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Alec is a content creator, director, copywriter, producer, and editor based in Los Angeles. He previously wrote for the Netflix TV series NARCOS: Mexico, and worked on the Netflix original film, BRIGHT, starring Will Smith. His short films have screened at film festivals around the world. Alec applies his filmmaking lens to the world of content creation and social media, combining a cinematic point of view with impactful storytelling that cuts through the noise.

I’ve spent over a decade building visual narratives from both sides of the camera. As a seasoned fashion model, stylist, and active lifestyle UGC creator, I have a deep, practical understanding of what makes creative assets click in the modern marketplace. My strongest asset is my ability to build comprehensive creative briefs and campaign strategies that balance premium aesthetics with native, relatable content. After successfully executing content for major national brands, I am transitioning my 10+ years of raw, on-set experience into a Creative Director or Art Director role—ready to lead teams, design high-impact visual strategy, and direct campaigns from inception to execution.

I am a motion designer and content creator with a PhD in Neuroscience. Born and raised in Mexico, I want to use my expertise and background to see beyond the ordinary and craft beautiful visuals that tell stories about our world, always grounded in a systematic, innovative, and detail-oriented approach. My work always starts with curiosity, and it is driven by research, experimentation, and detail-oriented craft. I create motion systems and visual narratives that are both emotionally engaging and strategically thoughtful. At the end of the day, my goal is to conceptualize, design, and execute digital experiences that bring audiences together and inspire action for a better world.

I'm Ashu Sharma, a Creative Professional, Director, Brand Strategist, and Editor with experience in advertising, branding, content creation, and visual storytelling. Based in New York City, I specialize in creative strategy, video production, editing, and post-production, along with design and digital marketing. I focus on turning ideas into impactful stories and meaningful brand experiences. Recently, I completed the 16-week One Creator Lab program by The One Club for Creativity, which expanded my creative perspective and strengthened my industry connections. I also host the ASC Podcast, where I explore conversations around creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth.

Bianca Gracie is an esteemed journalist, creative strategist, content creator & a proud native New Yorker. Her decade-long, kaleidoscopic career spans publishing, print/digital media, editorial strategy, and branded content. She’s committed to covering stories that intersect music, luxury, lifestyle, entertainment, fashion, visual arts, and travel. Gracie was most recently the editor-in-chief of EDITION, a national luxury magazine for Black audiences in partnership with Modern Luxury & Roc Nation. Her words have been featured in Spotify, Apple Music, Harper’s Bazaar, Rolling Stone, The Recording Academy, SPIN, Genius, and PAPER, among others. A Northeastern University graduate, Gracie previously held positions at Modern Luxury, Billboard, Fuse TV, and Idolator. An important factor in Gracie’s work is to provide a platform for Black and minority artistic innovators to shine. A Spring 2026 ONE Creator Lab graduate, Gracie is excitedly pivoting into content marketing/content creation to fuse her passion for storytelling with building a culture that thrives off innovation, authenticity and playfulness. Off-screen, you can find Gracie exploring art galleries, binge-watching horror movies, trying to nail down French grammar, and plotting how to move to Paris.

Strategist by day. The person who actually reads the room every other hour too. Breana has built brand voice and campaigns for the Golden State Warriors and Disney. Work that shows up on the court, in the feed, wherever the audience already is. She's been figuring out the unspoken rules of every new room since she was a kid and that's still the skill underneath everything she builds. She pays attention to where culture actually moves, not where brands assume it does. These days that means watching creators as closely as she watches campaigns. Seattle-based. Doing things with her whole heart, the whole time.

I'm Britney Ortiz, founder of Monarca Marketing, a bilingual marketing agency I launched in 2025, just months after graduating from the University of Central Florida as a first-generation college graduate. I work with small businesses in both English and Spanish, with a focus on Latino-owned brands in industries like construction and trades. Through ONE Creator Lab, I gained hands-on experience creating content for real agency briefs, which sharpened my skills in social media strategy, bilingual storytelling, and short-form video. I'm a creator, strategist, and business owner all in one and I'm open to paid brand partnerships and agency collaborations.

Cailan Sandusky is a filmmaker, content creator, and creative storyteller with a passion for bringing ideas to life through visual media and marketing. With experience in video editing, content creation, and creative strategy, Cailan enjoys creating engaging work that connects with audiences and inspires meaningful conversations.

D’Shonda Brown is a creative strategist and aspiring art director passionate about building culturally relevant brands through storytelling, community, and design. With a background spanning editorial, communications, and creative direction, she develops insight-driven campaigns that connect audiences to ideas, products, and movements. Her work blends strategic rigor with creative intuition to create stories that are both impactful and impossible to ignore.

