Steve Harwell is one of the three co-founding members- along with Greg Camp and Paul DeLisle- of Smash Mouth, the pop rock band that jumped from its San Jose base to world-wide renown. Collectively, Smash Mouth has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.

Steven Kalas is the author of “Human Matters,” which also is the title of Steven’s popular twice weekly column in the Las Vegas Review Journal. In the column and the book, he discusses with wit and wisdom the triumphs and tribulations of our very human lives. Steven is not only a counselor/therapist but is a musician.

Dennis Griffin retired in 1994 after a 20-year career in investigations and law enforcement in New York State. He and his wife Faith moved to Las Vegas shortly afterward. He currently has six published mystery thrillers, including the first two books of a Las Vegas-based trilogy. His current book is “CULLOTTA - The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness.”

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, a Las Vegas resident for more than four decades, has represented Nevada’s First Congressional District since 1999 and is currently in her fifth term as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and is co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus.

Stephen Sorrentino’s one man tour d’ Force mixes music, comedy and celebrity impressions, He has been named “Male Impressionist of the Year” three years in a row by the International Guild of Celebrity Impersonators and Tribute Acts (IGCITA) and has shared the stage with such names as Patti La belle, Dennis Miller, Dana Carvey and Chicago

Jay White performs as Neil Diamond. Since 1982, his performances have astounded more than three million people around the world, including Rose Diamond, Neil’s mother. Everything about Jay’s approach parallels Neil, from his beaded costumes to his seasoned band, to his rich baritone vocals.

Sam Popowcer is the owner of Espeez , the candy-making division of Las Vegas’s SP Enterprises, started in June 1993). His family moved to Las Vegas from Chicago in 1979, the year Sam also started high school. In his late teens He majored in Criminal Justice at UNLV, but soon developed “entrepreneurial fever.” He started out selling sun glasses, then candy and he is now considered the candy man of Las Vegas.

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine, the leading trade publication for the gaming industry, and Casino Connection magazine, the only publication for casino executives and employees, published in Nevada and New Jersey. He also is president of Casino Connection International, the magazines’ parent company.

Clint Holmes is more than a singer. His talents include dancing and a warm comedic touch. Holmes comes by his tremendous talent naturally. His father is an African-American jazz musician and his mother is a classically trained Opera singer from Great Britain. Clint admits it was the best of two musical worlds, “My mom taught me how to sing correctly, and my dad taught me how to enjoy it.” In 2002, his autobiographical musical, “Comfortable Shoes,” debuted at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago to rave reviews. He also staged his second musical with acclaimed acting coach Larry Moss in Las Vegas and soon will see it debut in a major theater.

Robin Jay, a Las Vegas resident, is the award-winning author of “The Art of the Business Lunch ~ Building Relationships Between 12 and 2,” (Career Press), which is available in ten languages worldwide. She shares more than 20 years of successful sales experience with her audiences. She also is a professional keynote speaker, award-winning author and corporate trainer