A veteran in the industry, David Knell has a career that spans three decades. He appeared on Broadway in his teens and, confident of success, he made the move to Hollywood. David has performed in countless television series and commercials, but he is probably best known for his work on the big screen. David’s breakthrough film was the starring role in the cult classic, “Spring Break” and he made a big “Splash” working with Tom Hanks and director, Ron Howard. He worked with Tom again in the comedy “Turner & Hooch”.  David even had the chance to implant the Governator himself, Arnold Schwartzenegger with a memory chip in “Total Recall”.

As much as David has always loved acting, his insatiable desire to be a part of the hands-on process of filmmaking called him to the other side of the lens. David became affiliated with a collective called The Filmmaker’s Alliance in 2001 and began writing, directing and shooting his own short films, which have played in film festivals across the country.

Recently David became a finalist in the Clipstar.com talent search with his short film “Ecstatic” winning the second round in the Acting Category. In November of this year, he will be competing with 35 other finalists for the million-dollar prize!

Working in conjunction with major casting services, David has developed online technology that assists actors in being seen by casting directors.  He is also an expert at producing creative and effective demo reels.

David is a thirty-year member of SAG, Actors’ Equity and a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.  Combining his knowledge and experience from all aspects of the industry, David knows the biz, and what sets him apart is his gentle even-keeled spirit and positive, friendly attitude. 

Coach Becca Tebon has helped thousands of women reclaim their health, vitality, and confidence through science-backed, functionally based methods. Her clients have overcome challenges such as obesity, chronic pain, hormonal imbalance, and metabolic dysfunction—while learning to love their bodies and leave dieting behind for good.

Known as The QUEEN OF RESET, Becca is the founder and CEO of Becca Tebon FIT, where she works with women over 40 who are ready to stop battling their bodies and start honoring themselves. Her signature approach combines functional movement, nervous system regulation, and mindset reset—delivered in a fun and empowering way that yields sustainable, life-changing results.

Becca’s work is deeply personal. At age 19 she started to self managed 3 congenital chronic illnesses, that led to multiple prescriptions since birth for skeletal, causing chronic pain, digestive, causing poor nutrient uptake, and Asthmatic Bronchitis — all contributing to missing 20% of her youth, sickly. She also had undiagnosed dyslexia, had a massive breast tumor at age 13 finding her with an oncologist in New York’s Sloan Ketting Hospital on the cancer ward. In her 40’s a debilitating neck injury that prevented traditional weight training, forced Tebon to find a new path forward. That challenge led to the creation of her RESET Bands and the 17-Minute Workout, designed with her 4-40-4 Method (4 exercises, 40 seconds each, 4 sets)—a regimen that builds strength, restores confidence, and supports longevity without punishing the body.

With more than 42 years of experience and over 30,000 people trained worldwide, Becca is on a mission to impact another 10,000 women by 2030 through her RESET Method. She emphasizes she is NOT a weight loss coach,  and focuses on fat loss, body and mind strength, and boosting bone density, while rebuilding the metabolism, supporting natural GLP-1 and other hormones suppressed by testosterone traps.

Philanthropy & Impact

Giving back is central to Becca’s mission. She supports In Jacob’s Shoes, helping provide children with proper footwear so they can attend school, play sports, and step off the environmental paths they were born into. She is also a member of the Kindness Angels, speaking bi-monthly to homeless communities to share inspiration and practical tools for positive change.

Becca extends her work to supporting survivors of human trafficking through trauma-informed movement using her RESET Method (4-4-40)—a gentle, structured approach designed to regulate the nervous system, support neuroplastic healing, and help individuals safely reconnect with their bodies, strength, and sense of self.

A sought-after speaker and presenter, Becca contributes to lifestyle publications, corporate and women’s events, conferences, and hosts transformational retreats worldwide. She is based in Boca Raton, Florida, and works with clients both in person and remotely.

JOAN RANQUET is an Animal Communicator, Author, Energy Healer, TEDx speaker, Educator, and animal guardian Joan Ranquet leads an inspired life. It’s no surprise MSN has deemed her one of the “Top 25 People Who Do What They Love.” Her TEDx talk, “The Rainbow Bridge, Animals in Transition” has over 423,000 views.

