Erin is a creator, communicator and experience curator driven by her curiosity about the stories of people. In addition to directing the Detroit Podcast Festival, she is a producer on the Stateside show at Michigan Radio. Erin also produces audio stories and co-curates the listening event series Radio Campfire. With spare time, she teaches yoga and quenches her thirst to visit other worlds by consuming masterpieces of the Octavia Butler persuasion.

Ashleigh Dandridge, founder of Ashleigh Creative LLC, is a public relations strategist, specializing in media relations and social media management for entrepreneurs and small businesses in various creative industries. With a passion for research, she values building partnerships with her clients to help creatives authentically tell their stories through innovative digital marketing and PR campaigns.

Danielle R. Harris is the Founder of D.R.Harris Consulting, a marketing consulting firm dedicated to enhancing businesses founded by women and people of color. Harris has ten years of experience in developing comprehensive marketing plans for non-profit organizations and small businesses. Harris earned an MBA and a Master of Science in Marketing from Walsh College and a BA in Marketing from Grand Valley State University.

Juliet Hinely produces and sound designs audio stories for podcasts, audio tours, narrative projects, live events and beyond. She is a co-founder and co-curator of the community listening event series Radio Campfire, and she founded and hosts the The Listen Inn, an audio and podcast artist residency in Ypsilanti.