Spike Lee Producer, director, writer and actor Spike Lee’s production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with She’s Gotta Have It (1986), and has since directed such films as Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), The Original Kings of Comedy…
Bio Details →Dan Wieden Co-Founder & CEO, Wieden + Kennedy In 1982 four young and ambitious people took a card table, a few chairs and several cardboard file cabinets and began what would become one of the most respected advertising agencies in the world. One of those four was Dan Wieden, co-founder, president, and creative director of Wieden+Kennedy,…
Bio Details →Bibi McGill Musician, Yogi, Entrepreneur Bibi McGill is much more than the woman behind the blazing guitar riffs that have elevated Beyoncé’s live performances to the next level. As the touring guitarist and Musical Director of Beyoncé’s 10-piece, all-female band, Bibi showcases her ability to rock her own original compositions within the framework of Beyoncé…
Bio Details →Jay Meschter Industrial Designer Jay Meschter has worked as an industrial designer for the past 18 years, spending the first part of his career with the Apple Design Group, and the latter half with Nike. Jay is currently a director in the Nike Innovation Kitchen, an experimental group within Nike that focuses exclusively on innovation….
Bio Details →Silas Weir Mitchell Actor Silas Weir Mitchell stars in NBC’s acclaimed drama series “Grimm” as Monroe, a reformed Blutbad who is Nick’s reluctant informant. Mitchell has worked steadily during his time in Los Angeles, making over 100 television guest appearances on series including “My Name is Earl,” “The Mentalist,” “Numb3rs,” “Burn Notice” and “Prison Break.”…
Bio Details →Chelsea Cain Author Chelsea Cain is the author of The New York Times bestselling Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell thriller series (Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart, The Night Season, Kill You Twice, and Let Me Go), and the Kick Lannigan series (One Kick, and the upcoming Kick Back). Her Portland-based thrillers, described by The New York Times…
Bio Details →Stanley Hainsworth Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Tether Underneath that highly unorthodox shock of follicular iconoclasm lies the turbocharged brain of a highly attuned branding machine. Stanley mastered the art of brand storycraft while serving as a creative lead at three of the great brands of our time: Nike, Lego, and Starbucks, where he…
Bio Details →D’Wayne Edwards Founder of PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy Over the course of his 26-year career, D’Wayne has received numerous design awards, voted one of Fast Company Magazines Most Creative Business People in 2014, owns over 30 patents and designed over 500 styles for premiere athletes such as Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony and Michael Jordan. In…
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