Octagon Speakers

• Jayde Donovan
• Nicole Lapin
• Debbie Matenopoulos
• Tony Potts
• Dave Price
• Mark Walberg
• Don Wildman

Jayde Donovan

Radio and Television Personality

Jayde Donovan is a radio and television personality who is currently a key contributor on Access Hollywood. Her career started with Clear Channel LA, passing out bumper stickers and soliciting celebrity audio on the red carpet, all the way to Executive Producer of The Craig Shoemaker Show. Soon, she found herself as the co-host of Orlando XL 106.7’s Johnny and Jayde in the Morning. In 2010, Jayde beat out 150,000 women for the opportunity to replace Kelly Ripa for one show of LIVE with Regis and Kelly. She then hosted Love Calling on Bravo, until she joined the crew of Access Hollywood. Donovan enjoys giving back to the community, and launched the Apple A Day Program with the Give Hope Foundation. The program is designed to provide support to children and families in Central Florida who are battling childhood cancer and have a unique combination of medical, emotional, and financial needs.

Nicole Lapin

Financial Expert

Nicole Lapin is the founder and CEO of Nothing But Gold Productions, a multimedia production company focused on creating accessible financial content across various platforms. The child of a former Nobel Prize nominee and a beauty queen, it is easy to see where Nicole gets her brains and her beauty. But after the death of her father at an early age, this first generation American needed to make her own name. She went on to create her niche as the youngest anchor ever on CNN and, most recently, CNBC.Nicole is the former anchor of “Worldwide Exchange,” the only global show on CNBC, which airs in the United States, Europe and Asia. She reported live daily on breaking global financial news and geopolitics. Nicole was also regular contributor on MSNBC and served as a personal finance expert on NBC’s “Today Show,” with regular opinion pieces in the Huffington Post and USA Today. At 21, Nicole was tapped as one of the first anchors to launch CNN Pipeline. She served as a reporter for all of...

Debbie Matenopoulos

Television Host

Debbie Matenopoulos has consistently proven herself to be a versatile talent in the entertainment industry. After graduating from New York University with a degree in journalism, Matenopoulos started her career on Good Day Live before she became a part of the E! Netowrk family. For over 10 years, this two-time Emmy Award nominee has successfully sustained her career as a compelling journalist, talk show host and actress. Matenopoulos currently holds hosting positions on both E! and the Style Network. Known for her her quick-wit and keen journalistic skills, Matenopoulos continues to contribute to some of E! Network's other popular programs. In addition to her regular hosting positions, Matenopoulos also hosts the top-rated show Fashion Police.

Tony Potts

Television Personality

Tony Potts has been a television personality since the mid-1990's. Most recently he was the host on NBC's Access Hollywood. Potts has also been featured on CSI: Miami, Larry King Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Dancing with the Stars, and many more. He was even asked to appear in Mel Gibson's film, Ransom. Potts has won an Emmy Award for feature reporting as well as two Associated Press Awards. He has also participated in the 2007 and 2008 NBA Celebrity All-Star Games. Potts is currently the national spokesperson for the Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children's Cancer and continues to be one of their biggest supporters.

Dave Price

Weather Anchor and Network Correspondent

Dave Price was the weather anchor for CBS's The Early Show for eight years and covered major weather events for the CBS Evening News. In addition to meteorology and reporting on-site from natural disasters, he has traveled throughout the country and around the globe bringing amazing stories to millions of viewers. Dave has had a first-person view of some of the most momentous events of our time. He was in New York City, on-air, as the first tragic moments of September 11 unfolded. He was one of the few reporters who spent the night enduring Hurricane Katrina inside the Superdome in New Orleans with the people he was covering. He also covered the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for the network. He's been on the front lines of the war on terror in Afghanistan and has been through Iraq seven times (including the night Saddam Hussein was executed). On more pleasant occasions, he has been at the center of the action for Inaugurations, Super Bowls,...

Mark Walberg

Host of Antiques Roadshow

Mark Walberg is a television and game show host with incredible accolades. He has hosted The Moment of Truth, Shop ‘til You Drop, Temptation Island, and Russian Roulette. He is currently the host of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, of which he admitted he was previously a fan. He turned his popularity on camera into success behind the lens, as a producer for Sunday Dinner, the first original series for the Odyssey Network. Walberg is strongly devoted to creating opportunities for young people, and has recently completed production on a feature-length documentary about The Young Americans, a musical performance youth group that tours the world offering music workshops in underserved schools. He is also currently on the Board of Directors of Goodwill of Southern California, which is instrumental in providing hope and new futures for people in need.

Don Wildman

Television Host and Geographer

Don Wildman’s trademark of expert adventurer has been developed through his many years of hosting unique, adventure television programs. Through these shows, he takes people places that may have been previously unexplored. On the History Channel, he hosted Cities of the Underworld from 2007-2009 and is the host of the Travel Channel’s new show Off Limits, where he takes part in dangerous, hands on and extreme explorations that unlock secrets about cities and towns his audiences are otherwise familiar with. He has also hosted The Incurables on Veria from 2007-2008, Weird Travels on The Travel Channel from 2003-2005, and Men’s Journal on ESPN.