Marlon McKenney is a San Francisco-based author, illustrator, and creative director with over 20 years of professional advertising experience working in San Francisco's top ad agencies. Marlon specializes in narrative storytelling via motion graphics, video, interactive, and illustration. In 2016, he founded the independent publishing company, Conscious Culture Publishing, that focuses primarily on delivering diverse multicultural content to educate and empower children across the globe. Marlon McKenney is a San Francisco-based author, illustrator, and creative director with over 20 years of professional advertising experience working in San Francisco's top ad agencies. Marlon specializes in narrative storytelling via motion graphics, video, interactive, and illustration. In 2016, he founded the independent publishing company, Conscious Culture Publishing, that focuses primarily on delivering diverse multicultural content to educate and empower children across the globe. Julia Akpan is a Bay Area Content Strategist with over 15 years of writing experience, editing and developing print, online, and mobile products. She currently focuses on providing clear and cohesive content strategy for print, online and mobile experiences.