Meet the team

Seed&Spark is a crowdfunding platform for the storytellers who create cultural change. We curate and deliver those stories to enterprises to build more equitable and innovative workplace cultures through our sister platform, Film Forward. Our values shape everything we do.

We’ve got a small but passionate team of smart, creative and purpose-driven experts working hard to connect people through stories that matter. And we're distributed all over the country!

Emily Best

Emily Best

Founder • CEO

Clay Pruitt

Clay Pruitt

Director of Programming, Film Forward

Meghan Ross

Meghan Ross

Head of Creator Success

Spencer Barros

Spencer Barros

Director of Facilitation, Equity & Inclusion

Cameron French

Cameron French

Customer Success Specialist

Gabriella Bottoni

Gabriella Bottoni

Creator Success Specialist

Mike Morin

Mike Morin

Customer Support Manager

Jessica Harris

Jessica Harris

Business Operations Manager

Sav Rodgers

Sav Rodgers

Marketing Director

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Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer

Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer

Emily Gordon

Emily Gordon

Writer, Producer

Jeff Yang

Jeff Yang

Journalist, Author, Producer, Podcaster

Lisa Cunningham

Lisa Cunningham

Director, Producer

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Alexis Gonzales-Black

Alexis Gonzales-Black

Org Design Practice Lead, August Public Inc.

Aubrey Blanche

Aubrey Blanche

Director of Equitable Design, Product & People, Culture Amp

Lisa Magill

Lisa Magill

Co-Founder & COO, Aleria

Michael Baptiste

Michael Baptiste

Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Valerie Williams

Valerie Williams

Founder, Converge Firm

Kristy Tilman

Kristy Tilman

Head of Global Experience Design, Slack

Wendy Garcia

Wendy Garcia

Head of Global Experience Design, NYC Comptroller’s Office

Virginia Bauman

Virginia Bauman

Owner, Scale.us, Cuties

Nicole Sanchez

Nicole Sanchez

Founder and CEO, Vaya Consulting

Andy Riemer

Andy Riemer

Principal, Sideporch

Lara McLeod

Lara McLeod

Head of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion for Axon