Kelly Mindell
THE PARTY GIRL
Kelly’s motto is that she’s here to help you celebrate each and every moment, the DIY way! Her blog, Studio DIY focuses on everything and anything relating to party planning, mouth-watering recipes, and colorful ideas. She believes that confetti throwing should be a daily occurrence, and doesn’t see anything wrong with cracking open a piñata on a Tuesday morning!
Ryker Gamble
THE DJ
Ryker Gamble, who has gained success both as an esteemed DJ and producers, as well as a social entrepreneur with the lifestyle brand High On Life. Whether it’s a daredevil activity or a night out at the hottest club, The High On Life boys are able to showcase each moment of their fun life while entertaining fans. Ryker inspires others to follow their bliss and find purpose and fulfillment in life by following passions of travel, adventure, and freedom.
Cassey Ho
THE FIT-FLUENCER
Cassey Ho is a rising international fitness guru and entrepreneur with a popular YouTube channel. In 2013, she received a Shorty Award in the category of social fitness. While her main focus is as a Pilates instructor, her goal is to promote a healthy lifestyle a body image for her followers.
Austin Raye
THE BACKYARD TUMBLER
New Orleans born and raised, Austin Raye is a self taught acrobat and parkourist who has dedicated his life to doing what he loves – fitness. Today, Austin has a large following on social media, guiding others on their road to fitness and high intensity athleticism. Using the environment and body in innovative ways are key aspects of his extreme athlete persona.
Karisma Collins
THE INSTAGRAM PERSONALITY
Karisma is a popular Instagram personality, YouTuber, and Viner who applies her artistic abilities in whatever she does. She enjoys dancing, acting, modeling, and doing makeup applications and loves fashion, singing cooking, sketching, writing, and designing.
Angela Lanter
THE HOLLYWOOD HOUSEWIFE
Angela is owner of the fashion and beauty blog, “Hello Gorgeous”, and her subsequent YouTube channel. She was named as an official PopSugar Select Blogger and was featured as the #1 ShopStyle Lay Down Campaign Blogger.
Corey Scherer
THE VINE STAR
Corey Scherer is a dancer, choreographer and star who is best known for his channel on Vine, which has had over 2 million followers. In addition, he is known for being the co-founder of duo Super Sega Brothers and has participated in Fierce Dance Studio. He has won numerous regional and national competitions as a dancer, and has performed with rappers, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa.
Kurt Coleman
THE ATHLETE
Kurt Coleman is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers, one of the best teams in the NFL. His team made it to the 50th Super Bowl this year after an incredible season. Coleman, riding the coat tails of the Big Game on Sunday, has a large national reach and faithful followers.
Jamielyn Nye
THE DIY GURU
Jamielyn Nye is the owner and founder of the popular blog “I Heart Nap Time”. She aspires to reach women, get their creative juices flowing, and to genuinely inspire. With a drive to create beauty in her life, delicious food for her darling hubby and the desire to truly make a difference, her blog became a quick hit with fans. Her unique craft projects have been featured on many popular websites, including Fox, ABC, Examiner, KSL, Huffington Post, Michaels, Lowes and more. She also shares ideas in a weekly column at Baby Center.
Holly Homer
MOM BLOGGER AND ENTREPRENEUR
Holly Homer has been a blogger since 2007. It started as a substitution for her expensive scrap-booking habit and turned into a full time job that she adores. She is the married, partially-homeschooling, work-from-home mom of three very active boys and a dog. She realized early on that wearing them out before bedtime was a self-preservation strategy. Her blog celebrates all things Mom – from what to cook for your kids, DIY hacks, to holiday planning!
Matthew Allard
THE MILLENNIAL HIPSTER
Matthew is an author, creative copywriter and titles himself as an Internet geek. He has written various short stories, one of which has been turned into a short film. When he’s not writing for his blog, Life Serial, Matt enjoys music, photography, graphic design, architecture, cycling, tattoos, yoga and beer. His social presence focuses heavily on interesting photo angles and capturing the simple things in life in a not so simple way.
Tori Avey
INSPIRED BY OUR DELICIOUS PAST
Tori Avey is a food writer, recipe developer and the creator of ToriAvey.com. She is inspired by our past and believes that yesterday’s recipes can inspire us in the kitchen today. With an interest in exploring the history and culture of food, Tori takes her readers on a journey, making it her mission to dig up the roots and origins of every dish she cooks. Tori is a regular contributor to PBS Food, and has been featured on Huffington Post, Refinery 29, The New York Times, Williams Sonoma, Foodie Crush and BuzzFeed.
Julie Lee
WHERE PHOTOGRAPHY & FOOD FALL IN LOVE
Julie Lee is the created of Julie’s Kitchen, a blog focused on celebrating the art of food and ingredients. Her intersect between food, photography and art, alongside her skillful eye and detail orientation, results in beautiful content for Instagram. Julie’s infamous food collages showcase seasonal and local offerings from neighborhood farmers markets and are a celebration for the eyes. Julie’s creative outlet proves that playing with food can be much more than just delicious.
Gaby Dalkin
YOUR EVERYDAY CALIFORNIA GIRL
Gaby Dalkin is all about living the California girl life! Her food blog, What’s Gaby Cooking is a playful, fun, inspiring, sun-soaked destination for everyone who aspires to live the California dream. Gaby’s message is about being healthy, fit and adventurous, but also real. While she loves a good juice cleanse, she also indulges in the occasional grilled cheese. She helps her readers find balance, because whether you’re cooking, cocktailing or traveling, it all benefits from a creative, can-do mentality that teeters on the edge of planned and spontaneous, practical and a little bit quirky. Gaby has been featured on Mashable, Buzzfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, People, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan.
