Michael Jager
Founder/Creative Director
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Being Creative
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Dennis Muren
Special Effects Guru
8-Time Academy Award Winner
Ben Zander
Music Conductor
Boston Philharmonic
Kevin Carroll
The Katalyst
Nike
Mike Lazzo
VP of Programming
Cartoon Network
Ben Younger
Writer/Director
The Boiler Room
Pavel Brun
Choreographer/Theatrical Producer
Mike Thorn
Coordinator
Maximum Rocknroll Magazine
Jane Smiley
Novelist
A Thousand Acres
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Director
Skywalker Sound
Jill Soloway
Writer/Producer
HBO's "Six Feet Under"
Marilyn Halperin
Director of Education and Communication
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Abelardo Morell
Photographer/Professor
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Chris Wink
Creator
Blue Man Group
Gene Bourg
Restaurant Critic
The Times-Picayune
John Richards
Radio DJ
KEXP, Seattle, WA
William Albert Allard
Staff Photographer
National Geographic
David Banks
Filmmaker / Photojournalist
Ahmir Questlove Thompson
Drummer
The Roots
Nic Harcourt
Radio Host
KCRW
Terrence Payne
Artist/Founder
Rosalux Gallery
Jim DeRogatis
Music Critic
Chicago Sun-Times
Mark Johnson
Bucket Man
Gabriel Garcia
Independent Filmmaker
The Promised Land
Maribel Lieberman
Founder
MarieBelle Fine Treats and Chocolates
Craig Brewer
Film Director/Screenwriter
Bennie Klain
Independent Filmmaker/Founder
Trickster Films
Mike Henry
Slam Poet
Austin Slam Poetry
Irvin Mayfield
Jazz Trumpeter/Founder
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Cheryl Foster
Artist
C. Fosters
Kate White
Editor-in-Chief
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Rex Grignon
Head of Character Animation
PDI/Dreamworks
Walter Murch
Film Editor / Sound Designer
"Apocalypse Now," "Ghost," "Julia," "House of Cards"
William Morris
Glassblower/Artist
William Morris Glass
Bert Jacobs
Co-founder
Life Is Good Clothing
Warren Brown
Baker
CakeLove
David Fricke
Senior Editor
Rolling Stone Magazine
Peter Travers
Film Critic
Rolling Stone Magazine
Marlies Yearby
Choreographer/Dancer
"Rent"
Bobby Thomas Jr
Percussionist
Stefan Sagmeister
Graphic Designer
Sagmeister, Inc.
Edmund Stone
Radio Host
KBPS 89.9FM
Thomas Kail
Artistic Director
Back House Productions
Angela, Juliana and Rowena Foong
Fashion Designers
High Tea with Mrs. Woo
Jo Turner
Actor/Director
Ann Powers
Rock Journalist/Senior Curator
Experience Music Project
Stan Richards
Founder
The Richards Group
Trelise Cooper
Fashion Designer
Trelise Cooper Line
Richard Florida
Author
Margaret Cho
Comedian
Weird Al Yankovic
Musician
Eric and Sandy Jensen
Owners
Off Broadway Theater
Gwen Zepeda
Writer
Elaine Kwon
Pianist / Tae Kwon Do Champion
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Eli Quinters
Tattoo Artist
Tattoos For the Unloved
Roger Thomas
Music Director/Musician
Naturally 7
Darryl Thomson (DLT)
Musician/Artist
John "Bertie" Cocking
Napier's Town Ambassador
Rachael Taylor
Actress
"Jessica Jones"
The Knux
Hip Hop Artists
The Knux
Heather Cameron
Stylist/Story Producer
Chad Butler
Musician/Drummer
Switchfoot
Jon Foreman
Musician/Singer/Guitarist
Switchfoot
Rick Moonen
Chef
Rick Moonen Seafood
Ross R. Rossin
Painter/Portrait Artist
Rossin Fine Art
Gregory Carroll
CEO
American Jazz Museum
Alex Ross
Comic Book Painter/Illustrator
Gale Gand
Pastry Chef / Food Network Host
Marc Kelly Smith
Founder
Poetry Slam Movement
Glenna Goodacre
Sculptor
Malcolm McDowell
Actor
Matthew Nolan
Writer/Poet
Nathan Vincent
Crochet Artist
Zee Avi
Singer
Lance Bangs
Filmmaker/Music Video Director
Bruce Hucko
Photographer/Art Coach
Derek Blanks
Photographer
Todd McFarlane
Comic Book Artist/Entrepreneur
Craig Robinson
Actor/Entertainer
Judith Jamison
Choreographer/Artistic Director
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Randy Komisar
Entrepreneur/Author
Mark Foster
Founder
Heroin Skateboards
Arianne Phillips
Costume Designer/Stylist
Ella Jenkins
Children's Songwriter
Christopher Brown
Painter
Tony Hale
Actor
Paul Dateh
Musician
Veronica Belmont
Host
Sword & Laser
Mike Song
Dancer/Choreographer
Elise Benstein
Food Scientist
Jelly Belly Candy Co.
