THE COLLECTIVE

The Collective is a collaborative organization that supports the creation
of global events and experiences focused on LOVE, healing and vitality.  

Our Team:

Ethan Lipsitz

Ethan Lipsitz [he/him] is living beyond brain cancer as a social practice artist and Love Extremist. In 2015 he created the Love Extremist Project; building products and experiences that advocate for actionable love for ourselves, our relationships, our institutions and our planet. Ethan has partnered with major media, healthcare and community organizations such as Aspen Institute, Kaiser Permanente, NPR, World Economic Forum, TED, Summit Series, Breakout and Shopify to facilitate interactive, salon conversations on health, mortality, conflict, inclusion, creativity, community, love and self-actualization. Ethan hosts audio salons gatherings of Love Extremists at events worldwide.

 

Zion Estrada

Zion Estrada [she/her] is an LA-based Black Latina creative producer, social impact consultant, and artist-researcher whose work commits to supporting/defending Black, Brown, and Indigenous safety and creative autonomy. Zion is the Creative Director of Black Discourse and the former Director of Programs at BLD PWR. She is skilled in program strategy & development, creative content production/design, story crafting, film production, cultural consultancy, diaspora-centered curriculum development & community organizing. She integrates social justice consciousness, philosophy, art, and film while promoting collaboration between artists, organizations, and activists with the goal of materializing content that judiciously questions the status quo.

Michael Hebb

Michael is an author, speaker and the Founder of Death Over Dinner, Drugs Over Dinner and EOL.community. He has been creating global events and experiences for the past twenty years in partnership with a long list of individuals and organizations including the Obama Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, TEDMED, World Economic Forum, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Nature Conservancy. Current and past projects can be found at www.hebb.life