Nolan Haims

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Nolan Haims has decades of experience designing visual communications for the largest brands and organizations. He trains organizations to communicate more visually and create compelling stories with data. Nolan speaks at national conferences, writes extensively on visual storytelling, and is one of the co-hosts of the long-running Presentation Podcast. As one of only 15 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the U.S., he regularly advises the PowerPoint development team on the industry standard software. He is the author of thebetterdeckdeck.com and runs his own design consultancy in Montclair, NJ.

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Jesús Ramirez

Jesús Ramirez

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Jesús Ramirez is a digital graphics expert, speaker, and educator specializing in Adobe Photoshop. Jesús has over 16 years of professional design experience and has worked with clients such as Adobe, Microsoft, Motorola, and Conde Nast.

Jesús is best known as the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel, one of the most popular Photoshop YouTube channels in the world with 1.8 million subscribers. You can find his articles and tutorials in many well-known publications and blogs, including the Adobe Creative Cloud Blog, Adobe’s Create Magazine, and Photoshop User Magazine.

Jesús has been a speaker at many industry-related events worldwide. Including events in Australia, Asia, and Latin America. Most notably Adobe MAX, Adobe SUMMIT, Adobe MAKE IT, CreativePro, CreativeLive, Talent Land, PhotoPlus, Photoshop World, Pluralsight LIVE, and WPPI.

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Lisa Carney

Lisa Carney

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I’m an entertainment retoucher with a photographer’s soul. My work tells stories rendered in pure light. Because, at the end of the day, it’s all about the light. Capturing it. Refining it. Harnessing it to create mood. Theme. Stories. I have worked in the entertainment ad industry for the last 30 years.

Graduated from Art Center College of Design with a BS in Photography. My undergraduate study was in Art History/Studio Arts minor from San Francisco State University.

I’ve had the privilege to live in Italy and France throughout my career. Now I call California my home.

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Tony Harmer

Tony Harmer

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Tony Harmer, also known as The Design Ninja, is a creative Swiss-army-knife and learning-content author with over four decades of experience in the creative world. Currently serving as the Chief Entertainment Officer of DN:TV, Tony has a diverse background that includes working as a press operator, concept artist in IP development, and designer/illustrator. He has also been a regular contributing writer for Computer Arts, creating engaging articles and videos on InDesign and Photoshop projects.

Tony’s impressive list of certifications reflects his expertise and reputation as a respected instructor in numerous applications. He has conducted graphic production and animation training worldwide, which ultimately led to his employment as a specialist solutions consultant at Adobe. During his tenure, he worked closely with major brands and design companies, contributing to their workflows. Although he left Adobe in 2018, Tony maintains his connection to the company as a guest and host on Adobe Live in the UK and USA.

As an author, Tony has created several popular video titles for LinkedIn Learning, attracting over 2.2 million learners. He is also an avid live-streamer, regularly streaming weekly.

Tony’s captivating speaking style and offbeat sessions have earned him popularity as a speaker and presenter. His sessions are filled with a wealth of tips, techniques, insights, and inspirations, delivered with a contagious sense of humor and enthusiasm.

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Jole Simmons

Jole Simmons

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Jole Simmons is a seasoned presentation designer, LinkedIn Learning author and podcast host living in the Bay Area. Nicknamed “The Presentation Guy” by some of his early clients, he adopted that as the name of his design company and has never looked back. Jole is originally from Maryland and saw the need for presentation designers in Silicon Valley, so he moved to San Francisco to work on presentations for large companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, Gap, and Workday. He’s now a LinkedIn Learning author with several classes under his belt, and recently started a podcast “Presentation Junkies” with his good friend Lisa Marie Grillos. He currently lives in Daly City, CA and has an amazing 11-year-old daughter named Mia.

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Bart Van de Wiele

Bart Van de Wiele

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Bart is a trainer, worldwide public speaker, LinkedIn Learning author and author of the book “Photoshop-Illustrator and InDesign Collaboration & Workflow”. He is based in Belgium and works for Adobe as Head of Solutions Consulting and Tech Evangelism where his team of product experts help customers reach their business objectives using Adobe’s digital media solutions.

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Laurie Ruhlin

Laurie Ruhlin

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Laurie is an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign and Illustrator and an active user of many of the Creative Cloud programs in her graphic design business. She provides classroom and custom training both live and online as a consultant. This will be her seventh CreativePro Week as a speaker.

In addition to her teaching and speaking, she is a graphic designer, developing brochures, catalogs, newsletters, logos and interactive documents for a wide variety of clients. She is the author of a course for Ajar Productions – Creating your First Interactive Document with InDesign and in5. She is a writer for InDesign Magazine and has several videos on the InDesign Secrets YouTube channel. From her diverse graphic design and consulting work, Laurie brings a wide variety of real-world knowledge into the classroom.

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Khara Plicanic

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A camera slinging design geek and Adobe nerd, Khara’s a natural born teacher who’s been sharing inspiration & know-how with fellow creatives around the globe for more than 15 years. Khara’s proud to have authored several books for Peach Pit and Rocky Nook Press and enjoys contributing to CreativePro Magazine. When she’s not presenting at creative industry events, making futile attempts at reclaiming hard drive space, or searching the sofa cushions for a runaway Wacom pen, Khara can be found plotting her next craft project, catching up with her favorite late night hosts, or trying to remember where she left her phone.

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Laura Coyle

Laura Coyle

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In her 25-year career, Laura Coyle has illustrated for major brands, including Target, Hallmark, Hasbro, Amazon, Disney, and Papyrus — all while creating in Adobe Illustrator. As an instructor, she loves making Illustrator accessible and teaching you the “why” behind her techniques.

From her studio in Atlanta, Laura teaches at her online Illustrator community and presents monthly tutorials at Pattern Observer’s Textile Design Lab. On Laura’s YouTube channel, you’ll find tips on working between Adobe Fresco, Express, and Illustrator, with a playlist of tutorials especially for working with Illustrator on the iPad. Laura has been a speaker for Wacom, CreativePro Week, and Adobe MAX.

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Theresa Jackson

Theresa Jackson

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Theresa Jackson is an instructional designer at EOS Worldwide where she oversees training content for EOS Implementers (business coaches) and their clients. She also teaches Adobe Illustrator for MiraCosta Community college students. Outside of her employment, Theresa is a photography and graphic arts industry leader. She teaches workshops, speaks at conferences, and is a member of the Adobe Community Expert community. Theresa has multiple courses on LinkedIn Learning, including Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimension and Capture.

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