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Liz Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, a socially conscious fashion brand, and the author of Beginner’s Pluck. She was named a top speaker by Forbes and a Transformational Leader by John Maxwell. She spends her days encouraging and equipping women to build lives and businesses of purpose and impact. She spends her nights and weekends wrestling, snuggling and wrangling her two sons with her husband and business partner Ben.

Dharius Daniels is a cultural architect and trendsetter for his generation. He is the founder and Lead Pastor of Change Church, a vibrant ministry that impacts people of all ages, socioeconomic classes, and ethnic backgrounds. Pastor Dharius has developed a Breathtaking Ministry concept that describes the standard of excellence: a standard that is apparent in his commitment not only to ministry but also to education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Dharius is a certified personal coach with a versatile gift who speaks frequently in seminaries and churches across the country. He is married to Shameka Daniels and they are the proud parents of two sons, Dharius Seth and Gabriel Micah.

Dani is an illustrator and advocate using art and words to help good people become better neighbors. Her artwork seeks to encourage faith, inspire justice, and guide you through loving your neighbors well.

As Dani began posting her social justice & faith-based artwork to social media in January of 2020, thousands of new friends began to join her across all of my online spaces. In the face of horrific racial injustice, people everywhere decided that they had a part to play in the journey towards anti-racism, and she saw almost 300,000 new followers on her Instagram within one week.

What started as a hobby has blossomed into a brand new journey of using art and words to make complex social justice-related issues more digestible and easy to understand for people around the world.

Brad is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning director. He is the mind behind “Kid President,” the internet sensation featured on Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake YouTube channel. Brad’s work has garnered more than 800 million views, been translated into countless languages, and captured the attention of many well-known people such as Tom Hanks and Beyoncé. He is the force behind “Socktober,” the worldwide annual drive connecting people with their local homeless shelters, and “Wondersparks,” free classroom resources designed to cultivate empathy and imagination. He and his wife Kristi live in Tennessee with their two children. They have collaborated with the United Nations, Disney Channel, the Fred Rogers Center, Microsoft, AllState, and the list grows. Brad and Kristi also operate Montague Workshop, a creative studio working to reimagine the future by creatively communicating hope to kids and adults everywhere.

Kara is the executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she received a PhD in practical theology in the year 2000. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara serves as a youth and family strategist for Orange and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. She is the author or co-author of a number of books including “Faith in an Anxious World” and “The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family.”

Ryan is the Young Adults Director at Covenant Church in Dallas, Texas. After graduating in 2009 from North Central University with a degree in Business, he began consulting with churches all over the country in the areas of media and staffing. Ryan made headlines for getting engaged and married on the same day to his now wife, Amanda Roman, in a wedding he secretly planned for two years. The entire day was captured on film and the video quickly went viral. They’ve been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, The Queen Latifah Show, and many other media outlets. Ryan and his wife travel and speak all around the country encouraging healthy relationships.