Ron Kitchens LEADERSHIP ARCHITECT Ron's focus is to assist leaders to accelerate their impact and well-being in career, family, and community. Ron is the senior partner and chief executive officer of Southwest Michigan First, an economic consulting firm, which includes Consultant Connect and the Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund. He is the publisher of 269 MAGAZINE™, board member of Impact Athletic, chairman... read full bio
Michelle Cruz Rosado is an inspirational speaker, peace advocate and best-selling co-author of "Pursuing Your Destiny: How to Overcome Adversity and Achieve Your Dreams," a story about survival and finding one's true self. Since Michelle's deep realization from surviving one of the most horrific attacks in American history, she has devoted her life to teaching and serving humanity around the world... read full bio
Roger helps organizations, individuals, and meetings across North America to be more be more engaging and maximize their potential. His award-winning keynotes, workshops, and training sessions are thought provoking, entertaining, and interactive. Roger creates a positive, transformational experience that leaves participants energized and excited to achieve their goals. He helps people become a bigger, better, more authentic version of... read full bio
Pam Paquet CCC, CSP, MEd. Pam Paquet is a performance management specialist. Her psychological expertise helps workplaces and people "stop doing what does not work". She is referred to as the "Dr. Phil of the Workplace" because she understands people and how to modify behaviours. Pam focuses on communication, accountability and behaviours. As an organizational therapist she has... read full bio
Actor Steven Michael Quezada is especially known for his role in the hit AMC TV show Breaking Bad as DEA agent Steven Gomez. He has also appeared in TV shows including, “In Plain Sight”, “Wildfire”, and “Crash”, and he also starred in the thriller “Light From The Darkroom”. Other films Quezada has acted in include, “Love Ranch”, “La Vida Robot”,... read full bio
Jasmine Rand was the attorney at the forefront of the civil rights case that spawned the phrase “I Am Trayvon Martin”, the battle cry for an entire generation pursuing social justice. The fight for civil rights occurs across the globe, and while some choose to overlook these issues, some choose to act. Attorney Jasmine Rand is among those who have... read full bio
Named by Billboard and MTV as an Artist to Watch, Hunter Hunted is a genre-bending indie pop duo, based out of Los Angeles. Their song “Keep Together” first began receiving radio airplay from college stations. The attention led to the pair’s first live date, at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which sold out a week in advance. Their performance was... read full bio
Dante Qushawan Farrar, aka Deniro Farrar, is a rising rapper born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. After gathering momentum in late 2011 with the release of “Destiny Altered”, his 25-track debut, mix-tape he's went on to release several other projects since. h is Steadily gaining recognition from all the major blogs because of his unique rhyme style and exceptional... read full bio
Americana rock band Goodnight, Texas fuses good ole boys from San Francisco and North Caroline to create a folk sound that translates to the mainstream world just as well. Their sound lives in the same region as Mumford & Sons and Elliot Smith. Their debut album, A Long Life of Loving, debuted on Tallest Man Records and received praise... read full bio
British metalcore band Bury Tomorrow was formed in Southampton, Hampshire, England, and they were determined to bring back the metalcore genre back in style. Their unique sound has often been described as melodic metalcore. The debut EP, The Sleep of the Innocents, and their debut album, Portraits, under Artery Recordings. After departing from Artery Recordings due to feeling the... read full bio
Robbie Jenkins is the CEO/Founder of the multi-faceted entertainment company, Overture Entertainment, Inc. Robbie was the featured performing artist for The 2016 Jackie Robinson Park of Fame Music Fest. He has completed an apprenticeship with Grammy-nominated, Producer/Songwriter/Artist, Kashif, which afforded him the opportunity to interact with Whitney Houston, George Benson, Dionne Warwick and others. He has also orchestrated an original... read full bio
Bay Area native Hanni El Khatib blends blues, garage, folk and classic rock & roll crooning into his music. Khatib released two singles, “Dead Wrong” and “Build. Destroy. Rebuild”, through Innovative Leisure, for which he is the visual director and co-owner. He landed a spot with Florence and the Machine on tour, and quickly built up a solid fan base.... read full bio
Hailing from Long Island, New York, The Lemon Twigs are a band that has put a modern spin on the classic rock sound of the ‘60s, as well as the power-pop sound of the ‘70s. The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Zombies, Big Star, Badfinger, The Raspberries, 10cc, and Todd Rundgren are among the numerous influences that have informed their... read full bio
The band Middle Kids creates sincere, crafty ruminations of indie rock and alt-country. Their track “Edge of Town” was featured on Elton John’s Beats 1 show and has racked up over 5 million Spotify streams. Middle Kids’ most notable performances include a slot at SXSW, a US tour as support for Cold War Kids, and an opening slot for Ryan... read full bio
Tall Heights is an electrofolk music duo from Boston, made up of singers Tim Harrington (guitarist) and Paul Wright (cellist). Also joining them on tour recently is singer/ percussionist Paul Dumas. They’ve recorded The Rafters EP, Holding On, Holding Out EP, and three albums: Man of Stone, All or Nothing/ Fast Car, and Neptune. Tall Heights’ musical style has been... read full bio
Tyler Minford, otherwise known as Louis Futon, has made a name for himself through the Internet. Garnering over fifty million views and streams online, Louis Futon has rose to stardom. His biggest single, ‘Wasted On You’, was released through ODESZA’s Family Collective. He has officially remixed tracks for artists like Anderson .Paak and Goldlink, but is also taking a path... read full bio
Vijay Iyer displays a multitude of talents through his music. He is a pianist, composer, producer, electronic musician, and writer from New York City. As a self-taught piano player, Iyer plays the piano with ease and demonstrates his skill through his intricate jazz ensembles. He has worked with many artists such as Roscoe Mitchell, George E. Lewis, Burnt Sugar,... read full bio
A Sunny Day in Glasgow is a band with roots from multiple places, namely Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Sydney, Australia. The band is known as being a member of the shoegazing movement, known for blending distorted guitar and bleary vocals. Since the band was created, it has gone through several lineup changes, but founding member Ben Daniels has stayed true since... read full bio
R.LUM.R is an alternative R&B artist. He got his start as classical guitar player, singer-songwriter Reggie Williams, but moved in to delivering a different sound as his career progressed. R.LUM.R gained most popularity when his song Frustrated debuted on Spotify, garnering almost 20 million plays in only a year. He has been named artist to watch by National Public Radio... read full bio
Tahj Malik Chandler, a rapper and record producer known as SABA, hails from the West Side of Chicago. SABA started off his rap career when he was featured in Chance the Rapper’s mixtape ‘Acid Rap’. SABA has collaborated with Chance the Rapper several times and they performed on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ together. The rapper’s performance on ‘The... read full bio
