Jeanette Mitchell, Ed.D. is currently Chief Creative Officer for her consulting business, Leadership By Dr. Jeanette (LBDJ). LBDJ works in creative partnerships to direct, design and manage leadership development programs throughout the Greater Milwaukee community. The partnerships formerly included the Latino Non-profit Leadership Program (LNLP) and the Neighborhood Leadership Institute (NLI). Currently, Dr. Mitchell’s portfolio includes the African American Leadership Program (AALP), and the African American Leadership Alliance-Milwaukee (AALAM), a systemic imitative addressing the development and sustainability of Black leadership throughout Milwaukee.

Employment law attorney and MWH Equity Partner Warren Buliox works hands-on with employers day in and day out. He offers organizations—corporate counsel, senior and mid-level managers, supervisors, business owners, and others—tailored, creative, and proactive solutions for eliminating or mitigating risks and, when needed, brings his insight and experience to matters that require arbitration, mediation, trial, or other litigation.

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Shonn Hinton is a product of Milwaukee’s underrated diverse, fertile, unground community of singers, musicians, and songwriters. Shonn’s distinct signature sound has enhanced significantly in the past few years. His diversified sound has been compared to the smooth, melodic sound of Eric Clapton-in addition, he also has the intensified electric sound of Jimi Hendrix and Freddie King-all of which are major influences in his career.

Shonn has been performing in the Milwaukee scene for over a decade now. Born into a family of musicians (Father is a guitarist and mother is organist/singer) Shonn began to play the guitar at the tender age of 12. He’s built up a solid foundation in this city, while developing his unique playing style with elements of Classic R&B, blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Hip Hop.

With three albums, and four singles under his belt, Shonn’s mission, passion, and vision gets clearer by the second which is to only resurrect real music, but also true love music. Shonn’s gifts have truly made room for him and has given him the ability to play with some really great artists such as:

• Young Money Recording Artist: Lil Wayne
• Geffen Recording Artist: Mary J Blige, Avant
• Jive Recording Artist: Angie Stone, Syleena Johnson
• Def Jam: 112, Kelly Price
• Epic Recording Artist: Glenn Lewis
• Columbia Recording Artist: Michelle Williams (from group Destiny’s Child), John Legend
• Motown Recording Artist: Dave Hollister
• Atlantic Recording Artist: Jill Scott

And the list doesn’t stop there, Shonn is alsoa a phenomenal fashion designer.
He has unlimited talents and the will always keep you guesing … yearning for more.

TrueMan McGee is an award-winning entrepreneur and founder of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls. Born out of a need for healthy food options for his fitness clients, his nontraditional handcrafted spring rolls quickly grew in demand.

After years of growing popularity at
Milwaukee area farmers markets and festivals, Trueman opened his first Funky Fresh restaurant in 2018 in the newly developed Sherman Phoenix.

In 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, Funky Fresh quickly pivoted to selling their products frozen for customers to enjoy at home. This led to a partnership with Palermo’s Pizza , one of the largest pizza manufacturers in America. To date Funky Fresh is found in 150 grocery stores in Wisconsin and Illinois with plans to expand nationally in 2024.

FUN FACTS
•Funky Fresh Spring Rolls has sold over 1 million spring rolls to date .

•TrueMan is also known for his hilarious social media skits to promote his business

•Trueman’s bucket list includes Wrestling in a WWE match and meeting Jay- Z and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Alise Kumar is a Milwaukee-based makeup artist who founded and is the CEO of AP Makeup Academy. She is known for her ability to create flawless skin and accentuate her clients features with a versatile range of looks from minimal, fresh looks to dynamic glamour. AP Makeup Academy is a beauty school providing an education in professional makeup artistry and esthetic fundamentals. Her thorough and technical education and curriculum has created many pathways of opportunity for many local professionals makeup artists and estheticians. Her talent can be seen on runways for the MET GALA, New York Fashion Week, and the Daytime Emmys, in editorials for publications such as Moevir, Vigor, and Pump Magazines, in addition to campaigns for brands including Saks Off Fifth and C.R. Lee.