Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist and bestselling author
Advisory Board
A serious board behind the Studio.
Bedford's Advisory Board brings together leaders across education, AI, business, media, sports, and the creator economy. They help Bedford keep the Studio current, credible, and commercially grounded, so learners are not working from stale content advice or generic professional-development playbooks.
The board spans education, media, AI, business, and modern audience-building.
- 50M+ combined public followers and subscribers across creator-facing advisors
- 1B+ public video views across creator-facing advisors where public totals are available
- New York Times bestselling authorship
- Faculty and leadership experience from Wharton, Harvard Business School, Google, Klutch Sports Group, UTA, a16z, Twitter, and beehiiv
The people shaping Bedford's point of view.
Each advisor brings a different lens on how people learn, build trust, use technology, grow audiences, create demand, and earn credibility in public.
Jordan Matter
Bestselling author and globally recognized visual storyteller whose photography and family entertainment content reaches tens of millions of subscribers across YouTube and Netflix
Hudson Matter
Founder of Next Wave Media, a consulting company for brands and celebrities that want to grow on YouTube
Jay Hunter
CEO of Sprinter, a creator-led consumer brand
Katherine Rundell
Veteran creator exec from a16z, beehiiv and Twitter
Michelle Khare
YouTube creator and host of Challenge Accepted
Samir Chaudry
Creator and co-founder of Colin and Samir
Sunil Gupta
Harvard Business School professor and expert in digital strategy
Will Houghteling
Director of AI Product at Google
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Rich Paul
Author, entrepreneur, and founder of Klutch Sports Group
What the board helps Bedford stay close to.
The Advisory Board helps Bedford stay close to the conditions learners are actually entering: faster tools, changing platforms, higher expectations for public expertise, and new ways trust turns into opportunity.
Education
How adults learn by doing, practicing, receiving feedback, and applying skills.
AI
How new tools change research, drafting, review, workflows, and creative production without replacing voice or judgment.
Media and formats
How platforms, storytelling formats, and audience behavior change what visible work requires.
Business and opportunity
How visible expertise can lead to trust, referrals, demand, and better conversations.
Credibility
How professionals build public proof without chasing shallow attention.
Advisors shape the point of view. Coaches and creators work with learners.
The Advisory Board helps shape Bedford's product and curriculum perspective. Coaches, Creators in Residence, Skill Labs, and peers are the learner-facing parts of the Studio.
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