Inspirational Speaker The life of Derek Clark is one of perseverance and atonement. He endured unspeakable emotional pain, abandonment, and child abuse before being sent to a mental health facility when he was five years old. His early years of humiliation, anger, mental misery, extreme anxiety, and incorrect labeling were echoed in his 13 years in the foster care system... read full bio
Derek Cecil is an American actor who is best known for playing Seth Grayson on the Netflix original series “House of Cards”, Tom on the television series “Pasadena” and James A. Prufrock on the television series “Push, Nevada”. Cecil was born in Amarillo, Texas, and went on to earn his BFA from University of Houston and then went on to... read full bio
Derek Carr is the football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. In the second round of the NFL Draft, the Raiders drafted him. In college, Carr played for Fresno State University. His college career put him in the spotlight, Carr won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and finished 8th place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Carr’s success... read full bio
Derek Blasberg is a fashion writer, fashion editor, guest blogger, New York Times best-selling author, and one of the most highly recognizable faces in the international fashion world. After graduating with honors from NYU in Dramatic Literature and Journalism, Blasberg began his first job as an assistant at Vogue Magazine. He has worked as Editor-at-Large of Harper's Bazaar, where he... read full bio
Derek Bell MBE, the five time Le Mans winner, the three time Daytona winner and thetwice World Sports Car Champion, is, without question, the greatest Englishman ever to compete in endurance racing. His sports car career spans the Ferrari 512 and Porsche 917, the Gulf-Mirage era, Renaults turbo effort at Le Mans, the Porsche 936, Porsche 956 and 962, the... read full bio
Derek Matthew Anderson is the former quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended Oregon State, where he played for the Beavers. Anderson was selected for the starting role as QB his sophomore year and received the reins of a rapidly growing program. With a Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame, the Oregon State Beavers went 11-1 at... read full bio
American civil rights activist and host of the highly regarded podcast "Pod Save the People," DeRay Mckesson is a member of the African-American community. Mckesson has emerged as a prominent figure within the Black Lives Matter movement and was an active participant in the demonstrations that took place in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland. Since he was a teenager, Mr.... read full bio
DeRay, who was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, has turned his difficult background, street mindset, and career as an actor into a live tour that is constantly evolving and new. Credits listed include, but are not limited to: HOW TO ACT BLACK, a comedy special on Netflix. renowned for her recurring role in FX's Snowfall and as the host of... read full bio
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, Dirty Projectors) has signed with Fire Records and released a new album titled "Ready for Heaven." "Set Me Free," her most recent hit, is a beautifully disarming tune, done simply. Deradoorian depends on the voices and classical synth sounds, which allow a soft lullaby to express itself; it doesn't ask for anything more from... read full bio
One of the few positive things the Covid crisis produced was the reissue of Depresion Sonora's debut EP, which was released during lockdown and published by Sonido Muchacho months later. It included songs about his teenage angst and the frustrations brought on by the pandemic, as well as ones that were inspired by the cramped circumstances we were all living... read full bio
Depeche Mode, electro-pop band of the 1980s is one of the first acts to establish a musical identity based around synthesizers. The band's last albums of the 1980s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force on the mainstream electronic music scene. A highlight of this era was the band's concert at the Pasadena Rose... read full bio
Department of Eagles is a band formed by two friends who met at New York University as roommates, named Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus. Daniel Rossen is also in the band Grizzly Bear as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist. They collected samples and assembled them into songs and recorded them with illegal software and a borrowed microphone. Their music combines... read full bio
Straight out of Los Angeles, Erick Orrosquieta is an American DJ and producer who goes by the stage name Deorro. He began his career by playing local gigs at just 14 years old and by the time he was 17 he was already producing his own tracks. His sound is a unique blend of progressive, Dutch, and house elements. Deorro... read full bio
Deon Grant is a former American professional football safety who played in the NFL for several years. Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia, and he began his career playing high school football where he was named the USA Today High School All-American before going on to play college football at the University of Tennessee. During his time playing for Tennessee,... read full bio
Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian, and writer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for being apart of the writing staff for “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” as well as “Conan”. While there, he received two Primetime Emmy nominations. Since then, Cole has gone on to play Daniel “DJ” Tanner on the television series “Angie Tribeca” an... read full bio
Celebrated actor and philanthropist, Denzel Washington proves time and again that he can disappear into any role and mesmerize audiences. Some of his most popular work includes Man on Fire, The Manchurian Candidate and Spike Lee's Inside Man. Washington starred as MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber in the remake of the classic film The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, as... read full bio
An multidisciplinary artist from outside of London, Denzel Himself is not your typical rapper due to his gothic, harsh approach to hip hop. Denzel has built out his own unique aesthetic and sound as "Dilla's brain in Manson's skull," a result of his synesthesia and an undiscovered psychiatric condition that both enhances and skews the way he perceives life and art. Denzel... read full bio
Among the young emerging artists who pioneered “cloud rap” is South Florida’s Denzel Curry, placing him among the ranks of Desiigner and Lil B. With MTV and Coachella performances under his belt, Curry is on a rapid rise in the rap world. Produced from his highly anticipated album, Nostalgic 64, the hit video for “Threatz” continues to rack up over... read full bio
Denzel Washington has earned fame and fortune, not to mention two Oscars. But Washington and his wife Pauletta are more proud of helping people make a difference. To that end the Washington’s are long-time members of The Brain Trust, which supports the research of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. For over five years... read full bio
Denys is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with a remarkable track record in the ecommerce industry. After spending five years working with tech giants Microsoft and Facebook, he decided to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions, founding three highly successful companies with a shared focus on ecommerce, direct-to-consumer marketing, data analytics, and paid social ads. Denys' first venture was SassyClassy, a fashion brand he... read full bio
