A successful businesswoman and entrepreneur, Jennifer Fleiss. She is most known for being the co-founder and head of business development at Rent the Runway, a business that has transformed the fashion industry by allowing customers to rent designer clothing and accessories. With more than 5 million users, 375 workers, and 300 designer brands, Rent the Runway has expanded under her... read full bio
Haiyan Wang is a managing partner of the China India Institute, which is a research consultancy that forms winning global strategies with a focus on leveraging the transformational rise of China and India. She is also an assistant professor of strategy at INSEAD, a regular columnist for BusinessWeek, a contributing editor for Chief Executive, and a regular blogger for Harvard... read full bio
A trailblazing businesswoman, successful business author, and former sports agent, Molly Fletcher has forged a unique path in the fields of leadership, business, and sports. She has established a reputation as a change agent and a source of inspiration for people and organizations looking to succeed because to her excellent intellect and lively style. She has used her experience to deliver... read full bio
Katia Beauchamp is the Co-Founder and CEO of Birchbox, a pioneering monthly beauty/cosmetics delivery service. Prior to founding Birchbox, Karia was the numbers whiz behind large corporate real estate deals, a beauty product junkie, and extra sassy Harvard Business School student. Katia’s passion for everything beauty and style, along with her experience in finance, are important factors in forming partnerships... read full bio
As the Chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, Linda Johnson Rice is a highly accomplished and significant figure in the media and beauty sectors. She is known for her entrepreneurial passion and vision. She has significantly contributed to the development of Ebony and Jet magazines as the former Chairman Emeritus of Ebony Media Operations. Rice has blazed a route as... read full bio
Frits Van Paasschen is a veteran executive with thirty years of experience working with international companies. He was the CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts for eight years, and previously spent three years as the CEO of Coors Brewing Company. He has also served in management positions at Nike and Disney’s Consumer Products Divisions. Also an author, Frits wrote the... read full bio
Iqram Magdon-Ismail is a technology entrepreneur known for co-founding the popular payment application, Venmo, alongside his friend and business partner Andrew Kortina. Venmo has process payments of 7.5 billion dollars and counting. Iqram met Andrew during his college years while attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he acquired his degree in computer science. The tech duo’s first project together was... read full bio
Alli Webb is the Founder of Drybar, N.Y. Times Bestselling Author, Canopy President, Co- Founder Squeeze, Brightside and Becket + Quill. Drybar exploded into a nationally recognized and highly sought-after brand growing to over 150 locations and highly successful product line, which sold for $255 million. Staying true to her signature approach to beauty and self-care, Squeeze, follows suit in the affordable luxury... read full bio
Amy Trask is the former CEO of the Oakland Raiders, and an author. Trask recently came out with a memoir titled, “You Negotiate Like A Girl” which tells of her time as the first female CEO of an NFL team. Trask studied at the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in political science, she then went on to study... read full bio
Ron Kaufman is recognized as the worlds leading educator and motivator for uplifting customer service and building service cultures. Hes written several books on service, business, and inspiration including his best-selling book, Uplifting Service! The Proven Path to Delighting Your Customers, Colleagues and Everyone Else You Meet. Mr. Kaufman is the founder of UP! Your Service, a company that teaches... 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
Arlene Dickinson is an independent marketing communications entrepreneur. As one of Canadas most renowned marketing communications experts, Dickinson shows creativity and strategy throughout her business career. Dickinsons experience as the CEO of Venture Communications and YouInc.com has given her intel into the business world. She shares this intel with audiences and businesses worldwide, consulting and contributing to successes around the... read full bio
Yancey Strickler is a writer, speaker, and former CEO of Kickstarter. In addition to his founding of Kickstarter, Strickler also founded a creative artist resource called The Creative Independent, which focuses on the insights of people like Bjork, Stevie Nicks, and Philip Glass. Prior to his work with Kickstarter and The Creative Independent, Strickler worked with Pitchfork, Spin, and the... read full bio
Rebecca Minkoff is a pioneer in affordable luxury fashion, and young people and celebrities all around the world wear her clothes. Her love of fashion developed while she was employed in the costume department throughout high school, and at the age of 18, she moved to New York City to pursue her ambition of becoming a fashion designer. Her big break... read full bio
Amy Lokey is currently the Vice President of User Experience at Google. Prior to her current job, Lokey has worked at NBC Digital Productions, Novocom, Inc., Malibu Studios, Quidnunc, aep designs, Openwave Systems Inc., Yahoo, and LinkedIn. During her time working at Yahoo, Lokey was the Staff User Experience Designer and at LinkedIn she was the Vice President in User... read full bio
Carey Kolaja is currently the Global Chief Product Officer at Citi Group Financial Co. Prior to her job at Citi, Kolaja has been the Director and Senior Manager of Corporate Information Technology at eBay Inc and worked her way through various jobs at PayPal where she left as she was the Vice President of Global Consumer Products. Kolaja graduated from... read full bio
Janice Bryant Howroyd is an American entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, businesswoman, author, mentor, Presidential Special Appointee, founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group. The ActOne Group is the largest private woman owned workforce solutions company founded in the US. They are an award winning enterprise that provide talent management solutions. Howroyd herself has been featured on Forbes list of... read full bio
Juliette Kayyem is a CNN commentator, homeland security specialist, Harvard faculty member, author, and host of the "The SCIF" podcast on WGBH. Kayyem has established herself as a top expert in the subject of homeland security with a wide and outstanding history. Kayyem demonstrates her great business sense and leadership abilities in her role as CEO of Zemcar. She also frequently appears... read full bio
Radha Subramanyam is the president of CBS Vision as well as the company's chief research and analytics officer. After 18 months, she was elevated to her current position. She first joined the company as executive vice president, chief research and analytics officer at the CBS Television Network. For CBS, Subramanyam is in charge of all analytics and research activities, including... read full bio
Jean Case is an American businesswoman who is the Chairman of the Board of National Geographic, CEO of the Case Foundation, philanthropist, investor, Internet and impact investing pioneer, and author. Her and her husband Steve Case, created the Case Foundation and have gone on to join the Giving Pledge. As an author, Case has published the book “Be Fearless: 5... read full bio