Dee Williams (she/her) is a queer, Jamaican-American creative specializing in photography, social media strategy and content creation with a deep focus on storytelling from across the African diaspora. With 8+ years of experience driving content for major publications like Ebony Magazine, iOne Digital, Thrillist, and superstar Janelle Monáe. Dee blends editorial instinct with cultural insight to develop high-impact, visually driven campaigns that resonate across platforms. Her work sits at the intersection of social media, identity, and community, where fashion becomes a vehicle for nuanced storytelling and social content shifts narratives. Whether directing campaigns, managing brand voice, or creating original content, Dee brings a sharp editorial eye and a deep commitment to authentically representing Black and queer communities. After nearly a decade in New York City and several years in Los Angeles, Dee is now based in Chicago, where she plans to continue shaping inclusive content strategies and pushing culture forward across social, commercial, and editorial spaces.

Hey I'm Don! A creator, content creator, and media storyteller who turns ideas into content people actually stop, feel, and remember. From visuals and videos to social media moments and creative campaigns, I bring a mix of strategy, LOT'S of personality, and purpose to everything I create. My work lives at the intersection of creativity, culture, and connection — because good content gets views, but great content makes people care.

GG is a multi-hyphenate artist and storyteller. Their work lives at the intersection of creativity, community, and culture. When she isn't immersing herself in a good book or show, you can find her designing stickers for her friends, or plotting for her next project.

I was born in Moscow, where I developed a deep appreciation for art and culture. I began shaping my storytelling skills as a broadcast journalist before moving to the U.S. and transitioning into advertising, first producing photo and video projects and later moving into art direction. Today, I work as an Art Director, creating visual concepts across tech, beauty, lifestyle, and consumer brands. Through ONE Creator Lab, I’m excited to continue exploring how creativity, social media, and emerging technology can shape more meaningful brand stories.

Creative Director focused on building brands people remember. I turn ideas into thoughtful visual identities, digital experiences, and creative systems that make an impact.

Khrusha is a motion designer drawn to stories that are rooted in culture — the kind that don't just get watched, but get felt. She believes nothing comes from sitting in remorse, and a lot comes from being playful, from choosing joy on purpose and using that energy to pull real meaning and emotion out of the work. It's the same duality she chases in a color palette, where calm greens and blues only make sense once orange interrupts them — the delicate and the high-stakes, the playful and the precise, living in the same frame. She rewatches old advertisements, not from nostalgia but from recognition, and that's the standard she holds her own work to. Working across motion design and brand storytelling, with After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator as the instruments she thinks in rather than tools she reaches for, Khrusha carries ideas from concept through delivery as the sole motion designer at Hudson Square Studios. That instinct shows up across her work — Blown Away rebuilding how a show should feel to an audience raised on prestige TV, Pringles finding a product's whole personality in a single gesture. Through ONE Creator Lab, she's sharpened that same playfulness into strategy, learning to pair feeling with the brand thinking that turns emotion into a campaign. Khrusha is currently seeking early-to-mid-career motion and hybrid creative roles within US-based, culture-first advertising agencies and design studios.

Lubna is an art director and multidisciplinary designer specializing in culture-led, social-first storytelling across campaigns, branding, and digital content. Her strong concepting abilities help her translate ideas into clear, compelling creative that feels bold, human, and intentional. She balances visual instinct with strategic thinking to create work that connects, performs, and leaves an impact.

Senior Art Director seeking opportunities in an in-house or agency. Have experience in 360 campaigns, design, branding and social.

Mariah Denson is a Global Brand Strategist and Project Manager with 15 years of experience leading programs, partnerships, events, and audience engagement initiatives across education, technology, media, culture, and nonprofit sectors. Her work includes managing international education programs supported by USAID, contributing to NASA-affiliated projects, and leading gaming and community-focused experiences through partnerships with Activision, Coca-Cola, Razer, and Dream Con. Known for bringing clarity to complex initiatives, she combines strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and creative problem-solving to turn ideas into impactful programs, events, and brand experiences.

Creative, designer, and producer turning insights into campaigns, content, and experiences that connect with people.

Driven by a passion for data-backed narrative strategy and full-lifecycle multimedia production, I help high-growth brands and nonprofits turn complex stories into measurable audience engagement. Specializing in high-retention video asset creation, consumer psychology research, and multi-channel growth strategy. Let’s build something impactful.

Meli 'Melodrawmah' Holdipp is a first-generation, nonbinary multidisciplinary artist and educator from Brooklyn, NY. They have been making art from as early as 3 years old, such as making fan art drawings, paintings, and being the designated family photographer! In high school, they were actively apart of clubs like yearbook club and film club, which sparked their passion for photography! They bought their first camera, a Nikon Coolpix in 2013 with their likkle SYEP check and has been shooting ever since! They began shooting professionally in 2017 as a freelancer under the name 'Pennyroyalteapots' before adopting their current alias, 'Melodrawmah' in 2021. For the past 9 years, Melodrawmah has shot birthday shoots, live performances, music videos, community events, and more! Melodrawmah is currently pursuing their master's degree in education to teach students with disabilities. Their goal is to bring the arts to the classroom and make it accessible for all students while also pursuing their passion as a multidisciplinary artist in media.

