Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo was the first American journalist who broadcast live in the New York Stock Exchange. She is the host of several popular show to her name. Broadcasting veteran with more than 20 years of experience writing about economics and business she played a pivotal role in establishing the TV channel CNBC as being among the topmost in the business and economy segment. The lady's highly successful journalism professional career suggests that she was destined for this field. In her teens, Maria struggled to decide which career she wanted. The next she wanted to become an interior decorator. Once she discovered the pleasures of journalism, she never ever looked back. In addition to being an outstanding journalist the feisty girl is also an inspirational figure for young women who wish to achieve success in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world. Alongside being a part of the "50 Faces of Decade" she was the first female journalist who was inducted into Cable Hall of Fame. She is also an author and columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in TV and film, and theatre. She is a talented thespian who has been active professionally from her early teens for the past 27 years. Her stage debut came in 1990 with an Off-Broadway production of The Big Funk directed by John Patrick Shanley. The following year, she was cast in her first role on TV in The Perfect Tribute. In 1992, she played as a support character in Basic Instinct the film, her career started to take off. The Firm marked her first role as a female leading actress, opposite Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, her work was a collaboration with Hollywood's top actors such as Gwyneth as in Sliding doors, Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes and Julie Andrews Relative Values. In recent times, she played Dr. Alex Blake (a police procedural-crime drama) in Criminal Minds.