Internationally renowned thought leader Sterling Hawkins discussed the need for discomfort in innovation in a TED talk that has garnered over 55,000 views. He is a well-regarded speaker on how to drive growth, innovation and outcomes no matter what is going on in the outside world. His speeches offer practical advice delivered with the motivation to push listeners to take action. His journey has never... read full bio
Sterling Anderson is an American businessman who is co-founder of Aurora Innovation, and has previously had a long career working with Tesla. Anderson is an expert in autonomous vehicle technology and has previously earned his M.S. in Robotics as well as his Ph.D. in Robotics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While earning his Ph.D., Anderson began doing research while at... read full bio
Stephen Thorpey is a renowned global partnership and brand strategist who brings a fresh perspective to the Web3, Metaverse and NFT communities. With an illustrious 18-year career, he has a proven track record of growing businesses by creating and delivering outstanding brand experiences. Stephen has worked with an impressive roster of clients including McDonald’s, JetBlue, Delta, Amex, Pfizer, Puma, Marc... read full bio
Stephen Shapiro is a business speaker, author, innovation evangelist, and a former partner for Accenture. Shapiro has began his work in innovation while working as a leader at Accenture, which is a consulting firm. He has since gone on to be a Hall of Fame innovation keynote speaker, who has gone on to speak to over 50 different countries thus... read full bio
One of the most sought-after tech conference speakers in the world, Stephen Master is the Senior VP- Global Head of Sports Practice at The Nielson Company. Nielson is the global leader of marketing information, audience measurement and business media products and services. The Sports Practice division works closely with every major sports property, such as the USOC, NASCAR, NFL, NHL,... read full bio
Stephen Koukoulas is the past chief economist of Citibank, and has previously been the senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Koukoulas has previously earned his B Ec with Hons from the Australian National University. He went on to begin his career first working various jobs for the Department of Treasury for several years before going on to... read full bio
Stephen Quinn has been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Walmart U.S. since January 2007. He is responsible for all aspects of Wal-Marts marketing effort including customer research, marketing and business strategy, private brands and customer communications. He joined Wal-Mart in 2005 as Senior Vice President of Marketing.... read full bio
Stephen Brooks is a highly regarded entrepreneur, retail strategist, and founder and CEO of The Pop Up Retail Expert. With over 25 years of experience in the retail industry, Stephen has established himself as a leading authority on pop-up retail and experiential marketing. After completing his education at the University of Edinburgh, Stephen began his career in retail management with top... read full bio
Stephen Attenborough is the Commercial Director for Virgin Galactic, a company mainly owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which is on track to become the world's first passenger carrying commercial spaceline. Stephen joined Virgin Galactic as the company's first full time employee in 2004 to put in place the commercial foundations of the business. He now leads a team... read full bio
Environmentalist and social entrepreneur Stephanie Shepherd was once the CEO of Kardashian West Brands, but since then, she's built her own platform. Stephanie's skill is using her nearly 2 million followers to use her social influence to spur international engagement. Shepherd is a co-founder of Future Earth and a board member of former vice president Al Gore's "The Climate Reality Project," "The... read full bio
Author Stephanie Sammons's book LinkedIn Impact: 7 Smart and Simple Strategies for Building LinkedIn Influence is one of the most popular business books ever published. From 2010 to 2017, she held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Wired Advisor, a company that assists business owners in the professional services industry in expanding their digital reach. As of... read full bio
Stephanie Korey is an American businesswoman who is an executive chairman of the luggage retailer, Away, and the former CEO and current co-CEO of the company. Korey has earned her B.A. in International Relations from Brown University and has gone on to earn her M.B.A. from Columbia Universities’ Columbia Business School. Korey began her career working for the executive development... read full bio
Stephanie Chung is President of Jetsuite, Inc. She has been the first African-American president of an aviation brand and is also a cancer survivor, award-winning leadership speaker, and sales coach. Chung speaks on the neuroscience of sales and leadership, and her history of being a businesswoman. Chung started her career as a sales representative for US Airways. From there, she... read full bio
Stéphane Garelli is a world authority on competitiveness who has pioneered research in this field for over 25 years. He is a professor at Institute of Management Development Lausanne, where he heads the World Competitiveness Centre. Professor Garelli is closely connected to the world of business. He is, among others, Chairman of the Board of Directors of, Le Temps, the... read full bio
Stephan Turnipseed is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Pitsco Education. Turnipseed has previously earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University and went on to begin his career working as a staff sergeant for the United States Air Force where he served on the F-4 Phantom aircraft. After serving in the Air Force, Turnipseed... read full bio
Stella McCartney is an English fashion designer who is best known for being the daughter of Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney. McCartney was born in Camberwell, London, England, and she spent a majority of his life traveling around the world with her parents. McCartney had a passion for designing clothes since she was young and she went on to... read full bio
Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur who was born in Athens, Greece, and was born into a wealthy family. Stelios is best known for being founder of the low-cost airline, eastJet. Stelios has earned his BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and went on to earn his MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School.... read full bio
Steli Etfi is the CEO and Co-Founder of both Close.io (a platform that makes calls, sends emails, and pleasantly automatically tracks all activity), and ElasticSales, where he assists thousands of startups in successfully scaling their sales efforts. Close.io makes calls, sends emails, and conveniently automatically tracks all activity. Y Combinator is one of his alma maters (they helped in making companies... read full bio
Stefan J. M. Swanepoel_Stefan is widely recognized as the leading visionary on real estate trends and change. He has penned eleven books and whitepapers, and is a highly sought-after, high-energy real estate speaker. He holds a Bachelor's degree in science, a Masters in business economics, and Diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing. Today Stefan... read full bio
Stefan Persson chairs the hugely successful clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB, a company founded by his father in Sweden in 1947. Known informally as H&M," the international chain of nearly 900 stores has mastered the art of delivering cheap but chic styles and is poised to corner this segment of the United States market. Persson is widely credited with... read full bio
