Casey Adams is an entrepreneur, investor, and podcast host who launched his career at 17 with The Casey Adams Show, now ranked among the top 100 business podcasts worldwide. He has conducted over 400 interviews with founders and industry leaders.

As the co-founder of MediaKits, a groundbreaking SaaS platform for creator analytics, Casey played a pivotal role in its rapid growth, leading to its acquisition by Viral Nation in 2022.

Currently, he is the co-founder of Listener.com, a vertically integrated podcast network transforming the podcasting landscape. Casey continues to drive innovation in tech and media, founding new ventures and leveraging his expertise through strategic investments and advisory roles that shape the future of digital media.

Jacey Adler, known online as the certified hobby girl, is your cozy internet big sister. She helps her community slow down in a world obsessed with perfection and productivity—reminding us that play isn’t a distraction, it’s the most “productive” thing you can do for your mental health.

Gibson Ardoline is a 19-year-old content creator and business student at the University of Florida. As his high school's valedictorian, Gibson has balanced academic excellence with building a successful social media business over the past three years. With a growing following across platforms, he's turned content creation into a fully monetized venture while pursuing his Business Administration degree. His mission is to show other students that you don't have to choose between education and entrepreneurship—you can excel at both.

Aidan Brannigan is the Founder of No Boring Brands, the content agency behind some of the highest-performing brands on social media, generating hundreds of millions of organic views for clients. In less than two years, he built the largest marketing meme page on Instagram and now owns a network of work meme pages with 130,000 followers producing 15 million views per month. His campaigns have reached companies valued at over $100 billion, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and AdAge. 

Beyond his professional achievements, Aidan's journey includes navigating a $500,000 crypto loss at age 20 and famously losing a spam-eating contest to Joey Chestnut in front of 14,000 people—experiences that have shaped his fearless approach to building brands that break through the noise.

Jacqlyn Burnett is a business leader and author with formal training in integrative nutrition who applies wellness principles to brand building, operations, and lifestyle design. She is the author of Happiness Habitat and currently serves as Vice President of Operations at Fancy Peasant, a premium Greek-inspired pantry and lifestyle brand known for elevated essentials and a longevity-driven philosophy.

Guided by the belief that excellence should extend to every area of life, Jacqlyn integrates her wellness education and business expertise into how she builds systems, teams, and experiences — creating environments where both people and businesses can thrive.

Katrina Chan is the Head of Affiliate Marketing at T-Mobile, where she leads Performance Partnerships and works closely with third-party partners to help promote T-Mobile’s products and services. She earned both her undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Washington and has spent most of her career in digital media, starting in paid search before discovering and growing into affiliate marketing. Katrina enjoys sharing how making connections and exploring different paths helped shape her career, and outside of work, she loves traveling and finding new restaurants/cafes.

Kimberly Chirino serves as Talent Acquisition Manager at Four Seasons, bringing three years with the company to the role. Her path has been a journey across industries — starting in hospitality, moving to tech, and then returning to something that felt more like family.

Recruiting itself was something Kimberly fell into, though looking back, the signs were there. During her senior year at Woodbury University, she surveyed 30 to 40 friends about what they thought she'd do in her career — five predicted exactly what she's doing now. Her takeaway: your good friends often know you better than you know yourself, so be yourself and you'll find your calling.

Outside of work, Kimberly loves exploring cities with great beaches, rooftop bars, and festivals.

Brandon Dwyer is a content creator and former Division I basketball player at Florida Gulf Coast University. He built an audience of more than 2.5 million followers across social platforms through his viral series Road To One Point, where he shared the journey of trying to score his first college point. With humor and authenticity, Brandon showed that people connect with real stories more than just stats or status.

Austin Ekeler is an NFL running back, known for his impact as a dual-threat offensive weapon for the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Commanders.

Off the field, he is an entrepreneur and founder of Fantasy Royale, a platform that helps brands engage and grow their audience through free-to-play sports contests. He also previously founded Eksperience, focused on athlete-fan engagement. In 2020, he launched the Austin Ekeler Foundation, which builds and renovates high school weight rooms.

In addition to his ventures in sports and media, Ekeler is an active real estate investor, building a growing portfolio of single-family rental properties through his firm, Ekeler Capital, with a focus on long-term cash flow and scalable acquisition strategies.

Ekeler is also active in public speaking, participating in panels and keynote engagements across the country, and has hosted an award-winning fantasy football podcast.

Richard Ham serves as F&B Manager at Four Seasons, bringing four years of hospitality experience to the role. In just four years, he has worked in every department of the hotel, giving him a genuine understanding of how each piece of the operation fits together.

Hospitality offered Richard the balance he was looking for between business and people. He enjoys talking with guests, getting to know different cultures, and the fact that no two days look the same. That curiosity about people and operations shapes how he leads his team.

Richard graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Outside of work, you'll find him at the beach or out with friends.

Jay Hammonds, an award-winning technologist, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, currently works on the Corporate Engineering Team at Robinhood. Formally holding a role at Facebook for 10 years where he worked directly with their CEO and COO.

In 2012, Jay helped create the Year Up @ Facebook program which has helped bring in 1,000+ diverse interns. In the community, Jay serves as an advisor, board member and mentor and consultant for a multitude of community organizations. His story landed him on 60 Minutes and the 2018 Class for Forbes 30 Under 30 in the field of Enterprise: Technology. 

Colby Hidalgo is a 21-year-old real estate professional working in South Florida’s luxury market. Born and raised in the area, he developed a strong appreciation for South Florida’s lifestyle, communities, and architecture, which naturally led him to pursue a career in real estate.

