Mark Ramadan is co-founder of Sir Kensington’s ketchup. As the co-founder and CEO of Sir Kensington’s, Ramadan manages all the day-to-day operations and focuses on the long-term strategy of the company. Prior to his work with Sir Kensington’s, Ramadan worked as an analyst for Goldman Sachs and then was a business analyst for McKinsey & Company. Ramadan graduated with a... read full bio
Brendan Kane is a best-selling author, business and innovation strategist who empowers brands to scale, expand, and accelerate their business influence. Over the years Kane has worked with Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities such as Paramount, Taylor Swift, Yahoo!, MTV, Sony, Vice, CMT, Rihanna, Lionsgate, NHL, and many more. Kane is also author of “One Million Followers”, which tells... read full bio
Radha Agrawal is co-founder of THINX and co-founder, CEO and Chief Community Architect of Daybreaker. Daybreaker is an early morning dance and wellness movement that is currently in 25 cities and is held in over a dozen college campuses around the world. THINX is an underwear company that supports women during their menstruation and it has now grown into a... read full bio
David Robertson is an innovation and product management expert. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Robertson is well-known for his study of the LEGO Group. He was the LEGO Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the Institute for Management Development in Switzerland. Robertson authored the award-winning Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the... read full bio
Thornton A. May is a futurist, educator, anthropologist, speaker, and author. As a speaker, May speaks on understand and managing big data and analytics, strategies for innovation, transitioning from now to next, IT leadership, digital transformation, future of security and privacy, and many more. As an author, he has published the book, “The New Know: Innovation Powered by Analytics”. He... read full bio
Jeremy Zawodny is currently a software engineer for Craiglist and a lead software engineer for Yosemite Space. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University and while there, worked in computer lab tech support. After graduating, Zawodny started working as a developer for Marathon Oil. Shortly after, he started working in technical for Yahoo! Inc. Zawodny... read full bio
Richard Rosenblatt is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the Demand Media company, which he was previously the Chairman and CEO of. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. and went on to earn his J.D. from University of Southern California Law School. After earning his law degree, Rosenblatt worked at a law office for a few months but quit out... read full bio
Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner is an Norwegian-Icelandic enterpreneur and programmer who is co-founder and CEO of Vivaldi Technologies. Jon earned a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Oslo and he started his career working for the Norwegian state phone company known as Telenor for several years. While working for Telenor, Jon started developing what is now known... read full bio
Aleyda Solis is an SEO consultant, author, and speaker. She works with her company, Orainti, to be an award-winning International SEO Consultant and she is author of the book, “SEO. Las Claves Esenciales”. As a speaker, Solis has traveled over the world to give speeches in English and Spanish. As an SEO Consultant, Solis has worked with companies such as... read full bio
Peter Mansbridge is the former Chief Correspondent for CBC News. Covering politics, economics, and culture for over five decades, Mansbridge is a notable voice in the tele-journalism world. Prior to his stint as Chief Correspondent at CBC News, Mansbridge was an anchor at The National. Mansbridge has won several awards for his trademark broadcasting. He has shared his broadcasting expertise... read full bio
Mike Evans is a keynote award-winning speaker and author. Over the years Evans has worked alongside people such as Dr. John Kotter, Tom Peters, Dr. Stephen Covey, Hyrum Smith, Steve Farber, and more. He has worked as a leader and has had consulting roles for companies such as Tom Peters Company, FranklinCovey and Kotter International. As an author, Evans has... read full bio
Julie Zhuo is an author, businessperson, computer scientist, and is the management expert and VP of product design for Facebook. Zhuo was born in Shanghai and moved to Texas when she was 5. She later went on to graduate with both her BS and MS from Stanford University where she studied computer science. From there, Zhuo became an intern at... read full bio
Patricia Wilson is an American TED speaker and former CEO of the Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area. During her time with the Make-A-Wish foundation, Wilson turned San Francisco into Gotham City for cancer patient Miles so he could be Batkid for a day. This led to her being in the documentary, “Batkid Begins”. Wilson earned a Shorty Industry Award for “Best... read full bio
Anne M. Mahlum is a female entrepreneur who is currently the Founder, Owner and CEO of a fast-growing boutique fitness company she founded in DC in called [solidcore]. In just 7 years, Anne has grown her company to more than 70 locations across 19 different states (entirely corporately owned) with more than 100,000 clients, including Michelle Obama. Anne has raised... read full bio
Frances West is the former Chief Accessibility Officer at IBM, is the Founder of FrancesWestCo, and is an author. West has been the first female technologist to speak on digital inclusion at the United Nations and even testified to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She is the author of “Authentic Inclusion Drives Disruptive Innovation”, which was featured at SXSW... read full bio
Stewart Liff is an American author and management consultant who is best known for his work in Human Resources Management, Performance Management, Visual Management and team development. Liff was born in Rego Park, New York, and he began his career as a personnel specialist with the Department of Defense. This led to Liff working as a Chief of Employee and... read full bio
Mark Aesch is the author of “Driving Excellence” and is the former CEO of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. During his time with the RGRTA, deficits were replaced with surpluses, taxpayer subsidies were reduced, demand for service increased, and the fare was lowered. Since then, Aesch has gone on to be a thought leader for the Boston Consulting Group... read full bio
Klyn Elsbury is a speaker, corporate trainer, and coach from San Diego, California. During her presentations, Elsbury uses neuroscience for coaching programs to create positive change, unleash energy, reignite passion and improve performance. Elsbury has studied at Iowa State Universities’ College of Business. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a Master Practitioner NLP from The... read full bio
Jay Ward is an innovation speaker and creative director at Pixar where he has been a consultant on all projects related to the film franchise “Cars”. Ward has earned his BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts. He began his career working in feature film production at Pixar Animation Studios and over the years he has worked his... read full bio
Marcus Collins is a marketing expert, advertiser, and Lecturer of Marketing at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and College of Engineering. Collins has earned his B.S.E. in Materials Science Engineering from University of Michigan and has also earned his MBA in Strategic Marketing from University of Michigan. Collins is also earning his Doctor of Business Administration in... read full bio
