Gen Z with Mackenzie

A passionate climate change advocate, Gianna Stanley is a professional chef, food photographer, and educator. Before becoming a chef, Gianna graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in business administration and statistics. She then spent about four years working as a data analyst for a marketing consulting firm before she started to feel burnt out and unexcited about her career. Her love of cooking and feeding people led her to apply and attend the Institute of Culinary Education, where she graduated with honors. Gianna proceeded to land an externship at the renowned Blue Hill in NYC, where she learned about sustainable, ethical food sourcing first hand as a line cook. After her time at Blue Hill, Gianna became a full time private chef cooking healthy, sustainable meals for families in New York City. When Covid hit, she took her knowledge and love of sustainability online in her blog SustainablyGia.com. In addition to her private chef work, she now works with sustainable food brands as a photographer and recipe developer, and helps her clients (virtually) lower their carbon footprint by making simple changes to their diets and cooking habits.

Terina Nicole is a New Jersey native who creates beautiful, bold statement pieces for art & design lovers. She is the designer and founder of Jypsea Leathergoods, a line of luxe leather home goods, handbags & jewelry made primarily of recycled skins.

Susanna Klein is Associate professor of violin at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a violinist, arts entrepreneur, practice researcher and author of the Practizma Practice Journal, a workbook for musicians of all instruments. She writes on the psychology of practice and technology in practice for national music magazines and is the founder of practizma.com.

Debby Nguyen is a full-time Pharmacy student at Northeastern University in Boston, a New York Times-featured writer, and the author of her debut book Pills, Teas, and Songs: Stories of Medicine Around the World. Through her interests in medicine, culture, and writing, Debby hopes to educate others on different healthcare practices and to create a future where healthcare is accessible to all.

Dr. Rankin is an inspirational educator on the subjects of mind-body medicine, spirituality, neuropsychology and cognitive function, personal change and transformation. He has given hundreds of seminars. Dr. Rankin's work has been quoted in the print media in such papers as The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Newsday and such magazines as Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Health, Mademoiselle, New Woman, Shape, Self, Weight Watchers and Prevention. A frequent radio and television guest, appearing on "The View," CNN and affiliates of all of the major networks. His pioneering work on self-control was featured on ABC's "20/20" news show.

Jasmin Kaur is a writer, illustrator and poet. Her writing, which explores themes of feminism, womanhood, social justice and love, acts as a means of healing and reclaiming identity. Named a "rising star" by Vogue Magazine and a "Writer to Watch" by CBC Books, she has toured across North America, the UK and Australia to connect with youth through the power of artistic expression. Her debut poetry and prose collection, When You Ask Me Where I'm Going (2019) was shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Her sophomore novel, If I Tell You The Truth (2021), is releasing on January 19th 2021. Currently an MFA student in the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing program, Jasmin can usually be found daydreaming about the next story she's itching to tell.

Emily Feng is a writer, director, and editor based in New York City. She has worked on music videos, narratives, brand campaigns, and documentaries. Most notably, her documentaries shot in Havana, Cuba have been selected at Best Shorts Competition, PopDoc Awards, Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Hollywood, and Seattle Asian American Film Festival. She is currently working on writing her first feature film as well as working as an videographer and video editor for The Chelsea Music Festival in NYC. She aims to make space in the industry for stories of underrepresented voices and to connect people, despite our difference, through our shared humanity and emotions.

Diana Stelin is a fine artist and fashion designer, author and award-winning educator. Her teaching studio has garnered a Best of Boston award and her public art project has just been accepted for one of the satellite shows at the Venice Biennale, the largest event in the art world. Stelin is in the midst of a mid-career retrospective with a gallery in the Boston area. She holds a BFA from Cornell University and a Master's from Boston University. She's a regular guest on multiple entrepreneurship podcasts, appears in Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Boston Globe, realtor.com, Womens' Health magazine and more.

As Founder and Education Director of Pathways to Empower, Donna Volpitta, Ed.D. makes the brain science of resilience and mental health easy to understand and apply. Her Resilient Mindset Model, which draws on the latest research in neurology, psychology and education, has been applied to areas of leadership from parenting to corporate management. Donna is co-author of the book The Resilience Formula: A Guide to Proactive–Not Reactive-Parenting, author of Neuroworld: A Guide for Teaching the Brain Science of Resilience, and co-creator of the Nametags Education Program.

Bridget is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, WA who appeared on American Idol in 2013 making the Top 20 girls. With songwriting placements for Teairra Mari, Shontelle and Amber Rose, Bridget continues to write and produce into 2021. She is currently writing for an AI girl group AVTR, founded by company Panjandrum.ai, AVTR and voices one of the characters, Tera Bang. Bridget is involved in the behind-the-scenes process and development of AVTR, working closely with the CEO and founders of Panjandrum.ai.