2026 MENTORS

ALICE GU

Director | Cinematographer | Photographer

DEMANE DAVIS

Television Director | Producer | Filmmaker

KATHRYN TYUS-ADAIR

Former SVP Original Programming | Starz

MICHELLE RAIMO KOUYATE

Former President | Sony Pictures Animation

SOPHIA CHANG

Storyteller | The Baddest Bitch in the Room

YOUNG GURU

Record Producer | Executive | Engineer

ALIX TYLER

Creative Director | Creative Strategist | Instagram + Facebook

ILEANA DIEZ

Brand Strategist | Creative Marketing

KELLY GOODE

Senior TV Programming Executive

NAHNATCHKA KHAN

Showrunner | Writer | Director

SUNYA GANBOLD

Head of Delivery, EVP | Razorfish

BAO NGUYEN

Director | Producer | EAST Films

JOEY BADA$$

Rapper | Actor | Philanthropist | Pro Era Records, Badmind Records

LENNON PARHAM

Actor, Writer & Director

OMAR FAJARDO

VP, Creative Director | Razorfish

THEO JONES

VP, Brand Creative + Social Strategy | Razorfish

BRUCE COHEN

Producer | American Beauty

JOHN MENEILLY

Manager

MARCELLE KARP

Editorial/Creative Director | Brand Strategist | Marketing Magnet

RACHEL RAIMIST

Director

TROY CARTER

Founder & CEO | Q&A

CRISTINA CHAVEZ

VP of A&R | Universal Music Publishing Group

JUST BLAZE

Director of Music & Culture | Hip Hop Producer

MELANIE GEE

GVP, Client Partner | Razorfish

RICARDO LATORRE

VP, Group Experience Design Director | Razorfish

W. KAMAU BELL

Comedian | Host | Executive Producer