Joe Mantello is an American actor and director who is best known for his work as a director on Broadway productions such as ‘Wicked’, ‘Assassins’, and ‘Take Me Out’. Mantello was born in Rockford, Illinois, and he studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Mantello started up the Edge Theater in New York City and has also been... read full bio
Justin Simien is an American filmmaker, author, screenwriter, and actor from Houston, Texas. He is best known for his debut feature film, “Dear White People,” which earned him the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the Sundance Film Festival. Simien was born in Houston, Texas and while growing up he studied at the High School for the... read full bio
Joseph Telushkin is an American rabbi, writer, and lecturer who is a best-selling author that has published over 15 books on Jewish ethics and literacy. He is best known for his New York Times best-selling book ‘Rebbe.’ Telushkin was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and he began his studies at Yeshiva of Flatbush where he met Dennis Prager. Telushkin became... read full bio
Jonathan Safran Foer is an American novelist who is best known for his novels “Everything Is Illuminated,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” and “Here I Am.” Foer was born in Washington, D.C. and while a teenager, he traveled to Israel on a Bronfman youth fellowship. Foer went on to study at Princeton University where he took a writing course with... read full bio
Jeffrey Robinson is an American best-selling author and speaker from Long Beach, New York. Robinson began his career selling articles and stories to magazines before he was even 15 years old. He went on to earn his B.A. from Temple University in Philadelphia and from there, began writing for television and radio before working as a staff writer at KYW-TV3.... read full bio
Judy and Dennis Shepard are human rights activist who were the parents of the late Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old that was a student at the University of Wyoming. Matthew was beaten and pistol-whipped in Laramie, Wyoming. He died six days later in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado and the case gained attention country wide as it was... read full bio
Jean Brownhill is the founder and CEO of Sweeten, a company that matches people to vetted general contractors and provides support throughout the process. Brownhill has earned her degree in architecture from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where she co-founded the African American... read full bio
Jessica Mendoza is an American sports broadcaster who is currently with ESPN, and is a former medal winning Olympian who played women’s softball for the United States. Mendoza was born in Camarillo, California, and she began her career playing softball in high school where she was named the Los Angeles Times “Player of the Year,” and was named Camarillo High... read full bio
Jessica Brown Findlay is an English actress who is best known for playing Lady Sybil Crawley in the television series “Downton Abbey,” for playing Charlotte Wells in the television series “Harlots,” and Lenore in the series “Castlevania.” Findlay was born in Cookham, Berkshire, England, and she originally began training in ballet with the National Youth Ballet as well as with... read full bio
Joe Flacco is an American professional football quarterback who currently plays with the New York Jets of the NFL. Flacco was born in Audubon, New Jersey, and he began his career playing football in high school as well as baseball, and basketball. He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals and went on to play college football at the University... read full bio
Jamie Lee is an American comedian, actress, and writer, who is best known for her appearances on the television series “Girl Code,” for playing Ali Reissen on the series “Crashing,” and for being a semi-finalist on the competition series “Last Comic Standing.” Lee was born in Dallas, Texas, and she began studying film, theatre, and screenwriting while studying at the... read full bio
Josh Gordon, also known as Flash, is an American professional football wide receiver who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Gordon was born in Houston, Texas, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was considered a two-star recruit by Scout and a three-star recruit by Rivals. He went on to play college... read full bio
Jordan Reed is an American professional football tight end who currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. Reed was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was a finalist for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback of the Year and was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.... read full bio
Jane McGonigal is today's leading speaker on the engagement economy and the application of game-design to the real world. Her work includes designing alternate reality games for organizations such as the World Bank, the Olympic Games, the American Heart Association, and the New York Public Library. The goal of her creations is for user to take the skills used to... read full bio
Justin Meram is an Iraqi-American professional soccer player who currently plays as a winger, forward for Real Salt Lake of the MLS and for Iraq’s national team. Meram was born in Shelby Carter Township, Michigan, and he began his career playing soccer in high school before going on to play for the Yavapai Roughriders at Yavapai College in Arizona. During... read full bio
Jamie McMurray, also known as Jamie Mac, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for Fox NASCAR. McMurray was born in Joplin, Missouri, and he began his career participating in the Craftsman Truck Series where he made five starts, ran 16 races, and finished in the top five in one race, and in the top... read full bio
John Di Domenico is an American actor, comedian, and writer, who is best known for his impersonation of Donald Trump which he has performed on numerous television series, films, talk shows, and web series. Domenico was born in Pennsylvania and began his career as an actor performing at a local theatre group before going on to earn his B.A. degree... read full bio
James R. Coltharp is founder and president of The KeePressing On Project LLC, an FCC expert and senior executive, advisor, and creative leader. Coltharp has previously earned both his BA and MA in economics from Miami University. He went on to begin working in federal government affairs as an executive and strategist for economics where he led policy strategy and... read full bio
Josephine Langford is an Australian actress who is best known for playing Tessa Young in the “After” film series. Langford was born in Perth, Australia, and she is the older sister of fellow actress Katherine Langford, who is best known for her role in “13 Reasons Why.” While growing up, Langford originally found a love for music and during this... read full bio
Jim Sciutto is an American news anchor and former government official who is currently the chief national security correspondent for CNN. Sciutto has previously earned his degree in Chinese history from Yale University where he graduated cum laude. He went on to begin his career working in television as a moderator and producer of the PBS program, ‘The Student Press,’... read full bio
