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
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
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
Aimee Mullins was recognized as one of the Greatest Women of the 20th Century at the Women's Museum in Dallas, honoring her success and contributions as an athlete. She holds world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash and long jump. Off the track, she was one of three nationally chosen high school students to receive full scholarships awarded by... read full bio
Journalist Ainsley Earhardt currently serves as co-host of Fox & Friends. She is an anchor and correspondent for the Fox News Channel, as well as a reporter for Fox’s Hannity with her own segment called “Ainsley Across America.” Since joining Fox, she has also co-hosted Fox and Friends Weekend, Fox’s All-American New Year’s Eve, America’s News Headquarters, been a panelist... read full bio
Ajay Agrawal is a professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management. Through his extensive research of artificial intelligence, science policy, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation, Agrawal teaches people around the world about whats coming in the future. He is the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab and an Academic Director at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Through his keynote speeches and... read full bio
Ajay Shah is the founder and Managing Director of the Silver Lake Sumeru Fund. In addition, he is the Managing Partner of Shah Capital Partners, a technology private equity firm. For three years, Mr. Shah was the CEO of, and led the founding of, the Technology Solutions Business unit of Solectron which included SMART, Force Computers, DY4 Corporation and US... read full bio
Al Rosas, also known as the Organic Chef, is an innovator in sustainable family farming. Rosas has held a part on Daytime with NBC, educating people nationwide on the benefits of organic farming. Starting his career in the kitchen as a dishwasher, Rosas soon became a professional chef focusing on farming, organic foods, and sustainable resources. Now, Rosas is famous... read full bio
Professor Alain Enthoven is a distinguished professor at Stanford, who has been published in the subjects of Economics, organization, management and public policy of health care. He studies the causes of unsustainable growth in national health expenditures and the costs of health insurance, and possible strategies for moderating this growth while improving quality of care. His recent work is focused... read full bio
Alain Goudsmet is a Belgian sports and business coach who is the founder and director of Mentally Fit Institute. Goudsmet specializes in subjects which include mental, emotional, individual and collective performance, leadership, motivation, and human resource, performance and stress management. He has previously been known to be a top sport coach after working as the trainer-coach for the Belgian Tennis... read full bio