Deemed “Celebrity Animal Communicator” in an AMC Channel documentary, Joan has been featured in dozens of media outlets including The Hollywood Reporter, “Pet Nation” on Dateline NBC, Today on NBC, Good Morning America on ABC, Animal Planet, the National Enquirer, and the Los Angeles Times.

Joan is the author of Animal Chakra Healing: Bringing Balance, Health and Joy to Our Animal Companions (Findhorn Press/Inner Traditions, 2025), Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and Their Humans: Creating a Harmonious Relationship through Tapping (Findhorn Press, 2023), Energy Healing for Animals: A Hands-On Guide for Enhancing the Health, Longevity, and Happiness of Your Pets (Sounds True, 2015) and Communication with All Life: Revelations of an Animal Communicator (Hay House, 2007). Joan also contributed to The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers (Sounds True, 2017) and The Karma of Cats: Spiritual Wisdom from our Feline Friends (Sounds True, 2019).

Lou Pizante

In the thrilling, occasionally absurd, and frequently over-budget world of location-based entertainment,
Lou Pizante somehow balances legal strategy, financial discipline, and a deeply suspicious respect for
artistic chaos. His main job is to make sure the creative train doesn’t fly off the rails—or, when it
inevitably does, to draft the waiver.

Lou is a co-founder and partner of The Experientialists, a strategy and investment firm that operates at
the strange intersection of wonder and ROI. The firm invests scale-stage equity capital in location-based experiential enterprises and partners with real estate investors to reposition underutilized retail into next-gen entertainment districts. On any given day, Lou is translating impossible ideas into plausible
business models, preferably with good snacks. In parallel, he a strategic advisor to Lux Entertainment,
the global experiential studio behind critically acclaimed franchises like Balloon Museum, This Is
Wonderland, and Color Hotel. He also serves as fractional General Counsel and Corp Dev Lead of RPM
Raceway, where he is primarily responsible for the legal and existential implications of putting
high-powered electric go-karts into the hands of very confident teenagers and their highly competitive
parents.

Before all that, Lou joined a high-tech circus (Two Bit Circus, to be precise), where he managed risks
involving fire, physics, and facial proximity to drones. He once sold an actual tequila cloud to the Mexican government. He was also CFO/GC for Voice for Nature, a company technically owned by the planet, which raised some questions about board representation. Earlier roles include CFO at GOOD Magazine, CEO of Mavent Inc. (a fintech platform acquired by Intercontinental Exchange or “ICE”), and senior positions at Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Greenwich Capital, and Nomura Securities.

Lou is an appointed member of the World Experience Organization’s Council, named to the Blooloop 50
Immersive Influencer list, and a 2025 XP Land X-List honoree and Council Member. He contributes
regularly to Blooloop, where his columns explore the strange beauty and operational absurdity of the
immersive arts. His LinkedIn newsletter, The Experientialist, is widely read by people who pretend to
hate LinkedIn but can’t stop scrolling.He holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a JD/MBA from NYU, where he mastered the ancient art of arguing with himself in two disciplines at once.

Maria Redin

In an industry that runs on equal parts imagination and operational discipline, Maria Redin has a rare talent for making both behave. She builds experiences that feel effortless to the guest and are anything but behind the scenes—where strategy, execution, and creative ambition are quietly negotiating with each other at all times.

Maria is a co-founder and partner of The Experientialists, a strategy and investment firm operating at the intersection of culture and commerce. The firm invests in and scales location-based experiential businesses while partnering with real estate owners to transform underutilized spaces into destinations people actually want to visit. Maria focuses on turning big creative ideas into systems that can run—consistently, profitably, and without requiring daily miracles. She is also the co-author of Cracking the X-Stack, a forthcoming book that codifies the business model underlying location-based experiential.

She also serves as Entrepreneur in Residence at Sensee Group, where she works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and experience design to scale an investment portfolio of location-based experiential companies. In parallel, she co-leads North American growth for the Balloon Museum, one of the world’s most successful traveling experiential art platforms, helping translate its global success into scalable operations and partnerships in the U.S.

