Portia Badham, Actor, Entrepreneur, Runner

Actor and Entrepreneur, Portia Badham Portia Badham has worked as a print model and commercial actor since 2005, having appeared in campaigns for Cologuard, Fidelis Healthcare, Emblem Health, MetLife, American Express, Sprint, Fuji Film, Fidelis Healthcare, Emblem Health, Lipitor, Oxygen cable channel, and Comcast. In addition to her acting credentials, she also works as a…

Attorney Girija Patel

Attorney Girija Patel on What Every Business Owner and Creative Needs to Know Girija started her legal career in 2006 as a prosecutor and soon after, she realized that while she loved litigating in court, she had other passions she wanted to explore. So, she tapped into her creative side and started a thriving social…

Mark West, Exeuctive Director, House of Mark West Center for the Arts

Mark West, Executive Director of the Mark West Center for the Arts Mark West is an artist and the Executive Director of the Mark West Center for the Arts (MWCA). MWCA, also known as House of Mark West, is a non-profit community organization, gallery and creative hub for artists in the South Bronx. They are…

Marjorie Alexander, Podcaster, Coach, Social Entrepreneur

Marjorie Alexander Marjorie Alexander is a podcaster, coach, and budding social entrepreneur. She was first thrust into storytelling during her master’s degree when a lack of high-quality environmental podcasts sparked the launch of A Sustainable Mind, where she interviewed environmental changemakers across the globe as her thesis project.   Marjorie has recently embarked on her…

Joey Williams, Grammy-Winning Guitarist of the Blind Boys of Alabama

Joey Williams Joey Williams is a grammy-award winning vocalist and guitarist. Since the early 1990s, he’s been part of the legendary gospel band, the Blind Boys of Alabama. He’s also played in other bands along the way like with Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Additionally, he’s a sought after R&B session musician who plays…

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Christina Helena – TEDx Speaker, Coach, Writer and Performer on How to Thrive, Shine, and Fall in Love Your Scars Christina Helena is a speaker, writer/performer and life coach based in New York City. As one of the youngest pancreatic cancer survivors with a thirteen-inch scar across her abdomen, she is redefining and modernizing the…

Al Petteway, Grammy-Award-Winning Guitarist

Al Petteway A Grammy Award winning recording artist and performer, Al Petteway has played nearly every type of popular, folk and classical music. Though his primary instrument has always been the guitar, he has also studied lute, string bass, percussion and music composition. His compositions for acoustic fingerstyle guitar are strongly influenced by his love…

Best-Selling Author JC Andrijeski on Writing Characters Who Sizzle and Our New Normal

Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author, JC Andrijeski. She is the author of many books (and numerous short stories) in the science fiction, paranormal, cyberpunk-like and urban fantasy genres. Many of her books are parts of series like the Quentin Black psychic detective books or the latest Nick Tanaka Vampire detective books. Her…