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George Takei is a social justice activist, social media superstar, Grammy-nominated recording artist, New York Times bestselling author, and pioneering actor. He has appeared in more than 40 feature films and hundreds of television roles, most famously…
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Shaquille O’Neal first attracted attention for his towering physique on the basketball court, but it was his down to earth personality and effortless humor that helped him amass one of the most loyal fan bases…
Named a “Growth Guru” by Inc. Magazine and a Silicon Valley Serial CEO, Dean DeBiase has served in chief executive and chairman roles of more than a dozen emerging growth companies, accelerating them through market-making…
Former athlete, Roger Crawford has been teaching audiences all around the world how to achieve the impossible and redefine what’s possible through his personal success story as an NCAA Division 1 tennis player with four…
Dr. Drew Pinsky is a practicing physician, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. Pinsky is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine. Pinsky starred…
Born hearing impaired and raised in a polygamous commune, Lance Allred started playing organized basketball later than most future pro-athletes; he was in the eighth grade the first time he touched a basketball, the same…
One of the most talked about speakers at TED 2016, Riccardo Sabatini applies his expertise in numerical modeling and data to projects ranging from food commodities markets to computational genomics. His most recent research centers…
“One of the best keynote speeches ever heard or used," in Meetings and Conventions Magazine's opinion, Simon Bailey is an expert in equipping leaders to use their most precious asset, people, in the most effective…
Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp researches global marketing; the effectiveness of such marketing strategies as branding, private labels and new products; interorganizational relationships; and marketing research techniques. He teaches in these areas and in innovation and strategy.…
Hacker turned neuroscientist, Moran Cerf is conducting some of the world's most cutting edge research on what happens inside our brains. He's set up the first and only lab in the world where neurological activity…
Robin Crow’s flourishing career has spanned over four decades in one of the most competitive industries imaginable. The musician-turned-entrepreneur knows first-hand how to thrive in a field that’s changes from one night to the next.…
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority on leadership and employee relations, demonstrating how good management of human resources can achieve positive, lasting change in the age of globalization. Dr. Goldsmith has authored or edited…
Dubbed “the Peter Drucker of small business marketing tactics,” John Jantsch is the creator of Duct Tape Marketing, a system that has been used by countless entrepreneurs to grow their business smoothly and sustainably. He…
The inspirational story of Jim “The Rookie" Morris' unconventional method of motivating his young athletes is the inspiration for the Walt Disney blockbuster The Rookie and also The Blindside. When he was 35 years old,…
An unmatched authority on disruptive innovation, John Rossman pioneered Amazon.com’s third-party service business, which now accounts for more than 50% of the multi-billion dollar company's profits. Today he uses his unique insider experience to help…
Isolated in the Amazonian jungle after his raft went over a waterfall, Yossi Ghinsberg should have perished. Instead the Israeli, a 22-year-old youth at the time, gathered his wits and embarked on a three-week-long escapade…
Gold medalist, Billy Mills wowed the world when he overtook the world’s highest performing runners in the home stretch of the 1964 Olympic 10,000-meter-dash. Mills, who had been given a 1,000 to 1 shot at…
Dan Thurmon is the president of Motivation Works, Inc., where he has helped hundreds of organizations and individuals to implement action plans and move confidently through transitions. He is a renowned speaker and recognized expert…
The Thinkers50, a global ranking of management thinkers published every two years, once again placed Gary Hamel amongst its venerated list of top thought leaders. A leading expert on futurism, innovation and change management, Dr.…
Dan Goods explains his life and career in one sentence: "After doing the dishes, reading bedtime stories to my kids, and spending time with my wife, I work on other creative problem solving projects around…
At the age of thirteen, Ben Casnocha founded the company Comcate, inspired by a school assignment to create a website to help the community. By the age of nineteen, he had a successful company, fourteen…
One of the world’s most knowledgeable experts on the energy industry and geopolitics, Amy Myers Jaffe is the chair of the Future of Oil and Gas at the World Economic Forum (Davos) as well as…
For decades, iconic columnist Ellen Goodman has shared her thoughts on the tumult of social change and its impact on families. Describing herself now as a “recovering journalist,” the Pulitzer Prize winner continues to drive…
As former President and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic Delos Cosgrove, MD, was responsible for a $5 billion healthcare system encompassing twenty-eight different institutions. He cares passionately about patient care and patient experience and has…
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