Ken Ilgunas is the author of "Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom." He tells us how he was able to pay his graduate education at Duke University while secretly living in a van on Duke's campus. He also explains whether a degree is required for many of the jobs that young people work.

Ken Ilgunas was born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Wheatfield—a small town in western New York where his family still lives. He just finished walking the entire 1,700-mile length of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.

Find out more about Ken Ilgunas by visiting www.kenilgunas.com.

Alan Corey is the author of, "THE SUBVERSIVE JOB SEARCH: How to Overcome A Lousy Job, Sluggish Economy, and Useless Degree to Create a Six-Figure Career." He was a millionaire real estate investor when he wrote first first book, "A Million Bucks by 30." As a young man, he was also a bar owner and reality-TV regular. At the age of 29, with numerous investments under his belt, he ended up on unemployment. 

Corey explains his career and what he learned about personal finances. He managed to reinvent himself as a career man after having to go on a job hunt for the first time in ten years and was able to go from being hopelessly ignored to being incessantly headhunted.  Corey also discusses how he was able to land an entry-level day job for $40,000 and turn it into a $190,000 a year career in just 24 months.

Find out more about Alan Corey at www.alancorey.com.

Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also the Co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Chairman and Founding Partner of Indaba Capital Management, as well as former Vice Chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group. He is the author of, "What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential."

Kaplan explains how students can go about defining their own respective successes and gives tips for students to achieve their potential. 

He also shares how we can individually know what we're bad at how we can all go about finding a small group of people who care enough about us to tell us things we may not want to hear. 

Given today's generation, Kaplan discusses how someone should go about changing jobs.

Visit the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at www.draperrichards.org. Visit Indaba Capital Management at www.indabacapital.com/. Visit Harvard Business School at www.hbs.edu.

Relationship expert and best-selling author, Dr. John Gray, joins Jason Hartman to talk about research studies and Dr. Gray’s new work, “Boys to Men.”  Dr. Gray talks about how his observations have been backed up by and further explained by brain studies, showing obvious differences between men and women in brain function and hormones that affect health and behavior. He offers a deeper explanation of these differences based on scientific research showing how activities particular to each gender, diet, and an increased existence of xenoestrogens in our environment play a significant role in hormonal balance and imbalance. Dr. Gray discusses the proper use of supplements and the dangers of pharmaceuticals. This leads into his new work regarding healthy male development and his upcoming new book, Boys to Men, a look at how boys have been affected by today’s culture, showing a higher dropout rate than girls, lower comprehension, and higher instances of boredom and depression.  The high carbohydrate diet we consume plays a big role in this trend, and he cites inflammation in the brain as one factor in decreased comprehension. He describes activities, diet and supplements that can alleviate inflammation and stress and bring about optimal health in both men and women.

John Gray, Ph.D. is the best-selling relationship author of all time and the most trusted voice in relationships today. He is the author of 17 books, including The New York Times #1 Best-Selling Book of the last decade, MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS. His 17 books have sold over 50 million copies in 50 different languages around the world.

John is a leading internationally recognized expert in the fields of communication and relationships. His unique focus is assisting men and women in understanding, respecting and appreciating their differences. John‘s advice can be easily used to improve relationships at home and in the workplace.

For more than 35 years, John Gray has conducted public and private seminars for thousands of participants. In his highly acclaimed books, videos and transformational seminars, Johnentertains and inspires audiences with practical communication techniques. John’s purpose is to create a world where men and women understand, respect, appreciate and ultimately work together.

Summit Entertainment (Lionsgate) has purchased the rights to John Gray’s bestseller “Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus” with the intention of creating a feature film and TV series. Summit has hired Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan to adapt and direct the title into a romantic comedy, with BermanBraun’s Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman producing.

John Gray is a popular speaker on the national and international lecture circuit and often appears on television and radio programs to discuss his work. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Oprah, The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show, Live with Regis, Fox & Friends Weekend, Good Morning New York, Larry King Live, CNN and Company and many others. He has been profiled in major publications across the United States. John Gray lives with his wife and children in Northern California.

Scott Gamm is the Founder of HelpSaveMyDollars.com and author of, "MORE MONEY, PLEASE: The Financial Secrets You Never Learned in School."

Gamm believes students can pay for college without getting deep in debt. He shares the best ways to pay off student loans.

After school, Gamm stresses the importance to save for retirement ASAP.  He also shares some common scams and financial traps targeted at young people.

Finally, Gamm provides his commentary on rewards memberships worth it and ways to save on airfare.

Visit HelpSaveMyDollars.com at www.helpsavemydollars.com.

Jon Modica is the Founder and CEO of Nutmeg Education. He discusses online educational tools that are being used in schools today. He also shares information for parents to find online tools that schools are using. Jon thinks more schools should be using such online learning tools.

Jon’s passion for education grew during his time at Connecticut College where he worked with a kindergarten program for a course requirement. After becoming deeply interested in how children learn, he chose to major in Human Development and received a teaching certificate in elementary education. After he received the Louis Lacey McGarry Award for his work with children, he was motivated to work on a documentary of an afterschool program at a homeless shelter, and also pursue an independent study on bilingual education.

