A native Detroiter with over 40 years in the entertainment business, Foxx began his career in New York City as an actor where he studied acting at HB Studios and the Senior Academy of Drama. He made his acting debut at the New York Shakespeare Public Theatre’s production of “Kumaliza” and appeared in several productions. In 1990, he enrolled at Los Angeles City College where he studied creative writing and film making and taught theater at West Los Angeles College.

Along with a group of fellow performers, he formed The Family Repertory Company and became co-producer and company manager, handling day-to-day operations that included grant writing, booking tours, contract negotiations and developing training programs to teach the performing arts. The Company toured theaters such as The Negro Ensemble Theatre, The New Federal Theatre, the world-famous Apollo Theatre and colleges.

He later founded Foxx Follies Theatre Workshop, Inc. and became managing producer for the Company. He produced and directed theatrical productions including Jack Hefner’s “Vanities” and Judi Ann Mason’s “Livin Fat.” He also developed training programs and taught theatre arts to youth from the community. Instructors included famed performers Raymond St. Jacques, Rosiland Cash, Vernee Watson and Shirley Jo Finney. He was also joined by internationally-acclaimed novelist Herbert A. Simmons (“Corner Boy, “Man Walking on Eggshells”) who would become his mentor. They developed a television pilot based on Simmons’ acclaimed novel “Corner Boy,” which Foxx produced and directed.

He also produced for the Los Angeles Theatre Company, the Mark Taper Forum, the John Anson Ford Theatre and The Ebony Showcase Theatre where he co-developed “Once in a Wifetime” with Nick Stewart and “Lightnin” ("The Amos ‘n Andy Show").

Currently, Foxx is CEO of iFoxx Media Group LLC in Studio City, CA, that focuses on creating opportunities in the entertainment industry.

Kelly Wright is a second-generation business owner, a writer, producer and health and wellness coach. She founded Boomer Baby Productions and is part-owner of Foxx Media Group. Her catering company, Kelly’s Catering to the Stars, provided edible foods for movie scenes in Hollywood and serviced celebrities that included Earth, Wind & Fire, Halle Berry and Warren Beatty.

Her philanthropic pursuits include supporting an orphanage in Kenya called Mully’s Kids and faith-based schools in Zimbabwe.

Kelly has an Associates Degree in Hebrew Studies and a BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She teaches Hebrew to inner-city students.

As a vibrant senior herself, Kelly believes seniors can help other seniors. She believes her God-given talents will help seniors live a fruitful life and bring out every senior’s gift to live a productive life. Her motto is: We Seniors are Thriving, not Surviving!

Moorisha "Mo" Bey-Taylor is the Founding Partner of the Law Office of Moorisha Bey-Taylor. Ms. Bey-Taylor is an Intellectual Property Attorney who works closely with creatives to bring their brands to the utmost potential. She specializes in mechanisms that allow creatives to protect and monetize their creative capital such as copyright, trademark and licensing agreements. She has spoken on National Bar Association panels and numerous local events and has become a sought-after resource for creatives seeking to protect their intellectual property, particularly against the proliferation of Internet counterfeiters. Ms. Bey-Taylor was also recently named "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 - Nation's Best Advocates" in 2021 by the National Bar Association.

Ms. Bey-Taylor's clients include civil rights activists, social media influencers, fashion designers, visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, screenwriters, musicians, and other trailblazing thought leaders globally. You can often find Moorisha on social media providing valuable information to both young and seasoned entrepreneurs, breaking down the latest in Intellectual Property News, and communicating the law in an easily digestible format. Ms. Bey-Taylor is a member of Forbes Magazine under the Forbes the Culture Collective, a hub for elite leaders of color who are breaking barriers and impacting culture globally. Ms. Bey-Taylor also sits on the Board of Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles where she has continually demonstrated a commitment to her local community and the legal profession. Ms. Bey-Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics/Management Science from the University of California, San Diego, in 2008 and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2011.

Originally from the small state of New Hampshire for most of his life, Stu and his wife Joni moved to the Central Valley of California in 2004.

Stu first met Kelly Wright, president of Seniors Rock and Roll in New England over 35 years ago. by her dad Dr. Bill who became is first entrepreneur mentor.

He worked as a software/technology consultant to large companies in New England for many years, then In 2008, he formed External Resources, Inc in order to increase his reach beyond operating as a consultant. In addition to his work at External Resources, Stu has been an active contributor to other technology startups.

Due to his long-standing friendship with two of Transworld of Tri-Valley's co-founders, he jumped at the opportunity early on to make a difference with families of small businesses by becoming a partner at Transworld, a Central Valley-based M&A firm.

Beyond his professional pursuits, he believes in giving back to his community in many ways, having worked with a number of local non-profits including being on his church board, and helping with many local election campaigns.

As a result of his strong interest in Economic Development, Stu was asked by some local leaders to run for the Modesto Irrigation Board of Directors in 2017. He personally reached out to over 3,000 homes during his campaign, and was successful in his election bid. MID is a publicly-owned company that provides retail electricity to approximately 129,000 customers and over 3,000 irrigation accounts. This role has been amongst the most significant of his long career, as he has the opportunity to not only serve his community, but also he has found himself having some responsibilities with being a steward over our precious water resources here in California.

