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Gene Seidman is an art dealer, live charity auctioneer, and NYC Cultural Ambassador. He is a passionate seller of fine art, connecting collectors, investors, family offices, and advisors with blue-chip, investment-grade art at favorable prices. Drawing on his experience as a live auctioneer and angel investor, he brings market insights and a proven ability to identify exceptional opportunities. He offers private sessions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, curated to sharpen appreciation of masterpieces. Gene owns a gallery in NYC. He works at the intersection of technology, connoisseurship & forensics looking at artificial intelligence, image recognition, auction records & sales analysis – to validate current market value.

David Kirkpatrick is the Founder of Reading 4 Results. He lives in Austin, Texas. He has assisted over 100 entrepreneurs in enhancing their reading speed and comprehension through personalized techniques. He tailors the methods to each student and bases them on the most recent cognitive science research. Seeing his friends get dream jobs with the same degree he had, forced him to accept that he had no one else to blame but himself for his situation. After receiving two life-changing books from a friend, he finally had the courage to ask for help. His mission is to give back lost time through knowledge by reading and retaining faster.

Cathryn Lavery is an entrepreneur and creator, currently residing in Austin, Texas. She is the CEO of BestSelf Co., which she grew from zero to 8-figures in less than two years. Cathryn graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a Masters in Architecture in 2011 and moved to NYC to start her architecture career. In 2013, she left the architecture industry entirely. She launched the Self Journal on Kickstarter in 2015, raising $322,696 in 34 days. Cathryn won Shopify’s Build a Business Competition in 2016 and the Build a BIGGER Business competition in 2017. In 2022, BestSelf was acquired. Cathryn was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30, and her work has been featured in Fast Company’s 2017 Innovation by Design Awards, Entrepreneur, MTV, Huffington Post, Forbes, and Inc.

Carolina Baffigo is an architect, engineer, and builder focused on bringing purpose, performance, and profit together. She has almost thirty years of experience building things, starting as a mechanical engineer designing products and systems, and then moving into leadership roles building teams and commercial organizations. Her work focuses on helping organizations tighten how they sell and refine what they bring to market through Project Fluent™ and Profit Arc™ methodologies. Carolina helps leaders and teams who want their businesses to run better with clearer priorities, stronger execution, and healthier profit. She believes meaning and purpose show up through how we work, lead, and build.

Andy Sommer is the Founder of OffChance and Co-Founder of Somco Capital and RemoTeams. OffChance is a Houston-based studio and holding company focused on creating profitable and thoughtful brands. Somco Capital develops commercial real estate. RemoTeams is an offshore talent agency that powers all of Andy's businesses. His approach integrates commercial spaces with the brands he launches, creating ecosystems where interesting people can do interesting things.

Alex Lieberman is a Co-founder of Morning Brew and Storyarb. He is the Host of Founder’s Journal and a Co-host of The Crazy Ones. He considers himself a business barista, entrepreneur, and content creator. He offers candid advice on building businesses and explores how today’s world impacts founders. He spent over eight years at Morning Brew, including time as CEO, and helped grow the company to deliver business news to over 2 million readers daily. He is an Advisor at GrowthPair and an investor in ventures like MicroAcquire, Bark Social, and SoleSavy. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, storytelling, and empowering the next generation of builders.

Adam Reed Rozan is a museum professional, educator, and writer based in Washington, D.C. He currently works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. His work focuses on audience and civic engagement, staff learning and culture, and Gen Z participation. He is a founding and steering committee member of the International Audience Engagement (IAE) Network and serves on the CoMuseum International Advisory Board. In the United States, he serves as National Programming Chair for Made By Us and as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Lead for Civic Season. He previously taught a course on museum audience engagement at Harvard University’s Extension School. In 2025, he received the Smithsonian Education Achievement Award for founding the Staff Learning Series. In 2023, he was named one of Blooloop’s Top Ten Museum Influencers. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art from Elon University.

Allison Preisinger is a Tacoma-based performing songwriter and Berklee College of Music graduate. Her music features an evocative, Americana-infused sound influenced by artists like Iron & Wine, Tom Petty, and Gillian Welch. Her recent release, Standing Steady, is a personal and therapeutic work intertwining her music with poems. She also contributed to an album produced by The National Park Service, writing a song honoring Olympic National Park. A multi-instrumentalist with a passion for storytelling, Allison aims to uplift, connect, and share the beauty and complexity of the human experience through her art.

Andersen Silva is a New Jersey resident, aesthelosopher, musician, and songwriter. Born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1970 to immigrants from Brazil, he is a blue-eyed, blond-haired southpaw. He enjoys Apple, penguins, squirrels, science fiction, and horror. He released an album, Joy in the New, in 2004 and a double album, I'll Live, in 2016. He has also done stunt and acting work in the "Hassel" series of short films by Rick Ford.

Cathy Grier, also known as NYC Subway Girl, is a subway performer and lifelong troubadour. She is part of the MTA MUSIC (Music Under New York) program, which enhances the transit environment through performing arts. Cathy provides information and resources for buskers in the NYC subway system on her website, including MTA rules and regulations, and links to advocacy groups like BuskNY. She aims to keep the information updated but notes that it may not always be the most current.

