Jake Novak is a creative multi-hyphenate and self-aggrandizer in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Chicago, Jake studied Acting with a capital A at Emerson College in Boston. You may have heard Jake singing jazz in a club, or…
Gary Ware is a creative yet strategic Play Consultant that was brought here to make your life even better than it already is. By day, Gary helps companies and professionals level up their skills, and by night he is…
Dr. Roger Firestien has trained more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is the Senior Faculty member at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY Buffalo State, President of Innovation…
Dr. Cyndi Burnett is the Director of Possibilities for Creativity and Education. Like her creativity-focused curriculum for students and teachers, Cyndi embraces the creative lifestyle that she teaches. You will often find her trying on new ideas, exploring resources…
John Grindle is a virtual game show host and chief purveyor of fun and games at Grin Events. From a young age, he loved to play games. He quickly realized he also loved to bring people together to have…
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,…