MIKE'D UP!

Kate Glaser is a media marketing expert in the WNY region, first starting her career in television news. She spent time at both News 4 and Spectrum News Rochester + Buffalo (YNN at the time) as a live morning reporter and content producer. After many early mornings and receiving two awards for her compassionate reporting, she discovered her love for the nonprofit sector.

In 2011, she made the move to PR and Marketing, first at Make-A-Wish WNY and then Mercy Flight. Realizing her passion for transforming the lives of children with critical illnesses, she transitioned back to Make-A-Wish to help elevate the wish cause in her community. She is now Senior Manager of Brand + Communications at the world's leading wish-granting non-profit.

Kate is part of the 2015 Buffalo Business First "30 Under 30" class and she is the founder of Hope Rises News, an initiative that promotes stories of hope and love with a 50,000+ fan base. Together, with her community, she has raised more than $50,000 for nonprofits and families in need. She is a proud wife and mother of twin toddlers. Kate is also passionate about animal rescue and has three rescue dogs.

Her life motto is "lead with your heart and do the work that sets your soul on fire".

Del Reid became a Bills fan shortly after coming into this world, having been raised in a home that actually had a framed picture of OJ Simpson on the wall in the living room (until it came down in 1994). Del has always had a passion for bringing people together to celebrate things they share in common. As a result, he (quite accidentally) ended up co-founding the BillsMafia movement among Bills fans in social media -- which to this point is the coolest thing that has ever happened to him aside from his relationship with God, his wife, and his two awesome kids. He also is the founder of 26 Shirts, a website that sells limited edition tees to benefit local charities and families in need. To date, 26shirts.com has managed to raise and donate over $665,000 thanks to everyone who has believed in its mission, and loved its products.

Lavender Morantz has been serial entrepreneur with an obsession for personal freedom for more than 12 years. Beginning with interior design, then getting into home building, to online wellness, writing, speaking internationally and also coaching fellow entrepreneurs, Lavender inspires others to intentionally create a life they love.

Jacki Roach is a process improvement strategist from South Buffalo, NY. Her past career in news media production combined with an MBA in Global Supply Chain Management have inspired a unique awareness of our labor environments. Jacki is a futurist, quantum science enthusiast, and lifelong learner.