To learn more about the great inequities in our education system, Jon pursued a master’s degree in Urban Education Policy at Brown University. During his final months in the program, he found a significant disconnect between the goals of policy makers, the real effect those policies have had on schools and the services that various agencies are providing to support schools — in particular, the way schools and educators are dealing with the pressures of high stakes testing.

Jon founded Nutmeg Education, LLC with the goal of helping teachers deal with these pressures in ways that can help student achievement, without using subversive teaching methods. By working closely with dozens of teachers, school leaders, students, and a team of sophisticated web developers, Jon hopes Nutmeg Education will do just that.

Visit Nutmeg Education at http://www.NutmegEducation.com.

Whitney Keyes is Adjunct professor of Global Reputation Management at Seattle University and Fellow of the Center for Strategic Communications; Author of "Propel: Five Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing and Accelerate Business." She shares tips on how today's grads stay competitive and successful in the marketplace. 

Whitney previously worked at Microsoft with Bill Gates and had dramatic success in several initiatives. She shares her experiences. She also tells us a little bit about the programs she created to empower women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Kenya and Namibia.

Whitney Keyes is an international speaker, marketing expert and professor of strategic communications. For over 20 years, she has helped organizations and individuals to be more successful. Whitney has worked as a senior Microsoft manager, a strategic advisor for American Express and a marketing consultant to thousands of businesses around the world. She has also worked for the U.S. Department of State to empower women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Kenya and Namibia. She’s the author of the book, Propel: Five ways to amp up your marketing and accelerate business.  

While at Microsoft, Whitney managed global marketing campaigns, including the launch of Office 2000, an $8 billion business, and helped create the company’s primary philanthropy program, Unlimited Potential. Prior to that, she worked for the City of Tacoma helping over 500 small businesses stay in business and also managed her family’s retail store for many years. Today, Whitney serves as a fellow for the Center for Strategic Communications at Seattle University and guest lectures for the University of Washington and other academic institutions. She manages a consulting practice, delivers keynotes and facilitates workshops for national organizations including Small Business Administration. Whitney writes for business publications and produces content for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Biz Bite Blog. She also co-produced and hosted over 50 episodes of WhitneyandWyatt.com, a weekly online talk show for women. Whitney lives in Seattle, Washington, and can be reached through her website at WhitneyKeyes.com.

Visit Whitney's website at www.whitneykeyes.com/.

Chris Hurn is the Co-founder and CEO of Mercantile Capital Corporation and author of, "The Entrepreneur's Secret to Creating Wealth." Chris and Jason engage in a deep conversation about how small businesses can gain from commercial real estate. Chris also mentions 504 loans and how beneficial they can be to small businesses. 

Find out more about Chris and his work at www.504experts.com.

Dale Stephens was one of the original 24 recipients of the Thiel Fellowship. He is also the Founder of UnCollege. He recently came out with the book,"HACKING YOUR EDUCATION: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will."

In this unique interview, Jason and Dale talk about some things high schoolers should assess before jumping into the college application process. Both see major problems the traditional college system. 

Young entrepreneurs sometimes struggle... not because of talent, but because older folk think they're too immature. Dale shares his tips for young'ns to be taken seriously.

Dale believes an online portfolio can be even more impressive than a resume. He tells us how one can build a community of friends, mentors and a network of movers and shakers.

Dale Stephens brings a unique perspective on the future of education. He is a sought-after education expert appearing on major news networks including CNN, ABC, NPR, CBS, Fox, and TechCrunch. His work has been covered by the New York Times and New York Magazine to Fast Company and Forbes.

He has spoken around the world at high-profile events, from debating Vivek Wadhwa onstage at TED 2012 to lecturing at the New York Times to speaking to C-level executives at NBC Universal.

At 21, Dale leads UnCollege.org because we’re paying too much for college and learning too little. Penguin published his first book, Hacking Your Education, inApril 2013. In May 2011 Stephens was selected out of hundreds of individuals around the world as a Thiel Fellow, a program recognizing the top twenty-four entrepreneurs around the world under the age of twenty. In addition to leading UnCollege, Stephens advises education and technology companies.

Visis Dale Stephens' official website at www.dalejstephens.com/. You can also view his company at www.uncollege.org/.

ason Hartman teams up with Bloodhound.com founder, Anthony Krumeich, to talk about organizing and executing successful trade shows. Anthony talks about the path that led to him becoming the 26-year-old successful co-founder and CEO of Bloodhound.com. What began as an idea to do something with text messaging apps ended up turning into the development of apps that provide practical tools and solutions for event organizers.  The apps are very attractive to organizers because they work for small or large events, can be customized, provide many relevant and timely features, and the more chaotic the event the better the Bloodhound app works.

Before founding Bloodhound, Anthony studied symbolic systems and mathematics at Stanford and participated in honors research in systems neuroscience. He also studied philosophy of mind at Oxford. He grew up in a suburb of New York City and won 1st place at the 2004 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.  Anthony is passionate about combining his interests in technology, human behavior, and design to create new opportunities. He enjoys live music, sailing, and his Boxer, Champ. The website ishttp://bloodhound.com/.