Tommy Marshall, Executive Director, Georgia Fintech Academy, University System of Georgia,  has spent his 20+ year management consulting career focused on digital financial services and fintech. He works to bring his depth in payments, banking, capital markets, finance & regulation together with the Georgia and global fintech ecosystem to lead and support the objectives of […]

Nspire is a digital accountability app that helps you prioritize your goals. Chidi Okolo is CEO of Nspire and an Entrepreneur Student. Tim Sok is President of Nspire, an Entrepreneur Student and an intern at Steady. Follow Nspire on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

London Balbosa is the founder and CEO of Artehub – an ecommerce art discovery platform for art collectors seeking niche art. London is a recent graduate of Georgia State University’s Honors College and Creative Media Industries Institute, where he received a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, concentrating in Media Innovation, Emerging Technology […]

Dr. William Nichols is the Department Chair and an Associate Professor for the World Languages and Cultures department of Georgia State University. He received his PhD in Spanish from Michigan State University. His primary research interest focuses on exploring the perceptions of Spain’s modern identity through the interrelation between politics, cultural production and capitalism in […]

Dr. Evaristo Doria is the Co-Director of the Minor in International Business at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business – Georgia State University. Prior to join the academia, he worked as a senior corporate executive in the field of strategic marketing and business development in more than 20 countries. He is coauthor of several […]

Ishak Yusuf aka “Hawk”, CEO of Famous Joint: Content Cafe, has produced WordPress websites and the pictures, videos, and texts that go into them. Directing narratives, and commercials for entreprenuers to some of the worlds biggest stars. He is a tech enthusiast, pickup basketball defensive MVP, and has a passion for media & entrepreneurship. Hashim […]

Ashley Richardson is co-founder and CEO of Totem Agency, a software company that uses AI to create more efficient processes to visual content development. She is a Georgia State University Alum, carrying a B.S. Economics, Entrepreneurship. Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn and follow Totem Agency on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Lara O’Connor Hodgson serves as President & CEO of NOW Corp, a company she co-founded to free small businesses from the burden of being a free bank to their customers. Lara co-founded Nourish Inc, and introduced its first patented products for children, in airports, hotels, entertainment venues and retail outlets across the US. Lara experienced […]

Sasha-Gay Trusty is an Arts and Culture editor living creatively in Atlanta with roots in the countryside of Jamaica, where she was born and spent her early childhood. Having this duality in her background gives her unique cultural experience, which inspires every aspect of Sasha-Gay’s life – from her educational path and career aspirations, to her […]

Jonathan Pinder, CEO of OshunPay, is a senior computer science major here at Georgia State University. He was born and raised in The Bahamas and has found a passion in financial technology as a means for inclusion progressing society. He enjoys working in the start-up sphere since high school where he started his first business in […]