Venki Ramakrishnan is an British-American structural biologist who has previously earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath due to their work in the structure and function of the ribosome. Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, and he was born to a family of scientists. Venki earned his B.S. in physics and went... read full bio
Victoria LaBalme is a keynote performer and strategic performance coach who works to help her clients transform their performances not only in business, but on stage, video, meetings and in their life’s. LaBalme is founder of the Risk Forward and Rock the Room and works with executives and teams to help deliver their messages with a twist that makes their... read full bio
Vernon Davis is an American NFL tight end that has been with the San Francisco 49ers since his first draft. He played in the Pro Bowl and played with the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII against the Baltimore Ravens, who won 34-31. Vernon was born and raised in Washington, D.C. In high school, Davis was a letterman in football, basketball, and... read full bio
The renowned American metalcore group Veil of Maya is from Chicago, Illinois. Members of the defunct melodic death metal band Insurrection, including lead guitarist Marc Okubo, drummer Sam Applebaum, and bassist Kris, came together to establish the band in 2004. In 2005, they began recording their first independently released demo after enlisting the help of guitarist Timothy Marshall and singer... read full bio
Viktor Hovland, one of the top-ranked players in the world, won the FedExCup, becoming just the 14th player in the history of the sport to do so. Viktor has won six times on the PGA TOUR, twice on the European Tour and he also won the renowned US Amateur. Hovland, a Norwegian native and former student at Oklahoma State, is a... read full bio
American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Vlad Holiday was born in Romania. His most well-known role is that of lead vocalist and creator of the indie rock group Born Cages, based in New York City. Holiday produces music in addition to his work with Born Cages. He has produced records for Public Access TV's Never Enough (Cinematic Music Group) and... read full bio
Vic Mensa is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. Mensas career took off when he collaborated with Kanye West on Kanyes album The Life of Pablo. After collaborating initially, the two collaborated again on the track U Mad which was released on SoundCloud. Gaining recognition in the rap world led Mensa to collaborating with Skrillex, Jahlil Beats,... read full bio
Vernice Armour, also known as Flyirl, is known for being America’s First African American Female Combat Pilot. Known for her gutsy mindset and breakthrough mentality, Armour has been featured in outlets such as FOX News, Oprah Winfrey, CNN, MSNBC, and many more. She has been known to inspire organizations and individuals over the years through her mindset and gutsy personality.... read full bio
The Voca People have taken New York by surprise and delight with a completely original, thrilling musical adventure unlike anything youve experienced before! Full of energy and bursting with fun, this international hit features over 70 a cappella and beat box versions of the songs you and your whole family will love, including favorites from Madonna, Queen, and even Mozart!... read full bio
Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the Carol Burnett Show. In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24,... read full bio
"Dutch DJ and producer duo Vicetone consists of Victor Pool and Ruben De Boer. They have placed in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list, and they are known for their progressive house sound. The duo met at the young age of 15, where they discovered they had a love for music in common. The two began to produce music... read full bio
With his critically praised first album, "North End Soul," multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Vincent Ingala, one of the fastest rising contemporary jazz recording artists in recent memory, has shot into a thrilling stratosphere of his own creation. The alluring saxophonist, who is still only in his twenties, has won several accolades, including Sirius XM Watercolors Breakthrough Artist of the Year... read full bio
Los Angeles band Vintage Trouble originally achieved recognition in the U.K., where their debut album, The Bomb Shelter Sessions, performed well on the digital charts. The band's music is rooted on the sounds of vintage blues, soul and rock & roll from the '50s and '60s. The band spent the following years building a devoted fan base on both sides of... read full bio
Villagers are an alternative, indie folk band from Dublin, Ireland. The five member band was formed by songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Conor O Brien and consists of Danny Snow, Cormac Curran, Gwion Llewelyn, and Mali Llywelyn. Villagers music can be described as a balance between indie folk and classic rock. The band continues to evolve and has adopted an intimate,... read full bio
VanJess is a Nigerian-American R&B duo that consists of sisters Ivana and Jessica Nwokike. The duo attended a performing arts elementary school and went on to perform as a duo in talent shows throughout middle school and high school. The sisters began their career performing cover songs on YouTube and their cover of Drake’s “Headlines” went viral. After the success... read full bio
Valee is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He’s best known for his most recent mixtape, “1988”, which caused him to be signed to Kanye West’s record label, GOOD Music. Since then, he has released his first EP, “GOOD Job, You Found Me”. Apart from his most recent work, Valee has also released five other mixtapes. Some of his most... read full bio
Victor Cruz is a former American football wide receiver. He started his career playing football while in school and put up 47 catches for 883 yards and eight touchdowns in just one season at Bridgton Academy. He earned All-State honors as a senior in high school and caught 42 passes and scored 19 touchdowns the same year. Cruz went on... read full bio
Vegas Gone Country is the new show that has taken over the Las Vegas Strip that includes some of the world’s best impersonators and live musicians who perform new and classic country hits. The cast is rotated giving you different musicians who take on different country performs so each show is a different experience. Some of the musicians you’ll hear... read full bio
Vanessa Luna is the co-founder and Chief Program Officer of ImmSchools, an immigrant led non-profit that turns schools into a safe and welcoming space for undocumented students and families. While Luna was teaching in Los Angeles, she found out how hard students of immigrant parents can have it when she said a student’s parent deported. She wanted to make a... read full bio
Varshini Prakash rose to fame after becoming the executive director of the Sunrise Movement, which has advocated for proposals such as the Green New Deal. She is a visionary leader who is one of the many fighting for the future. Prakash has been one of the many young leaders who have made climate change an important talk to the nation.... read full bio
