Entrepreneurship

Ron Garan

<p>From the cockpit to the International Space Station and ultimately to the executive boardroom, Ron Garan shares the perspective-changing insights he garnered from viewing Earth from afar.</p><p>A forty-year career in the US Air Force, NASA, and as CEO of iSpace, Ron provides a unique perspective on how to navigate today’s complex environment.

Deborah Perry Piscione

<p>Deborah Perry Piscione is a thought leader who helps <em>Fortune 500 </em>companies boost profits and grow talent by harnessing the power of Web3, ChatGPT/AI, and innovative future-of-work solutions.</p><p>Deborah Perry Piscione draws from years of research and hands-on work with Silicon Valley’s pioneer companies to build organizations into innovation machines and prepare leaders for the future.

Jessamyn Stanley

<p>Jessamyn Stanley is an award winning yoga instructor, founder of The Underbelly, and author of <em>Every Body Yoga</em> and <em>Yoke</em>. She empowers her audience of 500k+ to break down barriers: both those that society has set and that they have set for themselves. </p><p>Jessamyn&#39;s work in the wellness space centers around being in community and creating space for students to restore and honor their authentic selves.

Alex Rodriguez

<p>With humor, intelligence, and humility, iconic athlete Alex Rodriguez inspires audiences with stories of his journey from young phenom, to poster child for baseball, to public failure—followed by his comeback and self-made business career—and shares the leadership and team-building lessons he&#39;s learned along the way. </p><p>Alex Rodriguez is a businessman and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A-Rod Corp, a broad-based investment firm that bets on world-class startups and partners with leading global companies across the real estate, health and wellness

Jessica Watson

<p>An inspiring story that ultimately proves that we all have the power to live our dreams – no matter how small or big they are, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the world.  </p><p>Defying criticism from those who said her task was destined to fail, after 210 days at sea navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of oceans and surviving seven knockdowns, Jessica sailed back into Sydney Harbour on 15 May, 2010. </p><p>As she docked at the Sydney Opera House, the country wept with pride.

Chris Barton

<p>Chris Barton wanted a way to identify songs he was hearing everywhere around him. There wasn’t one – so he invented an app called Shazam. Chris’s creation is nothing short of pure magic. That was his goal. Chris seeks to delight people by using technology to make seemingly impossible ideas come to life. </p><p>Not just the founder and first CEO of Shazam, which Apple acquired for $400 million, Chris also holds 12 patents and played key roles in the early days of Google and Dropbox. Despite having dyslexia, incredibly, he didn’t let that get in his way.

Jesse Cole

<p>Jesse Cole, also known as “the guy in the yellow tuxedo,” is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the world-famous Savannah Bananas as well as the Party Animals, Firefighters, and Texas Tailgaters. </p><p>With the mantra “Fans First. Entertain Always,” the Bananas are on a mission to Make Baseball Fun by creating the Greatest Show in Sports.

Safi Bahcall

<p>Why do good teams kill great ideas? Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs and innovative organizations. </p><p>Safi Bahcall is a former public-company CEO, a physicist and an award-winning biotech entrepreneur.

Marcus Lemonis

<p>“Business turnaround king” and TV personality Marcus Lemonis inspires audiences to wake up the self-starter, the go-getter and the entrepreneur that is in all of us.</p><p>Though best known as the star of <em>The Profit</em> and other business and lifestyle reality shows, Marcus Lemonis was a self-made business success long before he became a star for CNBC and HGTV. </p><p>Marcus honed his entrepreneurial spirit while working at his family&#39;s automotive dealership as a young man.

Scott Galloway

<p>Business guru, NYU marketing professor and thought-leader Scott Galloway offers his irreverent and radically honest take on the future of business, work and technology.</p><p>One of today’s most compelling and provocative commentators on business, Big Tech and our economic future, Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. He was named one of the world’s best business professors by Poets & Quants.