FILM/TV, C-SUITE JON RUBINSTEIN CEO Authentic Talent & Literary Jon Rubinstein is the CEO of Authentic Talent and Literary Management, and over the past 30 years has represented some of the top actors in the entertainment industry. Jon produced the award-winning film HIGHER GROUND, released in 2011 by Sony Pictures Classics after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and served as Executive Producer on the 2020 documentary film WHY IS WE AMERICANS?, a cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family. Jon has long been involved in nonprofit projects around the world, working to provide prenatal care for rural women in southern Haiti, English language instruction to adults in Port-au-Prince, as well as projects working with children and teens in Guatemala, Kolkata, India, and Brooklyn. Jon received his BA from New School University and his MFA from New York University. He lives in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley. También da la bienvenida a hispanohablantes (he also welcomes Spanish speakers). VARIETY - Mimsi Gives Haiti Moms to be the Medicine They Need ENTREPRENEUR - How This Entrepreneur Built a Powerhouse Talent Management FORBES - How Authentic Talent Leverages Today's Attention Economy and Client Passion to Succeed and Grow VIEW ALL MENTORS

STEM, C-SUITE ANIL DASH Former CEO Glitch Anil Dash leads the team at Glitch , the friendly coding community where people have collaborated to create and share millions of apps, serving as CEO of Glitch until its acquisition by Fastly. Honored by the Webby Awards with a lifetime achievement award in 2022, Dash is recognized as a leading advocate for more humane, expressive, inclusive and ethical technology through his work as an entrepreneur, activist and writer. He serves as a board member for organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation , the pioneering nonprofit organization defending digital privacy and expression, The Markup , the leading nonprofit investigative newsroom pushing for tech accountability, and the Lower East Side Girls Club , which empowers and serves girls and families in need in New York City. Previously, Dash was an advisor to the Obama White House’s Office of Digital Strategy, served for a decade on the board of Stack Overflow , the world’s largest community for coders, and was on the board of Data & Society Research Institute , which researches the cutting edge of tech's impact on society. Today, he continues to advise respected startups and non-profits including DonorsChoose , Medium , The Human Utility , and Project Include . In 2008, he led a MacArthur-backed research project that did some of the earliest research on social media’s impact on policy making. And during his tenure as CEO of Glitch, the company became the first tech startup to voluntarily recognize its workers’ union. As a writer and artist, Dash was a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Wired, has written for publications like The Atlantic and Businessweek, co-created one of the first implementations of the blockchain technology now known as NFTs, had his works exhibited in the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and collaborated with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on one of the most popular Spotify playlists of 2018. Described by the New Yorker as a “blogging pioneer”, his personal website has been cited in sources ranging from the New York Times to hundreds of academic papers. In 2013, Time named @anildash one of the best accounts on Twitter, and he is the only person ever retweeted by both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Prince, a succinct summarization of Dash’s interests. Dash has also been a keynote speaker and guest in a broad range of media ranging from the Aspen Ideas Festival to Desus and Mero's late-night show to SXSW. He’s also guested on most of the podcasts that you like. TWITTER VIEW ALL MENTORS

Check out our Publishing mentors for Unlock Her Potential PUBLISHING FEATURED HEESOK CHANG Professor | Vassar JEFF YANG Writer, Journalist | A. Magazine KEVIN BRUYNEEL Professor | Babson College LINDA CAMACHO Literary Agent | Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency TOCHI ONYEBUCHI Author PUBLISHING CHARLES YU Author | Screenwriter JEFF CHANG Writer LINDA CAMACHO Literary Agent | Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency TOCHI ONYEBUCHI Author DR. JENN JACKSON Asst. Professor | Author JEFF YANG Writer, Journalist | A. Magazine MARK ANTHONY NEAL Professor | Duke ELYSE CHENEY Founder and Agent | The Cheney Agency KATE SCHATZ Author | Activist | "Rad Women" MARYA SPENCE Agent | Janklow Nesbit HEESOK CHANG Professor | Vassar KEVIN BRUYNEEL Professor | Babson College PREETI CHHIBBER Author IJEOMA OLUO Writer, Speaker, & Internet Yeller LAUREN ABRAMO Literary Agent & Subsidiary Rights Director | Dystel, Goderich & Bourret STEPHANIE FRERICH VP & Executive Editor | Simon & Schuster Book Publisher VIEW ALL MENTORS