Clark Gaither, MD, FAAFP, is a board-certified family physician in private practice in Goldsboro, NC. He has been in the full-time practice of medicine for 24 years. Through his website, Dr. Burnout, he blogs and produces podcasts focused on reigniting life with passion and purpose. His primary focus is helping individuals transform their lives by retooling their mindset for success and unleashing their creative potential, particularly those feeling burned out. He provides coaching to individuals and consulting to organizations to detect, mitigate, and prevent job-related burnout.

Dan Palladino is a guitarist, vocalist and composer based in Central New Jersey. He began playing guitar at the age of seven and has performed publicly for 50 years. He has backed Broadway stars, opened for comedians, and performed with jazz groups, singer/songwriters, and R&B groups. Currently, Dan performs live with Acoustic NRG, an acoustic cover trio. Dan's latest release is the ambient album, *Lunar Currents*. In 2019, Dan released his first ambient album, *Pastoral Memory*, which was awarded Best Meditation Album of 2019 by New Age Music Guide, and Best Ambient Album of 2019 by One World Music Radio. From 2005 - 2022, Dan was on the music faculty at County College of Morris, where he taught music courses. He has also taught private guitar lessons for 35 years. Dan earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in 1985.

Garrick van Buren has over two decades of experience helping B2B founders and product owners align their products with customer needs. He has worked with bootstrapped startups, VC-funded startups, corporate venture studios, and brands shifting to digital-first models. His expertise includes customer research, product design, business strategy, and founder work-life balance across various industries. Garrick mentors startups in TechStars, ILT Academy, Beta.MN, and the US Agtech Canadian Technology Accelerator. He authored ‘Rebuilding Blocks: How the Game of Kubb Put My Life Back Together’ and his work has been featured in books on marketing and digital product design.

Josh is a full-time software developer who enjoys Ruby, Taylor Swift, emojis, and gifs. He expresses a love for people and a desire for their well-being. He maintains a blog and a 'Now' page to share updates on his activities. His resume is available for a detailed overview of his work.

Keith Kritselis is an experienced media professional, teacher, and entrepreneur. With a 30-year career in media production and product development, he is dedicated to guiding clients, students, and ideas to s쳮d while inspiring a passion for innovation. He has created content for clients such as Coke, BellSouth, Motorola, Dell Computers, Rayovac, Inc., G.S.D.&M., and the United States Marines. As an educator, he has taught various groups, from high school dropouts to industry professionals. His media and products have been featured in numerous blogs and major news outlets. He has also spoken on panels at events like SXSW Interactive Festival and Makerfare. He has been granted a "Secret" clearance from the U.S. government and has taken 5 products to market.

Leo Babauta is the creator of Zen Habits, a website with over a million readers focused on finding simplicity and mindfulness in daily life. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two teenage children. Leo is a vegan who enjoys writing, running, and reading. He also offers a program called Fearless Mastery and 1-on-1 coaching.

Mario Sanchez Carrion is a math tutor who helps middle and high school students master math concepts and prepare for the SAT and ACT tests. He is also a computer programming enthusiast with a focus on data analytics using Python, SQL, and R. Previously, Mario worked in international marketing and product development for Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years. He brings a strong math foundation from Industrial Engineering and an MBA, and applies computational thinking techniques to make math logical and approachable.

Monty Harper is a children's songwriter and performer based in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has been making families happy with memorable songs since 1992. He posts a new song every Monday on YouTube and interacts with fans in his Fan Club on Patreon. Monty performs original award-winning songs for kids and families at schools, libraries, and festivals. He also helps kids create their own songs through workshops, residencies, and coaching. Monty is also a songwriter for hire and writes custom songs for clients. He is also an aspiring author and is co-writing a middle grade fantasy novel with his daughter.

Dr. Paul Sufka received his M.D. from the University of Iowa Medical School in 2005 and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota in 2008. He completed his fellowship training in rheumatology in June of 2011 with the University of Minnesota Department of Rheumatology. Since June of 2023 he has worked as a rheumatologist with Twin Cities Orthopedics. He has been involved in teaching rheumatology fellows with the University of Minnesota and was the social media editor for the official journals of the American College of Rheumatology. He was also a Founding Steering Committee Member for The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance. He writes about AI and clinical medicine on his Superintelligent Medicine Substack.

Sean MacAvaney is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Terrier Team. He earned his PhD at Georgetown University under Nazli Goharian and Ophir Frieder, where he was a member of the IR Lab. His research focuses on applying machine learning to problems in IR and NLP. He received the ACM SIGIR Early Career Researcher Award, the AI2 Intern of the Year Award, the ARCS Endowment Fellowship, and paper awards at SIGIR, ECIR, and COLING. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a software developer at IIT/SourceTech. He is currently looking for PhD students.

Stan Stewart is a pianist, composer, and songwriter who creates singer-songwriter and instrumental music. He improvises and adapts to situations, connecting with others through his creative tools. Some of his earliest memories are of playing the family baby grand piano and singing at church. He wrote his first composition on the piano at a young age and later taught himself guitar. He played in several bands while living in Europe and now writes and performs original music and poetry, often inspired by day-to-day interactions. He hopes to reach others who are unsure of their own creative process.

Steven Cravis is a pianist, composer and soundtracks producer in San Francisco. He is influenced by Sting, George Winston, Hans Zimmer and Andreas Vollenweider. His works have been heard in the award winning QUELL app, Calm app, Animal Planet, CBS, CNN, NBC, Matchroom Sport (UK) and more. He has released Soul Sampler Vol. VII and a 17 track piano album called Cloudwalker. Steven Cravis Radio is available on PANDORA (United States Only).