Alvy Ray Smith is best known for being the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios as well as Altamira. Smith was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, and he has earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University and while there, he created his first computer graphic. Smith then went on to earn his Ph.D. in computer science... read full bio
Alyce Cornyn-Selby is an award winner in many fields. From design to photography to scriptwriting, and just being a total go-getter, Alyce can do it. She is a recognized master of knowing how to end self-sabotage, and has written several books including Why Winners Win, Teamwork & Team Sabotage, Whats Your Sabotage and Take Your Hands Off My Attitude. Selbys... read full bio
Alyson Fox is a designer and artist. Foxs work was first discovered when her illustrations were published in Design Sponge. Her eclectic and even minimalist work has since been featured in a variety of notable publications including the New York Times, French and Japan Vogue, Architectural Digest, and Elle Dcor. She has created designs for the likes of West Elm,... read full bio
Alyssa Campanella is former Miss USA 2011, a fashion model, and blogger. Campanella was one of the first Miss USA winners to document her lifestyle on social media. She has garnered a large following and currently runs The A List blog as a full time position. Campanellas fashion sense and alluring lifestyle has landed her in the spotlight. She has... read full bio
Alyssa London is a multi-talented person with a varied background and a love of discovering new cultures. She embraced her varied background while growing up in Bothell, Washington, which helped to develop her distinctive sense of self. Her roots are Tlingit, Scottish, Norwegian, and Czech. In 2012, London received her degree from Stanford University and started a career in sales and... read full bio
Aman Narang is the co-founder and President of Toast, Inc., which is an all-in-one restaurant technology platform that was built specifically for restaurants in mind. Toast works in integrated online ordering, gift cards, loyalty programs, labor and sales reporting on a mobile, cloud-based POS system. Narang began his career as a software engineer in Special Operations and then worked as... read full bio
Amanda Baggs is an American blogger who speaks out on autism and is said to have low-functioning autism as she reportedly rarely speaks. She is best known for her YouTube video, In My Language, which went on to be seen on outlets like CNN. She has also guest-blogged on Anderson Coopers blog where she answered questions about her video. Baggs... read full bio
Amanda Boxtel was enjoying her life skiing when all in a blink of an eye she somersaulted and an electric current went through her legs and left her paralyzed. She unfortunately was left with a permanent spinal cord injury, which left her without a way to walk, but she didn’t let that stop her from living her best life. Fast... read full bio
Amanda Brown was inspired by the legal students she saw at Stanford legal School to write the novel Legally Blonde, which served as the basis for the popular 2001 film of the same name. Stanford welcomes her because of her inventive film and the necessity for diversity in all its manifestations. Her perseverance ensures her success at Stanford, but not... read full bio
Amanda is a Military Veteran, Lifestyle and Culture Columnist and Freelancer and a classically trained Chef. She is currently a fitness tech editor for Iron Man Magazine, a lifestyle writer at Task and Purpose, and a host of the Travel Channel web series Tales From The Hair Of The Dog. Amanda served in the U.S. Navy for 8 years.... read full bio
Amanda Coolong is the current Chief Content Officer and Board Co-Chair of Women in Technology International (WITI). Her prior work includes founding the technology news publisher TechZulu and Context & Narrative, an alternative creative collective. Coolong is an experienced digital media executive and communications expert in emerging technologies. Apart from being a technology guru, Coolong is also an artist. She... read full bio
Amanda de Cadenet is a television personality and renowned photographer. She started her career at the young age of eighteen, as a co-presenter for The Word, a late-night Channel 4 magazine show. She is best known for the series The Conversation, airing on Lifetime. The show features interviews with internationally famous women, as well as lesser-known figures, and includes topics... read full bio
Amanda Gore is a well-known Australian motivational speaker and author. Through extremely energizing presentations, enhanced by decades of scientific discovery and personal experience, Ms. Gore will entertain and move your audience to action in order to facilitate changes and behavior. As a frequent radio and TV expert interviewed for her comments, her YouTube channel has had over one million views.... read full bio
Amanda Griscom Little is a reporter and commentator on the changing environmental landscape. She has written Muckraker, which is a weekly column on energy and environmental policy on Salon.com and Grist.org, which has gone on to win awards. She is also a contributing writer for Outside magazine where she writes the monthly column Code Green. Amanda has written Power Trip... read full bio
Amanda Hesser is the co-founder and CEO of Food52, a digital food community containing recipes, cooking advice, and kitchen and home products. Food52 has won awards including the James Beard Award for Publication of the Year and the IACP Award for Best Website. Prior to launching Food52, Hesser was the New York Times Magazine food editor. Hesser has also authored... read full bio
Television host, best-selling author, Broadway actor, fitness industry mogul and most recently, finalist on the 30th season of Dancing with the Stars, Amanda Kloots has a long list of accomplishments. Currently, Amanda is a co-host on The Talk, a daytime talk show on CBS that focuses on current affairs, pop culture, family, celebrities and popular culture themes. In collaboration with her sister... read full bio
Amanda Knox has emerged as a strong voice in favor of wrongful conviction concerns, trauma, and the function of the media in the legal system. When Knox was just 20 years old and studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, her extraordinary tale began. Sadly, Meredith Kercher, her roommate and companion, was brutally killed only a few weeks into their stay together. International... read full bio
In addition to being a member of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Committee (ISMICC), which was established by Congress to provide guidance on federal mental health policy, Amanda is presently a member of Google's Mental Health Advisory Panel. In the past, Amanda was the youngest board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the biggest grassroots mental health... read full bio
Amanda Little is a distinguished professor of journalism and science writing at Vanderbilt University, a columnist for Bloomberg, and a celebrated author. Amanda's work encompasses environmental and agricultural reporting, innovation, and sustainable food practices. Her reporting takes her to some of the most difficult and remote locations, from deep-sea oil rigs to the depths of manholes and sewage plants, and... read full bio
Amanda McConnell serves as Senior Director of User Experience & Product Management at ReachLocal, Inc, a global Internet marketing firm that offers small businesses products and solutions to recruit, manage, and keep consumers online. Amanda is in charge of determining enterprise-level mobile strategy. She also manages the client's mobile experience by utilizing mobile devices to convey high priority campaign activity... read full bio