MUSIC YOUNG GURU Record Producer | Executive | Engineer "I have a lifetime of experience that isn’t in a book. I can give a mentee real world experience that an help them navigate this new business with the wisdom of the old" Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton is a Grammy Award-winning record producer, executive, and engineer. Beginning his music career as a DJ in Washington D.C. in the mid-90s, Guru went on to become what the Wall Street Journal dubbed “the most influential man in hip-hop.” While he is most known for his work with Jay-Z – with whom he won a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Everything is Love in 2019 – Guru has been a guiding force in the careers of the industry’s top recording artists. Over a decades’ long career Guru has made records with household names including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ludacris, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, T.I., Mariah Carey and more. In 2015, Young Guru assumed the role of the Director of Operations at 9th Wonder’s record label It’s a Wonderful World Music Group. In 2022, Guru announced his new role as the Director of the Music Technology, Entrepreneurship, & Production program at the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University. Passionate about sharing his knowledge and love for music and record-producing, Guru also serves as a mentor for the program. In addition to offering invaluable career guidance, in 2022 Guru offered a full-tuition scholarship to one promising prospective student of the program. Always eager to impart his wealth of expertise on the new generation, Guru has lectured at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Music, Emory University, and the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. VIEW ALL MENTORS

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FILM/TV DEMANE DAVIS Television Director | Producer | Filmmaker DeMane Davis is a Television Director, Executive Producer and Filmmaker who has an overall creative deal with Warner Brothers Television Group and is currently EP/Producing Director on the second season of the TV series Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto. DeMane’s TV directing career began when Ava DuVernay invited her to direct on Queen Sugar. Since then she has directed and produced Found, starring Shanola Hampton; Naomi; the Emmy nominated Netflix limited series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker; and Clarice. DeMane has helmed episodes of For The People, You, How to Get Away with Murder and Station 19. She has also directed over seventy commercials, including the 2023 Super Bowl spot for PETA starring Edie Falco, selected as Best Celebrity Commercial by Entertainment Weekly. Both of the indie features DeMane wrote and directed premiered In Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival and internationally at Edinburgh. LIFT starred Kerry Washington in her first leading role and received two Spirit Award nominations. DeMane’s previous career as a Copywriter/Creative Director spans twenty-five years and counts Nike, Snapple, Reebok, Coca-Cola and Blue Cross Blue Shield as clients. When not working DeMane supports The Innocence Project and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Website Twitter Instagram VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV, C-SUITE DAVID LEVINE Chief Content Officer Anonymous Content David Levine spent more than a decade at HBO, most recently as EVP and Co-Head of Drama. During his tenure, he oversaw some of the premium cable network's hit shows, including TRUE DETECTIVE, WESTWORLD, SHARP OBJECTS and GAME OF THRONES. He is currently the Chief Content Officer of Anonymous Content, where he oversees all filmed content, including SHANTARAM, TIM BANDITS, DEFENDING JACOB, DICKINSON, and SWAN SONG. Previous to HBO, he was the VP of Development and Production at Mandalay Entertainment and a producer at Fuse Entertainment. VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV ILANA PEÑA Showrunner Ilana Peña is creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director of the critically-acclaimed, Emmy-nominated "Diary of a Future President" on Disney+. The two-season series has been called a “must-watch” by Parade, “wholly charming” by The AV Club, “consistently sweet, authentic and humorous” by Remezcla, won "Best Latinx Show" from the Latino Media Awards in 2021, and was nominated for a GLAAD Award in 2021 and 2022. Ilana directed episode 209 of "Diary" as well as an episode of the HBOmax comedy "Gordita Chronicles." Peña was named as a 2020 recipient of Forbes 30 Under 30: Hollywood and Entertainment, and honored in Variety's 2021 Inclusion Impact Report. She served as a writer on the CW series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” where she wrote and produced multiple episodes, contributed song lyrics, and was featured both onscreen and on the soundtrack. Ilana is continuing to develop projects through her overall deal at CBS Television Studios in addition to writing features for Universal Studios, Disney+, and 20th Century Studios, where she is penning the reboot of the 1988 film "Working Girl" produced by Selena Gomez. "Getting selected for this program in the first place felt close to winning the lottery. The entertainment industry can feel like such a haze, so I'm lucky to have someone so close to help clear the fog. Beyond being someone I can go to for answers on industry