Justin has spent his career building things — companies, books, courses, brands, and films. A Los Angeles native, he has worked as a songwriter in Nashville, taught entrepreneurship and influencer marketing at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, founded multiple multimillion-dollar companies, written more than a dozen books, and worked on film productions across four continents. Today he directs Lucky Ducky’s original features, bringing together storytelling, production, entrepreneurship, and technology into a single creative practice.

Anya was born in Soviet Kyiv, behind the Iron Curtain, and brought to America as a baby. When the family moved to New Jersey, her parents wrapped her in the family’s silver cutlery and jewelry, bundled in centuries-old tapestries, to sneak them past government censors. She believes stories are an inheritance no border can confiscate. A journalist trained at Baruch College in New York City, she began writing professionally at nineteen, covering climate, sustainability, and business before moving into public relations, where she represented nonprofits, environmental organizations, B Corps, ESG investment firms, and women-owned businesses. She optioned her first screenplay at twenty-three and now writes stories that blend grounded human drama with mythology and adventure.