Anika Jackson is a senior communications and marketing professional with over 25 years of experience working with diverse brands and clients to build local and global interest and create meaningful, synergistic relationships between businesses and people. She currently serves as the founder/podcast host for Your Brand Amplified®, as vice president of public relations for Full Capacity Marketing, and as president of the International Soccer Foundation's Women's Expo. Jackson’s professional expertise encompasses experiential marketing, event production, launch marketing, public relations, and various additional digital and influencer-based marketing and communications management strategies. She is a member of the Quickbooks Small Business Council, serves on the advisory board for UC Santa Barbara’s Women in Leadership executive program, and contributes her knowledge and thought leadership for the benefit of multiple local, national, and global nonprofits.

Joseph Itaya is an award-winning film director, digital content creator, technology innovator, educator, and entrepreneur. Itaya specializes in the fusion of storytelling and business, synthesizing brand identity and strategy into compelling multi-media content.

For 20+ years, Itaya has produced/directed multitiered digital campaigns for well known global brands. Itaya founded Legacy Films in 2007, producing documentary films for notable clients. An award-winning feature filmmaker, his films have been distributed to theatrical and television audiences around the world. A pioneer of the live-action of 360VR industry, Itaya is the founder of EVRLAND, bringing travel/wellness/education VR experiences to sick and disadvantaged children. Joseph Itaya is an avid musician, with a BA in composition/piano from the University of Washington, and an MFA in film production from the University of Southern California.