questions and hesitations, beyond looking over my resume and recommending me for programs — which is already more than enough — it’s clear this is a connection that extends beyond just career advice, and I’m grateful to have it." — Jordan VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV SARAH PODEMSKI Anishinaabe/Ashkenazi Multidisciplinary Artist "I am a storyteller. Whether I am writing, acting, or making art, I am passionate about recreating the Indigenous and Jewish narratives that have been misrepresented for so long. As a mixed Anishinaabe and Ashkenazi woman, I am here to support, and share the resources that have helped me succeed in the entertainment industry. We are stronger together. After years of competing, and believing that the road to success is linear, I can finally say I have created an incredible community that is actively decolonising these beliefs and proving that we all thrive when we work together and share resources." Sarah Podemski (she/her) is an award winning Anishinaabe/Ashkenazi multidisciplinary artist from Toronto. From her first role in the German TV series Blue Hawk at the age of 11, to her award winning performance in the TIFF selection Mekko (directed by Sterlin Harjo), Sarah has been passionate about recreating the Indigenous narrative that has been misrepresented since the beginning of cinema. Sarah’s many credit’s include, CW’s ‘The Coroner’, Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien' and most recently the Peabody and Independent Spirit Award winning series, ‘Reservation Dogs' created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi. VIEW ALL MENTORS

MELISSA ROSENFIELD Founder IFP Communications "Being a mentor with Unlock Her Potential has been such a privilege and the responsibility of guiding and empowering women to achieve their dreams and aspirations means so much to me. In sharing my experiences, offering support, and providing the tools and confidence my mentees have been able to navigate their personal and professional journeys. This role has given me so much joy and taught me so much about myself and my own journey, it has been an amazing experience and I plan to continue with it." "I'm the social director, the party planner, the camp counselor all rolled into one.” -Cosmopolitan Magazine As a born and bred New Yorker (by way of Brooklyn, to be exact), Melissa Rosenfield has always been a connector. Her affinity for the most cutting-edge, unique, and thoughtful cultural experiences and things has led her to a life defined by well-seeded relationships with movers and shakers (attaining her a certain level of notoriety at a young age) in a variety of lifestyle verticals, including but not limited to hospitality, fashion, art, music, and food. Being around trailblazers throughout her life, Melissa naturally decided to forge for herself a new and unknown path. As the world’s one and only “Director of Vibe,” she is a lifestyle innovator, luxury travel expert and social director all rolled into one. She connects brands with the right people, in the right places, at the right times, establishes authentic partnerships, and most importantly, alignments that drive business and yield a strong ROI. In 2010, Melissa made her role as Director of Vibe official and put the concept into the world by way of her work as a consultant with the Viceroy Hotel Group. By 2015, Melissa’s consulting role had landed her collaborations with GM, Samsung, and 1Hotels, putting her on a fast track to conquering the lifestyle space in both New York, LA, and beyond. Later in 2015, she took it one step further and launched IFP Communications, a New York-based agency that focused on creative brand strategy, marketing, and public relations. Since its launch, IFP has worked with true indie brands and notable brands, including Girlfriend Collective, Little Spoon, Soozy’s Grain-Free, Momotaro Apotheca, Supernow, GREATS, Wandering Bear Coffee, and more, taking them from obscurity to household names. Her most recent accomplishments perfectly represent her ability to challenge conventional business models; she was instrumental in launching multiple indie beauty and food brands into major retailers in 2021 and 2022, including Target, Sprouts, Ulta, and Walmart – including a sexual wellness brand that may have once been considered taboo. Melissa is incredibly active in her spare time – both figuratively and literally. She is an engaged mother of Sidney, aka This Vibe Baby. She believes No Kid Hungry is a major cause everyone should be paying attention to and often partakes in workout sessions with Peloton and Mirror at home. She loves spending weekends outside (weather permitting) and hanging with friends. And she believes in the power of doing things with a swagger and a smile. MARKETING VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV RUSSELL PETERS Comedian Russell Peters is an Indian-Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and author. He is a Gemini Award recipient and earned the number three spot on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid comedians in 2013. Most notably he is the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special. He also won the Peabody Award and the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for producing Hip-Hop Evolution. In 2010, Peters published his autobiography, Call Me Russell. He has toured extensively all over the world and has already kicked off his 2022 US tour. VIEW ALL MENTORS

