Brad talks about the importance of taking the time to really see someone.   Brad is the Co-founder and CIO of SparkRise, a game changing solution where non-profits can garner support from businesses and activists. A proud Advisor for B Generous (2023 Fast Company "World Changing Ideas" Honoree), he is an active Arts Education Advocate and supporter of organizations such as Get Lit, the Educational Theatre Foundation and Inner City Shakespeare. Brad is also an Educator and proud recipient of the Hart Vision Award, given to him for being named California Charter Teacher of the Year. Brad was a founding teacher at the first Charter schools in the SF Valley through PUCSchools. He's a Co-Founder of VIP High School, a successful charter school in the San Fernando Valley with an impressive track record in College/University, Speech and Debate, Mock Trial, Poetry and Spoken Word, Music and the Arts. Koepenick has served as a corporate spokesman for several companies (Pioneer, Symantech, Amgen, Soba) and is a working actor, having appeared in an array of stage, television and film productions, as well as dozens of national commercials. He's also a film producer, whose titles include Cinema Twain, Shakespeare High and the A24 Film, V A L (Winner of the Hollywood Critics Choice Award and premiering at Cannes Film Festival 2022). Brad was also the subject of Alex Rotaru's Award winning film, Autistic Kids With Cameras, which highlighted the work he’s done with youth on the spectrum. 

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