Security Check: I’m a scientist, a communicator, and a TV/Internet host. My job is making scientific topics understandable and relevant to non-experts. Follow me on twitter and instagram.  What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I am a former Hell’s Kitchen resident and modern dancer at the Ailey School in NYC turned science edutainer…

Security Check: I’m Brandon, and I connect entertainment, tech, and philanthropy to build really fun action campaigns that support causes with Urgency Network.  What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I played in a band in Pennsylvania from ages 17-24 and most of our teams were based in New York & LA. When…

Security Check: Liz in the founder and CEO of Runway Passport which helps emerging designers in cities around the world get discovered. Check them out and vote for them to win FedEx’s Small Business Grant.  What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I grew up in NYC. I absolutely hate winter there but love…

Security Check: Dave Whelan: Strategy consultant. Business builder. Advisor. Confidant. Entrepreneur. LA, NY, SF. Father (x2), husband (x1), foodie, and photographer, in my spare time. Building businesses & inspiring entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology, health, and wellness. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? Both LA and NY are adopted but important…

Security Check: I’m Emily, and I’m all about fundraising, event planning, short-lived hobbies (lately playing ukulele, being a foster mom for kittens, and writing limericks). What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I grew up in the Bronx, and currently am based in Upper Manhattan. I have lived in and traveled to LA…

Security Check: Feel free to call me Bella. I’m an obsessive compulsive inventor. I work as an innovation consultant and run my own startup called Never Liked It Anyway. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? New York has been my home for the last 5 years and LA is set to become…

Security Check: (Technically) at GLG Share, and (usually) a Protagonist. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I started flying to LA while at Harvard mainly to film celebrities speaking out against child sex trafficking on behalf of my nonprofit, Minga. I fell in love with LA and my (now) best friends there….

Security Check: Currently Ashley does things in emerging tech; mostly 3d printing and bitcoin. She’s also working on developing an event series that brings together do-gooders, entrepreneurs, creatives, techno-anarchists, criminals and politicians to create a dialogue around topics and ideas that are ugly, controversial, and/or misunderstood. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I’ve always…

Security Check: Megan is the Business Development and Investor Relations manager @ FundedBuy and the Venture Consultant @ Comcast Ventures. She also has impeccible taste in music, food, and people (according to Erica, that is). What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I moved to L.A. to do a music business program at…

Security Check: Erin is a DJ and Music Producer turned Product Design guy, find out more here.  What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I think my historical connection to big cities has a lot to do with how I was raised. I grew up in an inner-city neighborhood Minneapolis, MN that was pretty…

Security Check: Adam Braun, Founder of Pencils of Promise and NYTimes Bestselling author of The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I’ve lived in New York for almost 7 years, but two of my brothers live in LA, so I…

Security Check: Shauna is a bioethicist and smart cities geek, currently Director of Community and Innovation at the Goldhirsh Foundation/LA2050. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection?I’m pushing four years in Los Angeles (whoa!) and before that, went to grad school in NYC. Describe your experience in LA and your experience in NYC…