SOCIAL IMPACT & ADVOCACY, C-SUITE CARRIE GOLDBERG Founder of Victims’ Rights Law Firm C.A. GOLDBERG, PLLC Carrie is the founder of Victims’ Rights law firm, C. A. Goldberg, PLLC which does groundbreaking work nationally fighting for targets of sexual violence, online and off. Carrie has been central in legislative reform for revenge porn, sextortion, and civil statute of limitations for sex offenses. The firm has removed hundreds of abusive social media accounts and over 40,000 naked images off the internet published without her clients’ consent, and represented fifteen individuals sued for defamation for outing sexual predators. Landmark cases include Herrick V Grindr and K.M. v City of New York which is the highest known recovery in a Title IX case in NYC. Recently the firm has opened a class action practice, pursuing mass torts against tech companies for the dissemination of child sexual abuse imagery. Her work for victims is featured in the documentary Netizens and profiled in The New Yorker, Elle, Wired, Glamour and more. She is the author of “Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs & Trolls” a 2019 NYT Editor’s Choice. WEBSITE TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LINKEDIN MAILING LIST VIEW ALL MENTORS

MARKETING ILEANA DIEZ Brand Strategist | Creative Marketing Roc Nation Named one of Billboard Magazine’s 2021 “40 Under 40,” Ileana V. Diez integrates creativity and innovation into all things that she does. As a founder in her own brand strategy and creative marketing consultancy, Ileana works with global brands and companies alike to build bridges between them and real authentic people and culture. Previously Head of Marketing at Roc Nation, Ileana created and oversaw campaigns for 70+ clients including Rihanna’s first return to music in over 5 years, the launch of Rihanna’s luxury fashion brand FENTY Maison (LVMH) as well as Mariah Carey’s career-defining 30th Anniversary campaign. While at Roc Nation, Ileana also created an in-house ‘Cultural Creative Agency’ where she spearheaded innovative global campaigns for clients such as Afterpay. Prior to Roc Nation, Ileana was a senior publicist at Island Records, where she was instrumental to the launch of Grammy-nominated Shawn Mendes’ career as well as the re-launch of Nick Jonas’ solo career. Born in Puerto Rico but raised as a third culture kid living throughout Mexico, Hong Kong, Australia and the USA, Ileana's personal passion is empowering women of color within creative industries and as a mentor, can help you define your own personal brand, strengthen your networking skills, and help develop a clear career path to achieve your goals and dreams. "As a young creative starting her first big girl job out of college, Ileana’s mentorship provided me with fierce words of wisdom that couldn’t have come at a better time." —Priyanka P. "Ileana helped me feel certain that I'm doing all the right things for my career switch to music. She boosted my confidence and trust in myself to continue being independent, rather than go get a full time job (just for the sake of added security) that doesn't serve my health, lifestyle or passions." —Maaheem A. VIEW ALL MENTORS

