As COO and Publisher Bill played a key role on the management team that transformed Marvel from a near-bankrupt comic publisher and toy company into the best turnaround story of the millennium. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Madison Square Garden Sports and Entertainment; President of Fleer/SkyBox, and Vice President of Business Affairs for the National Basketball Association. Bill is a Harvard Law School and Rutgers College graduate.  In 2018, Bill co-founded Artists Writers & Artisans, and served as CEO until he resigned in May 2022 to work with non-profit organizations focused on environmental causes.

Frank has set the bar in successfully delivering branded content to global audiences in key sales, distribution, financial and custom publishing roles.

Spending the bulk of his career at Random House, HarperCollins and Simon and Schuster, his time at the NBA set the stage as the person to make top sport celebrity bios happen. With stints under Bill Jemas at Marvel and AWA Studios he solidified his expertise in delivering to both tradition and alternative content markets.

Jeff is a storyteller who has spent his life focused on the things people do for fun, from games and hobbies to comic books and podcasts. He loves building and managing teams of incredible people and empowering them to do the most fulfilling work of their careers.

He is also a senior level marketing executive with a unique blend of over 40 years of podcast marketing, social media community building, promotional partnerships, advertising, branding, marketing, paid and organic search, direct response, analytics, and game design. Along the way, he’s helped build a leading podcast brand and million-plus-subscriber YouTube channel at StarTalk, created multinational promotions for global brands as Creative Director for Corporate Marketing at Marvel,, and co-designed critically acclaimed trading card and role-playing games.

Oh yeah, and he writes science fiction.

The artworks behind Jeff are "Raven" and "Eagle" by Tlingit master carver and artist Wayne Price.

Though not initially a "bird person," Josef has a profound respect for the great outdoors. Throughout his career as a senior marketing executive, he developed the strategic expertise that now helps power Chirp Up's mission.

Josef, the Direct Maestro, has a seasoned career building and growing business and he brings a wealth of experience and personality to the world of marketing. When he’s not crafting compelling marketing narratives or driving customer acquisitions efforts, Josef can be found pedaling through scenic routes on his bicycle or Peloton, savoring the simplicity of loose tea, indulging in the richness of dark chocolate, and embracing everything related to fermenting veggies.

It’s not just about marketing for Josef; it’s about making a difference, driving change, and enhancing lives.

Chelsie has set the bar in delivering streamlined digital ecosystems across industries, managing millions of assets with precision and impact. With 15+ years at NBC, Universal, and Visit Orlando, she’s led large-scale DAM implementations, metadata overhauls, and audits that transform chaos into clarity. Known for balancing scale with creativity, she makes digital content work smarter for global teams.

Kenji began his art career spray painting the New York City Subway system and running in the same circles as Keith Haring and other graffiti legends. He was among the first to feature works in art galleries that led to a distinguished creative career in Apparel & Textile technology and creative direction. Kenji is responsible for designing the best selling app for Major League Baseball - “At-Bat”, with over 50 million users.
His work has been featured in commercials, several books and a feature film. He continues to paint large-scale murals and show in major galleries in the United States and abroad.

Semi-Retired, his friend Fred the Great Blue Heron teases him on a weekly basis over his lack of fishing skills.

Lisa recently concluded a 40+ year special sales/markets career in publishing.  She worked for, among others, Simon & Schuster, Rodale, and her last 15 years at Penguin Random House. 

With more available time now, she spends it volunteering in New York City for both the Wild Bird Fund and NYC Bird Alliance’s (formerly NYC Audubon) Project Safe Flight. 

 On four separate jungle stints, Lisa has volunteered for: The Macaw Society in both the Peruvian Amazon and Costa Rica’s Bosque Escondido and OSA Conservation in Costa Rica’s OSA Peninsula. Often traveling around the globe, she is never without binoculars and camera in order to see and photograph new birds.  Songbird migration, twice a year, through New York City’s Central Park is always a highly-anticipated event for Lisa.

Matt Starr is an avid bird watcher and artist from the Midwest. Birds are one of his favorite subjects that he is inspired to paint. Matt’s painting of a bobwhite quail was chosen in a Wingspan Fan Art Card set. He has painted all 50 of the state birds and flowers as part of a painting collection and in a book called “Wings and Blossoms Across America.”

Matt has prints, products and books available of his bird art that can be found from the links on his website.