Theme: Roads Less Traveled

Robert Frost may have intended irony, but his poem popularized "the road less traveled" for a good reason: it sums up an ideology that encourages ordinary people to turn pioneers, practicalists to become dreamers, and conformists to pursue originality.

Williams Center for the Arts
Easton, Pennsylvania, 18042
United States

The Lafayette Chorduroys

The Lafayette Chorduroys is Lafayette College’s premiere all-male A Capella group. Founded in 1992, the group consists of students from all different majors coming together to make music and perform on and off campus. They are delighted to entertain the local community in a range of genres including pop, rock, the classics, and more.

Tim & Hala Bonner

Hala and Tim have been university professors and administrators for years. Hala has a PhD in International Education and currently teaches English as a Second Language at Northampton Community College, and Tim has his PhD in Linguistics and currently teaches TESOL to international and domestic teachers in the College of Education at Lehigh University. They opened The Taza Truck in 2014 and serve fresh, homemade Egyptian cuisine throughout the Lehigh Valley and beyond.

Arvin Lal

Arvin Lal is the Chief Executive Officer of SHREDZ Supplements, the fastest growing brand in the fitness industry. He started the company with a product and an Instagram account and his since been featured Forbes magazine and other business journals for his exceptional use of social media. Lal has developed and improved upon an innovative business model that is revolutionizing how corporations use social media to reach customers and drive revenue. Arvin took a risk three years ago and hasn’t looked back.

Carla Blumenthal

Carla Blumenthal believes in the power of a listening ear and open heart, and has an impassioned mission to build environments, both physical and online, that cultivate a deeper sense of self and humanness. In summer 2013, Carla launched tea+purpose, an organization that creates environments for women in their 20s & 30s to connect with their inner lives in community with others. Tea+Purpose organizes gatherings with women from various backgrounds in New York City for self-exploration and action-oriented discussion around fear, anxiety, shame, intention-setting and various other topics. The organization is launching additional chapters across the United States.

Sebastiaan de With

Sebastiaan de With is a freelance designer, photographer and motorcyclist originally from the Netherlands, now living in San Francisco. He and Stuart Philkill created a highly popular photographic narrative of a trip to the Alaskan Arctic by motorcycle that was featured on CNN, People Magazine, Reddit and many other websites.

Torin Perez

Torin is a co-founder of Globally Bold — http://globallybold.com — a platform he uses to make a positive impact on college students, professionals, and entrepreneurs looking to build successful lives and careers.