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Sean Stephenson Sean Stephenson speaker. psychotherapist. life embracer.

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Simon Mainwaring Simon Mainwaring creator. writer. idea geek.

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Mathieu Bitton Mathieu Bitton Designer. Art Director. Passionate Creator.

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Jorge Perez Jorge Perez Agent. Producer. Photography Enthusiast.

Opus Reps founder and agent-producer Jorge Perez travels the world producing photo shoots with great photographers and celebrities. He's also very involved with Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles. www.opusreps.com

 

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Risa Binder Risa Binder musical storyteller. inspired singer. life sharer.

Risa Binder is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter. Her debut album "Paper Heart" was released last February and has been spotlighted by Entertainment Tonight, Billboard, and the Wall Street Journal. [risabinder.com]

In 1998, the house I grew up in burned down. We lost everything. Luckily no one was hurt. The only way I can describe that day was that the series of events seemed to happen in slow motion. Firefighters put out the fire while a snack track pulled up in front of our house and asked if anyone wanted a soda. Bizarre but true. I found some strange humor in that moment and was the only one who said, “Sure, I’ll have a coca-cola.”

So I drank a Coke and watched my house burn down. People I hadn’t seen since grade school showed up to help us clean. Someone rescued the pot roast in our oven, and we had dinner and slept at a neighbor’s house that night. The next day my parents, sister, and I went to buy clothes since we didn’t have any left. My dad made us laugh by purchasing a pair of shoes and saying “Look girls, these shoes would go great with my…”

I realized in that moment, as my dad held up his new pair of shoes, the first and only new thing he owned, that what matters most is not the things we surround ourselves with, but the people we choose to share our lives with.

It’s the people in my life that continue to inspire me to write and perform.

– Risa Binder

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