Maria Bartiromo and Jeanne Tripplehorn bio

Maria Bartiromo, an American TV journalist who was the first person to broadcast live directly from the New York Stock Exchange floor live. She's also a acclaimed television personality with several successful programs. A broadcasting veteran with over 20 years of experience the reporting of economics and business she played a pivotal role in the creation of the TV channel CNBC as among the most prestigious within the economic and business segment. Her highly successful career as a journalist makes one believe that the woman was meant to be in this profession. When she was a teenager Maria struggled to decide which career she wanted. At one point she wanted to sing, and one day she would want to be or an interior designer. Her interest was drawn by the thrilling world of journalism and never looked back. This flamboyant lady isn't only a great journalist, but it is also a model for women who are aspiring to make it big in a male society. She was the first female journalist to be recognized as one of the 50 Faces that Shaped this Decade. She is also an author and a columnist.

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn, an American actress in film and television, in addition to the theatre. Thespian Jeanne-Marie Tripplehorn has been working professionally for 27 years. She began her career in the year 1990 with a performance that was The Big Funk, a John Patrick Shanley off-Broadway play. The show was later adapted to her first TV role, The Perfect Tribute. Her big break in career was in 1992 when she played a minor role in the film Basic Instinct. In the film The Firm however that she was cast as the female lead for the first time and that too opposite famous actors such as Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. In the 90s, she worked alongside some of the top actors in Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Hugh Grant. She was Dr. Alex Blake on the hugely popular police procedural show Criminal Minds.