Karen Poth is the Chief Creative officer of SpringSprang Studio, a creative agency with an experienced, award-winning team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Specializing in character and show development, SpringSprang Studio has developed brands, properties and merchandise for companies such as the Walt Disney Company, Big Idea, Productions, May Department Stores, DaySpring Cards, Manhattan Toy, Sony, Random House, Simon and Schuster and Herschend F

Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., Research Director of the Clifton Strengths School and Gallup Senior Scientist in Residence, leads research on the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well-being and collaborates with scholars around the world on these issues. He specializes in hope and strengths enhancement for students from preschool through college graduation. Dr. Lopez has published more than 100 articles and chapters

Emmy award winning writer, director and creator Mitchell Kriegman has been on the forefront of children’s entertainment for over 20 years. Kriegman’s accolades in children’s television include Rugrats, Doug, Ren and Stimpy, Clarissa Explains it All and Bear in the Big Blue House. Kriegman earned two Emmys for Best Direction as well as the prestigious Directors Guild Award.