Mike Reiss has won four Emmys and a Peabody Award during his fifteen years writing for "The Simpsons". Reiss is a decorated writer and creator of several animated series' and cartoons, along with credits on several live-action television shows and an animated film.

Novelist and author whose work frequently touches on music, sports, and the both aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists, Nick Hornby was a teacher and reviewer before starting to write full time. His books include, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, About A Boy, How To Be Good, 31 Songs, and A Long Way Down.

Musician and lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes, Ronnie Spector is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll". Ronnie is the only American vocalist to have been backed by all four Beatles on her single "Try Some, Buy Some". She has been featured in soundtracks such as the film Baby Boom, The Pickup Artist, Goodfellas, and Dirty Dancing. Ronnie is author of the international bestseller, Be My Baby, How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness.

Dr. Westheimer is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and in addition to having her own private practice, Dr. Westheimer also leads regular seminars for residents and interns in pediatrics on adolescent sexuality at Brookdale Hospital. A psychosexual therapist, Dr. Westheimer has pioneered the field of media psychology with her radio program, Sexual Speaking.

Co-editor of Microphone Fiends: Youth Music and Youth Culture and author of Black Noise and The Hip Hop Wars, Tricia Rose is a leading expert on the emergence of hip hop culture. Professor Rose also covers a series of topics relating to American cultural politics, black culture and music and gender and is an expert commentator on NPR and other national and local radio outlets, and on television.

Tyler Brule was trained as a journalist with the BBC, but eventually left the journalism field and launched a style and fashion magazine called Wallpaper*, one of the most influential fashion magazines of the 1990s. He's been a regular columnist for the Financial Times, The New York Times, and others.

Dr. Dorfman is the founder and program coordinator of P.A.C.-live, a continuing education program to teach practicing dentists state-of-the-art cosmetic dental skills on live patients. Dr. Dorfman has been featured on ABC's hit show, "Extreme Makeover" and is an expert in the field of oral hygiene and aesthetic dental products. Dr. Dorfman formed Discus Dental, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of tooth-whitening.