Lilly Anderson-Messec is the Director of North Florida Programs for the Florida Native Plant Society. While dealing with family tragedy in a dark part of her life, she found light in the wonders of nature.

Lane Green is a conservationist. He lives on land that his family has owned since the 1830s. Green takes pride in being a steward of his surrounding environment. For 25 years, he worked with Tall Timbers an organization dedicated to fostering exemplary land stewardship through research, conservation, and education.

L.Michelle Salvant is CEO of LMichelleMedia and a ministry leader with Higher Dimension Church Tallahassee. As a digital life coach, she uses media to empower the youth in her community.

Author Susan Cerulean is an advocate for the Earth, and close to home, the Apalachicola. She is looking for a sense of interdependence among us. She believes it is a novel time for humans because of the events our world is experiencing. Love will fuel us in finding our opportunity for survival.

FSU Student Body President Jonathan Levin shares his journey from being denied entry into the United States Air Force Academy through his tenure in student leadership at Florida State. He couldn't see his alternate future but only had a hope things would work out. After finding his way through plan B at FSU, Jonathan shares his biggest takeaway from student leadership is taking time to build relationships.

Cat dad, artist, and IT consultant, Dan Taylor has experienced artistic expression since childhood. The way he works with art has changed since the pandemic began. He finds inspiration in what is going on around him, while trying to express his feelings through what goes on the canvas. He hopes that his art can inspire people to be a part of bigger conversations happening around them.

Tracy Andrews, Chipley’s mayor, shares her story about overcoming fear about who she was and who she wanted to become. She encourages you not to let fear impede one’s opportunity to excel or take that next step in life. She feels that anyone can have an impact on their community.

Billy Francis is the Director of Florida State University’s Student Veterans Center. He speaks on the importance of hope. Billy also discusses the power of embracing adversity. He feels that the way we handle adversity and setbacks can shape a person’s outlook on life and ability to succeed.

Civic activist and educator, Byron Greene, lives in Tallahassee, Florida. Byron grew up in Tallahassee, believes in the city, has seen it grow, and considers it a good place. He shares info about the Tallahassee Community Remembrance Project, created to honor people and families, and helping to fill in the blanks of the city's history. Byron is inspired by hope in our community.

As Executive Director of Ladies Learning to Lead, Samantha Vance is an eager and inspired community advocate. The organization is a non-profit that serves over 3000 young women and promotes mentorship relationships. She believes that great mentors have great mentors and feels blessed to have so many great mentors herself.