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Theranos Whistleblower & CEO at Flux Biosciences, Inc.
How can a company acquire a $10 billion valuation built on fraud? How does a 20-something Stanford dropout deceive esteemed statesmen and titans of industry? What leads someone to defraud…
Founder of Social Networking Site BlackPlanet.com
Omar Wasow’s keen insider’s perspective, sharp wit, and anecdotal style captivate audiences and reveal web-related marketing and business strategies that work. In fact, Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the…
Futurist, Author & Visionary Business Advisor
Dr. James Canton is a leading global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor.
Former Energy Secretary, 2017-2019 and Former Governor of Texas, 2000-2015
During his tenure as the longest-serving Governor in Texas history, Rick Perry was steadfast in his belief that the soul of innovation lies within the hearts and minds of the…
Best-Selling Author, Strategic Adviser, & Management Consultant
As president of Red Team Thinking, Bryce G. Hoffman teaches companies around the world how to strengthen their plans, stress-test their strategies, identify missed opportunities.
Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic
Baratunde Thurston holds space for hard and complex conversations with his blend of humor, wisdom, and compassion.
Youngest American in Space, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Employee; Bone Cancer Survivor;
Hayley Arceneaux is the youngest American ever to orbit Earth, the first pediatric cancer survivor to become an astronaut, and the first person with a prosthetic body part to visit…
Engineer, Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver
Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver.
Professor & Internationally Recognized Expert on Brain Plasticity
Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D. is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at New York University. Her research focuses on two main questions: how our brains allow us to learn and…
Mexican Engineer & Former NASA Astronaut
José Hernandez, who grew up as a migrant farmworker in California, was selected by NASA as a member of their 19th class of astronauts in 2004.
"Huffpost LIVE Show" Host; Motivational & Lifestyle Vlogger; Former Monk Turned Media Influencer
Jay Shetty who is now an award winning host, storyteller and viral content creator. Since launching his video channel in 2016, Jay’s viral wisdom videos have garnered over 4 billion…
Comedian and Actor Known for His Role in HBO's "Silicon Valley" & "Crazy Rich Asians"
Jimmy O. Yang is an actor, standup comedian, author. He currently stars as Jian Yang on the Emmy-nominated HBO series Silicon Valley. He made his feature film debut on Peter…
Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Finance Yahoo!
Andy Serwer is the current Editor-in-Chief for Yahoo Finance and one of the world’s leading business journalists. Andy oversees all editorial content for Yahoo Finance, from breaking news to in-depth…
Award-Winning Author, Digital Strategist & Speaker
Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Why you should listen A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is…
British Comedic Actor, Screenwriter and Co-founder of Monty Python's Flying Circus
John Cleese is both a versatile comedic actor and a leading business motivator. With the legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda, he created a…
Actor, Director, Entertainer and Influencer
The 21-year-old social media phenom, known for his high energy and comedy, is one of the top digital content creators in the world. Logan Paul has combined audience of M…
Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Executive in Silicon Valley; Co-Authored "The Start-Up of You" & "The Alliance"
Ben Casnocha is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and executive in Silicon Valley. He is co-author with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman of the recent New York Times best seller The Alliance:…
Host of White Rabbit Project; Former Cast Member on Discovery's MythBusters
Before becoming a Mythbuster, Grant Imahara was an animatronics engineer and modelmaker for George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic in Marin County, California.
Legendary Newsman, NBC News and New York Times Best-Selling Author
Tom Brokaw has spent his entire distinguished journalism career with NBC News beginning in 1966 in the Los Angeles bureau where he covered Ronald Reagan’s first run for public office,…
Iconic American Journalist and the Former News Anchor for the CBS Evening News
News and Guts is a multimedia production company with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Austin Texas. Founded by iconic newsman Dan Rather, it brings together a team of…
Founder & Executive Chairwoman, TaskRabbit.com
Leah Busque has 15 years experience building and creating technology products that have reached millions of people around the globe. She started her career at IBM as a software engineer…
Author and Host of The John Batchelor Show Radio News Magazine
On September 12, 2001, the day after the fall of the Twin Towers, WABC-AM in New York City recruited John Batchelor to go on the air until Osama bin Laden…
Managing Director and Group Head Of Performance Excellence at BNY Mellon
Jon Theuerkauf is an improvement and innovative visionary with over 30 years of experience creating and implementing winning strategies to transform organizations as well as those companies looking to “Future…
Acclaimed Journalist & New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness"
Susannah Cahalan is the New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. She serves as a book reviewer at the New York Post an dis…
Actor, Producer, and Co-Founder, Katalyst Media, Activist
Ashton Kutcher is an actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, investor and producer.