With over two and a half years of experience, Colby is a member of The Corcoran Group on the Fred Moran team and has contributed to more than $25 million in closed transactions across South Florida.

Colby believes real estate is about far more than transactions—it’s about people, trust, and relationships. He understands that helping clients buy or sell a home often means helping families make one of the most important decisions of their lives, choosing the place where memories are made and futures are built. Colby takes that responsibility seriously, treating every client like family.

Looking ahead, Colby aspires to become more involved in real estate development, working closely with builders and identifying land opportunities throughout South Florida.

Zack Honarvar is a founder and operator at the intersection of the creator economy, brand marketing, and entrepreneurship. He co-founded Creator Now alongside Airrack in 2021, raised from Upfront Ventures with angels including Casey Neistat and Colin and Samir, and sold the company to vidIQ in 2024.

Today Zack runs The Good Internet, a holding company whose flagship venture is Good Story Studios, a creator management agency representing some of YouTube's most influential voices, including Yes Theory, Airrack, Drew Binsky, Marko Terzo, and Theorist Media. With nearly a decade of experience in creator management and brand deals, he sits at the forefront of how brands and creators build lasting partnerships through long-form content.

Lana Ivory is an award-winning Product Marketing Manager at Meta, where she leads new Travel and Venue experiences for Meta AI Glasses. She has spent six years in Big Tech across Amazon Fashion, Alexa Smart Home, and AWS, driving consumer-centric initiatives for innovative products at scale. Lana is passionate about the intersection of technology, creativity, and human connection, focusing on building products that enhance how people experience the world. 

She is also a LinkedIn content creator focused on personal branding, navigating non-linear career paths in tech, and uplifting female and Gen Z voices in the workplace. She shares practical insights to help the next generation build confidence, visibility, and momentum early in their careers.

Justin Johnson is a marketing and creator partnerships executive with more than a decade of experience shaping entertainment and technology to drive cultural relevance and economic growth. Most recently, as Head of Market Development at Acorns, Justin led strategic partnerships with creators, brands, and sports organizations, developing large-scale marketing campaigns to expand financial access and empower communities across key US markets.

Previously, Justin has held Senior roles at MoonPay and Facebook, where he built and scaled creator-led programs and entertainment partnerships that delivered over 2B+ consumer engagements and $500M+ revenue impact. His work has spanned collaborations with Professional sports leagues, entertainment properties, and leading creators-- focused on leveraging cultural moments to spark growth and business impact. A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Justin also serves on multiple advisory boards supporting the creator economy, creative community and higher education including: Soho House, Global Influencer Council, The Red McCombs School of Business and The Terry Foundation.

Haven Lough is a 20-year-old content creator and serial entrepreneur with over 4 million followers across social media platforms. While pursuing his degree at the University of Florida, Haven has built and scaled multiple businesses, including a skincare brand and a pop-up yoga company. With six years of content creation experience, he's mastered the art of turning his online presence into real-world ventures. His approach challenges the traditional either-or mindset—proving that school, business, and content creation aren't competing priorities but interconnected pieces of a unified lifestyle.

Jack Nauseef is an Atlanta-based content creator focused on wellness, performance, and uplifting his audience through his authentic storytelling. He prides himself on staying true to who he is and showcasing his principles through his content, which has helped him to build a highly engaged community over the past year.

A graduate of Clemson University, where he earned a spot on the basketball team, Jack relocated to Atlanta and began creating content that offers an energetic and insightful look into life, training, and wellness around the city. He recently completed the 2025 New York City Marathon and is slated to run the 2026 London Marathon this spring. Jack has partnered with leading brands including Brooks Running, CLIF Bar, and Barebells, wth exciting projects already in the works for 2026.

Brady Shepherd is a YouTuber and TikTok creator known for his wholesome, comedic content including viral gym pranks and public social experiments. With nearly 800,000 YouTube subscribers and over 600,000 TikTok followers, Brady creates entertainment that spreads positivity while connecting with his audience. He started creating content at age 13 and has since built a reputation for lighthearted videos that bring strangers together through humor.

Braden is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nerd Apply. Fueled by a lifelong passion for competition and teamwork, he was named Arizona’s Student and Athlete of the Year in 2021 before attending the University of Michigan, where he co-founded ventures including Dorm Doctor AI, Dynamic Purchasing Solutions, and WEIDEV alongside his brother, Cooper.

He was later accepted into the University of Miami’s four-year MD/MBA program, but chose to defer admission to fully dedicate himself to building Nerd Apply. Outside of work, he enjoys staying active and spending time with close friends.

Cooper is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nerd Apply. A lifelong outside-the-box thinker, he taught himself to code at an early age and began launching businesses in high school—many of which were registered under his brother Braden’s name before he was old enough to open a bank account.

At Dartmouth College, Cooper immersed himself in entrepreneurship, serving as a student leader at the Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship and winning the Global Venture Capital Investment Competition. That same curiosity continues to drive him today, whether he’s experimenting with new ideas, building side projects, or engaging with startup communities.

Blake Wynn is a dynamic entrepreneur who started his business journey at age 12 by reselling sneakers and made over $300,000 in his first four years. Now in his mid-twenties, he serves as CEO of B Wynn Sports, connecting professional athletes with brand partnerships, and founded the Celebrity Poker Tour, which completed its first season in 2024. Through his YouTube channel "Just Wynn Sneakers," Blake has built a community of over 380,000 subscribers, and was named one of the influential entrepreneurs of 2019 by the Imperium Group. His story demonstrates how passion and persistence can transform childhood interests into successful business ventures, making him an inspiring speaker for students exploring their entrepreneurial potential.