Yael Deckelbaum is an activist and singer-songwriter who is Canadian and Israeli with a platinum award. She is regarded as one of the original members of the Israeli folk group Habanot Nechama, whose self-titled CD sold over 40,000 copies and went platinum in Israel. Yael has shared the stage with a number of notable performers, including Gregory Porter, Bobby McFerrin,... read full bio
The Pickle Family Circus was a small circus founded in 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. The circus formed an important part of the renewal of the American circus. They also influenced the creation of Cirque du Soleil in Montreal. Neither circus features animals or use the three-ring layout like the traditional circus. The Pickle Family Circus is now a... read full bio
Judge Greg Mathis was elected to Michigan's 36th District Court in 1995. His election became a national success story and a symbol of hope for urban youth who are struggling to overcome the modern-day pressures and hardships of poverty, drugs and violence. A former street youth and high school dropout, Mathis' lawlessness brought him before a judge who cared, a... read full bio
One of the most influential futurists in modern business, Watts Wacker helps the world's top corporations navigate the extraordinary sea of change that is taking us into the next century. He has advised such powerhouse companies as Nike, General Motors, MCI and Bank of America, and headed the Yankelovich Monitor for a decade. As founder and director of FirstMatter LLC,... read full bio
Peter Gruber is the founder, chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, as well as a Number One New York Times bestselling author. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include The Kids Are All Right, Soul Surfer, Bernie, Horns, The Voices, and Drawn of the Dead. He has also produced Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Gorillas in... read full bio
George Brett is a retired American baseball third baseman who played 21 years in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. Brett is one of only four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career... read full bio
Former American basketball player George Karl has now made a successful career in becoming the head coach of five NBA teams. Born in Pittsburgh, California Karl signed with the San Antonio Spurs in 1973. He spent his entire professional career with the Spurs, but in 1978 he retired from playing the sport and became the Spurs’ assistant coach. He continued... read full bio
Legendary running back LaDainian Tomlinson, also known as L.T., retired from the NFL after eleven successful seasons. At the NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers selected Tomlinson 5th overall, and the rest is history. Tomlinson went on to play nine record-breaking seasons with the Chargers, followed by two seasons with the New York Jets. He was selected to five Pro... read full bio
Terrell Owens is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Popularly known by his initials, T.O., Owens has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive and outspoken players. Owens is known for his flamboyant celebrations after scoring touchdowns, some of which have resulted in fines by the NFL front office. Prior... read full bio
Michael Fertik is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Reputation.com in addition to being the Managing Director and Founder of Heroic Ventures. Among other companies, he founded and served as CEO of b4.ai, WaveShift, and Sightglass Vision. One of the top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Heroic Ventures focuses nearly entirely on first-money and formation investments. The... read full bio
Best selling author of the groundbreaking book BANK 2.0, Brett King is the founder of the first direct mobile bank in the US and UK (Movenbank) and a strategic advisor to the worlds leading financial services organizations. He is an International Judge for the GSMA Global Mobile Awards, the Asian Banker Retail Excellence Awards and for the MiddleEast Business Achievement... read full bio
Isabel Aguilera is the former President of General Electric in Spain and former CEO of Google Spain and Portugal. She is one of the most successful businesswomen in Spain. Not only does she have an impeccable record both in marketing and sales, but she is also a leading expert on the Iberian market. Today, she is on the board of... read full bio
The Yardbirds legend and music has graduated three of rock's greatest guitar players: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. They created hard rock out of standard twelve-bar blues, doubling the tempos and whacking the amps up to ten. On the British club scene, the Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Rolling Stones ruled the stages. The Yardbirds are best known... read full bio
"Flyleaf is an American Christian rock band from Texas, and their eclectic genre has been dubbed a blend of Christian metal, hard rock, post grunge, and new metal. Their debut self-titled album went platinum after selling more than one million copies. They won an online poll on yahoo.com that stated that they were Yahoo!'s Who's Next band of the month... read full bio
Lindsay Ell is a Calgary, Alberta-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist who specializes in country music. Within the country genre, her music combines elements of rock, blues, and pop. She is signed to the Broken Bow Records sister label in the United States, Stoney Creek Records. Ell has been hailed as one of the top new performers to watch by Rolling... read full bio
Macon is a dance/hip hop group from Norway that formed over 20 years ago. The group is composed of Tshawe Baqwe and Yosef Wolde-Mariam. They have released six full length albums together that mix the sounds of electropop, hip hop, and dance-pop. Their first hit song was called God Forgive Me" but they really hit stardom when their sing "Barcelona"... read full bio
Kina Grannis is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. She is half Japanese and half European American. Grannis was the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. As a result of winning, she earned a recording contract with Interscope Records and had her music video played during the commercials of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008. She recently... read full bio
Los Angeles band Vintage Trouble originally achieved recognition in the U.K., where their debut album, The Bomb Shelter Sessions, performed well on the digital charts. The band's music is rooted on the sounds of vintage blues, soul and rock & roll from the '50s and '60s. The band spent the following years building a devoted fan base on both sides of... read full bio
David describes how companies that prioritize people over data can inspire radical loyalty for a wide range of goods and services, including restaurants, campgrounds, business-to-business software, and batteries. He explains how and why people feel enthusiastic about the things they love, and he teaches businesses how to take advantage of the world's most devoted customers. David tailors his keynote addresses to... read full bio
Universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history, the Flamingos defined doo wop at its most elegant and sophisticated, their matchless harmonies profoundly impacting the Motown Sound of the 1960s and the Philly soul of the following decade. ... read full bio
