Erik Felsted
Erik Felsted is a serial entrepreneur, finance executive, and private equity fund manager with a track record of founding and advising hundreds of start-ups.
As a Senior Manager at EY, he left the CPA firm to create the following ventures: S2.com, Entirenet, Agemni, Arch Dental, Freedom Consulting Group, Residual Ventures, and RV Park Capital Partners. With expertise spanning private equity transactions, investment management, commercial real estate, corporate finance, technology, mergers & acquisitions, and tax and legal structuring, Erik has guided companies through every stage of growth through exit. He has successfully raised and managed over $30m of private investment funds, while leading investors, partners, vendors, and consultants across diverse industries.
Recognized for his integrity, creativity, self-motivation, and leadership, Erik thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. Today, Erik is channeling his talents and experience into a new passion: building a movement through film. The Known By Name Foundation will be producing stories that matter, committing to bringing more goodness and light into the world—one powerful story at a time.
Jared Shores
Jared Shores is an Emmy Award–winning producer and co-creator of Studio C, one of YouTube’s most successful comedy series. His work spans billions of views across digital platforms and includes the Oscar-shortlisted film Refugee, as well as collaborations with Imagine Dragons and Chick-fil-A.
He is the founder of Crux Media, a production and strategy firm that partners with leading brands and creators to build scalable, story-driven content systems. Jared specializes in bridging cinematic storytelling with digital reach—positioning films and projects to capture both critical acclaim and mass audience impact.
Kensington Rhodes
Entrepreneur, Polyglot (Korean, Japanese, and Spanish) and Co-Founder of Viddy Studio. Kensington first met Jiyeon in Korea in 2013 and was lucky enough to be one of the first people to hear Jake and JiYeon’s story and is excited to get that story out to the world. His expertise is in the Korean language and culture, entrepreneurship, and branding and social media strategy.
Matt Doherty
After starring in all three Mighty Ducks films, Matthew escaped to Northwestern University where he had a conversion to the road less travelled. A prolific hyphenate who has penned several comedies of oppression, and a complete Chicagoland cycle examining the double wounds of class war and fragile masculinity under things like race. He’s been on stage at the Steppenwolf and been interrogated on many hour-long crime dramas.
He is a Woodward / Newman finalist and Risk modern tragedy award runner up. Other notable placements / considerations include AFF, Screencraft, CS Diverse Voices, Golden Voice, Shore Scripts, Cinequest, Humanitas, Final Draft Big Break, and the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship. A Madlabs Moving Arts alum, and in-demand story consultant, he has ghost-written for Academy award nominated directors and facilitates writing groups in treatment facilities and advocates for survivors.
Most recently, he finished work on an original comedy record which will remain anonymous because it has a mock-fake news legacy, his BROTHERS PLAY debuted to critical and financial success and was showcased at national conferences for NOMAS and at SNAP back in 2023 and – his debut feature film, FAILED STATE is about to begin its festival run. An avid finger style guitarist and proud puppy papa of a husky named Chekhov, you can find him in the mountains or atwww.asongofourselves.comHe is thrilled and humbled to be working with Known Films to help bring impact stories to the screen at a time when they are needed most. He believes the Renaissance always follows the plague. Which is why he sometimes jokingly says “I’m a Renaissance Man… just don’t ask me to spell it.”
Heidi Tucker
Heidi is an award-winning author and speaker. She has won multiple awards for her books which include A Necessary Lie, Bridge of Miracles, The Secret Keepers, and Finding Hope in the Journey. Her passion for writing and speaking about light and hope has inspired thousands.
Heidi is known as a great storyteller who believes that every story not only teaches an important principle, but can make you feel it. She has inspired many to rise up, cling to their faith, and position their hearts to recognize God’s hand in their life.
When Heidi isn’t writing her next book or speaking at a conference, you’ll find her spending time outdoors with her husband, four grown children and eleven grandchildren.
You can contact Heidi on her Facebook and Instagram social media platforms or her website at HeidiTucker.com. She loves sunflowers, hiking, and ice cream . . . not necessarily in that order.
