Growing up in Newark, one of the poorest places in New Jersey, Dr. Sampson Davis was the fifth of six children. Dr. Davis was raised in small quarters amid broken families, criminal activity, and drug use. He managed to balance being intelligent and being socially acceptable on the streets, but he was still an excellent student. According to Dr. Davis,... read full bio
In addition to being the director of healthcare development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, an ambitious urban revitalization initiative led by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, Zubin Damania, M.D., is the creator of Turntable Health. Through this project, $350 million will be invested in the regeneration of Las Vegas' urban core, encompassing small company growth, residential housing, healthcare, education, and... read full bio
Julia Cook, M.S., is a parenting specialist, counselor, and children's author who has won national awards. She has authored children's books on a variety of character and social development subjects, routinely speaks at conferences for education and counseling, and has given presentations in hundreds of schools both domestically and abroad. Cook's work is to actively engage young people in entertaining,... read full bio
George Fatheree is a Fintech creator, social impact entrepreneur, pioneering attorney, captivating public speaker, and subject matter expert. George is presently the Founder and CEO of ORO Impact, a social impact Fintech company committed to eliminating the wealth gap by reinventing access to down payment help in order to significantly boost house ownership. As a former law firm partner, George... read full bio
Martina Edwards was renowned as Merrill Lynch's first African-American female trading broker on the New York Stock Exchange floor, frequently completing volatile stock orders for more than $50 million in daily trading value. She was also recognized at the time as the only actively trading African-American woman seat holder among the company's 1,366 members. Edwards is presently the Chief... read full bio
A seasoned Major League Baseball player, Jeff Francoeur is a remarkable example of perseverance, enthusiasm, and hard work. Jeff grew up just outside of Atlanta and is the son of two teachers. He grew up watching the legendary Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Greg Maddux play for the Braves in the early 1990s. He dreamed of playing for the team himself... read full bio
John Foley has been ranked among the top 10 most sought-after speakers since 2015. Google, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Goodyear, Chevron, Lowe's, Marriott, Hilton, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, Penske Racing, Sprint, Motorola, Merrill Lynch, Mass Mutual, AMC Theatre, Norton Lifelock, Capital Group, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, GE, American Hospital Association, Mayo, Merck, Palo Alto Networks, Sunovion,... read full bio
Tom Goodwin is a well-known thought leader in company change worldwide. He has given more than 100 keynote addresses in 80 places in 42 countries. With more than 600 essays published in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, The World Economic Forum, Wired, Inc., and TechCrunch, to mention a few, he is a well-known industry contributor and provocateur. He is... read full bio
Melissa Gonzalez, an award-winning retail strategist, founded MG2 Advisory and is a principal of the international design and architecture business MG2. She advises brands and retailers on how to use innovative strategy and forward-thinking consumer insights from concept to implementation, drawing on her experience as a Wall Street executive and seasoned entrepreneur who has collaborated with some of the fastest-growing... read full bio
Sheila Hamilton is the author of "All the Things We Never Knew" and a journalist who has won five Emmy Awards. She is also the author of Palm Springs, an Assouline luxury travel book. Sheila has a history of narrating stories in print, radio, commercial television, and film. Prior to anchoring and reporting commercial television news for KTVX in Salt... read full bio
Throughout her career, Alyssa Farah Griffin has held prominent positions in American politics, the media, and government. She presently co-hosts The View on ABC and contributes to politics on CNN. Under President Donald J. Trump, Farah Griffin held the positions of Assistant to the President and Director of White House Communications. She was in charge of the message strategy for Operation... read full bio
Kate Siegel, New York Times bestselling author, and spawn of the most neurotic mother on the planet, Kim Friedman, started posting hilarious screenshots of texts with her crazy (but lovable) mother on Instagram in November of 2014. Instantly, the account featuring their funny conversations skyrocketed to a size of over 800,000 followers and has been featured in Vogue, BuzzFeed, The... read full bio
Debbie Holloway is a speaker and real estate coach. She is the Head of Team coaching at Tom Ferry International as well as a senior coach. Holloway earned her BSC from the University of Louisville. From there, she went on to start working as a program manager and event coordinator before starting her work as a realtor for Paul Semonin... read full bio
"Andrew Busch is an expert in global currency, public policy, and finance. As a regular radio host and contributor to CNBC, Busch reports on difficult topics, making them digestible for the average consumer. Whether speaking about Washington, Wall Street, or personal finance, Busch is an excellent communicator. Busch’s extensive experience with reporting has allowed him to become a top influencer... read full bio
Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN, known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. For nearly thirty years, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football. He replaced Brent Musburger as the play-by-play announcer for the Saturday Night Football series on ABC; he was also selected to announce a College Football Playoff Semifinal... read full bio
Coauthor Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner wrote the critically acclaimed and best-selling book The Leadership Challenge, which is currently in its sixth edition and has sold close to three million copies. He was the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University before taking up his current position as a Fellow at the... read full bio
An expert on gender studies, Jennifer Finney Boylan is the first transgender American to be a published, best selling author. Her memoir, Shes Not There: A Life in Two Genders, depicts Boylans experience through her gender change. Boylan has authored fifteen books, consulted for Caitlyn Jenners I AM CAIT and Amazon series TRANSPARENT, and more. Prior to 2001, the author... read full bio
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Samuel Jerrold Jerry Kaplan, (best known as Jerry Kaplan), is an American computer scientist, Artificial Intelligence expert, author, technical innovator, futurist, and an entrepreneur. He is known in the field for pen computing, and tablet computers. Kaplan is the founder of GO Corporation, the co-founder of OnSale, and co-founder of Winster. He is also a Fellow at the Stanford Center... read full bio