JOURNALISM MARGARET TALBOT Staff Writer The New Yorker Margaret Talbot has been a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine since 2004 and was formerly a Contributing Writer at The New York Times magazine and executive editor of The New Republic magazine. She is the author of The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century (Riverhead, 2012) and, with her brother David Talbot, of By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution (HarperCollins, 2021). "My Mentor is Margaret Talbot who is a staff writer with The New Yorker. Margaret is always so kind and thorough in her responses to my questions. Even when I ask her something very vague, she offers as much actionable advice as possible on the topic. She is incredibly generous with her knowledge, resources, and skills and really goes above and beyond to offer help and support before I could even think to ask for it. I feel so blessed to be mentored by Margaret!" — Amy VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV ALYSIA REINER Actress | Activist | Producer "As an actress, activist and producer, my secret sauce is thinking outside the box, actually I don’t even see the box most of the time. My passion is telling stories that deeply move and entertain folks, and also evolve culture. Let's go change the world together, one story at a time." Award-winning Alysia Reiner is best known as SAG award winning "FIG" on 7 seasons of Orange Is the New Black, and originating the role of Agent Sadie Deever in Ms. Marvel (Pan Asian Critics Choice Best Ensemble Cast). She just finished her 5th season as Sunny on Better Things (nominated for a Critics Choice in 2023) , her second season as Kathryn in STARZ’s Shining Vale starring with Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear, as well as 2 seasons as KIKI on THE DEUCE. A few other filmed adventures include getting married in the Oscar winning film Sideways, getting naked in an Emmy Award winning episode of Broad City, and going head to head against Viola Davis on How To Get Away with Murder, and she plays Sister in The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something has Passed (Cannes 2023) and just wrapped O HORIZON with David Strathairn and Maria Bakalova. Alysia conceived of, developed, produced, and starred in the feature film EQUITY, which was bought/distributed by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance Film Festival. She produced/starred in EGG which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival & is 100% FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes. Both on itunes and amazon now. She loves working as a change maker, is on the board of the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media and Earth Day Initiative, she is a member of Resistance Revival Chorus, a volunteer firefighter (yes really), and received the Acclaimed Collaborator Award from Women in Arts and Media, a MUSE “MADE IN NY” AWARD from The Mayor’s office and New York Women in Film and Television, SARAH POWELL HUNTINGTON LEADERSHIP AWARD, VOICE OF A WOMAN AWARD, the PIONEER IN FILMMAKING AWARD, and the FOUNDERS AWARD FOR SUPPORT. INSTAGRAM WEBSITE VIEW ALL MENTORS

