Prior to launching her signature television show, Sally Jesse Raphael was a pioneering presence in TV and Radio. The Sally Jessy Raphael Show was the longest-running talk show on daytime television and the first nationally syndicated single-topic talk show hosted by a woman. Sally Jesse Raphael was honored by the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts as Talk Show... read full bio

Sandi DuBowski is the director of the critically acclaimed documentary Trembling Before G-d. In his film, DuBowski intimately explores the ongoing struggle between the forces of sexuality, tradition, and religion focusing on the relationship between homosexuality and the Jewish faith. The powerful film has garnered awards such as The Mayor's Prize for the Jewish Experience at the Jerusalem Film Festival,... read full bio

If Margaret Cho and George Lopez had a love child, it would be Sandra Valls! Sandra Valls is a brash, high energy, outrageously funny, in-your-face Latina comic... and then some! Her comedy career began just after an ex-lover broke up with her then signed her up for comedy classes as a consolation prize. (That's no joke !) An expert... read full bio

Sarah McLachlan has emerged as one of Canada's leading recording artists and a major force in the North American music industry. Sarah McLachlan has released six albums with Arista Records, beginning with Touch, followed by Solace, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, The Freedom Sessions, Surfacing and Mirrorball. Surfacing has sold six million copies (6X's platinum status) in the U.S. and achieved Diamond"... read full bio

Scott Burrows' riveting story of overcoming incredible physical, personal and professional challenges through sheer determination, will power, and goal setting is infectious. Scott played college football at Florida State University and was a top ranked kickboxing champion. His life took a dramatic turn when he was involved in a serious accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down and... read full bio

Named Sportscaster of the Year seventeen times, Scott Murray has won two Emmy Awards for Best Sportscaster. As recipient of the Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, Scott Murray is Vice President of Public Affairs for Plains Capital and is author of Whatever It Takes. Scott Murray also serves on the Board of Directors of the Lone Star Film Festival, Dallas... read full bio

Academy Award winner Sean Penn has become an American film icon in a career spanning nearly three decades. Penn has been nominated five times for the Academy Award as Best Actor and won his first Oscar in 2003 for his searing performance in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River" and his second Oscar as Best Actor in 2009 for Gus Van Sant's... read full bio

Sela Ann Ward is both a movie and television actress, conceivably best known for her television roles as Teddy Reed on the American TV series Sisters (1991-96) and as Lily Manning on Once and Again (1999-2002). In July 2010, CBS announced that Ward would appear as a lead character in the seventh season of the crime series CSI: NY. Sela... read full bio

Shari Belafonte is an American actress, model, writer and singer. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she is known for her role as Julie Gilette on the 1980s television series Hotel and as a spokesman for the diet supplement Slim-Fast during the 1990s.... read full bio

Sharon Stone is an American Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress, producer, and former fashion model. She came to international attention for her performance in the 1992 Hollywood blockbuster film Basic Instinct, and in 1996 Stone was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Martin Scorsese's Casino, and won a Golden Globe for that same role.... read full bio

Shaun Tomson is a World Surfing Champion, best selling author, inspirational speaker, environmentalist, filmmaker and successful entrepreneur. A native of South Africa, he spent fourteen years on the Professional Tour, winning surfing competitions all over the world while also developing international apparel brands. Surfer Magazine ranked Shaun Tomson in the top ten of its 50 Greatest Surfers of All Time,"... read full bio

Dr. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Dr. Iyengar's award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting... read full bio

Whether on stage or screen, Emmy award-winning talk show host, comedienne/actress Sherri Shepherd never fails to delight audiences with her magnetic personality and hilarious sense of humor, which is showcased in Sherri Shepherd's position as co-host of ABC's The View. Sherri Shepherd continues to reprise her hysterical role as Angie Jordan, wife to Tracey Morgan's character on the Emmy award-winning... read full bio

Sheryl WuDunn is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who has reported from inside some of the toughest regimes in the world, from Myanmar to North Korea. As a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, WuDunn covered China and won a Pulitzer with her husband, Nicholas D. Kristof, for their coverage of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in Beijing... read full bio

Academy Award-winning actor, writer, director, and diplomat Sidney Poitier has been a political and artistic trailblazer for more than half a century. On the lecture stage he recounts the uplifting story of his life, from his childhood as the son of poor tomato farmers to his pioneering cinematic career, inspiring audiences to pursue their dreams no matter what the odds.... read full bio

In a legendary career spanning four decades, Academy Award-winning actress and singer Sissy Spacek has repeatedly proven herself one of the greatest talents in Hollywood and a woman capable of transforming herself into any character, no matter how challenging the role. From the podium Sissy Spacek reveals the secrets to her success as an actress, as a woman and as... read full bio

American film director, producer, writer and actor Spike Lee needs no introduction. You already know the Academy Award-nominated classic Do the Right Thing and the Cannes' favorite Jungle Fever. You cheered at Malcolm X, screamed during Summer of Sam, and felt enraged and empathetic watching When the Levees Broke, his Peabody-winning HBO documentary on Hurricane Katrina. You know the Nike... read full bio

Stephanie Caroline is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Alexandra Cabot on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She married celebrity chef Bobby Flay and has appeared on three of Flay's Food Network shows - Boy Meets Grill, Grill It! with Bobby Flay, and Iron Chef America - as a guest judge. March became... read full bio

Stephen Lewis is one of Canada's most influential commentators on social affairs, international development and human rights. He researches his speeches with obsessive care, enlivens them with personal anecdotes, and is never ashamed to be both passionate and emotional. Most compelling perhaps, is the way in which Mr. Lewis engages, moves and motivates his audience so that they emerge challenged... read full bio

As one of the nation's leading experts in healthcare policy and economics, Stuart Altman has confronted some of the most critical problems existing in federal health policy. Dr. Altman is an economist whose research interests are primarily in the areas of federal health policy. His work spans decades and covers most of the policy issues that have and continue to... read full bio