Speakers

Janda Lane
Janda Lane
Disc Jockey and Podcast Producer
WDRV
Janda Lane is creator and host of the Behind The Song podcast, a series of essays about the history of classic rock songs with a focus on the lyrics. Music for each episode is produced by her husband and podcast partner, Christian Lane.
Eytan Mirsky
Eytan Mirsky
Musician, Actor
Eytan Mirsky is a New York City-based singer/songwriter best known for the songs he contributed to the indie films "Happiness," "American Splendor" and "The Tao of Steve."
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Comic
Design Thinking!
DESIGN THINKING! is a weekly webcomic about being a creative in an increasingly uncreative tech-first world.
Susan Salvi
Susan Salvi
Writer, Actor, Speaker
Independent
Originally from (sincerely) wonderful Pittsburgh, Sue Salvi is an actor, improvisor, and writer who now lives in Chicago.
Megan Kellie
Megan Kellie
Writer, Actor, Improviser, Illustrator
Independent
Megan Kellie is a writer, actor, improviser and illustrator. She lives in Chicago where she regularly repurposes cardboard and goes to Blick.
Christian Lane
Christian Lane
Musician and Music Producer
Independent
Christian Lane is a Chicago-based musician, and podcast producer for the Behind The Song podcast. After major-label releases with his former band, Loud Lucy, his original compositions have appeared in TV and film including Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, Wishcraft, and more.
Colleen Pellissier
Colleen Pellissier
UX Researcher
Groupon
Colleen is passionate about collaboration, human-centered research, and a holistic approach to creating products. She’s currently a UX Researcher at Groupon; bringing a customer-focused lens to teams and initiatives across the organization with a fiery heart and quick wit.
Adam McCrimmon
Adam McCrimmon
Co-Founder
XYZ Game Labs
Adam’s passion is the exciting world of Tabletop Gaming! In 2016 he co-founded XYZ Game Labs and created the card game called RobotLab with his team. He currently spends most weekends playing, talking about or designing tabletop and board games.
Romke de Haan
Romke de Haan
Business Development Officer
I.C.Stars
Romke de Haan has been in the DJ world since he was 13 years old. First under DJ greats like DJ QuickMixx and Opie Cuttingham of Illinois Mixx Mob. Romke became more of a performing DJing in his late 20s after the passing of his friend DJ Roc Dee.
Beth Zwolski Tobias
Beth Zwolski Tobias
Artist
The Chalk Girl
Beth has been drawing since her mom placed a crayon in her hand. Over the years, she picked up passions for drawing, painting, animation, special effects makeup, and fabrication. She earned a B.A. in Film/Video with a concentration in Traditional Animation from Columbia College Chicago.
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