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Co-Host, Jeopardy!, Award-Winning Actress, The Big Bang Theory & Neuroscientist
Mayim Bialik is the permanent co-host of Jeopardy! with Ken Jennings..
Founder & CEO, Not Impossible Labs; Author, Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done
Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders , a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one…
CEO & Co-Founder, Sir Kensington's
Along with his co-founder Scott Norton, Mark Ramadan launched one of the most successful start-ups of the decade. Sir Kensington's is a food innovation company whose mission is to bring…
Emmy & Golden Globe-Nominated Actor
Born and raised in New York, Max Greenfield is best known for his starring role of “Schmidt” in the Fox sitcom New Girl, opposite Zooey Deschanel, for which he was nominated…
Data Journalist, Writer and Illustrator
Data journalist Mona Chalabi is on a mission to, as she puts it, "take the numb out of numbers."
Deaf Singer-Songwriter & Golden Buzzer Winner, America's Got Talent
Mandy Harvey is a singer, songwriter, author, and speaker who happens to be deaf. Mandy was Simon Cowell‘s “Golden Buzzer” pick on America’s Got Talent. The video has collectively received…
Writer, Producer of Family Guy & Co-Creator of The Cleveland Show
Mike Henry takes audiences on his own personal journey, illustrated by hilarious comedy shorts he made along his road to success.
Marijuana Attorney and will introduce you to the history of marijuana growth and its use in the US, the political reasons for why it became illegal, and the origins of its classification as a Schedule
Merwin Moe Spencer is a marijuana attorney and will introduce you to the history of marijuana growth and its use in the US, the political reasons for why it became…
Musician and Comedian
Morgan Jay is a first generation American performer based out of Los Angeles. Originally from New Jersey, he started his career in NYC where he attended the Tisch School of…
Television Editor, East Coast, The Hollywood Reporter
Marisa Guthrie has been writing about the television industry for more than a decade.
Dancer, Author and Star on "Dance Moms," 2011 until 2016. Known for her Performance in Sia's "Chandelier" Music Video
Teen dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler, became an overnight internet sensation after appearing in singer-songwriter Sia’s “Chandelier” music video in May 2014. The video has since garnered over 1.5 billion views,…
New York Times Bestselling Author, Vlogger, TedTalker and Change Agent
Mel Robbins is one of the world’s most widely booked and followed podcast hosts and authors.
Award-Winning Designer
Mark Prommel is a partner and the design director of Pensa. He believes the best solution is often the simplest one and that the best designs are stories which make…
British Journalist and Entrepreneur
Milo Yiannopoulos is a British journalist and entrepreneur. Yiannopoulos founded The Kernel, an online tabloid magazine about technology, which he sold to Daily Dot Media in 2014. He rose to…
Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of WeAreSoze
Michael Skolnik is an entrepreneur, an activist, a storyteller and a proud father. From 2009-2015, Michael served as the President of GlobalGrind.com, a multi-million dollar news website founded by hip-hop…
E-Street Drummer & Band Leader
Max Weinberg is one of the most visible and recorded drummers of the late 20th century. As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and director of the…
Physician and New York Times Best-Selling Author
Mark Hyman, M.D. has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through a groundbreaking whole-systems medicine approach, known as Functional Medicine. He is a…
Creator & Executive Producer, "Arrested Development" as well as the co-creator of The Ellen Show, and a contributor to The John Larroquette Show and The Golden Girls
Mitch Hurwitz is an Emmy, TCA and WGA Award-winning writer and producer best known as the creator and executive producer of the iconic comedy series Arrested Development. The multiple Emmy…
Has energized almost two million leaders, educators, volunteers, and students worldwide with his authentic, inspiring messages of hope
An original Freedom Writer whose story is told in part in the 2007 hit movie, Freedom Writers, Manny Scott has energized over a million leaders, educators, volunteers, and students worldwide…
Stand-Up Comedian, host of the podcast, "WTF with Marc Maron" and starred in his own IFC television comedy series, Maron, for which he also served as executive producer and occasional writer
For over twenty years, Marc Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest and thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio, online and television. A legend in the stand-up community, Maron…
Youngest-Ever Nobel Prize Winner; Advocate for Girls' Education & Women's Equality; Author of the International Bestseller "I Am Malala"
