Joy Kuebler is the founder of Joy Kueble Landscape Architect PC (JKLA). Her company's design projects have included one half acre community built parks, intimate gardens for small children, large university campus redevelopment and large city inter-modal transit facilities.
Joy Kuebler received her undergraduate degree in landscape architecture from Cornell University.
Andrea is the founder and president of 1-800-CTO, a consulting company that helps growth companies formulate their technology strategy and architecture.
Andrea is a seasoned dot-com entrepreneur who has directed the creation and management of over a dozen Internet properties. She is the former Co-Founder and Chief Technologist of EchoFactor.com - the web's largest repository of free XML news feeds. Prior to founding EchoFactor, she was the Director of Technology of Infonautics Corporation -- an Internet information company. Before venturing into the dot-com arena, Andrea was involved in the development of software for medical applications - first with GE and later with Picker International.
Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science in computational biology form Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science in computer science from Villanova University.
Bill Trenchard is currently the CEO of LiveOps, a teleservices company. Prior to LiveOps, Bill was the founder and CEO of Callcast, a call routing technology and outsourced teleservices firm that merged with LiveOps in 2003. Prior to Callcast, Bill was a managing director at idealab! where he served portfolio companies in capacities ranging from a board member to interim CEO. Bill was also the founder and CEO of Jump Networks, Inc., which was acquired by Microsoft in April 1999. Bill Trenchard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Science Technology Studies from Cornell University.
Jon Gordon\'s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup,The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, LA Clippers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy and more. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University.
Demarest Studios was founded in 1998 by Noah Demarest. Demarest Studios primarily focused on architectural drafting, web site development and graphic design. In 2000, Noah partnered with his brother Nathan Demarest with the intention of expanding the range of design solutions offered to include web and multimedia production, digital illustration, and apparel design. In 2001, Noah and Nathan transformed Demarest Studios into Deviron LLC.
Deviron LLC now offers enhanced support and visualization services for architects, engineers and designers.
Noah and Nathan Demarest are both graduates of Cornell University.
Elon Musk is CEO and Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX, a company which focuses on space exploration technologies.
Prior to founding SpaceX, Musk founded a company Zip2, which helps newspaper companies put classified ads and other local information on Web sites. He sold it to Compaq for $307 million in cash.
Musk used that to start his next business, PayPal, which enabled e-mail payments. Months after taking it public, he sold it to eBay for $1.5 billion.
Born in South Africa, Musk came to North America at age 17. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned undergraduate degrees in physics and business.
<p>Cheryl Melchiorre is a Manager at Deloitte Consulting. Prior to her position at Deloitte, she worked in strategic consulting at McKenzie. </p> <p>Melchiorre shared her experiences as a woman in business on a panel of "Women In Business" presented by Cornell University's Career Center.</p> <p>Cheryl Melchiorre received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her MBA from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. </p>
<p>Erica Retblatt is the Human Resources Manager at Hillstone Restaurant Group. Prior to her role at Hillstone, Retblatt had assorted experience in the hospitality industry including working as a sommelier in a three-star restaurant and later moving into management roles.</p> <p>Retblatt shared her experiences as a woman in business on a panel of "Women In Business" presented by Cornell University's Career Center.</p> <p>Erica Retblatt received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and received a Masters of Management in Hospitality (MMH) from Cornell University. </p>
<p>Brent Gloy is a professor of agricultural finance and agribusiness management at Cornell University. He teaches an undergraduate course in Agribusiness Strategy and a graduate course in Agricultural Finance. He co-teaches a two-week international field study that allows students to gain exposure to the food and agribusiness systems in foreign countries. In the past three years, groups have traveled to Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Australia. He has also participated in farm management study trips to California, Florida, and Georgia and has been actively involved with the Farm Credit Fellows program.</p> <p>In addition to his activities at Cornell, Brent remains involved in the family farming operation located in southwestern Nebraska.</p> <p>Brent Gloy received his B.S. from the University of Nebraska and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University.</p>