Kelli Richards Presents All Access Radio

Justin Willman is a magician & comedian known for his multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, Ellen, Conan, and @Midnight. He's performed live at the White House for the first family, his online videos have racked up over 50 million views, and his debut comedy/magic special Sleight of Mouth premiered on Comedy Central to rave reviews. For several years Justin hosted the show Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. He is also a consultant & writer for film/television productions like America's Got Talent, The Goldbergs, and Disney's upcoming feature film Magic Camp. The L.A. Times calls him, "A new breed of comic who's making magic cool again for grown-ups" and Playboy dubbed him, "the freshest and funniest magician working today." 

Michael Marlin is the Founder and Creative Director of Luma Entertainment, which offers a new genre of art that uses the dark as the canvas and various lighting technologies as the 'paint'. Marlin is also an author, creative coach, inventor and innovator, and his creative works span multiple fields from a variety of arts: including theatrical productions, writing, toy invention, juggling, and cartooning. In the late 70's and 80's Marlin was the first talking juggler to popularize the genre and inspired a whole generation of jugglers who followed his lead. Marlin’s mission is “to create a joyful and evolving world by inspiring others to connect with their own creativity.”

An eclectically accomplished musician and studio virtuoso, Todd Rundgren is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter whose music career has spanned nearly five decades. His musical style has evolved over the years from the simple pop of his early solo albums to the more complex progressive rock of his band Utopia, which gained Rundgren a devoted cult following – and beyond.  He has also maintained a prolific career as a producer; and is regarded as an early pioneer of rock video, interactive CD, and Web-based music, among many other accomplishments leveraging cutting edge technologies. In May of this year, Todd released White Knight, which features collaborations with the likes of Trent Reznor, Daryl Hall, Joe Walsh and Donald Fagen, among others. He has also recently been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Berklee College of Music and DePauw University in the midst of his current tour in support of the new album.

Tamer Rashad is a business leader with over 25 years of general management, corporate strategy, start-up and business development experience across the US, Europe and Emerging Markets. Currently, Tamer is Founder & CEO of Humtap; a music creation platform driven by the human voice and augmented with artificial intelligence and algorithmic composition, designed to enable real-time music creation and sharing for everyone on-the-fly with some really compelling applications for consumers, artists and labels. Tamer is also a co-founder, angel investor and advisor to several startups in Silicon Valley.  Previously, Tamer was CEO of Liechtenstein’s private bank LGT Middle East, and Managing Director and Head of Merrill Lynch for the Middle East, where he developed Wall Street's first B2B social networking software platform – which has since been replicated by many major Wall Street firms.

Lawrence Gowan is a Scottish-born Canadian musician, and keyboardist and lead vocalist for the legendary American rock band, Styx.  As a member of Styx for nearly twenty years, Gowan has recorded four studio albums and toured the world over, playing more than 1,600 shows with the band. In June of this year, Styx released their “sonically sweet” 16th studio album, The Mission, which chronicles the trials, tribulations, and ultimate triumphs of the first manned mission to Mars in the year 2033. From the hopeful drive of the lead single “Gone Gone Gone” to the pivotal harmonic convergence of “Radio Silence” to the elegiac optimism of the closing track “Mission to Mars,” The Mission succeeds in delivering the greater good from a band that continues to fire on all cylinders, 45 years after signing its first recording contract.

With over thirty years of experience in sales, technology, and executive management, Dave Jaworski currently serves as CEO of Meta Media Partners, which leverages technology, techniques and processes to help people and organizations achieve their dreams and potential. Previously Dave held positions as VP of Sales and Marketing at NetSteps; CTO of Intero Alliance; and founder and CEO of PassAlong Networks, which was the first company in the world to implement micro-payments with PayPal. Dave started his career as only the third employee at Microsoft Canada, where after multiple promotions he ultimately received the first ever Bill Gates Chairman's Award of Excellence. Dave is also the author of the new book, Microsoft Secrets: An Insider’s View of the Rocket Ride from Worst to First and Lessons Learned Along the Journey, which is available now for pre-order.

Jim Messina's legacy spans five decades, three acclaimed rock super groups, a vibrant solo career, and a dizzying array of game changing producing and engineering credits, including Lee Michaels and Kenny Loggins. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the country rock pioneer Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins. After a series of acclaimed solo acoustic tours, Messina has now formed a dynamic new band, featuring Poco alum Rusty Young, which is touring through 2017 with shows all over the country.

