
Jeff Zaslow
Jeffrey Zaslow is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and in 2009, was the author or coauthor of three bestselling books. The Last Lecture, written with Randy Pausch, has been translated into 46 languages, and was #1 on best-seller lists worldwide. There are 4.5 million copies in print in the U.S. alone, and the book has remained on The New York Times best-seller list for more than 80...

Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn's Guide to Style is not just any makeover show. As host, Tim Gunn leads fashion-challenged women on an emotional journey to unearth their personal style. From wardrobe essentials, tips on how to shop, to finding the right fit, Gunn uses advice from his book, Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality Taste and Style, to arm each woman with the basics to own her look and make it polished and stunning.

Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah was born in Sierra Leone on November 23, 1980. When he was eleven, Ishmael’s life, along with the lives of millions of other Sierra Leoneans, was derailed by the outbreak of a brutal civil war. After his parents and two brothers were killed, Ishmael was recruited to fight as a child soldier. He was thirteen.

Sidney Poitier
Academy Award-winning actor, writer, director, and diplomat (he serves as the Bahamas’ ambassador to Japan and UNESCO), Sidney Poitier has been a political and artistic trailblazer for more than half a century. On the lecture stage he recounts the uplifting story of his life from his childhood as the son of poor tomato farmers to his pioneering cinematic career in inspiring audiences to pursue...
