Lorien McKenna is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer. She was the Showrunner for the Emmy-winning YouTube/Kids at Play preschool show TAB TIME, the Co-Executive Producer for CURIOUS GEORGE, and has written and developed for NBC, Hulu, Comedy Central, Disney, and Netflix. As a Story Manager at Pixar Animation Studios, Lorien worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT, and THE GOOD DINOSAUR. She is a Script Editor for Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, and Screen Ireland and is a mentor at the Cinestory and Nostos Screenwriting Retreats.

Meg LeFauve is an Oscar-nominated writer and Peabody award-winning producer, as well as the co-writer on Pixar’s billion dollar movie, Inside Out 2. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing the script for Pixar's INSIDE OUT. She also wrote the script for Pixar’s THE GOOD DINOSAUR which was nominated for a Golden Globe. She wrote the story for Marvel’s CAPTAIN MARVEL, and wrote the script for Netflix/Cartoon Saloon film MY FATHER'S DRAGON which was nominated for two Annie Awards. As a producer with Jodie Foster’s company, she was nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe and the IFP Spirit Award. She has taught at AFI and served as the co-chair of the Graduate Producers Program at UCLA's School of Film and Television, where she taught master level story and development classes for over seven years.