Shep Gordon is the visionary Hollywood manager, agent and producer responsible for building some of the biggest careers in entertainment, and has been named one of the “100 most influential people” by Rolling Stone magazine. The subject of the acclaimed Mike Myers-produced documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, Shep came to Los Angeles in 1968 and landed in the heart of rock and roll, instantly (and by sheer coincidence) falling in with Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and, a short time later, Alice Cooper, whom he continues to manage today. In Shep’s fascinating book, They Call me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock 'n' Roll, he shares tales of working and befriending everyone from Groucho Marx, Blondie, Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Michael Douglas to the Dalai Lama, Emeril Lagasse, Raquel Welch and Wolfgang Puck. The book was published in 2016 and debuted on the New York Times bestseller list.

A graduate of Harvard Business School Ken Kragen’s illustrious career transcends the music and entertainment industries where he has spent many successful years and managed some of the world's most important entertainers, including Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Trisha Yearwood, Olivia Newton John, The Bee Gees, Burt Reynolds, The Smothers Brothers and many others. He was the creator and organizer of the historic humanitarian projects "We Are the World", "Hands Across America", and Cisco System's "NetAid". During the past few years, Kragen has devoted an increasing amount of time to teaching, speaking and writing as well as consulting work for leading corporations and many non-profit organizations, such as Cisco, New York Life Insurance, Eastman Kodak, The Hollywood Reporter and the Country Radio Broadcasters Association. Ken is also the author of the best-selling book "Life is a Contact Sport" which is filled with unique and well-tested career advice.

Dr. Judith Orloff is a board-certified psychiatrist, speaker and best-selling author, as well as an assistant professor of psychiatry at UCLA. Transforming the face of psychiatry, Judith Orloff MD asserts that we are keepers of an innate intuitive intelligence so perceptive that it can tell us how to heal -- and prevent -- illness. Her latest national bestseller The Ecstasy of Surrender: 12 Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life describes the power of letting go in everyday life, health, and wellness. Dr. Orloff has spoken at medical schools, hospitals, the American Psychiatric Association, Fortune Magazine's Most Powerful Women Summit, and alternative and traditional health forums. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, the Oprah Magazine, Forbes and USA Today. Judith was also voted "Most Inspirational Person" for the Readers Choice 2012 awards on About.com (a New York Times site.)

Jessica Mastors is a dynamic speaker and storyteller, teacher and writer, artist and entrepreneur, creative coach and consultant specializing in helping founders, free-thinkers and change-makers “make magic” with their stories – where magic is defined as “the art of changing consciousness at will.” Jessica is Head Story Coach for the San Francisco and San Jose campuses of General Assembly, a pioneering 21st century education and career-transformation center that is closing the “global skills gap” by offering award-winning instruction in the most in-demand skills across data, design, business, and technology. In 2012, Jessica successfully completed a 2,000-mile thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail, a mountainous footpath that crosses thirteen US states, from Georgia to Maine. A graduate of McGill University and a native of Rhode Island, Jessica currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Beth Harrington is an independent producer, director and writer, whose fervor for American history, music and culture has led to a series of award-winning and critically acclaimed films. Beth’s most recent works, The Winding Stream – The Carters, The Cashes and The Course of Country Music and the Grammy-nominated Welcome to the Club – The Women of Rockabilly, reflect her long-standing love of music. A rock and roll singer and guitarist, she is most noted for her years as a member of Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on the Warner Bros. Sire Records label. Beth currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she works with Oregon Public Broadcasting, producing, researching and developing shows for national air, including the popular PBS series History Detectives. 

World-renowned business educator and coach Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the leading expert in his field and the author of three New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books – Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. Marshall’s singular ability to get results for top leaders has drawn over 150 CEOs and their management teams to address change in the workplace, and he has been recognized by Thinkers50, Fast Company, INC Magazine, and Global Gurus as the World’s Leading Executive Coach.

