Elizabeth T. Russell is the founder of Russell Law, a law office in Madison, Wisconsin which provides "Legal Services for Creative People." She specializes in entertainment and copyright law, trademark enforcement, and creative services consultation for artists, authors, musicians, theater companies and other people engaged in creative enterprises in Madison and greater Wisconsin.
Gary Ernst is Coleman Foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Professor of International Business and Marketing at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
John E. Hughes is Chairman Emeritus of the Coleman Foundation, a philanthropic foundation which operates mostly in Chicago and the American Midwest. He is also the founder of Fanny May candies, which now operates more than 200 stores across the central United States.
Barbara Yokom is the Founder and Executive Director of the School of Performing Arts, a theatre, music, dance and visual arts education center in Naperville, Illinois.
Benjie Hughes is a musician and entrepreneur based in Aurora, IL. He is the owner and operator of Backthird Audio, a production and music industry services company, as well as a working guitarist and pianist.
Andrew Emil is owner of the Chicago, IL-based soul and house music label Four Play Music, and is also a professional DJ, recording artist, and engineer.
