Alex Linder is the owner of Fortitude Strength in Delmar, New York. He was a 2x All-American playing lacrosse for Ottawa University. He’s spent time coaching college lacrosse and teaching elementary education. Alex currently helps athletes achieve success on the field through his strength and conditioning programs at Fortitude Strength.

Eric Downey is a hitting coach and Assistant Baseball Coach for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.

Zach Breen is the Pitching Coach for Siena College Baseball. He’s also the Pitching Coach for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League and works as a Pitching Coach for the Baseball Health & Performance Institute.

Carson Curran is a YouTuber and TikToker who started recording hockey trick shot videos in 2013 to score free gear. Since then, he’s grown his YouTube Channel, Carson Hockey, to over 3 million subscribers and his TikTok account to over 1 million followers through posting unbelievable trick shots and crazy challenges.

Alex Jurczynski is the head coach for the Siena College Baseball program. Prior to Siena Alex spent six years on the coaching staff for Princeton Baseball where he was an assistant coach and the program’s recruiting coordinator. During his time there he helped develop 11 players who were either drafted or signed by MLB organizations. He also spent time as the assistant director of Prep Baseball Report.

Casey Powell is an accomplished lacrosse player. While playing for Syracuse University, he was a four time All American and two-time National Player of the Year. He was selected to play on four United States National teams and was captain of Team USA in 2006, 2011 and again in 2015. He is named to the Inside Lacrosse All-Century team, MLL All-Decade team, North Country Sports Hall Of Fame, Upstate Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Casey is the owner and director of lacrosse education for CP Lacrosse which runs camps, clinics, and tournaments nationally. Along with his brothers, their brand Powell Lacrosse designs, manufactures, and sells the world’s best lacrosse sticks.

He is also the founder of SPEED Lacrosse™ and co-founder of The Casey Powell World Lacrosse Foundation which supports severely injured and sick lacrosse players.

Neal Sandin is the owner of 643 Research. He’s an experienced moderator and a member of the Qualitative Research Consultants Organization, driven to find the key insights that help brands fulfill their promise while strengthening their position within the marketplace. With expertise in all aspects of qualitative research, from screener/discussion guide design and recruitment to moderation and reporting/analysis, he believes that it is not enough just to find out what makes your customers “tick” but to find the ways to make them into advocates for your brand.

With several years of experience, Neal has successfully completed numerous projects across a variety of sectors, such as finance, healthcare, food and beverage, durable and fast-moving consumer goods, consumer electronics, automotive, and IT. Throughout his career, ranging from ad/concept testing to customer loyalty, he is constantly and proactively striving to find new and better methodologies to gain greater insights for his clients.

Mike McFerran is the Director of Player Development and Wake Pitching Lab Coordinator for Wake Forest Baseball. McFerran’s role serves to interpret and define the developmental direction of throwing athletes in collaboration with coaching and support staff, while using the advancement of data and technology to maximize their performance and minimize their risk of injury.

McFerran is also responsible in heading the successful Bridge Seminar at Wake Forest, an offseason weekend event designed to help professionals in all areas of the game to collaborate better on how they can use the newest advancements in science, data, and technology to develop athletes.

Steve Silverman is the host of the Useless Information Podcast, where he shares fascinating stories from the flip side of history. He taught both high school Physics and Earth Science for thirty years. It’s here where he originally started collecting these stories to make his classes more interesting. He’s also the author of Einstein’s Refrigerator, Lindbergh’s Artificial Heart, and The Flip Side of History. You can find his podcast, books, and more at uselessinformation.org.

Matt Curbeau is a cyclist and CPA. He competed in triathlon professionally. Him and his wife Kait started Ride4Claire with Boston Children’s Hospital, a fundraiser, to help raise money for children and families to ensure they receive the best care and experience possible during times of need.

Dr. Gerald Stulc is a retired cancer surgeon with a life-long study of military and medical history. He served for over fifteen years as flight surgeon in the US Navy Reserves, retiring as Captain. Following retirement, he obtained his MFA degree in Creative Writing.

He is the author of numerous scientific papers, and articles and presentations on military and medical history. He is currently writing a creative nonfiction book on the history of military medicine, from Greece and Rome, to Iraq and Afghanistan. His work can be found at theliteraryphysician.com and check out his latest book The Surgion's Mate.

Dan Gabelman is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Union College, where their hockey team won the National Championship in 2014. In his role, he supervises and applies the strength and conditioning programs for more than 600 student-athletes across 26 sports.

Gabelman came to Union from Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MBSC), one of the most respected strength and conditioning coaches in the field. He served three years as a strength and conditioning coach as well as a private trainer. Gabelman's responsibilities included program design, strength training, mobility and activation, Olympic lifting, system development and drill development and scheduling. He also educated athletes on nutrition, goals, recovery, and success in life.

Tay Fisher is the founder of Tay Fisher’s Fundamental Basketball Camp. He is also known as “Firefly” playing basketball for the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters from 2009-2019. Tay received a master’s degree in education from the College of Saint Rose and studied psychology during his undergrad where he led the Siena Men’s Basketball Team to a MAAC Tournament Championship, and a first-round 13th seed upset in 2008. You can watch his documentary FIREFLY: The Tay Fisher Story on HUDSY TV.

Tom Smalley received his Masters of Science in Exercise and Sports Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from Merrimack College. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition, he holds a USAW Level 1 Weightlifting Coaching certification and a Level 1 Coaching certification from Precision Nutrition.

He is currently the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Impact Athletic Center and co-created Anxiety in Athletes – a task force and online resource center with the help of the IOCDF. Smalley has a strong passion for weightlifting and began competing in 2021, 8 years after his mental health forced him to put a halt to his athletic career. He’s also the host of Small’s Talk, a podcast, where he takes you on a faith-filled journey to de-stigmatize mental health in athletics and uncover your path to peak performance. You can learn more about Tom at struggleintostrength.com.

Alison Synakowski is the Clinic Director, a Physical Therapist, and an Athletic Trainer for Suarez Sports & Orthopedic Physical Therapy. She has a passion for working with female athletes to return to sport following an injury, reduce the risk of injury and increase overall performance.

Alison is trained and experienced in advanced ACL prevention and rehabilitation. She received her Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certification to treat golfers and is currently Medical Level 2 certified. Alison has also been trained in well-known techniques such as McKenzie, SFMA, and Maitland and has experience getting to the root cause of chronic pain. She loves to treat people who have previously been told there is no hope to get them out of pain and then watch them progress back to being themselves!

She’s also the host of the BODY Movement Podcast with her brother where she debunks myths of western medicine, pain management, physical therapy & overall well-being.

Nick Davey was the head coach of the Albany Dutchmen of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League for thirteen seasons. During his time there 42 Dutchmen were selected in the MLB Draft. He also spent time coaching baseball at The College of Saint Rose and is currently a teacher at Albany High School.

Matt Pierce is a pitching coach for CDSF Pitching and teaches one-on-one special education while pursuing a master’s degree in early childhood education. He combines his experiences in athletics, education, and coaching to positively impact the youth. Matt Degennaro is a case worker for social services and Jordan Sirani is the executive producer of the Off Exit 10 Podcast and a freelance writer for IGN.

Cindy Schmehl is the Executive Director of To Love a Child, Inc, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance to impoverished children and their families throughout the world to help create a better ​future and quality of life for all. They have extensive projects in two villages in Zimbabwe, Africa, one village in Haiti, and support many efforts in the USA.

She was named the 2022 Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Impact Sector Volunteer Award.

Jodi Plante has been competing in triathlon for 18 years and has competed in the Ironman World Championships. She is also an architectural assistant for Olsen Associates.