Animation and sneakers are a quiet gravity for me. I'm always pulled toward the objects most people walk past. I sketch every sneaker I see, then use AI to grow those sketches into 3D forms, sometimes characters, sometimes pure geometry. My work follows this loop across the places that shaped how I see: Little Tokyo, where streetwear sneaker culture meets the anime and manga world that first taught me to see characters and stories inside everyday things; the Rose Bowl track, where I run alongside others and study the specialized gear runners wear in motion; and the ocean, not about shoes at all, but where I unwind and find myself drawn to the organic forms of marine life, shapes I can't help bringing back into how I imagine a shoe could grow. Sneaker design is how I reach out to feel the world; animation is how I catch the story hiding inside ordinary things. Antennae out, like a little octopus.

Ramya is a digital and programmatic associate, creative strategist, and storyteller who blends media, culture, and creativity to build meaningful brand connections. With a background in Advertising with focuses in Management and Media, Fashion Merchandising, and an MBA from Wayne State University, she brings a unique perspective shaped by both analytical thinking and visual exploration. Inspired by Detroit’s evolving creative landscape and her experiences through travel, Ramya is passionate about how art, fashion, design, and culture influence the way people connect with brands. Through her participation in the ONE Creator Lab, she has continued to expand her creative practice, exploring the intersection of social-first storytelling, content creation, and strategy. Her work is driven by curiosity, cultural awareness, and a desire to create ideas that resonate beyond the screen.

I am a content strategist, creative producer, and storyteller who is equally fluent in social, creators, culture, and activation. I turn complex ideas into clear, engaging stories that help brands connect with audiences in ways that feel relevant, thoughtful, and memorable. My experience spans branded content, influencer partnerships, social campaigns, and experiential activations for brands across beauty, wellness, retail, technology, finance, and consumer goods. I enjoy bringing ideas to life from the initial insight and creative concept through production, partnerships, execution, and measurement. Through ONE Creator Lab, a 16-week program created in partnership with The One Club for Creativity and TikTok, I strengthened my skills in concept development, short-form video, and visual storytelling. This fall, I will begin Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises program as I continue growing my career at the intersection of creative production, strategy, and leadership.

Heyo, I go by Eight! I’m an independent video editor specializing in story-driven YouTube and social media content. After nearly 10 years crafting stories out of footage for fun, I decided to found my editing studio, Pixel Was Here, and have been collaborating with clients as well as developing my own content as a creator for over 3 years. I specialize in story structuring, comedic timing, and rhythmic pacing, as well as reshaping dialogue, music, and action into seamless final scenes that feel natural, resulting in videos that evoke emotion and provide a satisfying viewing experience. I am also trained in content strategy and work with creators to create content and hooks that are retention-focused and engaging. I have worked on ad campaigns for brands like Apple, Kraft-Heinz, and Coca-Cola to create content driven by internet culture, platform trends, and creator-first storytelling. I am especially passionate about working with black and queer creators, women, and other underrepresented voices to bring their stories to life.

Artistic Director, Producer and Storyteller, Sydney Hart, blends creative development and production to build narratives for brands nationwide. Using her imagination as her career engine has been one of her favorite pastimes, and it's landed her in one-of-a-kind spots: One Creator Lab, Chicago’s Filmmaker’s Mixtape Initiative, the University of Pennsylvania’s Digital Media for Social Impact certification cohort, and more. Her collaborations with industry powerhouses like Monkeypaw Productions, Disney and PBS have resulted in award-winning campaigns and initiatives. Her short films have screened at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Black Women in Comedy Micro Film Festival. Sydney’s previous work includes programming at the USDA’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights, influencer recruitment for national non-profits, and copywriting at independent agencies. She has a knack for turning heads and pages with her projects. Sydney continues to dedicate her creative endeavors to finding the story in everything, and re-imagining how they take shape. She's eager to welcome future projects such as digital content, brand collaborations, films, live events, and campaigns.

Hey, I'm Toki! I'm a New York–based filmmaker and creative strategist with an overactive imagination. I've been writing, directing, and producing digital content for over 10 years. In 2025, I decided to bring my ideas into the marketing world and founded I.Deeyuh Creative Media to help emerging brands with creative direction and brand strategy. My work is rooted in humor, authenticity, and cultural relevance. I love creating ideas that make people stop, laugh, feel something, or see a brand differently. As a filmmaker, I'm not afraid to dream up unconventional ideas and then shape them into strategies that actually work. I bring a spirit of experimentation to every project, and I've found that's often what captures people's attention most. Through One Creators Lab, I sharpened my strategic thinking and learned how to connect creative instincts with consumer insights and business goals. I'm excited to continue building campaigns that are as effective as they are memorable.