Van invites clients to think with their hands and use right brain creative tools to disrupt traditional training methods.  As the founder of worksmART advantage, a progressive team and leadership development company; Van proposes that we are all innately curious and creative, good ideas can come from any level of an organization, and by cultivating idea sharing in the workplace through creativity, everyone has a chance to have their voice heard. And when that happens - company culture, performance, and innovation can skyrocket! She studied Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned her MBA from Pepperdine University. She brings over 15 years of corporate and start-up experience to game changing clients including Google, LinkedIn, and Pandora. 

Eric J. Farber is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Creators Legal, the online legal platform for content creators. He is also the Founder of Farber & Company and it’s affiliated companies: Pacific Workers’ Compensation Law Center, with six offices in Northern California and Hustle & Flow Marketing, LLC. (Hustle & Flow is an angel investment company with a strange name.)

From 1994 to 2014, Mr. Farber worked in the Sports and Entertainment Industry. After short stints with a top talent agency and a film company based at Sony Pictures, Mr. Farber became a go-to attorney and crisis management expert for athletes, entertainers, and high-profile entrepreneurs. As an attorney, he represented Amaru Entertainment (the Estate of Tupac Shakur) for more than 18 years, as well as dozens of professional athletes and highly visible businesspeople. His clients included first-round draft picks, all-Pro NFL Players, Andre Ward (Olympic Gold Medalist and undefeated boxer), the founder of MySpace, and Charles Yim, (founder of Breathometer, the most successful company to come out of Shark Tank). Mr. Farber is an AV Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbel and has been named a SuperLawyer by Law and Politics Magazine over 8 times.

In 2020, Eric published The Case for Culture, How to Stop Being a Slave to Your Law Firm, Grow Your Practice and Actually Be Happy. The Case for Culture, quickly hit #1 Bestseller on Amazon and was named by Forbes as a top 8 book to “rethink work relationships”.

In 2021 he launched Creators Legal, the online DIY legal platform for Creators. Creators Legal is the first and only legal platform build just for content creators.

He grew up in Toronto, Canada and Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Farber has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Arizona State University and a J.D from Golden Gate Law School. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife Diana and their dog Auggie.

Glenn Kalison is a visionary entrepreneur with two decades of experience in education and a proven track record of success in the media and entertainment industry. 

He is the Founder of Studio School in Los Angeles -- the first and only accredited college created with a major motion picture studio, Relativity Media. He was the founding President of Relativity Education, a division of the studio dedicated to the development of educational content and training programs alongside major entertainment titles. Glenn created the offshoot production company, Studio Sidecar Productions, and collaborated to build entertainment industry training programs across the world in China, Africa, Curacao and with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Glenn is also a producer, director, and trained professional actor, who has spent two decades in creative roles in front of and behind the camera.

Tige is an author, educator and activist.  After the recession in 2009, Tige found her calling and shifted her career to focus on bringing the entertainment industry to youth in foster care by founding kids in the spotlight.  Since then, Kids In The Spotlight has empowered over 500 young filmmakers by providing Hollywood-level film training in the Heart of Los Angeles.  Over 75 films have been produced by student filmmakers in the program and 25% of her graduates have gone on to work in the industry.  In 2019, Kids In The Spotlight was recognized with the "EPIC Inspiration Award" at the EPIC Innovation Awards for their creative and transformational work empowering foster youth through their filmmaking programs.

Tige' s work has been recognized by numerous government, social justice, entertainment and news organizations but the most important validation of her work has come from her students themselves - in learning to believe in themselves, dream bigger and tell their inspiring stories. 

Lene Jensby Lange is CEO and Founder of Autens – a leading Danish consultancy dedicated to re-imagining education and creating schools of the future. Twenty-first century learning practices, vision-driven school development, and a new generation of inspiring learning spaces in school facilities are combined in bold transformation projects in Denmark and around the globe.  Lene also leads and coordinates The Global Schools Alliance, a family of cutting-edge innovative schools from California to New Zealand who all inspire education communities far beyond their local reach, affecting education world-wide. Lene is also a mentor and board member for several independent school initiatives and has the pleasure of serving as an academy member on the HundrED Academy. 

A media artist, director, educator and humanitarian, Douglas Herman has been guiding young adults to develop professional media creation skills for two decades. In Philadelphia, Douglas pioneered Rough Cut Media, a film and digital media production program and nonprofit, which gave birth to the annual Rough Cut Film Festival. In 2017, he felt compelled to relocate to Greece, and co-founded ReFOCUS Media Labs to ensure asylum seekers denied formal education could have the same access and training as their American and European counterparts.

