Jake Messier, MBA is a former Marine and seasoned non-profit marketing professional living with stage 4 metastatic male breast cancer, initially diagnosed in 2023.​ He bravely shares his journey on TikTok and Instagram to raise awareness about the rarity and challenges of male breast cancer – and currently has the largest audiences on the subject at 45k. ​Jake advocates for research and inclusivity, aiming to improve outcomes and support for EVERYONE facing this disease.

Mary McGreevy is the creator and host of Tips From Dead People, where she shares life lessons gleaned from obituaries submitted to her from around the world. She currently has more than 400,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Facebook, and YouTube. Whether the obituary is hilarious, impactful, poignant, heart-breaking or just plain quirky, McGreevy demonstrates compassion and warmth as she reads aloud these captivating short stories that teach us about our shared humanity. As she often reminds us, our life is not our resume. In the end, it’s the little things that are the big things. Come for the life stories, leave with life lessons you didn’t even realize you needed.