MUSIC, C-SUITE SUZY RYOO Co-Founder | President Q&A Suzy Ryoo is the Co-Founder & President of Q&A alongside co-founders Troy Carter & J. Erving. Q&A is a modern music company seeking to empower artists and their teams through technology, tools and services. She's worked at the intersection of tech, entertainment and media in Los Angeles for over 10 years. Since 2015, Suzy has served as the VP of Technology & Innovation at Atom Factory as well as a Partner at venture capital fund Cross Culture Ventures, where she finds, invests in and supports entrepreneurs creating next generation companies. Suzy graduated from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in 2009. She serves on the non-profit board of URBAN TxT (Teens Exploring Technology) which exists to enable thousands of South Los Angeles teens to become catalysts of change through tech, community and leadership. Suzy is originally from South Korea, and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1992. INSTAGRAM - SUZY INSTAGRAM - Q&A INSTAGRM - HUMAN RESOURCES GIRLBOSS RADIO - Whether your startup has potential or not, with Suzy Ryoo of Q&A BUSINESS INSIDER - How a LA Music Mogul and Venture Capitalist Decides What to Invest in TECHCRUNCH - Investors are still failing to back founders from diverse backgrounds VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV SHARLA SUMPTER Senior Vice President, Film and Television Chernin Entertainment "As a mentor, I will help you hone your story development skills, provide feedback on projects, and advise on how to navigate your career as it pertains to your short- and long-term goals, particularly for those with aspirations of becoming a creative executive or producer." Sharla Sumpter Bridgett currently holds the role of Senior Vice President of Film and Television at Chernin Entertainment. Sumpter Bridgett, who has over 15 years of experience in development and production, was previously Tim Story’s producing partner running The Story Company where projects in development included Lionsgate and Hasbro’s live-action feature Monopoly starring Kevin Hart, Universal Pictures’ musical comedy Praise This directed by Tina Gordon, and the Netflix and STX Entertainment superhero comedy Night Wolf led by Hart. Before this, Sumpter Bridgett produced television and film through her SB&Co shingle, consulted for multiple companies, and ran a writer/directors program. She’s also served as Partner and President of Production at Varsity Pictures, where she produced titles like The To-Do List , Blue Mountain State and Sonny with a Chance, and served as President of Film at Tollin/Robbins Productions where she executive produced Coach Carter and Wild Hogs . VIEW ALL MENTORS

SOCIAL IMPACT & ADVOCACY KATIE WAGNER, ESQ Executive Director Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Kate Wagner is the Executive Director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), which provides legal and education services to the New York arts community. She is responsible for developing VLA’s legal services, education, and advocacy programming, and facilitating pro bono legal representation for hundreds of artists and arts and cultural organizations in need each year. Prior to joining VLA, Ms. Wagner was Vice President and Counsel for the National Music Publishers’ Association, the leading trade organization representing the interests of music publishers in the United States. Ms. Wagner served as a legal advisor for the litigation and policy initiatives of the association. She also focused on NMPA’s overall litigation efforts and related licensing offerings. Ms. Wagner began her legal career in private practice, specializing in intellectual property and complex business transaction proceedings. She received her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from Tulane University Law School, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law. VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV KELVIN YU Actor | Executive Producer | Screenwriter Kelvin Yu is an actor, Executive Producer, and Emmy-winning writer on the hit animated series BOB’S BURGERS on FOX. He’s also the showrunner of the animated series CENTRAL PARK on Apple TV+. He will next be seen in the series THE AFTER PARTY, alongside Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Dave Franco, and Sam Richardson on AppleTV+. He’s best known for playing Aziz Ansari’s best friend ‘Brian’ in the Netflix series MASTER OF NONE. Other notable acting credits include “STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, MILK, STAR TREK, AND WONDER WOMAN 1984. A native of Los Angeles, Yu is a graduate of UCLA and an outspoken advocate for diversity and empowerment in the Asian-American community. He also has a 17-year-old dog. VIEW ALL MENTORS

MUSIC BOB POWER Grammy and Multi-platinum Producer/Mixer "Do you want to get rich and famous, or do you want a career? (We will work toward the latter, which can also get you the first!). Rather than “waiting for something to happen,” work to establish your trajectory as a professional in the music industry. Emphasis will be placed on developing a compelling image, expanding your catalog, getting traction for yourself through digital communications, positioning yourself as a working professional, and developing a broad-based technical, professional, and interpersonal skillset beyond simply I’m an artist." Grammy and Multi-platinum Producer/Mixer Bob Power possesses a wide and diverse range of musical talents: producer, engineer, composer, arranger, performer, and educator. In the recording world, Power has produced, recorded, or mixed hundreds of pop and jazz recordings for such artists and groups as Erykah Badu (produced and mixed 1998 Grammy “Best Female R&B Vocal”, tracks on “Best Female R&B Album”), A Tribe Called Quest, D'Angelo, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Chaka Khan, Ozomatli (produced and mixed 2002 Grammy “Best Alternative Latin Album”), De La Soul, Meshell Ndegeocello, Common, Miles Davis, the Roots, J Dilla, Curtis Mayfield, David Byrne, Spike Lee, Citizen Cope, Run DMC, and virtually every major record label. A 1997 Grammy Award nominee himself for mixing, Bob Power has had scores of charting records, and has received more than 20 gold or platinum records. His work as a recordist and mixer is enshrined in the Grammy Hall of Fame and the United States National Recording Registry. In the broadcast advertising world, Bob Power has written and produced music for The Super Bowl, Coca-Cola, Ragu, A & W, L'Oreal, Sharp Electronics, Chef Boy-ar-dee, Intel, Elizabeth Arden, Warner-Lambert, Purina, Jello, the American Cancer Society (EMMY Award winner), Chesebrough-Ponds, Cutex, and the Sun Company. In addition to ongoing professional work, he is currently an arts professor at The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. VIEW ALL MENTORS

