Dr. Donna Rockwell speaks on the negatives of being famous, and how to transcend the downside and leverage fame to do good. Fame isn’t just glory and adoration. Fame objectifies people, creates mistrust of others, and eliminates privacy. Children whose parents help become famous bear a responsibility to help their kids not lose touch with…
Always innovating on his life, Steven Hoffman, known as Captain Hoff, has tried more professions than cats have lives, from game designer to venture capitalist. After starting three venture-funded startups in Silicon Valley, Hoffman launched Founders Space with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top…
Rob Reger is creator of Emily the Strange came to life in the early 1990’s and quickly became a beloved counterculture icon all around the world. The complete Emily the Strange, published by Dark Horse Entertainment, made the NY Times bestseller list in 2016. Now Reger and his collaborators are in negotiations to finally produce…
Nicole Perretta has appeared on Ellen show and Jay Leno because of her unique talent imitating bird calls realistically. She’s now up to 165 calls. Nicole has written several books, like How to talk to birds, and performs at birding events and teaches classes about bird calling. She was a zookeeper at the San Diego…
Dana Ullman has great advice for how to do good in the world by creating a platform for yourself. By unknowingly practicing medicine without a license in 1973, Dana Ullman was accidentally thrust into the spotlight – and found innocent. The publicity gave him a platform, and his subsequent public health policy studies gave him…
Mark Mullen explains how volunteering led to making a huge political impact in a far away place. As a young backpacker volunteering in Malawi, Mark Mullen had no idea he would become a spokesperson for the West leading up to the peaceful revolution in the Republic of Georgia. Eventually, he would be known by many…
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