Michael Hearne is an acoustic musical guitar genius. Michael has been playing music since the 1970s in Dallas, Texas. His musical talent was very apparent as a young kid, and by the age of seven Michael was able to get his hands on a guitar. By the age of 12, Michael was playing regular gigs at parties and local homespun... read full bio
"Michael Hayes is a veteran of the US Navy SEALS, and his last job in the Navy was as the Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO and as a commander of a Special Operations Taskforce in Afghanistan. He also worked as a White House Fellow, and he served as the director of Defense Policy and Strategy for the National Security... read full bio
As CEO of Cengage, Michael Hansen has transformed and grown the company from a print publisher to one of the highest rates digital learning platforms in more than 20 countries around the world.... read full bio
Michael Gross is an actor who most notably was in the long running series with Michael J. Fox, Family Ties. He also has a degree from Yale University in Acting. He began his acting career in theatre. After his long stint on Family Ties he also starred in some movie projects, such as Tremors. He has moved on to several... read full bio
At the age of 5, Michael Grimm began to study music with his grandmother. Michael Grimm began writing music and playing guitar more frequently in his early teens. He began playing regular gigs with other musicians. Artists Etta James and Otis Redding heavily influenced Michael on his transition to Southern Soul. The Mississippi native moved from the swamps to the... read full bio
Michael Green is an architect and green design expert. Green combines architecture and nature in his awe-inspiring constructions. Green incorporates mostly wood into his designs, ensuring his work also reduces carbon emissions and is constructed sustainably. This notable architect has co-authored The Case for Tall Wood Buildings, giving insight into how nature’s designs can be used in modern life. In... read full bio
Michael Grasso began studying the world of magic at the young age of 9. He fell in love instantly with the craft. Michael Grasso was able to infuse both his love for magic and music. His show has a unique infusion of magic with live music that captures his audiences around the world. Michael began refining his craft in New... read full bio
Michael Grandinetti has wowed audiences around the country and the world with his incredible art of illusion. Michael is a truly passionate about his art, and he works hard to share his talent with both small and large audiences alike. Though he has been featured on such major television networks and shows as NBC’s The World’s Most Dangerous Magic II,... read full bio
Michael Goudeau is a professional juggler and ex-circus clown who graduated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He was also an eight-time Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer for the Showtime series, “Penn & Teller: Bullshit!”. Over the years he has also received three Writer’s Guild Association nominations. Goudeau has juggled for the Lance Burton Show at... read full bio
Michael Glabicki and Dirk Miller join together to reminisce of the days of Rusted Root. Their collaboration demonstrates the platinum-selling band, Rusted Root, and its history. Rusted Root, the band, has sold more than three million albums worldwide, best known for it’s single ‘Send Me On My Way’. Glabicki frequently tests new songs in his shows, appreciating fan feedback and... read full bio
Michael Giacchino is an American composer of numerous films, television series, and video games that you have more than likely watched or played over the years. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in NYC and upon graduating, started working for Disney while studying music composition at Juilliard and UCLA. From there, Giacchino was writing music for video games... read full bio
Michael Gervais is a psychologist, podcast host, and an industry visionary who is co-founder of Compete to Create. Gervais has earned his Ph.D. in High Performance Psychology at San Diego University and earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University. He began his career working as a high performance psychology consultant for Pinnacle Performance Center, Inc., where he still works,... read full bio
Michael George, Somatic Psychologist, Master of Arts, and Healthy Lifestyle Transformation Coach, is continuing to revolutionize the health, fitness, and wellness industry with his motivating "soul-based" approach, cutting-edge innovative training methodologies, and his "psychologically balanced" lifestyle transformation approach. Michael is a motivational speaker known for his intense zeal as well as the author of the book "Body Express Makeover: Trim... read full bio
Michael Fullan is a speaker, researcher, and expert on leadership who works as the Global Leadership Director for New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. The four tenets of deep learning that are promoted by the NPDL are as follows: Learning Partnerships, Learning Environments, Pedagogical Practices, and Leveraging Digital. Fullan earned his doctorate degree in sociology from the University of Toronto; he... read full bio
Mike Freedman is a negotiating skills expert, consultant, and speaker who is based out of Istanbul. Through his work as a negotiating expert, Freedman shares the skills of how to keep businesses surviving and competing with other businesses in this current competitive environment. Freedman consultant on how to be more confident, productive, how to embrace change, get the most out... read full bio
Michael Franti is an American poet and musician who is also a vocal supporter of a wide variety of causes relating to the promotion of peace and social justice. Franti began his career as a poet while he was a student at the University of San Francisco. Soon after that, Franti went out and bought himself a bass, and he... read full bio
Michael Franks is a smooth jazz singer-songwriter from the United States, who has recorded with Who's Who of artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti LaBelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley Bassey and The Carpenters. After 22 years of smash hits and smooth jazz came... read full bio
What ever spark was ignited in Michael Flatley at conception or birth has grown into a mighty and many tongued fire. A concert flautist and dancer whose grace and athleticism have bought world championships as well as a Guinness Book world record for tapping speed - all of these things mark out and amplify the special talent that burst out... read full bio
Michael Fishman is an American actor, writer, producer and director who is best known for playing D.J. Conner on the television series “Roseanne” as well as it’s spin-off “The Conners”. Fishman was born in Los Angeles, California, and he started his acting career after meeting Roseanne Barr. She fought for Fishman to play D.J. and while growing up on the... read full bio
Michael Fertik is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Reputation.com in addition to being the Managing Director and Founder of Heroic Ventures. Among other companies, he founded and served as CEO of b4.ai, WaveShift, and Sightglass Vision. One of the top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Heroic Ventures focuses nearly entirely on first-money and formation investments. The... read full bio
