MARK KLEIN is the whistleblower who exposed AT&T’s participation in the National Security Agency’s illegal warrantless spying on millions of Americans.  Klein grew up in New York City and in 1962 entered Cornell University’s School of Engineering. As the 1960s exploded in social upheaval he was moved with his generation to investigate society and graduated in 1966 with a B.A. in history.

BEN BLUM is a 13 year old documentary filmmaker who lives in San Rafael, CA. He is an 8th grader at Saint Mark's School, also in San Rafael. His latest video, Data Obsession, focuses on the overuse of government surveillance in the U.S, and won second place in the national C-SPAN StudentCam competition; out of over 5,000 people.

Max Christensen, also known as Lama Ngakpha Dorje (Tibetan), Ching Fung Dao Shr (Chinese Taoist), Sifu Max, has dedicated his life to studying, understanding, and bringing forth a wealth of traditional spiritual and esoteric practices from around the world.

His path towards spiritual life and understanding began early, in his youth. At age six he embarked on his journey and commenced studies with Wudang Master Wu Xiao Deng of Hubei province, studying traditional Wudang Taoism, Baqua, Qigong and Daoyin methods and practices in order to strengthen his body, mind, and spirit.

Peter Zalewski is a nonpracticing licensed real estate broker, consultant, and special contributor to the Miami Herald and a real estate columnist for The Real Deal magazine.

Zalewski founded Condo Vultures® in 2006 based on using public records to better assess the South Florida real estate market at a time of uncertainty.

Under Zalewski's direction, the Condo Vultures® concept has developed into five companies working independent in South Florida.

KOSTA GARA is the quintessential American entrepreneur, but the lifestyle he enjoys today, living on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, is a million miles from his humble beginning. As a young, aspiring student, Kosta was awarded a nationwide scholarship to a Canadian university, however, a year before he was to earn his engineering degree, he followed in the footsteps of such legends as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and took a leave of absence from the university to pursue his dream of starting his own marketing company.

Since first learning of the binary system in grade school, Scott Penwell has followed the developments in computing with great interest. He built his first computer (a mechanical model) in fifth grade, used the first remote terminal attached to the Case mainframe in eleventh, wrote programs at Kent on decks of punch cards, and brought early graphic capable computers to the workplace. He has been regional manager for several technology companies, and worked for two consulting firms.

Lordiel host a regular radio show on blog talk radio, she is also a internationally known lecturer and author. She has recently completed three lectures in Canada: Quieting the Mind, Freeing the Mind Body & Soul, and Massaging the Mind Body & Soul. Lordiel has authored two books, Words For The Soul and A Chance To Be Better "Trust Your Journey" (audiobook).

Pat Hunt has had a long and distinguished career in the music business. A 36 yr veteran in the business, his credits include:
I Never Thought I’d Fall in Love Again- Jennifer Holiday- writer
After She’s Gone- Mickey Gilley – writer/ producer
Forbidden Love/ Con Todo El Corizon – La Mafia – co-writer
I’m Gonna Make A difference –Shades Of Gray- writer/ performer
The CD Lifestories – Artist/producer/ writer
The Son- Forgiven – co-writer
Man Of Action _ World 5

Sandor Ellix Katz (aka sandorkraut) is a fermentation revivalist. His book Wild Fermentation (2003) and the hundreds of fermentation workshops he has taught across North America and beyond, have helped to catalyze a broad revival of the fermentation arts. A self-taught experimentalist who lives in rural Tennessee, the New York Times calls him “one of the unlikely rock stars of the American food scene.” His latest book, The Art of Fermentation (2012), received a James Beard award. Sandor teaches fermentation workshops in Tennessee and many other places.