Will Chau is currently the Creative Director at Whole Foods. Will was a Creative Director at GSD&M. He has created award-winning work for clients such as BMW, Southwest Airlines, Kia Motors, and Kohler. Passionate about teaching/mentoring and believing that there needed to be an alternative to the traditional model of higher education, Will founded The […]
Click here to RSVP. Greg Gonzalez is a Grammy-award winning musician, producer, and educator in Austin, Texas. He is a founding member and managing partner of the bands Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Money Chicha. He has recorded and participated in the production of dozens of albums as well as toured and performed extensively in North […]
Dr. Harold Hardaway is a speaker and thought leader on corporate communications and culture. He believes that everyone should “Chase the Good” and centers his work on helping organizations create spaces where that’s possible. Today, he serves as Co-Founder and CEO of Cardigan—an internal communications and employer branding firm—and he was previously the Director of […]
Shayna has 20+ years of experience with audio recording, ADR, editing, foley, and all things audio. She has extensive entertainment industry experience, including audio production for TV and radio commercials, Academy Award-winning feature films, major studio recording releases, and nationally syndicated radio broadcasts. She also teaches audio engineering at Texas State University and serves on […]
A native Austinite, Marissa has been working with boutique creative agencies for the past 20 years. She’s been around all aspects of the creative process from graphic design to commercial film and video production to strategy to copywriting to marketing to web site development and so on. Having started out as a project coordinator, she’s […]
A powerful performance and intimate conversation with one of Austin’s finest musicians. Jackie Venson is a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter that was born and raised in Austin. Most recently, she has become known for her advocacy on behalf of Black musical artists in Austin with her insistence that the long running music festival Blues […]
Micky Ogando is the Founder and President at Bakery, an independent creative & technology agency based in Austin, TX. Hailing from the Dominican Republic, Micky has over 18 years of experience shared across content development, advertising, interactive design, game development, market research, and media strategy. https://www.bakery.agency/ Interested in giving your […]
Francess hails from Washington D.C. and lived in Brooklyn, NY for nearly 20 years. She began her career making tape labels and ordering lunches at National Video Center. It was there that she cut her teeth and began to learn the world of Post Production. This world offered Francess the opportunities to work at MTV, […]
Jenaro Diaz has earned a reputation as an innovative, bicultural interactive developer and designer with expertise in creating and executing imaginative interactive campaigns in both English and Spanish. His progressive experiences in the field have led to success in the video, database, games, and website development with an emphasis on the entertainment, gaming, and consumer […]