Best known as a star of the HBO hit series Entourage, actor, director and filmmaker Adrian Grenier wowed the Sundance Film Festival with his documentaryTeenage Paparazzo. Sharing the true story of the relationship between a 14 year-old paparazzo and himself, he offers an intimate look at the paparazzi and the celebrity culture they serve.
In his wildly popular column, Savage Love, Dan Savage is famous for his "no holds barred" advice on sex and relationships. In fall 2010, in response to the daunting suicide rate of LGBT youth, he launched the It Gets Better Project on YouTube, and so began a movement. Bringing an honest look at bullying and suicide, he offers people of all orientations a place to find support.
Accomplished film, television, and stage actor Hill Harper currently stars on CSI: New York. Aside from acting, he is the author of the New York Times best seller Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny, an American Library Association Award-winner for "Best Book for Youth and Teens." Harper is dedicated to empowering, encouraging, and inspiring America's underserved youth through his Manifest Your Destiny Foundation.
Laura Ling is the host of E! Investigates, a documentary series on the E! Network. In 2009, Ling was detained by North Korean soldiers along the Chinese-North Korean border and held captive for 140 days before being granted a special pardon and returning to the US. Her story provides a rare and unique window into North Korea, the so-called "Hermit Nation," and what happens when people from "enemy" nations get a chance to interact and communicate face-to-face.
Jamie Tworkowski founded To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) in 2006 as an attempt to help a friend in need. Today, TWLOHA is a global movement, reaching out to those who struggle with depression, addiction, self injury and suicidal tendencies. Delivers a dynamic, raw, and hopeful message, he lets young people know that "you are not alone."
Common is one of hip hop's most respected and poetic lyricists, with a career spanning nearly two decades and multiple Grammy Award nominations. His Common Ground Foundation aims to help empower America's urban youth. He speaks about personal development and making a difference in the community through passion and activism. In 2011, he released his provocative memoir One Day It'll All Make Sense
The Buried Life began in 2006 when four twenty-somethings set out in an old RV to complete a list of "100 Things We Want To Do Before We Die". An MTV hit, they stay true to their vision: "with creativity and the help of others, anything is possible." Their highly anticipated book, What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? is making such a big splash, that the guys may soon get to mark off their list #19: Write A Best Selling Book.
Headed by social entrepreneurs Kohl Crecelius, Stewart Ramsey, Travis Hartanov, and Adam Thomson, Krochet Kids intl. (KKi) is a non-profit lifestyle brand committed to making a sustainable impact on global poverty. Employing more than 100 people in Northern Uganda, who crochet hats and other clothing items, KKi aims to create sustainable economic development programs that support holistic growth of individuals and communities within developing nations. "Buy A Hat. Change A Life."
Bill Rancic's entrepreneurial skills helped him win Donald Trump’s reality television show, The Apprentice. Rancic currently stars as a business Guru on A&E's We Mean Business and on his own reality show, Giuliana and Bill. A dynamic speaker, he delights college audiences with his secrets for personal and professional success.
"The Most Trusted Stranger in America," Frank Warren created PostSecret, the world's most visited non-commercial website, and is considered the fourth most influential person on the internet by Forbes. Sharing the stories behind the hundreds of thousands of postcards he receives, he inspires audiences to face their own secrets.
An expert on addiction and family relationships, Dr. Drew Pinsky is one of today's most recognized healthcare professionals. From Loveline to Celebrity Rehab and now Dr. Drew's Lifechangers, he is known for his straight-talk about love, sex, parenting, drugs and addiction, helping audiences gain a better understanding of intricate human relationships.
As an anchor and special correspondent for CNN, Soledad O'Brien is known for her insightful reports and ground-breaking documentaries. A renaissance woman for the 21st century, O'Brien was named one of Newsweek's "15 people who make America great." In her In America series, she shares eye-opening and inspirational portraits of life in the U.S. today.
The Gregory Brothers' YouTube series, Auto-Tune the News, has made them the kings of viral video. Using the popular studio software Auto-Tune, they have become Internet sensations by creating hit songs, such as "The Bed Intruder." In entertaining and educational presentations, they showcase their creativity and technical skills, sharing how they bring their ideas to life.
Immortalized in the Steve Spielberg film Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale was once one of the world's most famous con-men. Now a respected world-wide authority on fraud, Abagnale speaks around the country, in a lecture Tom Hanks says "may be the best one-man show you will ever see." In 2011, his life story took to the stage and became a Broadway hit.
An Emmy award-winning Animal Planet host, conservationist, and a special correspondent for NBC News, Jeff Corwin is one of the world's most recognized environmental activists. In his engaging, passionate programs, he shares triumphant stories of the battles being waged and won in defense of the earth's most threatened creatures and ecosystems.
