Adam Steingart is a revenue and marketing leader across sports, media and entertainment, and a former Paramount and NBA executive. He’s built and led large-scale creative, commercial, and partnership organizations, including the creative revenue division at Paramount and the commercial transformation of the NBA and Take-Two’s NBAT2 Media venture. His work spans branded content, partnerships, creator-first strategy, live events, and go-to-market leadership for some of the most influential brands in culture.Follow Adam on LinkedIn for analysis of the current media landscape: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsteingart

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Andy Claiborn has worked across multiple industries for the last three decades. He has implemented major organizational changes in Insurance, Banking and HR/Talent Advisory teams. He is based in Rockport, Massachusetts and looking forward to help his next team build for the future.

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Liz helped build out the Technical Product Operations function at LinkedIn before going on to lead global support at OnBoard, where she focused on turning customer insights into product improvements and building seamless escalation paths that keep teams aligned and customers supported. Liz loves connecting Support, Product, and Engineering so everyone’s working toward the same goal — a smoother, smarter customer experience.

Follow Liz on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/elizabethndrews

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Morgan has spent over a decade in product leadership building everything from publishing platforms to e-commerce sites and audience experiences that scale. With experience at places like The New York Times and Vox Media, she brings deep expertise in both transforming legacy systems and building entirely new products from the ground up, with a proven track record of taking ambitious ideas and translating them into sustainable, high-impact solutions. Her approach combines strategic product vision with hands-on execution, leading cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges while maintaining focus on user outcomes and business goals.

To learn more about the Handle with Care Collective visit handlewithcare.dev.

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As a Fractional VP of Engineering, Mark Roddy helps AI startups ship product faster and fix what’s slowing teams down. Acting as both operator and coach, he drives results in weeks instead of the months it takes to hire and onboard a full-time leader.

Connect with Mark: https://launchit.aihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/markroddy

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Ruben Rincon currently leads the Developer Experience team for Adobe Express and the Creative Cloud Developer Platforms. With over 15 years in the developer relations space, Ruben has a blend of experience as a developer evangelist, product manager, and DevRel lead. His journey spans roles at companies like Dropbox, Microsoft, and Nokia, where he’s gathered a wide range of insights into what it takes to build scalable developer programs and engaged communities.

Connect with Ruben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenrincon

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Michael Papasevastos is a versatile technologist and budding entrepeneur, with more than two decades of deep expertise across cloud platforms, AI and software engineering. He is a collaborative strategist who helps organizations grow by building strong engineering cultures, architecting resilient systems, and guiding teams through digital transformation. He envisions a future where everybody is empowered through technology to fulfill their purpose.Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpapas

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Curiosity is your Compass

Ryan Krebs is a seasoned GTM leader with over a decade in tech, spanning early-stage startups to Google Cloud and Scale AI. He now leads efforts at Crossmint to help AI agents transact in the real world. Outside of work, he’s an ultramarathon runner, a writer, and an explorer of all things New York City.

Follow Ryan on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ryankrebs

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Idode Kerobo is a founder working on AI apps. He was also previously in Product at Meta working on VR creator tools.

To learn more about his current projects see more here.

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Foly Texson has over 20 years of technical writer experience, working in several industries including: manufacturing, aviation maintenance, warehouse installation and automation, human resources, telecommunications and customer service center training. He has a BS in Technical Communication from Mercer University in Macon, GA.

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