Ari Hader is a spiritual explorer, mom and actor. They co-host the podcast “Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist” and host the brand new podcast “Magick and Manifestation for Actors.” They are known for playing the first ever non-binary patient and recurring guest star Toby Donnelly on Grey’s Anatomy. 

Hailing from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Dedrick Bonner is now a Los Angeles artist who has made a career out of being the industry’s “go-to” man for all things musical. Bonner started  out as a solo performer, playing at opera and theatre houses around the globe. He soon realized that behind the scenes is where he thrived, and thus made the transition. He has acted as vocal coach/background vocalist to artists such as Beyonce, Dolly Parton, BTS, the late Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Ryan Gosling and Kristen Chenoweth. He has also acted as Musical Director for countless commercials, Super Bowl ads, and performances at the SAG Awards and the Oscars. 

Dr. Molly Burrets is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Los Angeles with nearly two decades of experience specializing in couples therapy and women's mental health. She maintains a private practice where she works primarily with couples and women. Dr. Burrets is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, the host of the relationship podcast, Kissing Frogs, and serves as an Associate Editor for the "Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy." She earned her doctorate from Texas A&M University and completed her predoctoral residency at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where she was honored with the Distinguished Clinician's Award.

Dr. Reid Wilson, PhD has spent over 30 years working in the field of self-help for anxiety disorders and OCD. He is Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center and an internationally recognized expert whose books have been translated into nine languages. He is the author of Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks and Stopping the Noise in Your Head, and co-author of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and Playing with Anxiety with Lynn Lyons, LICSW. Dr. Wilson designed and served as lead psychologist for American Airlines’ first national program for the fearful flier and was an expert for WebMD’s Anxiety and Panic Community. His television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and A&E’s Hoarders. He has received the highest honors from both the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the International OCD Foundation.

Duane Benjamin is a composer, musician, and instructor at UCLA School of Music, known for his extensive career across multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, and pop. He’s toured with Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and the Temptations. 

Jamaal Pittman is a Robinson Prize award-winning copy editor and manager, screenwriter, and author of The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide. He is co-founder of the Annie and Sallie Ann Wheeler Memorial Scholarship. 

James Leo Ryan is an actor and professor of acting based in Los Angeles. His favorite TV credits include NCIS, CSI, Medium, Numb3rs, The Shield, ER, Charmed, Six Feet Under, Germany’s Next Top Model, and MOWs for Hallmark and SyFy. His film credits include Species 3, Psycho Beach Party, A Light Beneath Their Feet, Racing Colt, and No Ordinary Hero: The Superdeafy Movie. James made his Broadway debut playing Rooster in Annie, and his other Broadway/National Tour credits include Les Misérables, Show Boat, Peter Pan, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His favorite regional theatre credits include Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy, Sharpe in Equivocation, Peachy inThe Last Night of Ballyhoo, Ellard in The Foreigner, and Leo in The Little Foxes. James has taught master classes, workshops, and intensives for the Joffrey Ballet, the Broadway Artists Intensive, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Colony Theatre, and the California Educational Theatre Association.

Jennica Schwartzman is Managing Partner at Purpose Pictures Productions, Co-Founder of Little Sister Entertainment, and a member of The Producers Guild of America, Producer’s Union, Screen Actors Guild, and Moms-In-Film LA. She loves tackling a project from idea to distribution as a multi-hyphenate actress-writer-producer.

Jennica is the author of “Movie Baking: The Indie Work-At-Home-Parent Filmmaker" and "Behind The Screens," she has been published in the Producers Guild Magazine “Produced By,” and is a guest writer for several entertainment industry websites. She has been invited to speak on film festival panels as well as teach workshops at cinema schools, Universities, and The International Family Film Festival’s Road Scholars intergenerational filmmaking camp. Her films have won top awards from Bentonville Film Fest, Big Bear Lake International Film Fest, International Family Film Fest, Fayetteville Film Fest, and many more.

JJ Brake is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, trained in Gottman Method, Intimacy From the Inside Out, and a certified Internal Family Systems therapist. She is Certified in Non Violent Communication as a Parent Educator. JJ specializes in working with couples with a focus on NVC and Courageous Communication.

Katie Hall is sunshine with a side of swear words. Fueled by caffeine & chaos, she serves FUCK YES energy daily as an actor, wedding planner, and queer mama of two. 

Lesley Fera is an actress and writer, whose creative work spans several mediums, including film, TV, and theatre. Fera’s passion for screenwriting blossomed during her three-decade acting career, where she appeared in some of television’s biggest hits—including PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, 24, and SOUTHLAND. In 2018, she joined Bad Pitch Writers Lab, where her storytelling took flight. A “Black List Recommended” writer, Fera’s work centers on flawed “unimportant” souls with huge, wounded hearts at the edge of things.