Kara Fortier-Stewart is an interfaith minister, mental health advocate, and creator of the Playgrounding podcast. Kara specializes in play deprivation and those adults who feel like they can’t or don’t know how to play. Researchers began to discover that…
Robert Manolson is a fun at work facilitator of powerful play experiences! He is a passionate advocate for positive workplace mental health and has been hosting play workshops for teams in Edmonton since 2006. Powerful Play Experiences is all…
Karen Morgan is seriously funny. She shares comedy through the perceptive eye of a wife and mother, prepared with the tenacity of an attorney, and tempered with a dash of southern charm. Karen Morgan’s clean comedy is a hit…
Josh Linkner is an awesome and prolific speaker, author, venture capitalist investor, jazz guitarist, and host of the Creative Troublemakers podcast! Josh is an innovation expert, New York Times best-selling author, 5-time tech entrepreneur, and lover of greasy pizza.…
Brandi Heather is a play professional at Amped2Play, where she speaks and facilitates playshops for social, cognitive, and physical improvement. She created the Play for a Change Podcast series where she helps adults reexamine the power of play. And,…
Joel Bryant has been an actor, MC, and stand-up comedian for over 20 years hosting on TV, live corporate events, huge galas, and even Drag Queen Bingo. In short: There’s not a lot he hasn’t brought his sense of…
Jen Ables is a public speaker, entertainer, and event facilitator. Jen has worn many hats in her life, from insurance underwriter to professional dancer to the founder of a charity, Soldiers Who Salsa. Her journey took her from a…
Greg Knapp is the author of Go! How to Find and Pursue Your Passionate Purpose, public speaker, podcaster, and radio talk show host! Greg has been nationally syndicated on the radio and even filled in a guest host on…
Cait Leow is a talented musician, singer, songwriter, and ukuleleist! She has released a viral video hit on YouTube covering La Vie en Rose, which has over 1.6 Million views, and she just released her new single, Heartbreaker this…
Jeff Harry is an international speaker, play consultant, and positive psychology coach. He helps teams address toxicity in the workplace through play. His play work has been featured in the NY Times, AJ+, SoulPancake, the SF Chronicle, and CNN.…