Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band. Formed over ten years ago, the band is comprised of members Luke Lalonde, Mitch Derosier, Andy Lloyd, and Steve Hamelin. The quartet combines vocals, guitar, keyboard, drum, and bass to create their alternative sound. After performing locally in Toronto, the band began to tour with well-known groups such as Caribou, Peter Bjorn... read full bio
Tom Pesce is a high-energy magician, speaker, mentalist, and illusionist. Not only is his magic one of a kind but he also brings comedy into his routine to keep his audience enthralled. Pesce is from Connecticut where he sells out the Tigers’ Den Sports Bar & Lounge every month. Some of Pesce’s magic routines include turning animated objects into real... read full bio
Becky Hobbs is an American country singer-songwriter and pianist. She has released 10 studio albums; her best-known album is “All Keyed Up”, which peaked at number 25 on the US Country charts. Some of her most popular songs include, “I Can’t Say Goodbye to You”, “Just What the Doctor Ordered”, “Oklahoma Heart”, “Hottest ‘Ex’ in Texas”, “Jones on the Jukebox”,... read full bio
Amanda Baggs is an American blogger who speaks out on autism and is said to have low-functioning autism as she reportedly rarely speaks. She is best known for her YouTube video, In My Language, which went on to be seen on outlets like CNN. She has also guest-blogged on Anderson Coopers blog where she answered questions about her video. Baggs... read full bio
Amanda Coolong is the current Chief Content Officer and Board Co-Chair of Women in Technology International (WITI). Her prior work includes founding the technology news publisher TechZulu and Context & Narrative, an alternative creative collective. Coolong is an experienced digital media executive and communications expert in emerging technologies. Apart from being a technology guru, Coolong is also an artist. She... read full bio
Amy Cohen began her career as a writer and producer of sitcoms Caroline in the City and Spin City. In addition, she contributed to a dating column for the New York Observer and was the dating correspondent for televised New York Central. After losing her jobs, boyfriend, and her mother, Cohen was inspired to write a memoir titled The Late... read full bio
Bill DeMott is an American retired professional wrestler and a motivational speaker. He used his real name under the WWF/E, went by Hugh Morrus in the WCW, and performed as Crash the Terminator in Japan and the ECW. DeMott was also a head trainer for WWEs system NXT. DeMott won the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice and after retiring... read full bio
Bliss Broyard is the daughter of literary critic Anatole Broyard. Anatole Broyards mixed racial lineage was made apparent to the world after his death. Inspired by her fathers mysterious past, Bliss authored an investigative memoir about her fathers life. The book is titled One Drop: My Fathers Hidden Life, A Story of Race and Family Secrets. Prior to publishing One... read full bio
Brittany Fowler-Lamp is a digital content strategist. Specializing in influencer marketing, social media strategy, and branding, Fowler-Lamp has contributed to a variety of brands. Acting as a driving force and main point of contact for brand strategy and PR, this content specialist has worked for companies like DITA EYEWEAR, Beach House PR + SOCIAL, L*Speace Swimwear, and Kiere Media, LLC.... read full bio
Bruce Sterling is an author, journalist, editor, and design critic. Identifying as a futurist, Sterling often focuses his work around science fiction. He has authored ten science fiction novels and several nonfiction works, including The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier. Sterling has contributed to a variety of publications, often covering topics such as politics, globalization, technology,... read full bio
Kelly Cardenas is an owner of several salons, a beauty industry icon, an author, a National educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems, and a motivational speaker. Prior to owning his own business Cardenas was opening and leading salons for the Global Artistic Director of Paul Mitchell. He has worked with huge names in the industry including Snoop Dogg, Miley Cyrus,... read full bio
Amy Frazier is a retired professional tennis player from the United States who has played in the US Open 20 consecutive times, which was a record, and has also playing in 18 Australian Opens, 18 Wimbledons, and 15 French Open tournaments. During her career, Frazier won eight career titles and most recently won the USTA National W40 Hardcourt Championships. Upon... read full bio
Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. During her professional career, Okamoto has won 17 LPGA Tours, 2 Ladies European Tours, and 44 LPGA of Japan Tours. She has been in the LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner, the LPGA Tour... read full bio
Apollo LTD are a Nashville duo that consists of artists Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark. They were both working side jobs and putting in work on music when they finally broke out with the release of their debut self-titled EP. The single “What Are You Waiting For” off of their EP became a hit, gaining over 300 thousand streams on... read full bio
Carmen Lynch is a Spanish-American comedian, actress, and writer who performs in both the United States and Spain. She has been seen on television series such as, “Last Comic Standing”, “Comedy.TV”, “Latino 101”, “Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious”, “Late Show with David Letterman”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, “The Good Wife”, “Red Eye”, “Conan”, “@midnight”, “Acting Out”, “The Late... read full bio
Corey Ryan Forrester is an American comedian who knew he was going to be a comedian since he was in second grade. Once Forrester turned 16 he started to perform at local open mic nights and went on perform in bars and comedy clubs nightly while working side jobs during the day. Most recently, Forrester tours with Trae Crowder and... read full bio
Drew Morgan is an American stand-up comedian who resides in New York City. He mostly performs in New York in comedy clubs and bars such as, New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live, and the Creek and the Cave. Morgan is originally from Tennessee and uses that and moving to other cities and countries in his lifetime... read full bio
Ian Harvie is an American stand-up comedian and actor who is best known for playing Dale on the television series “Transparent”. Other television series he’s been on as a comedian include, “Wisecrack”, “One Night Stand Up”, “Comics Unleashed”, “Roadtrip Nation”, “The Playboy Morning Show”, “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”, and “Funny How”. Harvie has also had his comedy specials,... read full bio
Joshua Ray Walker is an up-and-coming country artist from Texas. His music is based on his explorations and life experiences that abnormal for someone his age. He has released his first album recently, “Wish You Were Here”. Along with it, some of his most popular songs include, “Canyon”, “Working Girl”, “Trouble”, “Last Call”, “Burn It”, and more. Walker has performed... read full bio
Mike E Winfield is an American actor and comedian from Baltimore, Maryland. He decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career at a young age and from there has gone on to perform on series such as, “Comics Without Borders”, “Comedy.TV”, “Comics Unleashed”, “Late Show with David Letterman”, “BET’s Comicview”, “The Arsenio Hall Show”, “Dana White:... read full bio
