John Smoltz is a former pitcher for the MLB. Currently he is a sportscaster, but back when he was in the major leagues, he garnered eight Al-Star selections and even received the prestigious Cy Young Award. He mainly played for the Atlanta Braves but spent partial seasons with the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the... read full bio
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur, businessperson and philanthropist. He is an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve and is best known for co-founding Square with Jack Dorsey. McKelvey graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and upon graduating, went on to work at IBM’s Los Angeles Scientific Center. At the same time, McKelvey was also a glassblowing... read full bio
Actor, director, producer, speaker, and businessman Justin Baldoni is committed to making entertaining and media that has a lasting impact. Baldoni made his directing debut with FIVE FEET APART, following his creation and direction of the critically acclaimed documentary series, My Last Days. In addition, he produced the movie, which defied box office forecasts and brought in over $80 million worldwide. Regarding... read full bio
Jeff Degraff, ""The Dean of Innovation"", is a globally respected professor, compelling speaker, brilliant author, and business consultant. He is known for his contribution and development work on the Competing Values Framework, a model about understanding how to appreciate conflicting values and integrate them successfully so that an organization is open to collaborate and growth. He is a consultant to... read full bio
As a busy mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld knows firsthand the challenges of getting kids to eat right in this day of processed, prepared foods. She started creating recipes from pureed vegetables, incorporating them into meals that were quick and easy, and her kids loved the food. Her first cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good... read full bio
Many people consider sports speaker Joan Laporta to be the best FC Barcelona president in history. A lot of people believe that Joan was the one who improved the club. He managed the team's victories in four Spanish leagues, a FIFA Club World Cup, and two UEFA Champions Leagues. In addition, the team won three Spanish Super Cups, a UEFA... read full bio
Magician Justin Flom has been a regular guest on the Ellen Degeneres Show, been viewed 5 millions times on YouTube, shared on hundreds of thousands of Facebook pages, and named by Buzzed as one of the top 10 Snapchatters to follow. Flom regularly takes the stage at the famous Hollywood Magic Castle, and has performed throughout the world in 26... read full bio
Bored to tears whenever you try to dig an instrumental record Then you obviously haven't gotten your hands on flamenco phenomenon Jesse Cook's latest release. Since his debut album, Tempest, Cook has made a permanent home for himself on the billboard charts. With a fiery mix of rumba, Latin jazz and world music, the Parisian-born virtuoso knows how to move... read full bio
Jason Wade is the founder and lead singer of the rock band Lifehouse. He spent his teen years in Washington and Oregon before relocating to Los Angeles, where he founded Lifehouse with a neighbor and friend. Wade is a self-taught musician. He began teaching himself how to play the guitar and write after his parents’ divorce. Wade has released eight... read full bio
For Jon and Michael Galluccio, the most difficult aspect of accepting their homosexuality was abandoning dreams of fatherhood and a family. Jon and Michael always knew they wanted more, so they began a life together with little support and no role models. Throughout their relationship they gained the tools necessary to take on their biggest challenge, the adoption of Adam,... read full bio
Jordana was born in Panama City of Brazil on April 26 1980. She was raised in London, England until the age of six. At this time her family moved back to their home land of Rio de Janiero. Jordana learned to speak fluent Portuguese during her 4 year stay in Rio. At the age of ten Jordana's family moved again,... read full bio
Jon Heder is an American film actor who quickly rose to fame after playing the title role in the movie Napoleon Dynamite. He and his wife Kirsten Heder live with their two kids in Los Angeles. Heder stars in a new sitcom on Comedy Central debuting later in 2010. The sitcom will be written and produced by Will Ferrell,... read full bio
Jason Blum is an American film producer who specializes in horror films. He is also the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions which is made especially for horror movies.He is the winner of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing a film called The Normal Heart. He was also nominated for an academy award in 2014... read full bio
James Oliver Cromwell is an American film and television actor. Some of his more notable films include “Babe”, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, “Star Trek: First Contact”, “Revenge of the Nerds” films, “L.A. Confidential”, “The Green Mile”, “Space Cowboys”, “Deep Impact”, “The Sum of All Fears”, “I, Robot”, “The Longest Yard”, “Spider-Man... read full bio
Jeffrey Brotman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Costco Wholesale Corporation, the second largest retailer in the US with sales of $100 billion and 160,000 employees. Mr. Brotman served over 13 years as a University of Washington Regent. He has chaired the Board of Regents and lead the Medicine portion of the most recent Capital Campaign. Mr. Brotman served... read full bio
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson is a Nigerian-American recording artist from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He is signed to Wondaland Records and shortly thereafter released two singles, ""Classic Man"" and ""Yoga"", promoting the label's upcoming compilation EP The Eephus. For ""Classic Man"", Jidenna was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category. The song also won Song of the Year and... read full bio
Jeff Probst has been the host of the reality show Survivor for over a decade. He was awarded the very first Primetime Emmy for Oustanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, which he won for another three consecutive years. The Los Angeles Times noted the host's reputation for interacting with contestants on a compassionate personal level unseen in any... read full bio
The legendary tight end Jason Witten played fifteen seasons for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Prior to his NFL career, Witten played college football for the University of Tennessee. He is second in all-time career receptions, trailing Tony Gonzalez. Now, Witten, a retired player, serves as an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Witten’s extensive professional career... read full bio
Jessica Williams is a comedian and actress, who is most well known as a former correspondent on The Daily Show. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and made her television debut as a series regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. At the age of 22, she became The Daily Show's youngest correspondent ever. Now a... read full bio
Juan Martin del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player, whose greatest feat was winning the US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and Roger Federer in the final. He became the first to defeat both Federer and Nadal during a major and was the only man outside the Big Four to win a major between the 2005 French... read full bio
