Emerging Talent Directory

Welcome to Big Break’s Emerging Talent Directory, a resource dedicated to showcasing students, recent graduates, and professionals that are entering, re-entering or pivoting into the industry.

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Isaiah

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management/Production

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Alexa

Project Management/Production

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Ernest

Business

Project Management/Production

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Akari

Show Set Design

Concept Design

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Ben

Mechanical Engineering

3D Modeling

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Isaiah

Henley

he/him/his

Mechanical Engineering

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James

Slaton

Mechanical Engineering

3D Modeling

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Fabrication

Narrative Writing

Meagan

Walters

she/her

Graphic Design

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Illustration

Big Break Awardee, TEAD Student, IDA Alumni

Arjun

Singh

he/him

Mechanical Engineering

Animatronics/Robotics

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Zach

Hymowitz

Animatronics/Robotics

Mechanical Engineering

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IDA Alumni

Luke

Webb

He/Him

3D Modeling

Concept Design

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Graphic Design

Marketing & Communications

Big Break Awardee, IDA Alumni

Andy

de Neef

Illustration

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Graphic Design

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Lexsus

Mares

He/Him

Concept Design

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Graphic Design

Jamie

Stewart

Script Writing

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Show Set Design

Concept Design

TEAD Student

Sam

Eliassi

Concept Design

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Graphic Design

Marketing & Communications

Isa

Krocheski

She/her

Illustration

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Big Break Awardee

Ben

Tarkanyi

Mechanical Engineering

3D Modeling

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Animatronics/Robotics

Fabrication

Big Break Awardee

Maddy

Reedy

She/Her

Animatronics/Robotics

People and Culture

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Fabrication

Eric Quang

Gelb

He/Him

Script Writing

Puppetry

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Project Management/Production

Grant

Fowler

Concept Design

3D Modeling

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Narrative Writing

Show Set Design

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Emerging Talent Directory

​Welcome to Big Break’s Emerging Talent Directory, a resource dedicated to showcasing students, recent graduates, and professionals that are entering, re-entering or pivoting into the industry.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

Talent Spotlight

Ignite Talent Program Awardees, 2026

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