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Final four from the third season of NBC's hit show "The Apprentice"
Andy Fetyko
Andy owns several successful entertainment related business ventures, including Handsfull Records and Feel of Love Music, both based in Nashville, TN. He is the executive producer of the Red Letters project, a rock-n-roll adaptation of the book of Matthew and is currently working on several other entertainment projects.
James Sun
CEO and founder of Zoodango.com which is an online social networking site for professionals. James may be best known for being one of the last two finalists on the hit show “The Apprentice” (2007) and has become an inspirational speaker worldwide.
Jason Okuma
Jason is the President and CEO of JATI, inc., a Beverly Hills, CA based marketing, business development, and public relations company, Jason provides solutions for celebrities, projects and businesses including those in the music, TV and entertainment industries. Jason is also the Founder of the popular site, www.CurrentCelebrity.com
Jeff Lang
Jeff has been a music executive for 22 years concluding with Warner Music Group. He has produced 13 TV shows and worked with 7-8 Miss America's, as well as state contestants. His past duties included promoting artists on "The Tonight Show" as well as many other television shows. Jeff is currently an owner/manager of "The Sound Advice Team" of RE/MAX in Gig Harbor.
Kendra Todd
By the end of her 20s, Kendra had already reached national prominence as a wealth expert, real estate broker, TV personality, author and lecturer. She gained national notoriety a few years ago as the first woman, and the youngest competitor to win Donald Trump’s NBC prime-time show “The Apprentice”. Her first book Risk & Grow Rich became a best-seller, targeting issues that directly confront how our relationship to risk affects our lives. Her mission now is to inspire women to turn their passion into prosperity. Kendra currently hosts the critically acclaimed HGTV show “My House Is Worth What?” and she serves as the Money Expert for “The Montel Williams Show” and as a columnist for Yahoo! Real Estate. She can also be seen regularly as a real estate contributor on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.
Melissa d'Arabian
Melissa d'Arabian won season five of "The Next Food Network Star" in August 2009 and now hosts Food Network's hit cooking show "Ten Dollar Dinners" where she shares the finest in budget-friendly home cooking. Melissa received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science at The University of Vermont (where she competed twice in Miss Vermont pageants) and went on to earn her MBA at Georgetown University before launching a successful career in business consulting and finance. Now a stay-at-home mom, she lives in Kirkland, WA, with her husband and their four young daughters. Melissa believes strongly in volunteering, her Christian faith and living her life with meaning and purpose.
Mellisa Paul
Mellisa, Miss Idaho 1999, is proud to anchor Idaho's first Emmy Award winning morning show 'Good Morning Live.' She joined 'Today's 6 News' as a weekend weather anchor/reporter in late 2005. Prior to all this, she had the opportunity to work with a wide range of artists including Tom Cruise, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Olympia Dukakis, Sir Ian McKellan and Debbie Reynolds to musicians like Beyonce, Missy Elliot, Dr. Dre, Santana and Metallica, plus many...many more.
Rex Crain
Born and Raised in Southern California, Rex’s first passion was baseball. Like a dream come true, he was picked up and signed by the Boston Red Sox at the age of 18. But just weeks before leaving for his second season, Rex had a spiritual encounter that altered his life's course and caused him to leave his baseball career behind. He went from pro baseball to pro life success. His gift of inspiring, motivating and empowering has led him the opportunities to coach some of today’s most influential leaders and A list celebrities in one-on-one settings.
Stephen Crow
Stephen is a Senior Associate and a National Color Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems. He is the Art Director and Practicing Hairdresser of Salon Salon and the Spa located in Ontario, Oregon. He has had work published in Inspire books and other nationally recognized magazines.
Tim Moyer
Tim Moyer Management was founded in 1988 after Tim Moyer, President of Luxury Theatres of the Northwest, sold his family business; over 300 movie theatres throughout the Pacific Northwest. Tim works side by side with his 7 children, operating TMM, which is a holding company that manages and develops Commercial and Residential Real Estate. Mr. Moyer is the founder of The Bank of Vancouver. He received an Honorary Doctorate from The Kazakhstan American Free University where he was instrumental in founding their business school, following the collapse of the former Soviet Union. To date more than 20,000 students have earned their Business degree from KAFU. He is also a licensed commercial Pilot, 100 Ton Sea Captain, and Master Scuba Diving Instructor.
Troy McClain
Well known for his appearance on the 1st Season of Donald Trump’s "The Apprentice", Troy has been the CEO of the McClain Companies, a company that continues to grow his vision of Innovation Inspiration, Direction and Capitalization of his organization to great heights. As an entrepreneur, award winning television host, international public speaker, business coach, and mentor to thousands of kids and the special needs community, Troy is an inspiration and demonstrates the epitome of the American Dream.