In 1990 after leaving a scholarship at the Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Stephens would go on to found The Geek Squad, North America's largest technology support company.

Widely regarded as an expert on consumers and their relationship to brands, products, services and the companies that offer them, Ryan Matthews is an international consultant and sought after commentator on topics such as innovation, technology, global consumer trends and retailing. Ryan is founder and CEO of Black Monk Consulting and a frequent contributor to NPR's Marketplace and co-author of A World of Values.

Sahar is the co-founder of Coffee Republic and author of the UK's 2nd highest selling book on entrepreneurship ever: Anyone Can Do It. Sahar's story is an inspirational tale of how she stopped "thinking about it" and "did it". She is the speaker ambassador for the Prince's Trust, lecturer at the London Business School Entrepreneurship program and was named one of the "20 most powerful women in Britain under 35" by the Independent on Sunday.

Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe started the sushi chain YO! Sushi. The concept was to make eating a complete entertainment experience and featured call buttons, robot drinks trolleys and Japanese TV. Simon has most recently appeared on the BBC 2 produced worldwide hit program Dragons' Den as one of the formidable panelists, who make and break the dreams of would-be entrepreneurs as they pitch their business ideas for financing.

President of The Queensboro Shirt Company and former President of ERB Industries, Inc., Steven Little is a leading speaker and consultant on Internet technology and business. He is a Senior Consultant for Inc. Magazine and author of the bestselling book, The Seven Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth and his newest book Milkshake Moment.

Tim Sanders is the maverick CEO of Los Angeles tech start-up Net Minds and founder of research firm Deeper Media Incorporated. Prior to these positions, he was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo, as well as its Leadership Coach (2001-2005). The former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! and later their Leadership Coach, Tim Sanders is on a mission to get your audience excited about participating in social responsibility, sustainability and employee development projects. Tim is author of Saving The World At Work and the NYT best seller, Love Is The Killer App.

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.