Hollywood producer, novelist and tech entrepreneur Chad Sanders is a pioneer in the fields of values-driven leadership, innovation, and establishing equity in the workplace. Chad began his career with Google and later worked as the Head of Expansion for a start-up that Kaplan ultimately purchased. He switched to a creative career in writing nonetheless because he felt racially alienated in these... read full bio
Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor, a multinational sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns market-leading brands like WME, IMG and UFC, is Ariel Emanuel. Emanuel co-founded the original Endeavor after moving up the ranks of Hollywood talent agencies and he then oversaw the largest merger of talent agencies in history to create WME. Later, he guided the organization into a strategic alliance with... read full bio
Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, written by Richie Jackson, was released by HarperCollins. The Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein play Torch Song was most recently produced by this acclaimed Broadway, television and film producer. He co-executive produced the John Cameron Mitchell written and directed movie Shortbus, as well as the seven seasons of Showtime's Nurse Jackie (a Golden... read full bio
Over 200 live television programs have been written and produced by Jon Macks, including the Tony Awards, the Golden Globes, the Emmy Awards and a record 25 Academy Awards, for which he served nine times as head writer. Jon wrote almost 100 jokes a day, every day, for Jay's 4,610 Tonight Shows, making him the #1 political comedy writer during the Tonight... read full bio
For FOX and FS1, Peter Schrager works as a reporter and NFL insider. With the exception of four games where he reported from the sidelines, Schrager contributed to FOX NFL Kickoff for the most of the season from the studio. He covered the NFL sidelines for FOX Sports in his second full season, working alongside analyst Chris Spielman and play-by-play... read full bio
David Barrett, a celebrated composer and producer, is known for penning one of the most iconic motivating tunes in the American songbook. His "One Shining Moment" has served as the soundtrack of brilliance for 35 years of network broadcast and is adored by many millions of listeners. It was created in one sitting and was inspired by the famous Larry... read full bio
Lily Cole is a writer, activist, model and actor who has spent almost 20 years promoting environmental causes. Cole started looking into supply chains and sustainable business practices after a successful career in fashion, where she was named one of the top ten models of the 2000s by Vogue France. She later became a patron of the Environmental Justice Foundation and... read full bio
Linda Yvette Chávez, a celebrated Chingona and Xicana Hollywood artist, uses narratives to build a more accepting society. The popular Netflix series Gentefied was co-created, co-showrunner, directed and executive produced by Linda. Recently, Gentefied garnered seven Imagen Foundation award nominations, including "Best Comedy Series" and "Best Directing" for Linda's directorial debut. The show's first season was nominated for a Peabody Award.... read full bio
Lindsay Shookus, an Emmy Award-winning producer and businesswoman, is most known for her work on Saturday Night Live, where she was responsible for finding and developing up-and-coming talent and coordinating with star visitors. Shookus created Adele: Live in New York City, served as an Associate Producer on the highly renowned comedy series 30 Rock and produced Miley's New Years Eve Party... read full bio
The esteemed host of NFL Total Access is writer and pioneering sportscaster MJ Acosta-Ruiz, winner of multiple Emmy Awards. Acosta-Ruiz is the first woman of color and Afro-Latina to ever host a program on the NFL Network. She also contributes to NFL Mexico and NFL Español on a variety of platforms because she is fully fluent in both languages. For... read full bio
Everyday you can watch the Emmy Award-winning host Jeannie Mai on the widely distributed chat show The Real. A Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host was given to Mai and her fellow co-hosts from The Real. The program, which is currently in its seventh season, has won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series and been nominated for... read full bio
Former record label co-founder Mike Muse is a political, pop culture and change agent expert. Mike uses his platform to affect social change by fusing politics and popular culture. He co-founded LawChamps as an industrial engineer who later became a media and tech entrepreneur. Mike is the host of The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM, co-host of Sway in the Morning and... read full bio
Having made over 70 appearances on Jeopardy, Jennings has become known as the master Jeopardy player for his amazing memory, unparalleled buzzer technique, and the fact that he has approached a record near $2.5 million in winningswhich is still climbing. A Seattle native who grew up in South Korea, Jennings watched Jeopardy regularly on the US Armed Forces TV network,... read full bio
Juliet Funt is the CEO of WhiteSpace at Work, a training and consulting firm that helps organizations, their leaders and employees flip the norms of business in order to reclaim their creativity, productivity and engagement. With thought-provoking content and immediately actionable tools, she has become a nationally recognized expert in coping with the Age of Overload in which we all... read full bio
Matt Ruby is a comedian and entrepreneur. His comedy spans topics from relationships to politics, and he has appeared on The Comedy Show Show, MTVs Girl Code, featured in The Huffington Post, NY Magazine, ComedySmack, and performed at festivals like SXSW, SF Comedy Contest, Boston Comedy Festival, and more. On the business front, Ruby created the application Vooza, a video... read full bio
Famous mentalist, hypnotist, and magician Keith Barry is praised for his remarkable abilities and mind-blowing performances. He has gained a reputation as the top television hypnotist and the moniker "brain hacker" for his capacity to dive into the inner workings of the mind. Barry's magnetic talents have carried him all around the world, where his amazing psychological powers have mesmerized audiences.... read full bio
Renee Bargh is a celebrity and television personality from Australia. She is best known for her work will Channel [V] Australia. She launched into the entertainment industry as part of the pop group, Girlband. Her group released two singles, which hit the top 50, ‘Electric’ and ‘Party Girl’. When the band broke up, Bargh decided to become a television personality.... read full bio
From side-splitting clean humor for your banquet or kickoff, to the Sunday Morning devotional, Terryl Bechtol can please any audience. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small business ... anywhere humor with a message is needed! Bubba" Bechtol has spoken in Japan, Germany, Sweden, Philippines, and Southern Mississippi; in front of 100's of Chambers of Commerce, Fortune 500... read full bio
Daytime Emmy Award winning television personality and nationally recognized author electrifies stages worldwide with his entertaining and inspirational presentation, The Choice Is Yours. This keynote has been a must-have at universities and corporate events for over a decade and has provided tens of thousands of individuals with the tools necessary to exceed their own expectations at home and in the workplace.... read full bio
Allison Adler is a famous and well known television writer and producer. She is best known for her work on Supergirl, The New Normal, Glee, Chuck, and Family Guy. Adlers career began when she worked on Veronicas Closet. She later began producing Family Guy, and a variety of other television shows. Adler is a contributor now to The CWs Dynasty,... read full bio
