Yuka Kobayashi has over 20 years of experience in the Entertainment Industry. Ms. Kobayashi has spent the past 14 years as Director of New Media and Alternative Content at Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. POW! Entertainment, Inc. creates, develops, and licenses intellectual properties for traditional entertainment media, including: feature length films in live action and animation, television programming, merchandising and related ancillary markets. Ms. Kobayashi has developed a unique understanding on how to lead, plan, and execute: Digital Media and Strategy, Content Development, Social Media, Licensing, Event Coordinating, Marketing, and Brand Management. She also continues to produce independent feature films, short films, music videos, and short form digital content in her free time.
April Wade’s first performance was at age 3 on her Grandma’s front lawn; she was a Twinkie made out of butcher paper. As an actress and producer in Los Angeles, she continues to play make believe – this time professionally.
After attending Chapman University to obtain a BFA in Theatre/Film and starring in numerous projects, April Wade opened Actors Creative Workshop in Spring 2004 and owned and operated the studio until selling it in Summer 2010. Creating Women on Top Productions, April’s first major project, Junction, is a quirky independent film that was completed in January 2008 and took the Audience Award at the 11th Annual Dances with Films festival in July 2008.