A renowned mythologist, story expert and the Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation who has been featured on the BBC, the History Channel and in the LA Times.

As the host of "The Therapeutic Poet" podcast (International Women Podcast Award finalist 2022) and a published poet, Jacky uses verse to bypass the protective masks we all wear. With a Master's in Addiction Psychology and clinical training in therapy, she writes poetry that does what straight talk can't  – "carrying what's heavy on the wings of a melody." She believes that poetry is therapeutic technology – a tool to bear witness to unpalatable truths. That creativity isn't self-indulgent; it's how we process what we can't otherwise reach. Her live shows at STORY 2025 and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as her intimate workshops – model the vulnerability she encourages in others. From the wisdom of her own experience coping with disappointment, bitterness, and hopelessness, she brings the tenderness of what these feelings actually feel like through her poems. This creates a safe container where audiences can get in touch with their own difficult emotions without being afraid – learning these feelings aren't obstacles to creativity, they're the raw material. Jacky's signature work explores what she calls "the messy middle" – those moments when we're cycling through blame, shame, or hustle instead of creating from authentic truth. Her poetry gives permission to feel hopeless, to sit with bitterness, to witness pain without trying to fix it. She transforms the clinical language of trauma into accessible, visceral poetry that make people realize that "she's walked it. She knows. I'm not alone.”

A two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and writer who’s been a fixture in late-night TV for decades. He’s made multiple appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and can still be seen performing regularly at comedy clubs around Los Angeles. For 27 years, Brian was a staff writer for Conan, winning an Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy/Variety Series and getting nominated 16 times. Kiley also worked on the final season of Ellen, picking up a Daytime Emmy in 2022.

The creator and artistic director of Theatre 68 who has appeared in over 70 feature films and is known for writing & starring in the one man show I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Brice directed by Joe Mantegna.

An Emmy & Golden Globe winning writer who contributed to the success of Hacks, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saturday Night Live, Modern Family & The Larry Sanders Show. 

A legendary leading lady on the boards of Broadway who originated the role Nina Rosario in In The Heights, played Elphaba in Wicked, Angela Schyler in Hamilton and Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.  

Widely considered the greatest magician of the past century with 10 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as well as Letterman, Craig Ferguson and The View.

An impressive Latina comedian with the #1 Dry Bar Comedy Special of 2024.  Monique is more than a comic, she is a cultural translator, a relationship whisperer and a fearless truth teller.

A Las Vegas based comedian, musical satirist and songwriter who regularly opened for Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones and Barry Manilow. 

A professional voice-over artist best known as the voice of Jimmy Neutron with hundreds of appearances in movies, cartoons, video games, TV shows, anime shows, amusement park rides and toys.