Nana Bediako (@maker.be) is a Creative and MBA graduate with 10+ years’ experience leading content development, production, and social media strategy. Currently a Creative Director for Facebook and Instagram, Nana architects content experiences for entertainment brands, filmmakers, and creators–from Netflix, HBO, Spotify, NBA, to Lena Waithe and Jidenna. Some of Nana’s industry-recognized projects include MTV’s […]

Joan Baker is an award-winning voice actor, author of “Secrets of Voice-over Success,” and co-founder of the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences which oversees That’s Voiceover Career Expo and The Voice Arts Awards. She is also an on-camera host, a voice acting coach, and a voiceover columnist for Backstage Magazine.

As Managing Director of W+K New York, Neal Arthur leads the second largest office in the network, overseeing a diverse portfolio of clients and more than 300 employees. Recently, he and his partner have driven the agency to its best revenue growth since the office’s opening in 1995. Neal has been a member of the […]

Alexandra Adey is the UK partner manager and producer for Spotify, based in London. She is responsible for managing podcast partnerships across the UK podcast industry as well as overseeing Spotify original content. Prior to working at Spotify, she spent nearly 3 years at Audioboom as the UK Content Manager. She also worked at IMG […]

Billboard Magazine Gospel Artist of the last decade Yolanda Adams is a five-time GRAMMY Award winning artist who believes that her music heals, encourages and inspires others to trust more than themselves. She has triumphantly carried the torch for contemporary gospel and inspirational music via 13 glorious albums. Stunningly beautiful, exceptionally educated, filled with the […]

Nick Adams is the Director of Transgender Representation at GLAAD. He is a resource for media content creators who are telling stories about transgender people. He has consulted on hundreds of films and TV shows to help them create authentic transgender characters and stories, working with network executives, writers rooms, casting directors, actors, and PR […]

Tamika D. Mallory, a 39 year old mother to her young-adult son and nationally recognized activist, is a champion of the new civil rights movement. Today Tamika is the Co-Founder of Until Freedom. In 2017, Tamika gained recognition as one of four co-chairs for the Women’s March on Washington; and with participation from 5 million […]

Snigdha is passionate about diversifying storytelling. The Juggernaut is a Y Combinator- and Precursor Ventures-backed media company and community for South Asians and the South Asia-curious. She has worked at McKinsey and advised BuzzFeed, Quartz, Amazon Studios, Scroll.in, and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. She got her MBA at Harvard and BA in Economics & South […]

In the words of President Obama, Brittany Packnett is a leader “whose voice is going to be making a difference for years to come.” A former nonprofit executive and educator, Packnett has committed her life to the pursuit of social justice. She was appointed to both President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and […]