American politician, attorney, and university administrator Janet Ann Napolitano has a distinguished background in public service. From 2003 to 2009, she was the 21st governor of Arizona. From 2009 to 2013, she was the third Secretary of Homeland Security for the United States, serving under President Barack Obama. Throughout her tenure, her efforts to national security received widespread recognition. President of... read full bio
Without a doubt, John Primer contributed to the development of the Chicago blues' current sound and aesthetic. Every chord he plays now is tinged with the pulse of heritage that echoes from the birthplaces he played, such as Maxwell Street, Theresa's, Checkerboard, and Rosa's Lounges. A Chicago Blues Living Legend is John Primer. Raised in 1945 on sharecropper land in Mississippi,... read full bio
After growing up in Carbondale, Illinois, John Altschuler moved to Greenville, North Carolina. He co-created the first student-produced comedy program on UNC Student Television as a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After that, he wrote for the now-defunct humor magazine National Lampoon. After that, he moved to Hollywood and worked as a production assistant (errand... read full bio
Jesus Molina is a one-man force to be reckoned with. He is a multi-instrumentalist, world-class jazz pianist, singer, and successful online piano coach. He is also a graduate of Berklee College of Music and a recipient of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation award. His latest instrumental album, Selah, which means "praise" or "lift up" in Hebrew, perfectly encapsulates his... read full bio
Jay Hernandez has been around the filmmaking industry for a while now but he really shot to stardom with his turn as metahuman ex-gangster ‘El Diablo’ in DC’s “Suicide Squad” staring alongside industry A-Listers such as Will Smith, Margo Robbie, and Jared Leto. Hernandez enrolled in acting classes after being approached by a talent manager in an elevator in Los... read full bio
Jack McBrayer is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Kenneth Parcell in the television series, “30 Rock”, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He studied at the University of Evansville where he studied theater, and went on to work in theaters in Chicago. McBrayer got his start on screen appearing in sketches... read full bio
Jamie Bell is an English actor and dancer best known for his roles in films such as Billy in “Billy Elliot”, Jimmy in “King Kong”, Griffin in “Jumper”, the voice of Tintin in “The Adventures of Tintin”, and Ben Grimm/The Thing in “Fantastic Four”. Growing up Bell took his sister to ballet lessons and ended up started dance classes himself,... read full bio
Jon Hopkins is an English electronic DJ and producer. Prior to performing solo, Hopkins has worked with artists such as Imogen Heap, whom he played the keyboard for, and has produced for Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes, David Lynch, Purity Ring, and more. As a solo artist, Hopkins has released five studio albums with his most recent, “Singularity”, being his... read full bio
Jokesters Comedy Club is a comedy show that can be found at The D in Las Vegas. The Jokestars Comedy Club has been said to be a mix of series Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central Presents. Each night has different comedians some of which perform here include, Don Barnhart, Derek Richards, Jay Reid, Kathleen Dunbar, Bob Kubota, and more.... read full bio
Jon Steinberg is President of News at Altice USA & Founder and CEO of Cheddar. Cheddar has previously been named by Fast Company as one of the ten most innovative companies in media. Steinberg has been named to Ad Age’s 40 Under 40 and has sat on the board of Bustle and has been an advisor to TheSkimm and Taboola.... read full bio
Justin Hartley is an American actor who is best known for playing Kevin Pearson in the series “This Is Us”, Fox Crane on “Passions”, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on “Smallville”, and Adam Newman/Gabriel Bingham on “The Young and the Restless”. Hartley studied at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at Chicago where he majored in history and theater. He... read full bio
Joey Votto is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of the MLB. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and began his career playing high school baseball which led him to playing college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Votto was then selected by the Cincinnati Reds out of high school in the MLB draft. He... read full bio
Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Houston Astros of the MLB. Verlander was born in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, and began his career playing at The Richmond Baseball Academy when he was young. He went on to play for the Old Dominion University and also pitched at the Pan American Games where he represented the United... read full bio
Justin Turner is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB. He was born in Long Beach, California, and he began his career playing high school baseball at Mayfair High School where he earned three-time All-Suburban first team honors as a shortstop and second baseman. Turner went on to play college baseball for the... read full bio
Julio Jones is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He was born in Foley, Alabama, and began his career playing high school football where he was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was listed as the number 1 wide receiver in the nation. He was also featured in USA Today as a High... read full bio
J.D. Martinez is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox of the MLB. Martinez was born in Miami, Florida, and he began his career playing high school baseball and went on to play college baseball at Nova Southeastern University. From there, Martinez was selected in the 20th round of the MLB draft by the... read full bio
Joseph Lubin is a Canadian-American entrepreneur who is known for founding and co-founded several different companies such as EthSuisse, Ethereum, and ConsenSys. Lubin has earned his B.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University. After graduating from Princeton, Lubin went on to be a manager in the robotics and expert systems laboratory at Princeton where he worked... read full bio
JaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. McGee was born in Flint, Michigan, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before going on to play basketball in college at the University of Nevada where he was a starting center. McGee later went on to be... read full bio
Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourg politician who has previously served as the President of the European Commission as well as the Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Juncker was born in Redange, Luxembourg, and he has previously earned his master’s degree from the University of Strasbourg where he studied law and later was sworn into the Luxembourg Bar Council, but never practiced... read full bio
Jonathan Mildenhall inspires us to reflect on what our purpose is while encouraging businesses to envision a better world through creativity, humanity, and purposeful, authentic branding. Jonathan is an internationally renowned thought leader in the worlds of business strategy and creative excellence. A proponent of purposeful branding – Jonathan is passionate about connecting consumers with brands in a meaningful, authentic way... read full bio
