Jessica Mastors is a dynamic speaker and storyteller, teacher and writer, artist and entrepreneur, creative coach and consultant specializing in helping founders, free-thinkers and change-makers “make magic” with their stories – where magic is defined as “the art of changing consciousness at will.” Jessica is Head Story Coach for the San Francisco and San Jose campuses of General Assembly, a pioneering 21st century education and career-transformation center that is closing the “global skills gap” by offering award-winning instruction in the most in-demand skills across data, design, business, and technology. In 2012, Jessica successfully completed a 2,000-mile thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail, a mountainous footpath that crosses thirteen US states, from Georgia to Maine. A graduate of McGill University and a native of Rhode Island, Jessica currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Deborah Perry Piscione is a serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, speaker and innovation process expert. She is a Principal and Co-Founder at Vorto Consulting, a Silicon Valley-based boutique-consulting firm dedicated to enabling companies to innovate and grow. Deborah is the architect of the new innovation methodology, Improvisational Innovation™, which engages all of the organization’s talent in bottoms up innovation. In addition, Deborah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Desha Productions, Inc. (parent company of BettyConfidential and Alley to the Valley®), a content production studio, which creates content and community for the coveted female audience.

From scaling some of the highest mountains in the world, to working with Richard Branson on the future of philanthropy, exiting his business for over $100m and captaining Australia in the World Elephant Polo Championships, Creel Price is the high-octane adventurer at the forefront of what he now calls “The Entreprenaissance.” A serial entrepreneur since his early years, at age 25 Creel co-founded Blueprint Management Group with just five thousand dollars in capital, which he grew to 1,000 staff and sold a decade later for $109 million. Since then, Creel has dedicated his time to holistically fostering entrepreneurship on a global scale through his startup generator Investible and Club Kidpreneur Foundation, a not-for-profit social enterprise developing entrepreneurial skills in primary-aged children.

Libby Gill is the founder and CEO of executive coaching and consulting firm Libby Gill & Company. The former head of communications and public relations for Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting, she is an international speaker, bestselling author, and former Dallas Morning News columnist. Libby has shared her success strategies on CNN, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many more.  Libby coaches, consults, and presents to established and emerging leaders at companies including AMC Networks, Cisco, EY, Genentech, Intel, Microsoft, Viacom, Wells Fargo and many more.

Carolyn Elliott is an entrepreneur, writer and author, coach, super-connector, and modern-day magical person. She is the host of the Superconnectors Podcast, which interviews top Superconnectors from around the world who share the tools, attitudes and resources they use to grow and nurture their world-class social networks. Carolyn is also the editor of WITCH magazine and the author of Awaken Your Genius: A 7 Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams.

Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool. He is on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, a brand ambassador for Mercedes Benz USA, and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley). He was also the chief evangelist of Apple. He is also the author of The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, and nine other books. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

FRED GOLDRING is an entrepreneur, strategic adviser and investor in media, technology, and brand marketing and development enterprises. He is also a former top music and entertainment industry lawyer, an Emmy-winning Executive Producer with will.i.am of the Yes We Can video, and was appointed a Member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by President Obama. Fred is Co-Founder and Chairman of Aficionado Media, which is a multi-media tablet-based social media platform with curated and aggregated content for people who are passionate about good music. 

Andrew Romans is the founder and general partner of The Founders Club. He is co-founder and co-chair at Georgetown Angels investing group, as well as the director at investment bank Rainmaker Securities. Previous Andrew was a managing partner at Georgetown Venture Partners (GVP), managing director of Sentito Networks and founder & president of The Global TeleExchange (The GTX), where he personally raised $47m in VC funding. Andrew is also the author of the recently released book THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BIBLE TO VENTURE CAPITAL: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game. 

Judy Robinett is a respected expert who works with early stage companies on developing their company and funding strategies.  Her experience includes management positions in large organizations, serving on many Boards of Directors, authoring state legislation, and participating on the team defining performance criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige Award for Medical Excellence, for which she received an award from President Bill Clinton.With her powerful network of senior executives, funding sources, and content experts Judy Robinett helps companies identify the things that are often causing them to stall and brings together the various resources needed to put them on the right track for success – and she has given over 300 speeches and presentations worldwide on funding strategies, licensing, business ethics and other vitally important topics to sustainable success.