David Galpern is a producer, founder, and creative strategist who has spent more than two decades exploring how stories can move people – emotionally, culturally, and at scale.

His work spans theatre, live events, and experiential installations. He co-founded the Classical Theatre Project, which became one of North America’s leading producers of live performance for teen audiences, reaching more than a million students across 90 cities. He has produced large-scale musicals, original productions, international tours, and acclaimed revivals including CATS, Grease, and Hair. He also founded the Toronto Youth Theatre, a registered charity that gives young artists the chance to train and perform in a professional environment.

He is the Co-Founder of Impossible Creative, a studio rethinking how experiential IP is created, financed, and distributed – merging narrative and technology to bring audiences inside the story. Impossible’s work includes a breakout immersive installation for the UN COP16 Climate Change Conference in Riyadh, along with several large-scale collaborations in development with leading artists and global institutions – including Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Questlove’s, and an initiative with the Vatican Museums.

Alongside producing, David has worked for more than 20 years as a voice performer, voicing national and international campaigns for brands including Acura, Air Canada, Rogers, and McDonald’s.

Outside of work, he’s a long-distance runner, a father of three, and someone who still believes there’s nothing better than getting people into a room together to share something unforgettable.

Charles is a director, writer, producer, composer and newly minted tech entrepreneur as co-founder of Impossible Creative – an emerging company in the field of immersive entertainment.

Charles’s career began in 2000 when he directed and produced a small immersive piece of independent theatre in Montreal. The play starred his roommate, David Galpern, and was an unlikely hit. It  justified to his parents the need for him to take a gap year before carrying on to medical school. He’s still on his gap year.

Soon thereafter, he and David started a theatre company in Toronto called The Classical Theatre Project – which became North America’s largest producer of classical theatre for teens.  Through CTP, Charles adapted, directed and produced hundreds of shows which garnered Dora nominations (Canada’s Tonys), several North American Tours, and audiences in the millions.

For twenty years, he was one of Canada’s leading theatre artists, freelancing across the country, directing over 90 productions for such companies as Pleiades Theatre, the World Stage Festival, and many others.  His production of the Sanskrit classic play Shakuntala, which he translated, adapted and directed was invited to Vancouver as part of the 2010 Olympics.

His plays have been performed across North America and his articles have been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star (Canada’s two largest daily newspapers) and Toronto’s NOW Magazine – at the time, Canada’s largest entertainment weekly.  A freelance editor, he has served as a researcher, reader and Associate Editor at Penguin and Doubleday, specializing in Asian and Chinese literature.  

In 2009, Charles co-founded CTP Media with David Galpern, a media company that creates art and entertainment across multiple platforms.  Through CTP Media, Charles created multiple properties that have resulted in the development of a number of films, Broadway scale shows, TV shows, graphic novels, and video games. Along the way, they also built the LOWER OSSINGTON THEATRE (Toronto) a multi-purpose live event complex that fuelled the transformation of the Ossington Neighbourhood into the hip destination it has now become.

A few favourite experiences from his theatre days were: a collaboration with James Rado (original book writer of HAIR!) where they re-wrote the book of the musical from scratch: and a revival of ROMEO AND JULIET in Nashville, TN, that was so racy it led to an explosive culture war between Canadian and American media.

Another was a revival of CATS with an infamous hologram at the end that launched him (and David) into the world of tech integrations for the stage.

Since 2019, his focus has been fixed on developing immersive technologies, first with ArtsDistrict and then at the Impossible Creative lab in Toronto. With ArtsDistrict, his largest project was in the creation of ArtsDistrict/Brooklyn, a cavernous and cutting-edge immersive entertainment venue in Brooklyn. With Impossible Creative, his last show was in Riyadh for the United Nations Cop16 Conference called ‘Our Land. Our Future. The WonderRoom Experience’ and was seen by about 200,000 people over ten days.

A notable educator, Charles has also lectured extensively, including at York University’s Devised Theatre Programme and the Toronto Film School’s Film Directing Programme. A great deal of his educational philosophy stems from the pioneering writings of Bengal’s Rabindranath Tagore.

Charles has a BA from McGill University, an MFA in Theatre Direction from York University, and is a Fellow of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.  

He is fluent in English, French, Italian, Bengali, Hindi and Sanskrit – although don’t test him on Hindi and Sanskrit. Those are pretty rusty.

His work blends Indian and European dramatic and educational philosophies, a reverence for the spiritual power of beauty in all of its forms, and a deep commitment to the functional ability of storytelling to create community out of thin air.

Evan Oberla is an artist, musician & composer based in New Orleans with a naturally dynamic sound arriving at an intersection between catchy melodious themes and instantaneous adventurous improvisation, all the while maintaining a fresh soulful groove. Finding expansion in the slightest of movements, Evan thrives in inviting the listener along a journey of rhythmic and harmonic expression. This trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, & singer/songwriter is naturally gifted performer who has delved into many varied genres in his career, honing a musical soup of influences into a style at once familiar to the ear yet uniquely his own.

After graduating with a degree in jazz trombone performance from the Ohio State University and getting his start in nightclubs, Evan has spent the better half of his career traversing the country playing shows & festivals, recording & collaborating, and forging his own path in the music world.

He has released a handful of albums & EP’s of original music with various outfits over the years, including Eyope, EOP, RFG Quintet and now under his own name, with his cast of bandmates taking on the moniker of the GROW.

Evan’s latest album is Canal Street Revolution, a double LP of compositions based on first person historical recountings of the New Orleans’ 1960s Civil Rights movement and beyond.