JOURNALISM JOHN HEILEMANN Host | Creator | Executive Producer The Circus "If you're an aspiring journalist or content-merchant of any stripe (reporter/correspondent, documentarian, author, publisher/entrepreneur) in any quadrant of the business (tv, digital, print, hybrid) with most any topical focus (politics, culture, business, tech) at one time or another over the past 30-plus years, I've been there and done that — sometimes even successfully! I can't promise you a rose garden, a magic bullet, or an easy glide path, none of which exists any more in the journalism racket (if they ever did). But I can help you comprehend, navigate, and chart a path through the fast-shifting/challenging/maddening/exhilarating landscape that we call 21st Century media." John Heilemann is a host, creator, and executive producer of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated political documentary series The Circus , national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and host of the Hell & High Water podcast. Earlier this year, he launched Hat Size 3 Media, in partnership with acclaimed TV production company Left/Right ( The Circus, This American Life, The New York Times Presents ), to develop unscripted/documentary projects at the intersection of politics, culture, history, and current affairs. Heilemann is the co-author of Game Change and Double Down, about the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, and author of Pride Before The Fall , about the Microsoft antitrust case. All three books were New York Times bestsellers; Game Change held the No. 1 spot for 11 weeks and was adapted into an HBO feature film that won five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Peabody Award. From 2019 to 2023, he was the co-founder and executive editor of The Recount , a pioneering digital news start-up producing short-form video for platforms such as Instagarm and Twitter. During the 2016 election season, he was a co-host of the daily MSNBC and Bloomberg TV show With All Due Respect and managing editor of Bloomberg Politics. Before that, he was a staff writer for New York, The New Yorker, Wired, and The Economist . Educated at Northwestern University, Oxford, and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, John grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Manhattan … where he principally serves as valet for his Great Dane, DZA. VIEW ALL MENTORS

PUBLISHING, C-SUITE ELYSE CHENEY Founder | Agent The Cheney Agency "I can help you put forward your best self when it comes to the publishing arena. We can discuss the set of skills you will need to advance in a variety of positions in the industry from agent, editor, and publicist to writer. I can help identify the spots where you might need work and we can talk about how you might build your strength in that area or reroute so that you are playing to your strengths. I can give you a birds eye view of the industry, how it works behind the scenes, what sells, what doesn’t and why. We can shape your path forward together." Born in Brooklyn, Elyse Cheney attended the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in English with an additional focus on art history. She has been a literary agent since 1996 when she began at Sanford J. Greenburger Literary Associates. While there, she represented groundbreaking titles like A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers and The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. In early 2006, she opened The Cheney Agency, known for serious nonfiction including such notable titles as The World as It Is and After the Fall by Ben Rhodes, She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, A Very Stable Genius and I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker, Doing Justice by Preet Bharara, Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig, National Book Award winner The Future Is History by Masha Gessen, New York Times bestseller Zealot by Reza Aslan, Pulitzer Prize winning biography Malcolm X by Manning Marable, and more. In 2013, she was named one of the most powerful women in New York by the New York Daily News . VIEW ALL MENTORS

