Charles Jacobs
Chief Storyteller
BA, MA, PhD work, University of Michigan
A South American software company called him "Shaman" and insisted he run a workshop in a Nahautl sweat lodge.
Mary Royall Wilgis
The Brand Magician
BA, University of Virginia
Went skydiving with her 80 year old grandmother. Who jumped first?
Ted Fleming
The Mentor
BS, Dartmouth | MBA, Duke
Sang for his supper, and tuition, in two bands while in college.
Bill Bradley
The Algorithm Architect | Co-founder of Mirabolic
BA, Harvard | MA, University of Cambridge | PhD, MIT
After losing his camel in the Sahara, would only ride again on Wednesdays.
Karl R. Knaub
The Data Whisperer | Co-founder of Mirabolic
BA, Swarthmore | PhD & MS, University of Washington
Born and raised in Appalachia, in a small town famous only for its New Year's Pickle Drop.
Paul Sherman
The Grand Inquirer
BA, Harvard | MEd from Boston University
Sang in Red Square with the Harvard Glee club.
James R. Petite Jr.
The Brain Scientist (Really)
BS, MS, & PhD, Georgetown University
Had read two encyclopedias by the time he was ten.
Jeffrey Zhou
The Digital Transformer
BA & MS, University of Chicago
Performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (soloing on the traditional Chinese bamboo flute).
Sunny Kutella
The Orchestrator
BS, S. New Hampshire University
Her hidden talent is landscape photography.
John Stroud
The AI Guy
BA, University of Toronto | MPA & LLB, University of Victoria | MPhil, University of Oxford
Competed at the World Debate Championships, doing poorly in the competition, but meeting his now wife.
Jallicia Jolly
Storytelling Director and Coach
BA, Williams College | Ph.D. University of Michigan
A spoken word poet who loves to use storytelling to build connections and enhance organizational impact.
Kat McPherson
Storytelling Producer and Coach
BA, MPP, University of Virginia
Was a divisional race walking champion in high school. No formal training, just NY born and raised.
Debra Gold
The Felicitous Facilitator
BS, Lesley University
Loves to harmonize with her band.
Emily Keeler
Storytelling Director and Coach
MA, University of Michigan / BA, Grand Valley State University
She once stood down a wild boar while hiking alone in the South Korean mountainside.
Nir Diskin
Storytelling Producer and Coach
BS, University of Virginia
Was the lead soloist for the Virginia No-Tones, the premier (and only) a cappella group for the musically challenged.
Devin Wilson
The Space Holder
BA University of Southern California | MA Columbia University
Showed up to her very first storytelling show without the knowledge that it was a scored competition - and proceeded to win.
Jessi Hellman
Storytelling Producer
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
She coached gymnastics for over ten years!
Humphrey
Chief Chewing Officer
His credo is that there is no such thing as an indestructible dog toy.