Ricardo Semler is a Brazilian businessman who is the former CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners, which is a Brazilian company who is best known for it’s radical form of industrial democracy and corporate re-engineering. During his time working for Semco, Semler transformed the company to practice advanced leadership and organizational effectiveness. Apart from his work with Semco, Semler... read full bio
John C. Maxwell is an American New York Times best-selling author, coach, speaker, and pastor. As an author, he has sold over 25 million books, which are sold in 50 languages. He has published numerous books some of which include, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” and “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader”. Maxwell earned his bachelor’s degree from... read full bio
Dana Brunetti is an American film producer, media executive, and Co-Founder and CCO of Cavalry Media. Some of his most notable work includes producing films “The Social Network”, “Captain Phillips”, which earned him two Academy Award nominations, and the Netflix series “House of Cards”, which earned him five Emmy Award nominations. Prior to starting his career in the entertainment industry,... read full bio
Chris Yeh is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and bestselling author. He is one of the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age”, which is also written by Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman. They started writing the book after their article in Harvard Business Review entitled Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee... read full bio
Udonis Haslem is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He was born in Miami, Florida and started gaining attention while playing basketball for Miami Senior High School. From there, he went to the University of Florida with an athletic scholarship and during his time playing there he averaged 13.7 points... read full bio
Tom Rath is an American best-selling business author and consultant on employee engagement, strengths, health, and wellbeing. He is said to be one of the greatest thinkers and nonfiction writers of his generation. He has been the author and co-author of numerous books most of which have gone on to be bestselling books. Some of his books include, “How Full... read full bio
Sumaya Kazi is an American tech entrepreneur and health expert. By the age of 23 she had founded her first company, The CulturalConnect, which was an online media company for young professionals that showed success in different ethnic diasporas. Kazi then went on to become founder and CEO of Sumazi, which is a social intelligence platform for brands, celebrities, and... read full bio
Steve Gold is a luxury real estate broker and star of Bravo’s Emmy-nominated series “Million Dollar Listing New York”. Gold is one of Manhattan’s top real estate agents and focuses on luxury properties in downtown Manhattan. He’s also been a huge role in developments in locations such as SoHo, West Village, Flatiron, and Greenwich Village. Prior to working in real... read full bio
Sophia Chang is a music business matriarch who has managed artists such as Paul Simon, A Tribe Called Quest, RZA, ODB, Q Tip, D’Angelo, and more over the years. She has worked in marketing at Atlantic, A&R at Jive, A&R Administration at UMG, GM of Razor Sharp Records, GM of Cinematic Music Group, and more. Chang ended up leaving the... read full bio
Jack Quaid is an American actor who is best known for playing Kyle in series “Sasquatch Sketch Comedy” and Marvel in “The Hunger Games” films. Quaid is the son of fellow actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. He spent some time studying at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. From there, he made his acting debut in the film... read full bio
Terry O’Quinn is an American actor who is best known for playing John Locke/Man in Black in the series “Lost” and Peter Watts in “Millennium”. He studied at Central Michigan University and the University of Iowa. He started his career in acting while studying at Central Michigan University and while there, he wrote and directed the musical ‘Orchestrina’. From there,... read full bio
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor who is best known for playing Pete/Marius in “Sneaky Pete” and Parker Selfridge in the “Avatar” films. Ribisi started his role in television playing Curtis in the series “Highway to Heaven”. Other series he’s been in since then include, “Sidekicks”, “Still the Beaver”, “Married with Children”, “My Two Dads”, “Davis Rules”, “The Wonder Years”,... read full bio
Amy Seimetz is an American actress, writer, producer, director, and editor who has been in several films and television series. She started her career in the entertainment industry producing and directing short films. She made her acting debut in the film “Black Dragon Canyon”. Other films she’s acted in since then include, “Wristcutters: A Love Story”, “You’re Next”, “Alien: Covenant”,... read full bio
Kaitlyn Dever is an American actress who is best known for playing Eve Baxter on series “Last Man Standing”, and Loretta McCready in “Justified”. Since she was only five years old she started pursuing ballet, skating, and gymnastics before settling on acting. She enrolled in the Dallas Young Actors Studio for a month-long program and went on to move to... read full bio
Shea Whigham is an American actor who is best known for playing Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson in the television series “Boardwalk Empire”. He made his acting debut in the television series “Ghost Stories” and has been in numerous series since. Some television series Whigham has acted in over the years includes, “ER”, “Medical Investigation”, “True Detective”, “Agent Carter”, “Fargo”, “Vice Principals”,... read full bio
Chloe Sevigny is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Growing up she would attend theatre camps and often played the lead in roles. She made her breakthrough modeling and was in magazines such as, Sassy and X-Girl. From there she appeared in Sonic Youth’s music video of “Sugar Kane” as well as in a Lemonheads music video. She was... read full bio
Melora Hardin is an American actress and singer who is best known for playing Jan Levinson on the television series “The Office”. She was born into a family that worked in the entertainment industry so acting came easy to Hardin. She made her acting debut in the television series “Police Story” and other television series she’s been in since then... read full bio
David Denman is an American actor from Newport Beach, California. He studied at a few schools after graduating high school which include, Orange Coast College where he performed in and directed over 20 productions and Juilliard School’s Drama Division where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Denman made his acting debut in the series “ER” and since... read full bio
Paul Lieberstein is an American actor, screenwriter, and television producer who is best known for playing Toby Flenderson on the television series, “The Office”. Growing up, Lieberstein was already working on becoming a writer in the entertainment industry by the time he was in high school. He went on to graduate from Hamilton College where he joined Chi Psi and... read full bio
Oscar Nunez is a Cuban-American actor and comedian who is best known for playing Oscar Martinez in the television series “The Office”. He started his career in comedy in the New York area and performed shows with The Shock of the Funny theater company. After a few years Nunez moved to Los Angeles and while there, joined The Groundlings where... read full bio
