Catherine Connors is a digital and media leader who has architected narrative impact strategies across academia, non-profits, start-ups, and global entertainment companies. As a former scholar whose work focused on the political science of storytelling, she brings an unique depth of expertise in and understanding of the nuances and dynamics of narrative, communication, and story to her work in empowering and supporting next-generation storytellers, creatives, and media innovators. She’s the former head of content and editor in chief for The Walt Disney Company’s digital division, and led that company’s women & girls’ strategy, working across key global franchises and leading a Princess task force. She’s also the author of the critically acclaimed The Feminine Revolution, and an in-demand speaker and advisor on all things storytelling. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Roxi is a regenerative artivist, cultural ecologist, protopian futurist, ontological designer, experiential producer, transdisciplinary social sculptor and creative doula. She is a student of living systems, regenerative design, herbalism and decolonial sustainability. She has over 18 years of experience working at the intersection of art, science, experience and technology. Her quest is to harness this intersectional approach to catalyze social and systemic change through inclusive, transdisciplinary collaborations for the regeneration of our planet and culture.

Her path is grounded in a commitment to creating inspiring and embodied ways of learning together. As behavior is a function of culture - she supports and develops creative cultural interventions and co-learning evolutionary containers. Her thesis is rooted in a belief that as we perpetuate equitable and just cultures, societal behaviors participating in life affirming ways of being will emerge in that process. As we are facing a crisis of imagination, Roxi’s efforts as an immersive artist, regenerative designer and educator encourage collective imagination beyond the limits of the plausible and probable into the possible in service to the potential of a world where all life thrives at the expense of none. She is a deep believer and practitioner in designing for states of being, having those states of being prime us for connection, reparations and regeneration with ourselves, each other and our beautiful living planet. 

Jeff has always believed one thing: It’s the story that matters.

He has made a living from words his entire career, starting out as an award-winning tech journalist for InformationWeek magazine and moving into marketing. He now runs his own Los Angeles–based PR and strategy consultancy, Sweat + Co, and welcomes travelers to the historic Weller House.