ReFOCUS has certified hundreds of asylum seekers in media skills and assists them in securing employment as freelance creators. In 2019 ReFOCUS premiered their first feature documentary “Even After Death”, which chronicled deaths at sea and the struggle of identifying the missing. In the face of extreme challenges in 2020 well-beyond Covid, ReFOCUS felt compelled to launch a citizen journalism program to report on the structural violence being faced every day, fueling their 2nd feature documentary “Trapped in the Playground”, premiering Fall 2021. ReFOCUS continues to shed light on the ongoing human rights abuses faced every day along the borders of Europe.

Dalida Arakelian classically-trained pianist, self-taught composer, and creative strategist. She is most excited about being able to help any listener feel understood and comforted through the piano keys. Her musical style is free flowing evoking relaxation, inspiration, and introspection.

As an Armenian-American raised in Santa Barbara, California, Dalida grew up in a contrast between deep heritage and the seaside Californian lifestyle.  Her experiences led her to value the power of culture, stories, and the natural world in how it shapes our lives, which can be heard in her sound. As a classically-trained pianist, she performed with orchestras at age 13 and 17, and continued to privately study piano with Walter Ponce, distinguished faculty, at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.  Her music is inspired by what happens in her life, such as a hopeful dream, a loving conversation, a difficult argument, or a heartbreaking loss.  She doesn’t follow any rules on the piano; there are no limits, because her goal is to simply be honest, to connect, and to comfort.

With the help of her mentor Jane Semel, she launched the Mindful Music Program, which became a part of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. For over half a decade (Pre-COVID, of course) the program hosted regular concerts for health professionals, patients, and scientists. During COVID-19 she brought the Mindful Music Program to the virtual space via YouTube garnering thousands of views per video concert episode.  Her work has been featured on HuffPost, TedX UCLA, International Arts & Health Conference in the UK, as well as Southern California newspapers.

She brought the Mindful Music Program to a place it can exist and thrive without her leadership.  She now takes on creative projects by day at Oniracom in the marketing and business strategy space (to keep a roof over her head) while continuing her musical journey.  She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Public Health from UCLA. She went on to earn a Certificate in Leadership and Management from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Executive Program.

Jeffery David is a ASCAP Pop Award winning Producer & Songwriter. He's worked w/ Zedd, Seal, Echosmith, Audien, Hunter Hayes, Ally Brooke, Mat Kearney, Steve Aoki, Jon Forman, Gerard Way, O Town & many more.

Jeffery founded Cranberry Mgmt whose motto is to "hustle with kindness" because they  believe it never costs you anything to be nice.

Cranberry Mgmt represents Echosmith who have built a global career with triple platinum hit “Cool Kids” & double platinum hit “Bright” with their debut album going platinum. Other hits include the Over My Head and their new album "Lonely Generation" which is an amazing commentary on the effect of social media on all of us. To Date the band has well over a billion streams on their music.

Cranberry Records is a boutique label w/ homes @ Warner/Ada & Sony/Red. Their first signing is Audien. His second single “Favorite Sound” hit the top 10 on billboard’s dance charts.

Jeffery has had over 350 syncs (Monday Night Football, MTV, VH1) and has also written for TV shows, including The Voice, Glee, American Idol, The Biggest Loser and ESPN. Additionally, David scored 12 worldwide commercials for brands including Guess, Southwest Airlines and Lamborghini.

Vicky is Partner at World Innovation Lab (WiL), heading up US Operations & Marketing. WiL is not a typical venture capital firm. In addition to venture investment, WiL also helps US portfolio companies enter Japan and Asian markets, and works with corporate investors (including Sony, Suzuki, 7-Eleven, and others) to build their innovation capabilities, including organizational change and new business incubation projects.

Vicky brings to WiL deep operational experience from building products and teams, from the ground up and at global corporations. Previously, she led Global Retail Products at Sling Media, including product design, development, and marketing for all Slingbox hardware and software. Together with her team, she received a Technology & Engineering Emmy, a National Design Award, and was named Innovation Winner at CES.

Early in her career, Vicky co-founded eHow.com and led product planning and business development at Sony PlayStation. These products continue to engage millions of users worldwide.

Vicky is also an improv newbie. Her creativity springboards into her approach to culture-building and interpersonal relationships.  Vicky completed her MBA at Stanford, and she also cheers for her undergrad alma mater Cal at Big Games.

Jacquie Lloyd Smith is the founder of Strategic Play Group Ltd., a Global Training Company specializing in Certifications in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods and named Best in Class by Procter and Gamble.  Clients include small, medium, and large organizations around the world like the LEGO systems group, United States Air Force, Ernst and Young, and all levels of Government in Canada and the USA. She has an MA and an MBA, has taught at the University of Western Ontario (1988-2000), she has also taught in the business department at Lakehead University and the MBA program at Royal Roads University (2011-2018). She has been a registered Art Therapist since 1991, has been a certified management consultant since 2009. In 2012 she was nominated by her peers and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

She lives and plays with her family near Whistler, Canada.