Emmy-Nominated and Golden Globe-Winning Actor; Best Known For Role As Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory"
Jim Parsons is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the genius, albeit neurotic physicist Dr Sheldon Cooper, on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Whilst it may appear…
Co-Founder of Microsoft; Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and chairman of Microsoft.
Host of National Geographic's "Brain Games" & "Origins," & Creator of Shots of Awe
Jason Silva is the Emmy-nominated host of National Geographic Channel’s #1 rated and Emmy-nominated series, Brain Games, seen in over 100 countries. He will next be seen as the host…
Neuroscientist, Chiropractor, Lecturer and Best-Selling Author of How to Break the Habit of Being Yourself
Joe Dispenza, D.C., first caught the public’s eye as one of the scientists featured in the award-winning film What the BLEEP Do We Know!?
Theoretical Physicist Known for Supersymmetry
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. The recipient of two B.S. degrees and a Ph.D. degree from…
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Founder/CEO, Keynote Speaker, Angel Investor, Podcast Host and Innovation Advocate
Amy Jo is the author of New York Times best-seller Renegades Write the Rules, and host of the Why Not Now? podcast. She founded Digital Royalty in 2009 to help…
Co-Founder of Apple Computer & Philanthropist
Steve Wozniak is best known as the co-founder of Apple Computer, which helped shape the personal computer industry with the popular Macintosh. An inductee to the National Inventors Hall of…
Chairman, Kurzweil Technologies & A Director of Engineering, Google
Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions.
Executive Director, Stanford University Technology Ventures Program
Dr. Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in the Dept of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University. She is also the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology…
Businesswoman and Philanthropist. She co-founded Cisco Systems, and used the money from its sale to pursue interests in animal welfare and women's writing
A trailblazer and true Renaissance woman, Sandy Lerner is a global revolutionary who has made an impact in diverse industries, from technology and cosmetics, to the preservation of English literature…
Medical Geneticist, Author and Co-Director of the Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General Hospital who has dedicated his career to children with cognitive and development disabilities
Dr. Brain Skotko has dedicated his professional energies toward children with cognitive and development disabilities. In 2001, he co-authored the national award-winning book, Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome…
A Debate Between R. Douglass Geivett, Ph.D. and Michael Shermer, Ph.D
This debate pushes the boundaries of our faith and how we believe. While three of the world’s most widespread religions, Islam, Judaism, and Catholicism, sit atop the headlines, there are…
Founder & CEO, Zuckerberg Media, Former Head of Marketing at Facebook
Randi Zuckerberg believes in being a three-dimensional woman of many titles. After all, life is too short to pick just one! She is the Founder & CEO of Zuckerberg Media,…
Former Director of the C.I.A.
R. James Woolsey is Chairman of Woolsey Partners LLC. He is also a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor to VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California. Mr. Woolsey currently chairs…
Marine Biologist and Deep-Sea Explorer
Dr. Edith Widder is an expert in oceanographic research and a leader in designing and inventing new submersible equipment to enable unobtrusive deep-sea observations. Widder is co-founder of the Ocean…
Self-Proclaimed Psychic, Medium and Healer who starred in two shows on Lifetime Television: Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead (2006–2007) and Lisa Williams: Voices From the Other Side (2008)
Lisa Williams, world-renowned medium and clairvoyant who was first introduced to audiences with two seasons of her hit show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead, along with Voices from the…
Chief Foreign Affairs Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour; Former Fellow of Yale Corporation
Margaret Warner is a senior correspondent and on-air anchor of public television’s PBS NewsHour, interviewing newsmakers and top experts in every field from politics and foreign affairs, to the economy…
Former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and Expert on Leadership and Success
Kate White is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels of suspense: eight Bailey Weggins mysteries, including the just released Such a Perfect Wife, and five standalone…
UFO Witness and Abductee, On Whom The Book and Hollywood Film “Fire in the Sky” Was Based
Travis Walton is the subject of the Paramount Studios movie, Fire in the Sky, based on his book of the same name.On November 5, 1975 a group of loggers in…
Leading Forensic Scientist and Criminal Profiler
Brent Turvey is well known for his forensic analysis and psychological profiling in the 1993 Arkansas ritualistic murder case known as "The Robin Hood Hill Murders" which was brought to…
Radio Journalist, who is a Special Correspondent for National Public Radio and guest host for Weekend Edition Saturday
Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is special correspondent for NPR. Stamberg is the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program, and has won every major award in…
Bring In Any Cast Member From Star Trek
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Educator, Author, Entrepreneur, Environmental Issues and Eyewitness to the Effects of Climate Change
Will Steger is a polar explorer who has accomplished some of the most significant polar expeditions in history. Steger led the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without…