A Song Called Life

As a pioneering blues harmonica player and teacher and award-winning scholar of the blues, Adam Gussow has carved out a singular career.   A professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi who specializes in blues literature and culture, Gussow was one of the first amplified blues harp players to make overblows a key element of his stylistic approach, adapting Howard Lev...

If anyone knows about opulent travel destinations and how to market them to the masses, it's travel influencer and esteemed curator, Braylen Brooks. His stunningly curated images, videos and editorial content has enthralled over 69k followers on Instagram, visibility with over 2.5 million in the top travel communities and platforms on Facebook and a TripAdvisor readership at 50k+. His content has...

Aaron Smith is a freelance trumpet player based in Los Angeles, CA. He also writes, arranges, and publishes music through his small business,TrumpetSmith Publishing (ASCAP).  As a freelance artist, Smith performs for live orchestral events, musical theatre, motion pictures, television, big band, and video games which have included ABC, BroadwayHD, Disney+, E3, Fathom Events, the Game Awards,...

"God has extraordinarily gifted me to write extraordinarily. Put another way, writing is my superpower—so much that, sometimes, my fingers actually tingle when I type. I like to think the tingles are little surges of creativity. Or, they could merely indicate that my hand is going numb due to an extended writing session. Either way, I am passionately connected to and invested in my craft...

Chef Johnene Joy is a talented and highly skilled personal chef with over six years in the culinary industry. Johnene graduated in May 2016 from Nicholls State University with a Bachelors of Science in Culinary Arts. Shortly after graduating, she began her personal chef journey working for A-list celebrity clients. Her first celebrity client she worked along side her colleague, Chef D’Antoine Hill...

Anthony O’Toole, a self-taught composer, holds a BA in Music Theory and Composition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a MM of Composition from George Mason University where he was recognized by the university as a distinguished graduate for his achievements as a composer and musician. His music has been commissioned and performed by musicians and ensembles all around the world. Mr. O’Too...

Flyana Boss is a fierce duo repping the vagina dynasty. Hailing from Detroit and Dallas these two young women are classically trained musicians who have turned their raw musical genius into a flossy irresistible package that will have you thirsty for more. Their messaging, witty rhymes, gritty production, impeccable timing, confident expression, ownership of their sexuality and keen pulse on the i...

Karoline Menezes is a violist, educator, entrepreneur, and arts advocate based in Los Angeles, CA. She has performed alongside artists such as Eminem, Mary J. Blige, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Kanye West, Bebe Rexha and Andrea Bocelli. Karoline is also known for her work as a studio musician, having performed in numerous TV and Film scores such as The Lego Movie 2, Prodigal Son, Bumblebee, Crazy Ri...

Isreal McKinney Scott is a New York based actor and producer known for The Hail Mary (2021), Talisman (2020) and My Sister's Wedding. Isreal received his MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama and a BA in Religious Studies from Millsaps College. He has acted on screen and stages across the country with a love and skill for Shakespeare, Devised Theater and Improv. He is all for anything that p...

Dr. Lauri Scheyer is Professor of English and founding Director of the Presidentially Chartered Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics at California State University, Los Angeles and Xiaoxiang Scholars Program Distinguished Professor at Hunan Normal University. She was founding Curator of the nation’s only African American Poetry Archive, and founding Director of the UK’s first BA program in C...

Daniel Trahey is a musician, educator, innovator, and social entrepreneur. He co-created Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s “OrchKids” program, and also founded the El Sistema - inspired program “Tuned-In” at the Peabody Institute where he taught  Collective Composition and Community Engagement for ten years. Dan plays Tuba for the Archipelago Project and the Austria based RET Brass Band and has...

Myka Miller is the former Executive Director of the Harmony Project, a non-profit organization established in April of 2001 with a vision of serving the cultural and artistic needs of underprivileged children in the Los Angeles area. Myka is an accomplished musician and plays oboe, flute, English horn and sings. She resides in Los Angeles, where she regularly plays with local orchestras, rock...

Nelson Jackson is a musician, entrepreneur, and pastor based in Los Angeles, CA. As a keyboardist he has performed with several artists including Ariana Grande, Kenny Lattimore, and Aaron Spears. He also composed the music for several films such as A Question of Faith and The Sin Seer .  

Leonardo Cuadrado, Captain (ret) USMC, serves as New Directions for Veterans’ Interim President & Chief Operating officer. He is a remarkable leader who began his Marine career as an enlisted man. Cuadrado was selected for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP), where he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant before earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant and reti...

"I am a doctor of physical therapy,  pelvic health advocate, movement expert, educator, and ally. I help you understand your body and your symptoms and provide you ways to effectively address your symptoms to further provide you with you-centered strategies to move through life with less pain along with better knowledge to empower a life filled with strength, res...

Jim Self is a Los Angeles-based freelance musician. Since 1974 he has worked for all the major Hollywood studios performing for over 1500 motion pictures and hundreds of television shows and records. His solos in major films include John William’s scores to Jurassic Park , Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , Hook , and was the “Voice of the Mothership” from Close Encounters of the Thir...

Poised as a bright and promising young artist, opera singer, Soprano Rachel Blaustein has worked with New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera (Summer 2021), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Des Moines Metro Opera, The Glimmerglass Opera, Kentucky Opera, among others. On the competition front, she has one awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Partners for the Arts...

Sean Patrick Hughes is an author, veteran, non-profit founder (care4us.org) and a special needs father. He’s contributed to multiple media outlets including the Washington Post, Playboy and other online media outlets. A veteran of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and a Bronze Star recipient, Sean graduated of the United States Naval Academy and the University of San Diego Graduate School of B...

Natalie Frakes graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She studied violin under Dr. Laura Roelofs and music education with Dr. Wendy Matthews. Natalie has served as a string instructor and conductor for many positions including Wayne State’s String Project@Wayne, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Ensembles, Detroit’s Urban Stringz, and the Dear...

As one of the foremost experts in the wedding and special event industry, Dr. La Shawn Denise Witt is one of the top wedding and event planners. La Shawn’s experience includes planning hundreds of weddings and special events around the nation and which she and TEAMDiva executed every detail with style. She focuses on all weddings and events, sophisticated to intimate, from traditional to destinati...

"I was born and raised in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs and went on to receive a degree in fashion design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I always push myself to achieve my goals no matter what, which has helped me grow into a reliable and diligent designer. It is my belief that the ultimate fashion designers influence not only the way people dress but also the way people think;...

From the United States to Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Israeli cellist Amit Peled, a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today. At 6'5" tall, Peled started life as a basketball player and was called "larger than life" when he enveloped his cello and "Jacqueline du Pré in a farmer's body....

Tom Williams is the owner of Burn Fitness - a community fitness center located in Santa Monica, CA. He is also the founder of fatburn.com. Prior to becoming a personal trainer and gym owner, Tom was a world class swimmer, winning gold medals and setting records in the Pan American Games, World University Games and U.S. Open in the 50M freestyle. He swam with the U.S team for 6 years. While co...

Rebecca Zúñiga, a graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, is a Baltimore-based Opera Singer, Pianist and Activist that believes in the liberation of all marginalized communities. As a queer immigrant of color, Rebecca envisions a future that is free of all oppressive systems that continue to harm us, and dreams of a world that is free of colonialist ideologies, imperiali...

Dr. Jay Lund is Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences and and Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California – Davis. He has long enjoyed teaching, research, and engagement on many aspects of theory and practice for water management and policy, usually trying to integrating economics and operations research with traditional engineering. He ha...