Jad Abumrad
Host
RadioLab
Vicki Smith
Level Designer
Vicarious Visions
Jake Bryer
Co-Founder and Artist
Austin Art Garage
Lacey Roop
Spoken Word Poet
Wayne Unten
Animator
Walt Disney Studios
John Rapp
Sportswear Designer
Patagonia
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer
Skywalker Sound
Ralph Eggleston
Art Director
Pixar Animation Studios
Jessica Schimpf
Glassblower/Owner
Mantra Glass Art
Tina Roth-Eisenberg
Founder
Swiss Miss
Jake Nickell
Founder/CEO
Threadless
Gary Hustwit
Documentary Filmmaker
"Helvetica"
Akira Thompson
3D Animator and Designer
Framestore
Zack Lydon
Animator
Framestore
John Jacobs
Co-founder
Life is Good Clothing
Francis Bitonti
Haute Couture Designer
Francis Bitonti Studio
Louie Perez
Musician
Los Lobos
Clayton Cameron
Percussionist
Capitol Records
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Artist
Tim Brown
CEO
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Chris Flink
Product Design
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Devorah Major
Poet / Novelist / Essayist
San Francisco Poet Laureate 2002-2006
Ana Hortillosa
Event Coordinator
Asian Art Museum
Rob Feenie
Owner/Executive Chef
Lumiere
Julie Jensen
Playwright
Richard Linklater
Filmmaker/Writer
Detour Film
Katrina Markoff
Chocolatier
Vosges Haut-Chocolat
Christen Carter
Buttonmaker
Busy Beaver Button Co.
Jake Shimabukuro
Ukulele Musician/Spokesperson
Mike Parillo
Snowboard Graphic Designer/Painter
Libtech Artist
Caroline Thompson
Writer
"Edward Scissorhands" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Ralph Murphy
Vice President
ASCAP
Rickey Minor
Music Director
American Idol
Shiny Toy Guns
Musicians
Shiny Toy Guns
Cheryl Hines
Actress/Producer
Christof Putzel
Documentarian
Jennifer Appel
Founder
Buttercup Bake Shop
Mr. Animation
Street Performer
Antonio Sacre
Actor/Storyteller
Zygmunt Dyrkacz
Founder
Chopin Theater
R L Stine
Author
Goosebumps
Cary Brothers
Musician
Zach Gill
Musician
Chris Kraus
Writer/Filmmaker
Neil Okamoto
Director of Research and Development
Dreamworks
Cal Jones
Rapper
Srinivas Rao
Founder / Host
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Howie Mandel
Comedian / Television Host
Sxip Shirey
Musician
Matt Carroll
Research Scientist
MIT Media Lab
Diane Guerrero
Actress
"Orange Is The New Black"
Christine Carswell
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Jin-Ya Huang
Artist/Packaging Manager
Fossil Group, Inc.
Janet Echelman
Artist
Zaria Forman
Artist & Climate Change Activist
Leah Buechley
Designer, Engineer & Educator
Rural Digital
Danielle Feinberg
Director of Photography
Pixar Animation Studios
Angela H. Brown
Executive Editor & Publisher
SLUG Magazine
Carol Guzy
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer
Chad Darnell
Casting Director
Ken Lightner
Senior Programmer
CCP
Santiago Jaramillo
CEO & Co-Founder
Emplify
Kelly Williams
Photographer
Kelly Williams Photography
John "Ben Dragon" Puangio
DJ & Music Producer
Scott Dahl
Head of Audio
Blue Man Group
Nancy Feldman
Wardrobe & Makeup Supervisor
Blue Man Group
Ray Garcia
Chef
Broken Spanish
Donald Miralle
Photographer
Aneesha Bharadwaj
UX Designer
Green Dot
Drew Ungvarsky
Founder, CEO, and Executive Creative Director
Grow
Kate Micucci
Comedian, Actress, Songwriter
Reyna Grande
Author
Carrie Kneitel
Creative Arts Director
Museum of Tolerance
Bryan Ford
Baker & Blogger
Fawn Douglas
Artist
Aldair Callejas
Entertainment Engineering and Design Student
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dan Haseltine
Musician
Jars of Clay
Ruby Amanfu
Musician
Thomas Kinkade
Painter
Eric Wareheim
Actor & Producer
Abso Lutely Productions
Tim Heidecker
Comedian & Director
Jane Golden
Executive Director
Mural Arts Program
Carolina Torres
Producer
E-Line Media
Atiba Jefferson
Photographer
Brian Smith
Director of Entertainment Marketing
Coca-Cola
Trillis Rollins
Executive Chef
Peach's Restaurant
Robert Dekkers
Artistic Director
Post:ballet
Don Salter
Owner
The Saltmine Studio Oasis
Chinami Michaels
Medical Video Editor & Multimedia Specialist
Barrow Neurological Institute
Colin Dobash
Audio Engineer
Demun Studios
Monica Wapaha
Multidisciplinary Indigenous Artist
Bobby Wilson
Actor, Screenwriter, & Comedian
Rose B. Simpson
Artist
Mario E. Figueroa, Jr. (GONZO247)
Multidisciplinary Artist
Jose Avalos
Creative Director
Primagen Media
Jackie Venson
Musician
Chris Tock
Owner
Tock Custom, LLC
Ariana Cook
Managing Director
Cara Mia Theatre Co.
Sarah Kolker
Project Manager & Artist
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Courtney Richardson
Creative Director
Droga5
Terrence Burrell
Interim Chief Creative Officer
Burrell Communications
Jimmy Freeman
Owner
Wabi-Sabi Metal Studio
Mike Pirtle
Founder
Enthrall
Chris Whonsetler
Owner & Lead Photographer
Chris Whonsetler Photography
Payton Gonzales
Master's Candidate, Student Teacher, Fashion Designer
Colorado State University
Jamie Hayes
Founder & Designer
Production Mode
Salome Asega
Director
NEW INC
Marikita Miler
Owner & Designer
Ki-netics Lab
Khadijah Ali-Coleman
Poet Laureate
Prince George’s County, Maryland
Bobby Gaytan
Street Artist & Muralist
Lena Chavez Soria
Makeup Artist
Jessica Rae
Founder & CEO
Rae Model & Talent Agency
Nick Wallace
Founder & Executive Chef
Nick Wallace Culinary
Sue Anna Joe
Freelance Designer & Writer
Kara Giles
Chief of Staff
City of Oxford
Matthew Bounds
Author & Content Creator
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