- Motivational speaker and author Judy Carter can see a bad day at work--or a disastrous date--as a good thing. - In her new book, The Message of You, Judy explores the ways a "messy" situation is just a step towards laughter,

Comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff knows how to select the right goat to take into an Apple store. - Mark challenges himself as a performer by coming up with, and filming, off-the-wall stunts.  He'll ask strangers on a New York street to shave his be...

Nick Ryan and his fellow athletes are leaping, spinning and flipping something that's almost 100 years old, into an action sport of the future. - Nick is a member of the Extreme Pogo Semi-Pro team.  He is also the CEO and co-founder of Xpogo,

Nick McClintock is traveling all over the world on a pogo stick, and getting to film what he experiences.  (In a sense.) - Nick, an experienced Extreme Pogo rider and gifted filmmaker, is giving the emerging action sport of Xpogo its face. -

Brent Bushnell, CEO of Two Bit Circus, has heard a lot of talk about STEM. - Science, technology, engineering and math, equal STEM.    And people are paying a lot of attention to STEM education--especially after the White House hosted its first-ever M...

Mindshare LA co-founder and curator Dougie Campbell has a hybrid he'd like to show you. - And what it is, is what you get when you cross the TED conference with the "Burning Man" experience. - Since 2006,

Lora Ivanova knows that a new venture can be scarier than an unexpected, "Boo!"  And as much fun. - In 2013, Lora co-founded Los Angeles' first-ever Halloween convention, ScareLA. - Last year's ScareLA was a highly interactive success,

TechShop CEO and co-founder Mark Hatch asks one question fairly often, in the course of his normal workday. - "What are you making?" - TechShop is the nation's first open-access maker space and creative community.