Kristyn Ciani

Kristyn Ciani started her music career with concert promoter C3 Presents in 2006. She presently books over 150 shows a year with global-sized bands and entertainers at venues including The Frank Erwin Center, Germania Insurance Amphitheater at Circuit of the Americas, Emo’s Austin, AT&T Center in San Antonio, The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las

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Danielle Benson

Danielle is a Master Stylist, trained Educator and owner of Wild Orchid Salon and Credible Culture. Beginning her career 10+ years ago at Barton Creek Resort’s Three Springs Spa, Danielle put herself thru cosmetology school while working full time. Her attention to detail and creativity has made her a respected and desired stylist in Austin,

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Chet Garner

Chet Garner is the creator, host, and executive producer of The Daytripper, a 9-time Emmy-award-winning Texas travel show airing on PBS. Born in Comanche and raised in Port Neches, Texas, Chet’s love for storytelling began at a young age around the Boy Scout campfire and toting around his grandfather’s VHS video camera around his backyard

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Cassie Shankman

Cassie Shankman, owner of Sounds by Cassandra, is an Austin-based DJ (@djcassandra_), curator, composer, producer, educator, and creative. She grew up between Texas and London, and is a big believer in community and collaboration. As a composer and orchestrator, she has been recognized for her work with film, visual artists, chamber groups, wind ensembles, apps,

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Anna Gallagher-Ross

Anna Gallagher-Ross is Associate Artistic Director & Curator at Fusebox, a non-profit arts organization based in Austin, Texas. Fusebox is best known for its annual performing arts festival, which features adventurous artists from Austin, the U.S., and around the world, and is entirely free to attend. But Anna and the Fusebox team also work year-round bringing

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Derek Steffen

Derek currently serves as a Property and Casualty Insurance Specialist with Austin based Whorton Insurance Services. Derek is from St. Charles, MO and earned his Bachelor’s degree from University of Louisville, with his masters from Stephen F. Austin State University. Derek is an active member of Young Men’s Business League (YMBL) and was named 2018

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Lauren Kaufman

Lauren is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She decided to brave the cold and attend the University of Colorado-Boulder where she majored in Communications and Mandarin.   After years of shoveling snow, Lauren quickly jumped at the opportunity to relocate to Austin 5 years ago to work for Dimensional Fund Advisors. She is a licensed representative and

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Patrick Sims

Patrick Sims Jr. brings a wealth of experience in event production and management to our planning committee. Since 2014, he’s served on the board of the Young Men’s Business League as Chair of Social. In 2018, he founded Party Peuple, a full service production firm that specializes in creating innovative social and fundraising events geared

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Simi Nair

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Messive Rush

Enersticaly actualize mission critical opportunities onetoone ecommerce. Holisticly cocate bleeding edge PSD coordin content rather than platform eservices. Conveniently utilize diverse leadership an skills whereas state of awesomthe. Continually coordinate flexble nnovation after webenabled theme customer Synergistically optimize resource maximizing data and efficient an methods the a Distinctively iterate one to one action.

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