Designers to interview

Haris Orkin is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and game writer. His play Dada premiered at The La Jolla Playhouse. A Saintly Switch was directed by Peter Bogdanovich for Disney. He has written screenplays for Universal, Sony, Fox, and Paramount. His video games have been nominated for the WGA Award and the BAFTA. His James Flynn Thriller series is published by Black Rose Writing and is available on Amazon. The fourth book in the series, License to Die, was released in July.

Alia Luria's debut novel, Compendium, was published in 2014 and garnered several accolades, including the National Indie Excellence Award in Fantasy and the Reader's Favorite Silver Medal in Fantasy. It was also a finalist for the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award in three categories, including First Novel. The sequel, Ocularum, is forthcoming. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her personal essay, "You Might Eat Organic, but You're Full of Baloney," was a creative nonfiction finalist for the Malahat Review Open Season Awards in 2018 and was published by Northwest Review. Luria's work has also appeared in Toho Journal and Wingless Dreamer. Her forthcoming memoir, Geri o Shimasu: Adventures of a Baka Gaijin releases August 12, 2025 with Unsolicited Press.

For the CEO or an average Joe, The Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of Content Corey Dissin has provided grass roots guidance and has mentored professionals around the world to 10x their personal brands and unique selling positions through social media as a one-on-one marketing and business coach. Entrepreneurs also rely on Corey’s motivational support to create a pragmatic and personalized approach to organize time, get you out of your own way, refine sales communications and optimize business infrastructures. As a long-serving head of two national corporations, owner of two others, and founder and president of a 501c3 non-profit, Corey puts his experience and acumen from all three to work for his clients on day one. Whether you need a co-pilot and counselor as your one-on-one marketing advisor, your brand identity and collateral revamped with The Dissin Design Team, or virtual administrative help through the Corey’s Business Bodyguard, Corey Dissin has the guts and the nuts to help you and your business to GO GET IT!

Frank has been serving the web and digital media world for nearly two decades. His expertise ranges from building and managing websites and creating marketing campaigns for award winning companies, to cofounding and creating www.hoopladoopla.com, a leading online shopping portal. He has been featured on popular television shows on Fox Business, Fox News, and ABC, as well as various magazines, news outlets, and radio shows.