NYC pop recording artivist & transgender star, Mila Jam fills every room with talent, personality & undeniable style. A YouTube Sensation turned Original Pop Artist, Mila is known around the world for her unforgettable stage performances & one of a kind music videos. Read More

Dr. Liu is a Professor at Rutgers University, where her current research focuses on understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of Huntington’s disease. She also teaches undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students. Dr. Liu strives to bestow in her students the merits of curiosity, drive, and humility in learning, and the joy of scientific discovery. Prior to her tenure at Rutgers, Dr. Liu spent seven years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She began her career at Yale Medical School as a post-doctoral fellow working under Dr. Paul Greengard, an American neuroscientist awarded the Nobel Prize in 2000. Dr. Liu’s work over the decades is published in many scientific journals and books, and she served on grant review panels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association. In her spare time, Dr. Liu enjoys the companionship of her family and friends, and spending time outdoors.

TaNesha Barnes is a Global Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Lover of Black People. Pan-Africanist. Humanitarian. Esthetician. Thinker. Speaker. Educator. Global Citizen. She defiies any one box by creating a life that incorporates her full humanity. Although she runs several businesses in beauty, fashion and travel she has a solid academic grounding with a bachelors from NYU in sociology, a masters in History from Western CT State University and a second masters in teaching for social justice from Marlboro College. This fusion of creative, academic and business has afforded Barnes a life spent studying, traveling and building global businesses, while actively providing opportunities for Black people from the United States and outside to have global experiences that help them imagine themselves beyond the periphery and limitations of race.

A licensed Real Estate Salesperson and a top agent on the #1 residential sales team in NYC, THE SERHANT TEAM of Nest Seekers International, Talia McKinney believes that success is built upon the strength of the relationship. It is this belief that guides Talia in every interaction she has with her clients. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Talia was recruited to run track at a state college and went on to help her team become state champions. After graduating she moved to New York City. Along with her remarkable athletic background, she brought with her a degree in Communications and Public Relations. When she isn’t running around Manhattan selling apartments or dashing to an afternoon townhouse showing in Brooklyn, Talia can be found volunteering at Achilles International, NY Cares, or the Boys and Girls Club. She competes in triathlons and marathons—what better way to train for the next sprint to an open house?—and is also an avid world traveler, having been to over 40 countries.