FILM/TV, C-SUITE MICHELLE RAIMO KOUYATE Former President Sony Pictures Animation "As a mentor I can help you understand the perspective of both the producer and studio buyer, how to put a project together and move it forward and how to advocate for yourself and know your true worth." Michelle Raimo Kouyate is a producer with over two decades of experience producing and developing for film and TV. Formerly President of Production at Sony Pictures Animation, she has the rare distinction of success in the live action and animation spheres, both as a producer and top-level executive at companies such as Nickelodeon, and Miramax Films. The films she has been involved with, which range from CHOCOLAT and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK to PUSS IN BOOTS and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 1 & 2, have grossed over $3 billion worldwide. Michelle currently has a deal with Sony Pictures Animation where she is producing a slate of movies and is running LENS: Sony Pictures Empowerment and Leadership for New Storytellers which seeks to develop filmmaking leadership from underrepresented communities in an effort to allow them to create the content that reflects their worlds and perspectives. She is deeply committed to creating space that includes more marginalized voices and viewpoints. She also serves on the board of A Place Called Home, which offers services to the youth of South Central Los Angeles. "My mentor's name is Michelle Raimo Kouyate and from our 1st call where I admitted to being nervous and she replied “don’t be” I instantly felt that I was in good hands. She is a role model for how to “wear” your success while creating a space for others to also be successful. When I explained to her that I wanted to move from being a “corporate creative” to a creative in my own right as a writer/producer I felt that she totally supported me and would be invaluable on my journey. On her advice I have taken classes which have already strengthened my ability to tell the stories that I want to tell with more clarity and confidence. It’s incredible what I have learned through her insights and our mutual passion for storytelling. I am amazed at how much I have grown in just 4 sessions and excited to meet myself at the end of this year. I am also grateful to her and Unlock Her Potential for giving me this awesome chance and opportunity." — Nicole VIEW ALL MENTORS

JOURNALISM BILL ADDISON Restaurant Critic | Writer Los Angeles Times Bill Addison is the James Beard Award-winning restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously he was national critic for Eater, for which he traveled constantly to document every facet of America’s ever-evolving dining culture. He has also been a food critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, restaurant critic at the Dallas Morning News, and food editor at Atlanta magazine. He grew up in Maryland (making it home every summer for a crab feast is still a priority) and went to college for acting and singing in Boston. INSTAGRAM TWITTER VIEW ALL MENTORS

PUBLISHING STEPHANIE FRERICH Vice President and Executive Editor Simon & Schuster Book Publisher "If you love books—whether they spark your imagination through the ideas they offer or the escape and magic they provide—I can help explain book publishing. You can pursue a job through this field, working behind-the-scenes to help bring a book to life. Or I can help demystify the publishing process if you're interested in writing, from idea phase to finding a book agent, how to write a nonfiction manuscript, how to pitch your book idea, and more." Stephanie Frerich is an executive editor at Simon & Schuster where she works with nonfiction books and authors, on a variety of topics, from current events, history, biography, business and economics, and psychology. S Some of her bestselling and award-winning books include Just Pursuit by Laura Coates, Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone, I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey, Measure What Matters by John Doerr, No Filter by Sarah Frier, How to Invest by David Rubenstein, Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang, and The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo. Other of her forthcoming and published authors include Kara Swisher, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson, WNYC Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale, Congressman Ro Khanna, Washington Post technology reporter Taylor Lorenz, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, Wall Street Journalist relationship columnist Elizabeth Bernstein, and more. Stephanie also oversees the Stephen R. Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People library. Hailing from Minnesota, she studied James Joyce while pursuing a master’s degree at Trinity College in Ireland, learned how to run a small publishing company at Ivan R. Dee in Chicago, and briefly left publishing for a jaunt in the startup world at Skillshare. VIEW ALL MENTORS