Donna Karan’s commitment to philanthropy and global healing led her to create the Urban Zen Foundation, an organization that brings together like-minded people and organizations to define solutions and implement action in the areas of well-being, empowering children, and preserving culture.
David Blaine is an American magician and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic. He has set and broken several world records. The New York Times has referred to Blaine as a modern day Houdini.
David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column, an online video and a popular daily blog, “Pogue’s Posts.”
Colin Angle guides the strategic direction of iRobot. One of the world’s leading authorities on mobile robots, Angle is an industry pioneer with more than two decades of experience.
Aimee Mullins was a stand out student in the second grade; she kept a consistent appointment in the Principal’s office 4 times per week. She loved painting and sculpting and was rewarded with a lesson in how to forge her 7th grade teacher’s signature in order to get out of study halls to come to the art room.
Jon Ellenthal builds companies where no playbook exists. For more than three decades, his work has focused on turning unconventional ideas into scalable businesses that reshape how industries …
The Washington Performing Arts Society’s (WPAS) Children of the Gospel Choir, formed in 1993 through a community-wide audition and featured on NBC’s Today show, is an expansion of …
Steve Connell is a new breed of presenter: a multi-faceted hybrid, fusing poetry, comedy, motivational speaking, acting and storytelling into a transformative and original experience that has been …
In addition to working as a physician with the Emory Clinic, Georgia’s largest and most comprehensive group practice, Dr. Nicholas Boulis is also a scientist and founder of …
John Qualter is a pioneer in the field of biomedical visualization, promoting the implementation of high-end 3D media in the healthcare industry. He co-founded BioDigital Systems in 2002 …