Ashley Yablon

Newsworthy because: Corporate whistleblower who informed FBI about Chinese telecom firm ZTE selling banned U.S. surveillance equipment to Iran, leading to the largest criminal fine in a United States sanctions case.

Fields of Expertise: Law, China, Whistleblowers, Tech

Attorney at Law, General Counsel

Previous press: Reuters, The Smoking Gun, Law.com

Social media: Personal Website, LinkedIn

While serving as General Counsel for the U.S. office of Chinese telecom giant ZTE in 2012, Yablon cooperated with the FBI in an investigation into the company illegally shipping communications and surveillance equipment to Iran. The information provided by Yablon reverberated around the world and led to ZTE being fined over a billion dollars.

Cam Rackam

Newsworthy because: Sold out NFT launch in 32 minutes for $2.5 million.

Fields of Expertise: NFTs, Visual Art

Co-founder and Illustrator @ The Wall Street Bulls NFT

Previous press: The Wall Street Journal, INSIDER, The New York Times

Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Personal Website

Rackam is a visual artist who partnered with The Wall Street Bets Instagram account to make The Wall Street Bulls NFT, which sold out for $2.5 million in 32 minutes when it launched in October 2021. Prior to NFTs, Rackam was a visual artist who designed cover album art and merchandise for the metal band Avenged Sevenfold and other groups. He also successfully created and sold his own artwork.

Zach Schleien

Newsworthy because: Founded and runs the biggest video dating app in the world, Filteroff.

Fields of Expertise: Online dating, dating apps, relationships, tech

Co-founder and CEO @ Filteroff

Previous press: The New York Times, Bloomberg, The New York Times

Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter

Zach Schleien is the Co-founder and CEO of the video speed dating app Filteroff, which hit #1 on ProductHunt. Schleien previously ran and sold the dating blog Top Romp, which covered dating hacks and apps for modern daters.

Boris (Last Name Withheld)

Newsworthy because: Sold out NFT launch in 32 minutes for $2.5 million.

Fields of Expertise: NFTs, Instagram Meme Pages

Co-founder @ The Wall Street Bulls NFT, Wall Street Memes Instagram Page

Previous press: The Wall Street Journal, INSIDER, The New York Times

With his business partner Ryan (last name also withheld) and visual artist Cam Rackam, Boris started The Wall Street Bulls NFT, which sold out for $2.5 million in 32 minutes when it launched in October 2021. Boris also founded and runs the popular financial Instagram page Wall Street Memes, which has 400k loyal and engaged followers.