Malala Yousafzai made headlines when she was shot by the Taliban in 2012 at the age of 15 while traveling home from school on the bus with her friends in…
Star of the Film Murderball, Winner of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival's Documentary Audience Award
Mark Zupan was paralyzed in a car accident while in high school, he began playing quad rugby in college. In 2004 he lead team USA to a bronze medal at…
Award-Winning Activist, Author, Speaker—The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution and Co-Creator of Occupy Wall Street
Micah White, PhD is a public intellectual and lifelong activist who co-created Occupy Wall Street, a global social movement that spread to 82 countries, while an editor of Adbusters magazine.…
Star of NBC's Phenomenon! Mike Super was Voted America's Favorite Mystifier
Mike Super’s life has been characterized by an obsession and passion for magic. He has astonished millions of people with his craft, including the Hollywood elite. Mike has performed for…
Film Director and Screenwriter, Most Known for the Documentary "Super Size Me"
Morgan Spurlock is an award-winning and Academy Award-nominated writer, director and producer and CEO & founder of full-service New York-based production studio Warrior Poets. His first film, SUPER SIZE ME,…
Star of ‘Jersey Shore’ & Recovering Drug Addict
Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino rose to fame as a cast member of MTV’s #1 cable television show, Jersey Shore. Since joining Jersey Shore, Sorrentino has become a worldwide pop and…
Comedian, Actor, Filmmaker and Author of "Mr. Funny Pants"
Michael Showalter is a writer, director and comedian living with his wife and their cats in Brooklyn, NY. He was an original member of the seminal MTV sketch troupe The…
Emmy-Winning Producer for The Simpsons & Co-Creator of The Critic
Mike Reiss has won four Emmy Awards for his work on The Simpsons, the wacky animated series that has kept America laughing for over 20 years and earned TIME Magazine’s…
USA Gold Medalist; Most Decorated Olympic Athlete in History
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, having won 28 career medals, including 23 gold. He competed in his first Olympic games in Sydney when he was…
Award-Winning Journalist and Writer. She is the widow of Daniel Pearl, an journalist who was the Southeast Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal
Mariane Pearl is an award-winning journalist and writer who works in English, French and Spanish. She is currently the Managing Editor of CHIME FOR CHANGE global journalism platform that focuses…
Professional Wrestler, Reality TV Star and Actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name The Miz
Mike Mizanin was first introduced to TV audiences as one of the seven strangers on “The Real World: Back to New York,” The Miz parlayed his reality TV fame into…
Actor, Writer, Producer and Activist
Mike C. Manning is an actor, writer and producer of award-winning film and television content. Mike was seen starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cloud 9. His role as…
Host, Extra, America's Best Dance Crew
Mario Lopez is the host of Extra, the Emmy Award–winning entertainment news program.This is Lopez’s eighth consecutive season as the show’s host, after co-hosting Extra's weekend edition since January 2007.…
Internationally known speaker Marc Elliot will describe a childhood of struggle growing up as a kid diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. Who speaks on “What Makes You Tic”
Marc Elliot, is one of the most sought-after young public speakers in the country. Preaching the theme of tolerance, he travels to high schools and colleges talking about his struggles…
Captain of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team and Subject of the Hit Film, "Miracle"
Mike Eruzione served as the enthusiastic captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team to its gold medal victory. He scored the winning goal against the Russians in…
Speaker, Comedian, and Difference Maker. Two Time Nominated NACA “Comedian of the Year”
College Comic needed? According to the IRS, Michael Dean Ester's occupation is a "Professional College Student!" His perky blend of campus comedy has been served up at over forty NACA and…
Acclaimed Poet and Spoken Word Artist
Poet and performer Mayda Del Valle has been described by the Chicago Sun Times as having “a way with words. Sometimes they seem to flutter and roll off her lips.…
Comedian, Actor & Writer; Known for "Orange is the New Black," "Trainwreck"
Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, actor, and writer best known for his award-winning one-man shows, My Girlfriends Boyfriend (2011) and Sleepwalk With Me (2008), which straddle stand-up comedy and theater.…
Founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Miguel Algarin is a true renaissance man, a literary mastermind whose passion for the art of poetry and the rawness of spoken word has transcended him into a living legend…
