This week on Making Impact, Traci Donnelly is joined by poet and The Reel Rejects host Aaron Alexander for a beautiful and deeply honest conversation exploring identity, bullying, body dysmorphia, anxiety, and the healing power of art therapy. Together, they unpack a side of Aaron rarely seen, reflecting on how creativity becomes a refuge, a path toward self-understanding, and a powerful tool for survival and growth.

In this episode of Making Impact, Traci Donnelly sits down with comic book expert, HBO Max host, and Reel Rejects co-founder Coy Jandreau to explore how comic books have shaped culture, challenged power, and helped generations discover their own inner hero.

From superheroes as modern mythology to comics as vehicles for social change, Coy unpacks why these stories matter now more than ever and how fandom can inspire courage, empathy, and action in the real world.

Featuring insights from Coy’s work on HBO Max and The Reel Rejects, this conversation reframes comics not as escapism but as blueprints for impact.

In this week’s episode of Making Impact, host and President of Make An Impact, Traci Donnelly, sits down with Brandy Curry, Chief of Staff at the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences, creative leader, and producer of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of impact storytelling and how to navigate today’s political realities while continuing to do essential, mission-driven work.