering the Middle Eastern crises, conflicts and for his other ground breaking... read full bio
Carl Quintanilla is the Emmy award-winning co-anchor of SQUAWK BOX, CNBC's signature morning program. He also appears on NBC's Today show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Prior to joining Squawk Box, Quintanilla was an NBC News correspondent based in New York and Chicago. In 2005, he spent weeks in New Orleans as part of the Nightly News team... read full bio
Diana Nyad is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer, who caught the nation's attention when she swam around Manhattan . At the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fifty-three hours. Diana... read full bio
Kongos is a South African rock band that consists of four brothers, Johnny, Jesse, Dylan and Danny Kongos. Sons of multi-million-seller British singer-songwriter John Kongos, they grew up in London and South Africa, and are now based in Phoenix, AZ. They currently have four studio albums, Kongos, Lunatic, Egomaniac, and 1929, Pt. 1. They are best known for their single... read full bio
Comedian, actor, musician and writer Brian Posehn is most well known for his roles as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central’s popular show, “The Sarah Silverman Program”, as the voice of Jim Kuback in The WB's “Mission Hill”, Bert Kibbler in “The Big Bang Theory”, and as one of the original members of the “Comedians of Comedy”. Besides writing and performing... read full bio
Lea Salonga is a multi-awarded Filipino singer and actress who is best known for originating the role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. In the field of musical theatre, she is recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Awards, the first to win various international awards for a single role. She was... read full bio
A pioneer in the industry, she opened the door for future female hip-hop artists by daring to do what had never been done. MC Lyte is the first rap artist ever to perform at New York’s historic Carnegie hall, the first female rapper to ever receive a gold single for ""Ruffneck"", which also gave her her first Grammy nomination, and... read full bio
Doug E. Fresh is a rapper, record producer, and pioneer of 20th century beatboxing. He and his former tag team partner MC Ricky D (aka Slick Rick) made a big splash in the hip-hop world when they emerged with their party rhymes - Rick with his unique style of speak and Doug with the human beatbox. Doug is able to... read full bio
Marsha Ambrosius is an English singer and songwriter and a former member of a duo called Floetry with Natalie Stewart. They both attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology where they met through their love of basketball. They signed onto Dreamworks Records together where they released their debut album Floetic which featured a few hit singles including Floetic",... read full bio
Mary Mary is a gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina ""Tina"" Atkins-Campbell. The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz. The Atkins sisters grew up as part of a large family of... read full bio
