Creators and Guests

Host of Unfiltered Union

Host of Unfiltered Union and Midnight Signals

Brian Estes is the CIO of Off the Chain Capital which manages the #1 performing blockchain fund in the Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Universe from 2016-2021. Brian has been a VC in blockchain for 10 years and has advised, mentored and/or financed 6 blockchain companies that have a combined value of over $50B today. In addition to running blockchain asset funds, he teaches blockchain and digital asset investing classes at University of Cambridge UK, Washington University, and Morgan State University’s Center of Blockchain and Financial Technology. Brian earned his BA in Economics from the University of Illinois, his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis with high honors, and did is study abroad at University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics. For fun Brian has been an active pilot and aircraft owner for 34 years and has over 2200 hours of flight time logged.

Casper Van Dien is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Rico in the 1997 science fiction film "Starship Troopers."

Charlie Marks is a banjo & guitar picking folk singer from outside Reno, Nevada. Charlie blends together traditional and original folk tunes to weave together heartfelt stories. Charlie is also a poet and writer and aspiring chicken farmer.

My expertise is making complex topics easy to understand by a variety of audiences - in this case, demystifying Bitcoin investing. To date, I have helped over 80 investors on their journeys to create generational wealth with Bitcoin. None of them were tech experts, financial gurus, or economists. All of them learned a ton and enjoy a positive return.

The youngest of five, David Arquette was born in Winchester, Virginia and is part of the illustrious Arquette family, whose work has spread over several generations. His parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other children: Rosanna Arquette, Richmond Arquette, Patricia Arquette, and Alexis Arquette, all actors. His paternal grandfather, Cliff Arquette, was also an entertainer. David's mother was from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Poland and Russia), while David's father had French-Canadian, Swiss-German, and English ancestry.

Growing up in a conflictive household in Venezuela, life always felt safer in my own head. When I left my home to study abroad, I did not realize that along with my belongings, I was bringing with me invisible wounds of trauma, and all the coping mechanisms I had learned as a kid. It took a miserable college experience, moving countries again, a marriage and a divorce, a wonderful therapist and my discovery of psychedelics as tools for mental health, for me to start piecing together the puzzle that held the answers to who I was. Today I can say that putting in the effort to find myself was the single most meaningful decision of my life, and I reap the benefits of it on a daily basis. I now dedicate my life to offering others guidance as they navigate their own process of self-discovery and self-connection, focusing on the safe and responsible use of psychedelics as powerful tools for the exploration of the psychological, emotional and spiritual landscape that hold the secrets to who we are.

Joe Gatto is an improvisational comedian, actor, and producer from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He is a former member of the Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of Sal Vulcano, James Murray, and Brian Quinn, and of course Impractical Jokers.

Serial Entrepreneur. World Traveler. Grower of Humans. Positive Pollinator.

Personal Trainer + Nutritionist

Rev. Katie O'Dunne is the founder of Faith & Mental Health Integrative Services, an organization helping individuals with OCD and related disorders live into their faith traditions as they navigate evidence-based treatment. Prior to this, she spent 7 years serving as the Academy Chaplain and the Pauline and R.L. Brand Jr. '35 Chair of Religious Studies at Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. While serving in this role, she also served as a consultant on interfaith programming for schools around the country. Katie is proud to be an IOCDF lead advocate, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and an endurance athlete tackling 50 ultra-marathons for OCD. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at Vanderbilt to continue with her focus on faith & mental health. She graduated from Candler School of Theology at Emory with her Master of Divinity and Certificate of Religion & Health in May 2015.

Kayleigh “Kay” grew up outside of Philadelphia with a deep love and longing for the ocean and curiosity of its inhabitants. Kay has a Bachelor of Science in Ecotourism & completed the Marine Option Program at the University of Hawaii, as well as a shark specialty course with Queensland University and Cornell University. She’s been living in Hawaii for 12 years and was able to further her love of the ocean and learn invaluable information about safety and sharks from the amazing team at One Ocean Diving from 2015-2020. Kay has guided ocean goers of all walks of life at home in Hawai’i, as well as around the globe with her Kaimana Expeditions. Kay is passionate about connecting people to the ocean in a deeper way and inspiring others to change their daily habits to better benefit the natural world. Onboard Kay will teach you how to properly interact with animals, safely interact with sharks, the importance of cutting out single-use plastics, which sunscreens are safe for the reef, and more!

Kelly Estes is founder and President of the Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow Foundation, a non-profit that provides bridge scholarships to private high schools and colleges for high-need, high-achieving students to help break the cycle of poverty through education. Kelly has devoted the last thirty years to education as a teacher and as the Graduate Support Director of an enrichment program that provided programming and advisement in a school district where 95% of the students grew up in generational poverty.

No, she won't do your taxes. But she will challenge you to a push-up competition any day of the week. She is a Penn State Graduate who started her academic career online while serving overseas in Afghanistan. She served in the PA Army National Guard for 6 years as a supply & petroleum specialist for an Apache Helicopter Aviation Unit & a Military Police Unit later in her military career. She joined Wolters Kluwer as a tax analyst in 2022 and has spent the majority of her career doing trust and estate tax preparation. She enjoys kayaking, biking, and going to the gym. She volunteers with the Lady Scouts, Penn State Shenango Alumni Association, and Grace Chapel Community Church. She is happily married and has a five-year old daughter, Noelle who keeps them on their toes.

Phoebe is a mindset and peak performance coach that helps entrepreneurs take back their time and energy to start enjoying their life & business again. After spending a decade working her way up through nearly every role in business to operating 7-figure companies, she found that business strategy is only about 10% of the recipe for success. The other 90%, that is often overlooked, is tied to mindset. Her methods blend business growth strategies, mindset work, and self-mastery practices that lead not just to growth in business, but in all areas of life.

An independent researcher originally from Lebanon, currently living in Bahrain, focusing on ancient civilizations, mythologies, ufology and conspiracy theories as well as a spiritual investigator into the beyond and the paranormal, studying NDEs and OBEs and the nature of reality.

My background prior to becoming a coral biologist is microplastics research and sea-turtle rehabilitation. After relocating to the keys, I have had the opportunity to be on the forefront to restore our local reefs while also running a science communications page, publishing my first book, mentoring marine science students, and now hosting wildlife trips worldwide. My passion is inspiring future marine scientists and sharing my knowledge of our oceans.