Along with being an active member of Flow Tribe and the New Orleans scene; a short list of artists and bands he has shared the stage, the road, and recording studio with include O.A.R., Allen Stone, Elle King, Brass Lightning, Miss Mojo, Mike Dillon, Theo Katzman, Swatkins, Kamasi Washington, Wyclef Jean, Bernhoft, Sexual Thunder!, Eric Krasno, Spoon, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, Deltaphonic, Sam Price, Burris, Magnetic Ear, Lena Prima, Afghan Whigs, Jamison Ross, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, Billie Davies, Iris P, Andrew McMahon, Kelly James, Kumasi, Way Yes, Ill Poetic, Mojoflo, G. Finesse, Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Beethoven Found Philharmonic, Dierks Bentley, Cris Cab, Soja, Walk the Moon and many more.

Evan is endorsed by BAC horns & AMT microphones

Caught A Ghost is a California-soul project from Los Angeles singer, producer, and two-time BMI Award winner Jesse Nolan.

Blending vintage Motown and Stax influences with modern production, the band’s sound bridges classic soul and contemporary groove.

Their debut album Human Nature sparked a wave of success, earning over 100 sync placements in shows like Bosch, The Blacklist, Suits, You, Grey’s Anatomy and more, leading to national tours across the U.S.

During the pandemic Nolan co-founded a virtual-concert company that attracted major investment and artist partnerships, and he now leads a new creative studio called velvetLAB producing music and content for film, TV, and brands.

In 2025, Caught A Ghost returns with a new EP called California Soul, blending the lush, cinematic spirit of 1970s soul and psychedelic rock energy of the Laurel Canyon scene. The record nods to the timeless storytelling of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield while channeling the free-flowing harmonies and textures of California icons like and Crosby, Stills & Nash. 

Lou Franzini earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.  In between he earned an M.S. in preclinical psychology at the University of Toledo.  He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavior modification at the currently named Stony Brook University, NY.  He then joined San Diego State’s Department of Psychology where he is now Emeritus Professor of  Psychology.

He has authored over 100 academic articles and popular press items, 30+ book reviews, and 13 Continuing Education courses, plus five books all with traditional publishers.  He is licensed for the practice of Psychology in both CA and FL.

He has served as an Exchange Professor at universities in Belgium and Singapore. He also served as a consultant to the U.S. Peace Corps for the Jamaica Project.

Regarding How Humor Helps: Enhancing Your Relationships, Health, and Happiness:

In The judicious use of humor is often cited as the reason a new relationship began. It is also frequently recognized as the reason it has lasted. People like to be with others who make them laugh and who, in turn, enjoy their own humorous comments. Humor is an effective tool in nearly all settings, from formal interactions in the workplace to casual exchanges with strangers. How Humor Helps… informs its readers how to determine what is funny and what is not.

Complicating the picture is that the appropriate use of humor has recently changed drastically in terms of topics and language. This book emphasizes the positive values of humor in many areas of life and how to deliver it effectively. Based on the scientific literature, the views of professional comedians, and our awareness of cultural changes, the author’s recommendations are all designed to affect major personal benefits to the reader. Maybe greater longevity, too, as the latest evidence is that strong social connections, facilitated by clever humor, actually can make people happier, self-confident, and even physically healthier.

This book stresses the value of using humor in most areas of your life and how to do it successfully to garner the greatest benefits. In addition, he has performed stand-up comedy in a variety of U.S. cities.

What if you could talk directly to your soul — and it answered back?  What if the same wisdom that flows through your ancestors, the forests, and the stars could whisper through you? In this special show, Stephanie Banks — an intuitive channel, mentor, and guide — joins us to share how to access divine communication with Spirit, Nature, and your Higher Self. Stay with us, because this conversation will remind you that the voice of wisdom you’ve been searching for has been inside you all along… waiting to be remembered. Plus a major bonus - Stephanie channels for the listeners!

Erin Breech is a renowned mantra singer, Kundalini Yoga teacher, and sound-healer whose voice channels the subtle realms.

With over two decades as a student and teacher of the yogic arts and sciences, her offerings convey a deep level of devotion. Erin’s music offers a bridge to access the hidden angelic realms to anchor frequencies of peace within our own hearts and lives.

Her performances and recordings carry a purity of intention, blending Gurmukhi mantras with ethereal, modern production. Through her work, Erin invites audiences to experience mantra not just as music, but as a living vibration that restores balance, grace, and remembrance.

Adam Weil, CEO of Global Schoolwear, was a former senior director in charge of the school uniforms unit at Lands’ End. “The interesting thing about this business model is that if there are 100 kids in a school, and we go 99 out of 100 in outfitting them, we still don’t win if just one kid is out of uniform. That’s one of our biggest challenges—to have enough of the right inventory available in real time for customers to order.”

But it’s a challenge that Global Schoolwear has learned to control with a customized digital commerce platform, Weil and Kohls say. Earlier this year, they put together a new technology framework designed to match thousands of buyers from hundreds of schools with the just the right mix of Tommy Hilfiger garments according to the style, color and school logos each educational institution requires its students to wear.

Global Schoolwear, which has an exclusive license from designer apparel brand Tommy Hilfiger to produce and sell school uniforms, has contracts with more than 450 schools to provide uniforms according to the specifications set by Tommy Hilfiger and by each school. Global Schoolwear takes Tommy Hilfiger’s garment specifications, then works with textile mills to produce the right garment materials in cotton and other fabrics, and works with apparel manufacturers to produce the garments.

It stocks enough goods in its warehouse-fulfillment center—about 1 million pieces at any one time during peak periods, with about 9,000 SKUs—to meet the expected overall back-to-school demand. As customers place orders on each school’s customized electronic product catalog that runs on Global Schoolwear’s ecommerce platform, each order is coded to indicate the garment type, style and color, plus the logo specifications.