Filmmaker | Kingdom Studios

Along with his brother, Jon began his career as a teenager working for ESPN as a camera operator in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Jon worked as a sports cameraman and covered University of Alabama games all over the country and also worked with ESPN College Football Primetime, FOX NFL, and the NBA. In 2002, he founded a production company with his brother, Andrew. Their first ventures were commercials, documentaries and music videos. The brothers soon were directing videos and producing concerts and television programs for platinum recording artists such as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet and others and received eleven GMA Dove Awards nominations and 3 wins for Music Video of the Year.

Alongside their award-winning music videos, Jon and Andrew have also produced and directed several documentaries. These include the multi-award winning 9/11 story, “The Cross and the Towers”.

In 2010, Jon and Andrew began exclusively developing dramatic feature films. Their features have all opened in the top ten box office on opening weekend and they have received the coveted A+ Cinema Score twice. Their features include OCTOBER BABY, MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, WOODLAWN and the 2018 surprise hit I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, which became the #1 independent film of 2018, earning over $83 million at the box office.

In 2019, Jon and Andrew launched Kingdom Studios, alongside their partners Kevin Downes and Tony Young, with a first-look deal with Lionsgate. The first film from that venture is I STILL BELIEVE, a biopic about CCM megastar Jeremy Camp slated for 3/20/20.

Jon serves as Chief Executive Officer at Kingdom Studios as well as writes and co-directs feature films with Andrew. He is also the author of the upcoming book For Love and Honor, which tells the amazing true story of his grandfather Red Erwin, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWII. It is slated for publication in 2020.

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• Impact Foundation

CEO | Impact Foundation

Bio:

As Impact Foundation’s CEO, Jeff brings extensive experience and acumen in business development and fundraising to the leadership of Impact Foundation. Prior to launching Impact Foundation, Jeff spent 12 years at the National Christian Foundation (NCF) concentrating on network expansion. His affiliate team grew annual charitable contributions from $40 million to more than $850 million and raised more than $4 billion for Kingdom impact and positive change. In addition, Jeff has developed and led efforts to extend this model globally, with a focus on Asian markets through Global Generosity Foundation. Recently, he launched a platform in Hong Kong to serve greater China. Having served on several nonprofit boards, including The Gathering, Seed Company and currently as Chairman of the Board of Axis, Jeff brings a depth of corporate governance experience.

Life:

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife Jacqlyn are raising their three lively children in Albuquerque.

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Co-Founder and CEO | CommonGood Capital

Bio:

Prior to co-founding CommonGood Capital, Jeff Shafer served as a Managing Partner and member of the Executive Team at TriLinc Global, a leading retail-focused impact investing fund sponsor.  At TriLinc, Jeff leveraged his relationships, experience and knowledge to help Broker Dealers, Registered Investment Advisors and family offices meet their clients’ financial goals while also connecting their investment capital with their values and passions through Impact Investing.

Before joining TriLinc, Jeff spent nearly 19 years at CNL,  a leading alternative investment asset manager that has formed or acquired companies with more than $34 billion in assets over its 44 year history.  At CNL, Jeff served in multiple senior leadership roles, and in the role of President, Jeff led the strategic direction for capital raising and product development within CNL’s growing multi-product platform for eight years.  During his time,  Jeff and his team raised nearly $9 billion in capital, including $1.5 billion in 2014 alone, which represented CNL’s highest single-year capital raise in the previous 10 years.

Jeff began his financial industry career at Van Kampen American Capital, a division of Morgan Stanley Group.

Jeff graduated from Wheaton College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Biblical Studies. He also received a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. In addition to his undergraduate and graduate degrees, Jeff holds the Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant designations, as well as FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses.

Jeff serves on the board of overseers at the Crummer Graduate School of Business, the board of directors of The Geneva School and the advisory board of National Christian Foundation Orlando. He previously served on the board of directors for the Heart of Florida United Way.

Life:

Jeff and his wife of 20 years, Shelly, settled in Winter Park, Florida, where they love doing life together, whether around the dinner table, at the beach or traveling. When not with his wife and two teenage kids, Jeff enjoys reading non-fiction books, cycling, cheering on his beloved Oregon Ducks, and working on house projects.

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Attorney | Robinson + Cole’s Real Estate and Development Group

Bio:

Jerome Garciano is an attorney in Robinson + Cole’s Real Estate and Development Group whose practice focuses on community development financing incentives affecting the built environment. Mr. Garciano provides support for developers, syndicators, investors, nonprofit sponsors, and government agencies in renewable energy and real estate developments using the Historic, New Markets, Renewable Energy, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

Mr. Garciano has assisted several nonprofit-sponsored real estate transactions financed with New Markets Tax Credit financing, including education, health, and community services facilities. He is a LEED accredited professional and has advised clients on utilizing energy efficiency and renewable energy tax incentives. He also works on tax policy initiatives promoting community development, green energy and real estate finance.

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Author | Columnist and Regular Contributor at Forbes

Bio:

Jerry Bowyer is a Forbes contributor, contributing editor of AffluentInvestor.com, and Senior Fellow in Business Economics at The Center for Cultural Leadership. Jerry has compiled an impressive record as a leading thinker in finance and economics. He worked as an auditor and a tax consultant with Arthur Anderson, as Vice President of the Beechwood Company which is the family office associated with Federated Investors, and has consulted in various privatization efforts for Allegheny County, Pa.

He founded the influential economic think tank, the Allegheny Institute, and has lectured extensively at universities, businesses and civic groups. Jerry has been a member of three investment committees, among which is Benchmark Financial, Pittsburgh’s largest financial services firm. Jerry had been a regular commentator on Fox Business News and Fox News. He was formerly a CNBC Contributor, has guest-hosted The Kudlow Report, and has written for CNBC.com, National Review Online and The Wall Street Journal, as well as many other publications. He is the author of The Bush Boom and more recently The Free Market Capitalist’s Survival Guide, published by HarperCollins.