With such a wide range of interests and an enthusiasm for the future, Stu brings a fresh perspective to all that he does, and a natural leadership style that is both contagious and inspiring. He partners with clients to help them sell or buy businesses, mostly due to a desire to transition from business ownership to retirement or to carve out a piece of the American Dream through business ownership.

Stu believes strongly in balancing business success with his personal life. He is first and foremost a “Jesus Guy”, and he and his wife Joni have been married for over 29 years. Along with being an active father of five amazing adults, he is blessed to be a grandfather to six wonderful grandkids.

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“I am a health and fitness enthusiast and guru. I believe it is ‘not the beginning but the end’ that counts. It doesn’t matter when you start, just start! I love motivating people one-on-one on their health and fitness journey. As a consistently active participant in the fitness world for the last 40 years, I am a firm believer that health is wealth! My goal is to help as many seniors as I can in reaching their fitness goals. I will work with all people, of any age, at any fitness level.”

Hellen’s professional career with Los Angeles County began in 1974. For 46 years, she served as a supervisor and manager coaching and mentoring County employees. From 1994 to 2000, she implemented basic skills training for them. Now retired, Hellen served on various fundraising committees for the March of Dimes and Los Angeles County from 1990 to 2005.

Education

BS in Human Services, University of Phoenix

Certifications

· CBEST Certification from California State

· Certificate of Successful Communication, Dominguez Hills University Extended and

International Education (2005-2006)

· Silver Sneaker I Certification in Muscular Strength and Range Movement (2007)

· Total Word Bible Institute - Biblical Counseling Certificate Program completed in

2007

· Certificate in Business Writing and Public Speaking, Dominguez Hills University

Extended and International Education (2009)

· UC Davis Extension Course in Personal Development (2014-2016)

· How to Deal with Difficult People

· Organizational Management

Benny Sato Ambush, Artistic Director of Venice, FL's Venice Theatre, is a veteran theatrical stage director, institutional theatre leader, educator, published commentator, and consultant. He has been Artistic Director of TheatreVirginia (Richmond, VA), Oakland Ensemble Theatre (Oakland, CA), and Interim Artistic Director of the Rites and Reason Theatre Company (Brown University, Providence, RI).

Previously, he was Associate Artistic Director of San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater; Acting Artistic Director of Providence, RI’s Rites and Reason Theatre Company; Co-Artistic Director of San Francisco Bay Area Playwrights Festival; PEW Charitable Trust/TCG Director-In-Residence for Manalapan, Florida’s Florida Stage; and Associate Artistic Director of Anna Deavere Smith’s Institute on the Arts & Civic Dialogue at Harvard University.

He has directed at numerous professional regional theatres nationally, including the Old Globe Theatre; Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland; South Coast Rep; Alabama Shakespeare Festival; American Conservatory Theater; Merrimack Repertory Theatre; Arizona Theatre Company; Magic Theatre; Geva Theatre; Playwrights Horizon; Ford’s Theatre; Triad Stage, American Repertory Theater Institute; Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays; Lincoln Center Theater Institute; Heart of America Shakespeare Festival; Indiana’s New Harmony Project; Actors Guild of Lexington, KY; Alaska Theatre of Youth; International Theatre Festival of Chicago; Sacramento Theatre Company; National Black Theatre Festival; Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre; Lyric Stage Company of Boston; Gloucester Stage Company; The New Rep; Theatre Squared, The Lost Colony; Underground Railway Theater; Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival; and Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.

Ambush has a BA in Theatre Arts and Dramatic Literature from Brown University and an MFA in Directing from the University of California, San Diego. In 2020, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. He sits on the Board of Trustees at Worcester Academy (’69) in Worcester, MA.

Kathy Smith is a retired development and public relations professional, speech writer, event planner and program director with over 30 years of senior level experience in the non-profit, corporate, political and education arenas.

She served as Radio Network News director and a member of the advanced team for Congressman Guy Vander Jagt at the National Republican Congressional Committee (Washington, D.C., 1979-1985), director of the Massachusetts Advanced Studies Program at Milton Academy (Milton, MA, 1990-1994), community relations director and speech writer for bank executives at BankBoston (Boston, MA, 1997-2002), and assistant director and director of development at The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (Malden, MA, 2002-2018). She served on non-profit boards and sat on numerous panels about fundraising and event planning.

Ms. Smith has a B.S. in Business Administration from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO, and attended the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, MO.

In her retirement, Ms. Smith is “rewired” helping people connect the dots to their best lives through entrepreneurship. She resides with her family in the Richmond, Virginia area.

James is a licensed real estate agent with Triplemint and refers to himself as a “Super Agent,” saving lives one co-op at a time.

He is also an actor at the William Esper Studio, a stand-up comic at Carolines on Broadway, a talk show host, “Dog Dad” and an animal lover.