ADVISORY BOARD
Taylor Major
Taylor Major is an experienced entertainment attorney with a focus in television and film production. He currently serves as a Senior Counsel on the Non-Scripted Business & Legal Affairs team at Endeavor where he plays a pivotal role in developing and producing a diverse state of premium non-scripted content.
Prior to Endeavor, Taylor held positions at numerous entertainment and tech companies and worked on iconic, high-profile projects like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, The Challenge, The Real World, and The Shaq Documentary Series.
Taylor is a proud alumnus of The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. During his time at Michigan, Major was the beneficiary of over $100,000 in scholarships. After graduating from Michigan, Major served a brief tenure at an international logistics firm before attending law school at the George Washington University Law School.
Originally hailing from Charlotte, NC, Taylor now calls New York City home.
In his spare time, Taylor enjoys playing tennis, spending time with family and friends, and fostering his budding interest in DJing.
JC Stiassni
JC Stiassni attended George Washington University, where he graduated with honors in History. After college he was chosen as one of 5,300 Teach for America Corps Members to address one of America’s most glaring inequalities, poor elementary education. Selected from 50,000 applicants, he was a fourth grade teacher. Throughout the experience JC prided himself on the strong relationships he maintained with students, parents, colleagues and community members. JC leveraged these connections to lead a field trip for students to visit the Ohio State University, tour the Ohio Capitol and meet with their representatives.
JC completed his commitment with Teach for America in June 2016. Since then, he has transitioned into urban real estate development. He currently works as a commercial real estate agent and real estate investor. Just as education is an equalizer in society, he sees the opportunity to bring value to property as a strong long-term investment, which will enrich individuals, communities and cities.
JC lives in Cleveland, Ohio and enjoys exercise, good food, arts (especially movies and books) and basketball.
Michael Gardner
Michael is a Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts at LinkedIn. In this role, he leads a sales team that helps LinkedIn’s top customers leverage the power of LinkedIn to accelerate business growth.
Prior to joining LinkedIn, he spent a decade at Google, helping customers and agency partners of all sizes leverage Google Ads to profitably grow their business.
Over the years, Michael made significant contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, building and scaling programs locally, nationally, and globally. He was even recognized in a Fortune magazine cover story for some of his inclusion initiatives.
Michael graduated from the University of Michigan, where he studied Business and Spanish. He lives in Michigan with his wife and 2 kids.