LEVAR BURTON
"That man is god damn national treasure" - ryan reynolds
From Roots, to Reading Rainbow, to Star Trek “The Next Generation”, LeVar has been captivating audiences around the world with his authentic charm and passion for storytelling, for over forty years. He is an accomplished producer, director and podcaster. His globally popular podcast “LeVar Burton Reads" is now in its ninth season. He is also a global ambassador for education and works closely with RIF.org in pursuit of his lifelong endeavor to support children's literacy.
MATT E LOVE
DJ Matt E Love is synonymous with the 90's underground rave scene. Matt headlined underground parties, music festivals and top nightclubs (Limelight, The Tunnel) across the U.S. before the age of 20.
At age 21 Matt opened Bassline Records, a Record Store in Boston which specialized in the purveying of domestic and imported dance music. Often serving world class DJs with limited release test pressings and white labels. Shortly after the opening of his record store, Matt took his unique taste for “bassline heavy” House into the setup of his own Recording Studio (The Bassline Lab) where he produced several hit dance tracks, including The Frog King, Never Gonna Stop, Future Mode.
On the heels of his successful music releases, Matt found himself leading a jet setting dj career in Austria, Germany, The UK, France, Canada, and Spain opening for DJ’s such as Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, John Digweed, Danny Teneglia and more.
After steadily touring for many years professionally, Matt decided to turn his focus onto a tech startup called Red Fish Media which he founded in 2004. Matt sold Red Fish in 2017. After taking some time off, Matt Turned his focus once again to playing his infectious sets around the world. In 2024 he played in France, Italy, Aspen, Los Angeles, St Barth, Spain, and Miami… to quote the great Frankie Bones, he’s still your favorite DJs, favorite DJ.
Matt is also back in the studio working on a new album.
SHIRA LAZAR
named one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology
Shira Lazar is the Founder/CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand, What's Trending. In October 2018, she became the host of the afternoon drive show "Lets Go There" weekdays on the first national LGBTQ+ station Channel Q syndicated and on Radio.com. In her spare time, she loves sharing her passion for curiosity, joyful living and mindfulness on her own social platforms @shiralazar.
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ASTRONAUT TIM KOPRA (RET.)
" Human space flight is completely a team sport." - Tim Kopra
Timothy L. Kopra has spent over 244 days in Space. He served as a flight engineer on Expedition 46 and commander of Expedition 47. He is also a veteran of Expedition 20. For that mission, he launched with the STS-127 crew and returned to Earth after a 2-month stay with the crew of STS‑128. Selected as an astronaut in 2000, the Austin, Texas native was also in the U.S. Army where he served as commander and Operations Officer of the attack helicopter company, Developmental Test Director for the Comanche helicopter program, in addition to attending U.S. Naval Test Pilot School among other duties.
In addition to his decorated military and career at NASA, he has also received a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School and Columbia University.
Zoë BELL
"I would find it more difficult if someone else was doing the Action" - Zoë Bell
Zoë is one of a handful of performers who can successfully transition between stunt woman and leading lady. She is also making a name for herself as both a producer and director. Some of her most notable stunt work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. As an actress, she has appeared on television and in feature films; she has starred in the web series Angel of Death. She is probably most recognized for playing herself in the Quentin Tarantino film Death Proof. In 2015, she appeared in an acting role in Tarantino's eighth feature film, The Hateful Eight. In Tarantino's ninth feature film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Zoë appeared as an actor, in addition to her role as stunt coordinator and stuntwoman. Zoë is currently working on a short film project with Quentin Tarantino and directing multiple feature films. Zoë’s recent Magic Hour segment