Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist who broadcast live in the New York Stock Exchange. She has a number of highly successful shows in her repertoire. Veteran broadcaster with more than two decades' experience reporting on economics and business She was a key player in helping CNBC grow into one of television's best channels for business as well as the economy. It is easy to see that her hugely successful career as a journalist was meant for this. In her teens, Maria struggled to decide what career path she would like to pursue. She was then tempted to become an interior decorator. Then when she saw the joy journalism had to offer, there was never looking back. It isn't just about being a top journalist but an inspiration for women who are determined to excel in a world dominated by males. As well as being named among the fifty people which shaped the decade she's the first female journalist ever inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She's also a writer and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American theater and film actress. She is a talented thespian who has been performing professionally for the last 27 years. In 1990, she performed her debut on stage in an Off-Broadway show that was a production of The Big Funk written by John Patrick Shanley. A year later she was in the spotlight for her first television role, The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she got her first role as a supporting character in Basic Instinct. It was the start of her career profession. In the film The Firm however that she was a female lead for the very first time and that too opposite other stars such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 1990s she worked with a number of top industry stars including Gwyneth Palow in Sliding Doors Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Julie Andrews Relative Values. Recently, she portrayed Dr. Alex Blake in the internationally famous crime drama that is a police procedural Criminal Minds.