Radek Sali is the former CEO of Swisse. During his 10 years as CEO of Swisse, the company became one of Australia’s most known and fastest growing companies and the company was also awarded the most successful business of the year by the BRW Private Business Awards during one of the years that Sali was CEO. Sali helped grow Swisse’s... read full bio
Rachel Tipograph is the Founder and CEO of MikMak. MikMak is an eCommerce platform that uses social video as infomercials. The company has worked with clients such as, Campbell’s, L’Oreal, Levi’s, Estee Lauder, Mattel, Nestle, T-Mobile, Under Armour, and many more. Brands also use MikMak through platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube, Amazon, and more. Tipograph has been... read full bio
Ravimohan started his career with ICICI Ltd where he worked in project appraisal, systems designing, credit administration and merchant banking. He was the youngest team member in the project finance department at ICICI. He also worked with Over-the-Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI). He spent 16 years with Crisil, now the India arm of global ratings major Standard & Poor's (S&P).... read full bio
R. Gopalakrishnan has been a professional manager for over 45 years, 31 years in Unilever and 14 years in TATA. He has served in Jeddah as Chairman of Unilever Arabia, in Bangalore as Managing Director of Brooke Bond Lipton India, and finally as Vice Chairman of Hindustan Lever. Currently, he is Director, Tata Sons Ltd. He is the chairman... read full bio
R. Glenn Hubbard was appointed in 2001 by President Bush to be Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors. He is the chief architect of President Bush’s economic growth package with its centerpiece proposal to eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits. He also served as Chairman of the OECD Economic Policy Committee and as a member of... read full bio
Purna Virji is the current Senior Manager of Global Engagement for Microsoft. She has been named by Adweek as one of the year’s young influentials and has been a Chairman of the Judging Panel at the Drum US Search Awards two years in a row. For her role with Microsoft, Virji develops content narratives and evangelizes Microsoft products and services... read full bio
Prashanth Challa is a renowned figure in the field of cybersecurity, respected for his knowledge and foresight in defending the financial system. He is leading the effort to protect one of the top financial institutions in the world from the changing risks of the digital era as the Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management Cybersecurity at Morgan Stanley. Prashanth Challa... read full bio
Prabal Gurung is a Nepalese-American fashion designer who was born in Singapore and is currently based out of New York City. Gurung was raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, and he studied at St. Xavier’s School in Jawalakhel before going on to earn his bachelor’s degree in hotel management from the National Council of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition. Gurung... read full bio
Porter Gale is a forerunner in the marketing world, with more than twenty years under her belt of working in branding, social media, advertising and filmmaking. She has been honored with the Changing The Game Award from The Advertising Women of New York, included on AdAges Digital Hotlist, iMedias Top 25-Digital Marketers, and named a Digital Passionista by The Huffington... read full bio
Porter Erisman is the former vice-president of the Alibaba Group, an author, and public speaker who is passionate about creativity and innovation that delivers a positive social impact. Erisman has earned his B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University and went on to earn his M.B.A. in International Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Erisman went... read full bio
Polly LaBarre has devoted over two decades to enabling and supplying executives from a variety of fields with the tools they need to turn their companies into bulwarks of resiliency, creativity, innovation, and accountability. She played a crucial part in altering leadership paradigms and ushering in a new era of workplace dynamics and successes when she joined Fast Company magazine... read full bio
Planet Money, hosted by primary correspondents Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg, has been growing steadily in popularity on NPR. The team has exhibited the unique ability to present and explain even the most complex economic issues so that listeners gain a complete understanding of not only what happened and why, but also the importance of these news stories in their... read full bio
The Honorable Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist who clarifies the global economy through writing, establishing tech companies, consulting with international legislators, public speaking and instructing. She serves as a Special Advisor to Avonhurst, a UK-based legal and advisory firm that specializes in deals, regulation and project finance, as well as a Senior Advisor to The Monaco Foundry, a start-up workshop for innovators with an... read full bio
Aisha "Pinky" Cole is an entrepreneur and restaurateur who specializes in plant-based substitutes and vegan dishes. Originally, Cole moved to Los Angeles to be an actor, then moved to New York to work in television production. Her passion was always making vegan food, so Aisha ended up starting restaurants in Harlem but closed them after an accidental grease fire. After... read full bio
Piers was destined to be a company leader since he was thirteen and had longed to be his own boss. British businessman Piers is well-known for his role as a "dragon" on the BBC series Dragon's Den. At the UK government-owned development bank British Business Bank, which has £6.2 billion in funds to help small and medium-sized businesses get debt and equity financing,... read full bio
Pierre serves as chairman of eBay, a trustee of Tufts University, Santa Fe Institute and Punahou School; and as a commissioner for President Barack Obamas Commission on White House Fellowships. Pierre is also CEO and publisher of Honolulu Civil Beat, a local news service in Hawaii that encourages greater civic participation through media. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his... read full bio
Phill Nosworthy is a keynote speaker, social impact advisor, author, educator, thought leader, and founder of Switch Learning and Development, which is a learning and development partner for leading organizations. Through his work with Switch Learning and Development, Nosworthy has partnered with organizations and companies which include Microsoft, Universal Music ING Bank, and more. Through his work as a keynote... read full bio
Good companies will meet needs; great companies will create markets," says Philip Kotler, the world's pre-eminent marketing thinker. Kotler is S.C. Johnson and Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University."... read full bio
"Phil Knight, co-founded Nike, Inc., with his former college track coach Bill Bowerman. He earned his MBA from Stanford's business school, Knight returned to the University of Oregon to propose to Bowerman that they go into business selling shoes -- Bowerman would be in charge of design, with Knight taking care of the business end. At first, Bowerman... read full bio
Philip Kaplan is the founder and CEO of DistroKid; a service that musicians use to help get their music into streaming services such as iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and more. Kaplan earned his B.S. in Information Management and Technology from Syracuse University. From there, he started working as a senior consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton. Kaplan went on... read full bio
