Dr. Alayna Blash is a podiatrist, educator, entrepreneur, and creator whose career reflects the power of a pivot. She has helped students explore health careers and prepare for medical school, and she now serves as Associate Director of Student Success at Spelman College.

Through Necessity Journals, she creates tools and experiences that help people pause, reflect, and connect. Her perspective brings together wellness, education, purpose, transferable skills, and personal growth.

Aryana Brantley is an education professional and Atlanta native who supports America On Tech’s expansion into Atlanta and Miami. Her work focuses on educational equity, college access, student services, nonprofit programming, and access to STEM and technology careers.

She helps create pathways for students from underestimated communities to explore technology, build skills, and see themselves as future tech leaders.

Victoria Walker is a full-stack software engineer, founder of Vivify Solutions, and creator of Six Figure Techie. She builds mobile apps, AI-powered tools, and scalable software solutions while helping founders validate ideas before development.

She also works in enterprise engineering at JPMorgan Chase, with experience in AI engineering, cloud infrastructure automation, and internal tools. Her work connects technology, ownership, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment.

Camille Oliga is a software and audio engineer with a background in computer information systems and data analytics. Her career began in business analytics and expanded into software engineering through internships and a technology development rotational program.

Her work now bridges entrepreneurship, website development, music, and audio engineering. She helps small businesses and musicians bring their ideas to life through both technical and creative skills.

Patrick Preston is the Audio Program Chair at SAE Institute Atlanta, bringing more than 15 years of experience in higher education, music production, studio operations, and creative leadership.

He holds a Master of Music in Music Production from Berklee College of Music and a Bachelor of Science in Music Production from Full Sail University. He is also a Grammy-nominated musician, two-time Producer of the Year honoree, founder of Patrick Preston Music, and brings experience across teaching, mentorship, curriculum, studio tools, and live sound production.

Alfred “Al-Tee” Williams is an international production manager and live audio engineer with more than 40 years of experience in entertainment production. His work includes concerts, tours, festivals, televised performances, and major live events.

He has worked with artists and productions connected to Ludacris, Keith Sweat, New Edition, Kelly Rowland, Lloyd, Keyshia Cole, Essence Festival, Afropunk, Soul Train Awards, the Oscars, the Grammys, and more. His career shows students the leadership, technical skill, planning, budgeting, and crew coordination required behind the scenes.

James Ferrell is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Marketing at Sprayground, where he helps lead the brand’s growth, creative vision, operations, partnerships, and global cultural relevance. He has more than three decades of experience in branding, marketing, streetwear, fashion, and youth culture.

His career includes work with Varcity Clothing, Karl Kani, Azure, Indigo Red, AppleBottoms, and ICER Brands. At Sprayground, he has helped shape the brand from an edgy backpack label into a global lifestyle movement.

@ImWowi is a high school entrepreneur and content creator. He is a senior at Innovation Academy studying in the Cybersecurity/IT pathway and has built an audience of more than 100,000 followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat.

He is the founder of Wowi Elevates, a marketing agency focused on helping individuals and small businesses grow through social media and paid ads. He also founded the Content Club at Innovation Academy to help young people explore content creation, entrepreneurship, and the creator economy.

Nick Reynolds, professionally known as ShoeBaker, is an Atlanta-based sneaker artist, creative entrepreneur, and educator. His work transforms footwear into original works of art while connecting sneaker culture, storytelling, design, and entrepreneurship.

With more than a decade of experience working with youth, he uses creativity to help young people develop ideas, build confidence, and recognize the value of their talents.

Monét Lee is the founder and creative force behind Events by Monét, a full-service event planning, design, and production company known for elevated experiences. She is a Clark Atlanta University graduate who built her own path after early career doors did not open the way she expected.

Her company produces large-scale galas, corporate events, nonprofit events, luxury weddings, and milestone celebrations, with work connected to major brands and public figures. Her story helps students understand how rejection, relationships, creativity, and perseverance can become entrepreneurship.