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Hilliard Bradley High School
2800 Walker Rd
Hilliard, Ohio, 43026
United States

Amit and Ami Majmudar

Poet

Amit Majmudar gets paid to look for patterns. In his day job as a nuclear radiologist, Amit scans X-rays, CT-rays, CT scans, and Pet scans looking for the pattern of normal anatomy. At home, Amit uses his love for patterns in writing his poetry, creating patterns in language. He says language has both a mathematical and musical aspect to it that quickens it into poetry. Similar to her husband, Ami Majmudar finds patterns in everyday life, though she experiences them through rhythm and motion. With three decades of experience as a classically trained Bharata natyam dancer, Ami uses dance and the motion of her body to express emotion and stories.

Brian Wagner

Brian was born and raised on a tomato farm as the youngest of 10 kids in Northwest Ohio. From an early age he has known that farming was not for him. He’s also known that he has a severe genetic disorder which has surfaced as a Cavernous Malformation. Since the age of 10 Brian has had a hydrocephalus shunt and most recently has gone blind due to additional complications. He is a survivor or brain surgery and has a passionate story to tell that will inspire and motivate you to join him in a movement. This is where A Radical Vision helps others to embrace their personal blindness, whether it be physical or mental. As Brian says, “we all have blindness in our lives.” You’ll be engaged as you begin to see through your blindspots and begin to overcome your self-limiting beliefs. Brian lives in Hilliard, OH with his wife Connie where they have raised three amazing kids.

Dev Pathik

Dev Pathik is the Founder and CEO of a global sports facility planning and management company that supports the financing and operations of community recreation and youth and amateur sports complexes. Since 2003, Dev’s firms have served a portfolio totaling more than $8 Billion in youth and amateur sports facilities around the world. Dev is a partner in the Hilliard Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports Center and a Founding Partner in Bo Jackson’s Sports Leadership Centers of America. His work is solely focused on facilities that improve the health and economic vitality of the communities they serve. With more than 24 Million visits into their facilities last year alone, Dev’s firms are improving communities through sport on a day to day basis. Dev will share his story from an abusive childhood that led him to attempt suicide at the age of 9, to his current role as a social entrepreneur. He will discuss the power of personal promises, self-coaching, and the concept of pursuing your very best self.

Dr. Coyte Cooper

Dr. Coyte Cooper is a bestselling author and international speaker committed to helping people live to their highest potential. He is a former NCAA All-American wrestler who was a college professor at the University of North Carolina for 7 years before moving away to become a full-time entrepreneur.

Frankie Soleil

Frankie Soleil is not the typical about to be junior year student at Hilliard Bradley High School. While her friends spend their Friday nights at the movies, she can be found singing on stage at local coffee shops. Music is her passion and has been her way to connect to the world around her.

Jim Smalley

Jim Smalley Graduated from Heidelberg University in 2010 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. He is a recipient HCSD’s Educator of Excellence award. Currently he serves in the role of an elementary technology teacher in HCSD. Passionate basketball coach for THE Hilliard Darby Panthers. Lives in Hilliard, OH with beautiful wife Danah and handsome dog Max.

Jimmie Bell

Inspiring, educating, and empowering others to Launch Your Legacy with the same blend of optimism, humor, and resolute determination that propelled him through his football career, Jimmie Bell utilizes his life experiences and setbacks- both on and off the gridiron – to inspire and encourage his audiences to “Launch Your Legacy!”

Kim Emch

Kim Emch is the Founder and Executive Director of Serving Our Neighbors (SON) Ministries. She graduated from Capital University (major economics, minors sociology and public speaking). She worked for eight years in the corporate world, gaining high-level business, customer service and corporate training skills. Kim moved to the nonprofit sector and worked for six years for UALC where she founded the Hilliard Free Summer Lunch Program in 2007. As this program grew to a year-round ministry partnering with children and families in poverty in a suburban setting, she founded Serving Our Neighbors (SON) Ministries in March 2009. Awards include: Young Church Woman 2008, Living Faith Award 2009, Asset Builder Award 2010, Sunny 95’s 20 Most Outstanding Women 2012 and Capital University’s 2012 Alumni Distinguished Service Award, 2016 Junior League of Columbus Community Award Winner. In 2015 the Hilliard Free Summer Lunch Program was named “Ohio’s summer nutrition program of the year by Children’s Hunger Alliance”. She sits on the board of Mission Columbus as of 12/2015 and the New American Advisory Council for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners 2017. One of 20 Columbus Ohio finalists for a 2017 Jefferson Award.

Ross Youngs

Ross Youngs is a serial entrepreneur and inventor who founded his first company in 1988 and went on to land on the INC 500 list of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies for 5 times. He was named the Nation's Business Person of the Year in 1998 and holds over 75 patents. Ross has extensive involvement in materials, processes, and products that range from the plastic industry to green energy and now pharmaceutical discovery.

Sharon Esswein

Sharon Esswein is in her 39th year as an educator. Currently she works in professional development where she serves students, teachers and also families. Her passion is inspiring learners and their families to be the best versions of themselves. She is an adjunct professor for Muskingum University and also serves on the board of The Literacy Connection. Sharon was part of the first Ohio State University Literacy Collaborative class where she was trained as a literacy coach and where her classroom was used as a pilot site for educator training. She traveled with Dr. Gay Su Pinnell and Dr. Andrea McCarrier showcasing student work and instructional strategies. Sharon worked as a visiting fellow at Trinity University in San Antonio for several years. Her awards include National Board Certification, the Pi Lambda Theta Educator Award, and the Hilliard Educator of Excellence award. She lives in Hilliard, Ohio with her husband Larry where she is inspired daily by her family.

Threat Level Midnight

Threat Level Midnight is 6-piece alternative rock band from Hilliard, Ohio. These six students were brought together through a class Hilliard's McVey Innovative Learning Center, where their curriculum was to become a band. They bring real life experiences and their unique instrumentation to their original music.

Zahra Khuhro

Zarha is a student at Hilliard Darby and winner of the 2017 Optimist Oratorical contest.