Before that, Maria served as Chief Operating Officer of Non Plus Ultra (NPU), where she led the activation of some of the most iconic and complex real estate in the country, including the San Francisco Mint and Palace of Fine Arts. There, she worked at the intersection of brand, architecture, and live experience—partnering with global companies like Facebook, Gucci, and Pepsi to deliver large-scale events and immersive environments that somehow managed to be both ambitious and operationally sound.

Her career has consistently lived in that tension. At Two Bit Circus, she helped build the future of entertainment using lasers, robots, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. At IDEO, she developed business models for new products and services rooted in human-centered design. Earlier, at Mattel, she co-led a brand incubator that generated over $100 million in product sales—proving that even toys can have a very serious P&L.

Maria holds multiple degrees from MIT in computer science, engineering, and media arts, as well as an MBA from Wharton, which means she is equally comfortable discussing system architecture, brand strategy, and why your operating model probably won’t survive contact with opening weekend.

She is a member of the World Experience Organization (WXO), a 2025 XP Land X-List honoree and Council Member, and continues to work across the experiential ecosystem—advising, building, and occasionally preventing very good ideas from becoming very expensive cautionary tales.

Morley, weaves the threads of jazz, soul, and folk traditions into a singular tapestry of vocal and acoustic splendor — the sound wave of a life lived with uncommon devotion to human rights and environmental justice.

Raised in vibrantly multicultural Jamaica, Queens, and educated at the United Nations School, Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts and Alvin Ailey, Morley performs all over the world, both as a soloist and with her self – titled band. She is often called on to sing for and with visionaries on the frontiers of climate and social change.

Follow The Sound, Morley’s new album, co – produced with Chris Bruce, features contributions from Toumani Diabaté (kora), Meshell Ndegeocello (bass, percussion, vocals), Shara Nova a.k.a. My Brightest Diamond (vocals), Jon Cowherd (piano, vocals), Chris Bruce (guitar, bass, vocals, keyboard, drum programming), Arun & Trina Ramamurthy (violins), Jack DeBoe, Jay Bellerose and Abe Rounds (drums, percussion), Cole Kamen (trumpet), Justin Hicks, Kenita Miller, Jason Charles Walker and Alex Koi (supporting vocals) and Rashaan Carter (bass and sound engineer). Mixed by Ken Rich and Mastered by Greg Calbi, Track 3 “Where Are We” was arranged by Daniel Lanois

Morley and Chris recorded with Ken Rich at Grand Street Recording and Rashaan Carter at Looking Glass Arts and also engineered their own sessions remotely.

Follow The Sound was made possible by a generous grant from The Café Royal Cultural Foundation, and Artist Residencies from the renowned Baldwin For The Arts and Looking Glass Arts.

Morley’s music appears on network television, commercials and in human rights documentaries, Democracy Now, and has moved minds and spirits as diverse as His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, entrepreneur Richard Branson, Nobel laureates Jodi Williams, Mary Robinson and Ela Gandhi. Morley has graced stages as wide-ranging as the Nomad Women’s Festival in the Sahara Desert, to Carnegie Hall.

A featured performer and speaker for TEDWomen and several TEDx gatherings nation wide, Morley created and produces “Circle Round Dignity,Courage and Survival” a performance based round table which has been generously commissioned by Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center, over the span of four years. Morley spearheaded the successful fundraiser Borderless Lullabies that continues to be a source of revenue for the pro-bono legal defense fund, KIND: Kids – In – Need – Of – Defense, representing unaccompanied refugee minors in court after being separated by ICE.

To date, Morley has released seven albums of original songs via Sony, Universal and independently. She is a founding member of The Bruces and the cast of Toshi Reagon’s. “Parable Of The Sower – The Opera” and has penned songs for the great William Parker, Richard Bona, Youn Sun Nah, Lizz Wright and more. Morley and Chris Bruce wrote and performed the theme song for, “That Kindness – A play for and by the Nurses of America” V (Formerly Eve Ensler).

Morley also uses music as a tool when working with war veterans and survivors of domestic violence.