Athena is the CEO and founder of BlissQuest Publishing, an online publishing house concept which when funded will be the first publishing house in the world to offer healthcare and retirement planning to artists and writers, as well as 50-50 royalty splits. Her first novel, a fantasy called “Murder of Crows,” was published in 2012 as the first installment in a trilogy called “Pillars of Dawn, which follows heroine Fable Montgomery on a treacherous, magical journey through the mythical land of Aria. The second installment, called “Sinnet of Dragons” is currently under production. Athena lives on the rugged Oregon coast, where her passions include travel, photography, scrapbooking, scotch and storytelling...preferably all with chocolate.

NBC has called Greg Kihn “Rock’s True Renaissance Man.” His career stretches from the dawn of punk and indie rock to the discos of the 80’s to the glory days of MTV. As a pioneer with the legendary Beserkley Records, he helped write the book on revolutionary west coast rock and roll. He’s toured the world, had hit records, appeared on Saturday Night Live and American Bandstand, opened for the Rolling Stones, jammed with Bruce Springsteen, and won the ASCAP and Midem Awards for his worldwide #1 hit JEOPARDY and THE BREAKUP SONG. He’s also a published author of four novels, the most recent of which is PAINTED BLACK, a Mystery/Thriller about the death of Brian Jones of the legendary rock n’ roll band The Rolling Stones.

James Wallman is a noteworthy trend forecaster and futurist, esteemed journalist, keynote speaker and activist, as well as the author of the groundbreaking book Stuffocation: Why We’ve Had Enough with Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever, which has been described as the intersection of “The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, but with a huge idea at its heart” by the Sunday Times. James has shared his thoughts and forecasts on NPR, BBC, ABC in Australia, and MSNBC, and his writings have been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Time, The Economist, and Wired. He was formerly editor of leading trend consultancy The Future Laboratory’s forecasting publication, and wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine. Recently, James founded The Future is Here, a think tank for a better world.

A Creative Director/Writer  for over 25 years, Barbara Newman’s iconic work has left an indelible mark on contemporary brand culture. She’s written award-winning campaigns that have been featured at Cannes, and has developed content across multiple media platforms for global brands around the world. Documentary film credits include, Burning The Future: Coal in America, which received the International Pare Lorentz Award for best social documentary; HBO’s Dear Talula, short-listed for the Academy Award. Barbara’s current production, called Cowgirls Are Forever, will be the first feature-length documentary to illustrate the evolution of the cowgirl, and how her spirit and accomplishments have impacted contemporary American culture. It is due for release in late 2017.

Lori Stoll is a notable photographer, writer and director who quickly became a sought-after celebrity and advertising photographer in the late 80's. Her photographs of popular icons Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and MC Hammer were ubiquitous at the pinnacle of their careers. Her assignments in national publications have included Time, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, People and Rolling Stone, and much of her work is syndicated worldwide. In 2014 Lori wrote and directed her first feature, “Heaven’s Floor,” which premiered at Cinequest earlier this year.

Jared Cohn is an award-winning writer, director and producer - specifically in the sci-fi and horror genre - with such credits to his name as Atlantic Rim, Buddy Hutchins, 13/13/13, Jailbait, Born Bad and the last Sharknado movie. This year alone Jared has released five new films – all very different in style and tone. The first, Wishing for a Dream, is a personal project that Jared collaborated on with real-life partner, actress Sara Malakul Lane. The second, Little Dead Rotting Hood, is Asylum’s take on the classic fairytale. March sees the release of his film God’s Club starring Corbin Bernsen, Stephen Baldwin, and past AAR guest Lorenzo Lamas. Just recently we saw the release of the action movie The Horde, as well as Death Pool, an American Psycho-esque thriller. Cohn produces most of his work via his company Traplight Media.

Sherry Cagan has had great success in her past both as an award-winning equestrian & a talented bronze sculptor.  These days Sherry is a patient advocate and facilitator, a leading voice and a driving force for the millions debilitated with Lyme disease. Her near-death experience from Lyme disease, and her daughters and mother being infected with it, catalyzed her passion for Lyme research – initiating the Stanford Lyme Working Group at the Stanford School of Medicine. Late 2015, Sherry and her husband Laird founded a 501c3 Silicon Valley based organization, the Stand4Lyme Foundation, with the purpose of establishing a revolutionary Lyme research platform, launched May 2016. Transforming traditional medical research to expedite projects to patients, funding a team of collaborating scientists, eliminating time barriers and sharing findings. Stand4Lyme joins forces with Stanford scientists to pave a medical path to wellness for patients at all stages of Lyme disease, “making Lyme history.”