Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and actress who is best known for modeling as a Victoria’s Secret Angel as their longest-running model. She is also a spokes model for Maybelline, Super Bowl commercials, and Kia Motor commercials. Lima started modeling when she entered a modeling contest and then finished in first place in Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil”. She then... read full bio
Adriana Sanford is a Chilean American professor, author, internationally recognized privacy/cybersecurity scholar, corporate lawyer, international TV commentator and humanitarian. She received her J.D. from the Notre Dam Law school, and a LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in taxation and international and comparative law. When she was accepted at Georgetown, she was the first Latin American women accepted. Sanford... read full bio
The novelist Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. She may have been raised in a small town in Virginia, but Adriana was raised in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the backdrop of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. Having released a... read full bio
Adriane G. Berg is a leader in the field of longevity, including marketing to baby boom and silver generations, personal road to successful aging, financial gerontology, and care taking public policy. Adriane is a renowned speaker in the field of world travel, tourism, relocation, desire for new experiences, new housing concepts, all as a function of worldwide aging. Berg is... read full bio
Filled with the loved for food at a young age, Chef Adrianne Calvo focused her efforts on her one true aspiration: gourmet cuisine. Calvo has enjoyed an incredible number of accolades during her remarkable journey, including graduating at the top of her class at Johnson & Wales University, and owning and operating her own restaurant. Through Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant... read full bio
Adriano Zumbo is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter who rose to fame after appearing as a guest on “MasterChef Australia.” Zumbo was born in Coonamble, New South Wales, and he found his love for food and business as his parents own a supermarket. Zumbo grew up traveling to Italy where he found his love for patisseries and coffee. He... read full bio
Adrienne Bankert is a New York based correspondent who is currently a reporter and anchor for ABC News where she has been featured on ABC series such as Nightline, Good Morning America, and World News Tonight. Bankert has earned her B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Southern California and while there, she was the television host... read full bio
Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA, is the Chief Experience Officer at Cleveland Clinic, a TED speaker, an empathy amplifier, and neurologist. Boissy has earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and has gone on to earn her M.D. from Hershey Medical Center at Pennsylvania State University. During her time with Cleveland Clinic, Boissy began working as a staff neurologist before she... read full bio
Adrienne Janic, also known as just AJ, is an actress, model, and television host, most well known as the co-host of TLCs Overhaulin, an automotive reality series. She was also a host of Hot Import Nights, an automotive show on the Speed Channel, and is an enthusiast of G-bodys. Along with Mike Phillips of Autogeek, Adrienne hosts Competition Ready on... read full bio
Adrienne Smith is a woman on a mission, both on and off the football field. As a wide receiver for the Boston Renegades, she has established herself as one of the best in the game, having won two gold medals and five national championships in women's tackle football. Her success in the sport has made her the face of women... read full bio
Afdhel Aziz is a brand strategist and marketer who specializes in delivering cutting-edge campaigns, content, and experiences that harness popular culture. He is currently the Creative Director for Absolut Labs, which is a think tank that uses art, music, and technology to make nightlife more inclusive and innovative. Aziz has worked with global brands such as Procter & Gamble, Heineken,... read full bio
Afi-Tiombe Kambon is a motivational speaker, actor, and oral historian of African-American history. Kambon graduated from Hayward University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and is working on her Masters in Theatre Arts and History. Her story is one of strength, Kambon had cancer as a childhood and because of this became an amputee. Because of her passion in African-American... read full bio
Afterburner was started by Jim Murph Murphy, a fighter pilot that started the meaning of Flawless Execution while he was working in the Air Force. He uses the flawless execution method on companies and organizations to help grow, learn lessons, and create structure to become more successful. The Afterburner team consists of current and former fighter pilots, U.S. Navy SEALs... read full bio
Afua Hirsch is a renowned author, journalist, lawyer and filmmaker who has won awards for her work on Black history, culture and identity in the African diaspora and beyond. Hirsch is the author of Equal to Everything, a children's book about the UK Supreme Court and the Sunday Times bestseller Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging, which received the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood... read full bio
Agapi Stassinopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker, and wellness expert who is a Thrive Global facilitator where she conducts workshops to help people change the way they work and live. As a speaker, Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations for organizations such as LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, and many more. Agapi talks on topics such as... read full bio
With a diverse culinary background and a passion for sharing her knowledge with food enthusiasts, cooking expert Aida Mollenkamp prepared delicious dishes while providing answers to questions submitted by Food Network viewers in her first interactive cooking show, Ask Aida. She currently hosts FoodCrafters, on the Cooking Channel, in which she leaves the kitchen to uncover handmade food finds from... read full bio
Aida Osman is an up-and-coming television writer and comedian who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the only black family in the city where her and her autistic brother were raised as strict Muslims. While growing up, Osman often felt isolated from everyone and felt even more isolated when she came out as bisexual. Later in life, Osman had the... read full bio
Playing Janice Soprano on the HBO TV series The Sopranos earned Aida Turturro two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also appeared in a number of films, including True Love, Jersey Girl, What About Bob, Junior, Money Train, Sleepers, Jaded, Fallen, Illuminata, Deep Blue Sea, Mickey Blue Eyes, Bringing Out the Dead, Play... read full bio
Aija Mayrock is a young woman who experienced bullying firsthand both in person and over the Internet because of a speech impediment she had. Instead of letting her experiences break her down, she channeled her positive energy into writing and self-publishing The Survival Guide to Bullying, where she shares the strategies that helped her survive and thrive. Aija writes about... read full bio
Aileen Lee is a U.S. seed investor, a venture capital investor, and founder of Cowboy Ventures. She coined the Silicon Valley term, unicorn, which is defined as a privately held startup that has a billion dollar valuation. Lee started her career working as an M&A analyst for Morgan Stanley. She went on to work in business development at Gap Inc.... read full bio
