Matthew Brimer is an entrepreneur, community builder, & general instigator of mischief. He is Co-Founder of General Assembly, where he supports GA's global efforts around social impact, alumni community engagement, & partnership development. He has worn many hats at GA, cultivating the organizations early community of startups & entrepreneurs, establishing critical global partnerships to expand the brand, & starting GAs enterprise corporate training business. Most recently, Brimer launched GA's philanthropic arm, Opportunity Fund, so that anyone willing to work hard & follow their passions can have a meaningful career pursuing work they love.

Brimer is also Co-Founder of Daybreaker, a global community & lifestyle brand producing conscious morning experiences around the world. Prior to all these shenanigans, Brimer consulted on digital education strategy for Yale, freelanced in web design, worked for Apple as a campus rep, & served frozen custard. In college he founded two startups, one building team-based games powered by rivalries (PickTeams), & another curating & selling antique furniture (Aloysius Properties), both of which proved to be more educational than profitable. Brimer holds a BA in Sociology from Yale, loves a proper dance party, & lives with his beautiful girlfriend Whitney in Brooklyn.

Francesco Marconi is a media strategist & author who lives in New York City & aims to make storytelling relevant to everyday life.

Francesco didnt just write the book on owning your success - hes lived it, as a storyteller, speaker, & a strategist at the Associated Press & Teaching Associate at Columbia Journalism School. Now he layers the tricks of his trade on top of fresh scientific research to offer a compelling step-by-step approach to achieving breakthrough professional growth.

Francescos ideas have been featured on Magazine, Huffington Post, PBS Media Shift, Nieman Lab & Quartz.