Meet Chris Mitchell. Musician, educator, and entrepreneur. Chris started out in the small town of Hagan, GA and after attending Georgia Southern University would go on to establish music related businesses based in Statesboro, GA. Among these are Pladd Dot Music where Chris teaches others and sells his own brand of guitars and amplifiers.
Meet Helen Bee. Owner and operator of B Double E Ltd. A company that handles brand & website design & strategy for voiceover artists. She is also a speaker and podcaster who co-hosts the VO Social Podcast dedicated to “help voiceovers to be seen and heard”.
Meet Antonio Duke. An actor and playwright based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He is of the program director for The Ife Lab, a digital streaming theatre project dedicated to providing black communities with easily accessible live theatre by highlighting new black solo performing artists.
Meet Elizabeth Gordon. Writer, Creator, and Entrepreneur. Elizabeth started out as an actress and producer in theatre & film but would later transition into the world of writing and wellness.
Meet Kim Hurdon. Casting/Voice Director at KH Casting and Big Mouth Audio. Kim started out in life as a punk rocker, who owned a store until they were robbed, and then answered an had for a casting company that would lead her future (and now present) career in voice casting and directing.
Meet Katharine E. Wibell, epic fantasy author and content creator behind such series as The Incarn Saga, The Djed Chronicles and the Guardian Speakers Series.
Meet Dave Zaboski. Former animator for Disney, Warner Bros, and Sony and the founder of Laetro: a proprietary, collaborative platform made for creatives by creative. Dave’s journey has taken him from being a hired gun to some of the biggest entertainment companies in the world to being a self-described “freedom fighter for creatives.”
Meet Stephen Scott, musician, audio engineer and CEO of BigMouth Audio. A company based out of Glasgow, Scotland. Stephen’s journey took him from running studios for musicians to doing audio for businesses to doing sound design for video games and trailers.
Meet Heidi Rew. Actress, voice-over artist and co-founder of the Atlanta Voiceover Studio. Starting in television and radio, Heidi eventually shifted her focus to the world of voice-over, and in doing so, provided a space for others in her industry to grow and thrive.
Meet Adam Jennings. Creative Director, creative consultant, and all-around, self-described “Creative Type.” Although he began his career as an actor, Adam decided to explore storytelling in the advertising industry. He has worked on ad campaigns for major motion pictures and he teaches others how to be creative leaders as well.
Meet Chuck Thomas. Screenwriter, novelist, and host of the Atlanta Film Chat podcast. From the early 2000’s, Chuck has been a part of the Atlanta film scene from before the days when Hollywood came to town. Now he uses his platform to highlight local independent filmmakers from in and around the ATL.
Meet Carla Aaron-Lopez, artist, educator and curator based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. From the classroom to the streets to the museums, Carla has dedicated herself to helping people become better through the power of art.
Meet Val Bodurtha. Comedian and writer, who published a novel at 17 and won a Young Writer's Publication Contest and a Silver Benjamin Franklin Medal. Having caught the comedy bug at a young age, Val did some training in Chicago, and eventually returned to New York where she began to help set up shows for other comedians.
Meet Christopher “Chiz” Chisolm: Actor, Writer, Producer, and director, who was part of the original launch team that started E! Entertainment Television. Having started his journey in the theater, Chiz would later go into TV & movies, eventually running a brick & mortar studio and watching the technology and business of entertainment evolve over a long career.
Meet Bryan Stoops. Comedian, Educator, Podcaster, Martial Artist…and former professional magician!…who launched his comedy career during the middle of the global pandemic. After spending years away from the stage in the classroom and on the mat, Bryan returned to the stage as a comedian and launched a podcast to shine a light on other his fellow comedians.
Meet Jeff Adams, founder of the Icebox Radio Theater, which creates podcasts and live radio theater shows in America’s icebox, International Falls, MN. Twenty years after he first envisioned starting a community theater company, Jeff has produced several ongoing series, such as the Scoop Sisters Mysteries, Frozen Frights, Funny in a Small Town, and Rum Runner Sue…bringing stories of America’s northland to the world.
Meet Kodac Harrison, singer, songwriter, and poet who’s been described as a Southern Tom Waits or a Rural Leonard Cohen. Kodac has been releasing for 40 years , but after a life-threatening injury he changed his perspective. And not only did he help his own career but he began to help artists in the Atlanta area as well.
Meet Dan Nelken, copywriter, creative director, podcaster, and author of A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters. In the past few years, Dan has made a name for himself on LinkedIn, and has become an advocate for other creatives in the ad industry to start creating for themselves.
Meet Chuck Reece, a writer and editor in chief of Salvation South, a website where Southerners can share their stories in the forms of journalism and fiction. After years working journalism and politics, Chuck has shifted his focus to using the power of storytelling to bring about change in the South and maybe even America as a whole.
Meet Theresa Davis, a poet, author, educator, self-proclaimed “pirate,” and MC of Java Speaks, a live workshop for spoken word artists and musicians. Over a long and impressive career, Theresa has made waves, gaining notice for her talent as well as her activism, while nurturing the next generation of artists and performers.
Meet Vilma Llaguno, a talent agent and screenwriter who got her start as a stage mom. After managing her own childrens careers, Vilma eventually started her own talent agency to fulfill a need she saw in the Chicago market, and has since expanded to Atlanta and LA as well.
Eric Robinson is the CFO of Face Off Unlimited and one of the creators of Batsu, a live, improvised Japanese-style game show. The show has become a staple in New York and expanded to Chicago.
