Young Influencers List, May Edition

Here you go, the May edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month's lists here. 

1. Nate Parker - actor, filmmaker, and producer, and working on exciting new fall film The Birth of a Nation.

2. Jamie Ivey - Austin based blogger, mother, writer and founder of uber popular podcast Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. 

3. Tyrann Mathieu - known as the honey badger, NFL defensive back for the Phoenix Cardinals. 

4. Chad Bruegman - teaching pastor of Red Rocks Church in Denver, CO. 

5. Daniel Sih - Australian based business entrepreneur co founder of Spacemakers and co creator of Email Ninja. 

6. Andrew Draper - digital content curator at 12 Stone Church in Atlanta, and visionary behind the Elsie Project. 

7. Jenn Johnson - Redding, CA based singer, songwriter and artist with Bethel Church and  Bethel Music. 

Young Influencers List April Edition

Here you go, the April edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month's lists here. 

1. Tim Shirk- Washington DC managing director at Fox River Partners, and formerly private sector adviser to president of Malawi. 

2. Keri Fosse- co-founder of Lalabu, creating stylish and simple baby wear and accessories. 

3. Chris McClarney- Nashville based songwriter, artist and worship leader at Church of the City and quite often leading with Jesus Culture. 

4. Josh Turner- church planter and pastor of Celebration Church in Orlando. 

5. Lauren McAfee- NYC based director of Community Engagement for Museum of the Bible, opening November 2017 in Washington DC. 

6. Nishan Varatharajan- Sydney based entrepreneur and co-founder of social enterprise Bloodless and works with Foundation for Young Australians. 

7. Eugene Lee- San Mateo campus pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. 

Young Influencers List March Edition

Here you go, the March edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see past month's editions here. 

1. Matthew Slater - NFL wide receiver and special teams player for the New England Patriots. 

2. Ryan Kwon - lead pastor of Resonate Church in Fremont, CA, and founder of the Resonate Movement. 

3. Ruthie Lindsey - Nashville based speaker, stylist, interior designer, and creative director at Ruthie Lindsey Design. 

4. Joseph Hutson - Dubai based cinematographer, storyteller and filmmaker for Dubai Film Production. 

5. Collin McHugh - MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros, and writer/blogger. 

6. Mariam Varghese - Ft Lauderdale based VP for OneHope. 

7. River Bennett - Sydney based photographer and writer, and also founder and editor of The Wolf Pack Mrs. 

Young Influencers List February Edition

Here you go, the February edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month's lists here.

1. Kyle Stark - assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

2. Johnny Earle - entrepreneur, innovator, t-shirt maker, and founder of Johnny Cupcakes, a lifestyle clothing brand. 

3. Ali Nelson - artist, designer, illustrator, entrepreneur and most known as founder of Ali Makes Things, and co-founder of Kindred. 

4. Errol Lawson - UK based speaker, student motivator, entrepreneur, author and podcast host. 

5. Daniel Im - director of Church Multiplication and NewChurches.com, and part of the LifeWay Leadership core team in Nashville. 

6. Adam Thomason - preacher, author, thought leader, and founder of Collision Records. 

7. Bethany Jenkins - NYC based thought leader who heads up The Gospel Coalition's Every Square Inch Initiative, and director of career development at The King's College, and founder of the Park Forum. 

Let me know if you have recommendations for future YIL leaders. 

Young Influencers List January edition

Here you go, the January edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see past month's editions here. 

1. Kirsten Haglund- speaker, former Miss America 2008, and president of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation. 

2. Kevin Kim- San Francisco based executive director of Crazy Love (Francis Chan org) and also pastor of We are Church. 

3. Christy Wright- Nashville speaker, author, part of Dave Ramsey personalities team, and prolific coach and leadership voice. 

4. Luke Lezon- recent Texas A & M grad, author, speaker, and overall social media maven, Best known as Hood Jesus Yo on Twitter. 

5. Cora Jakes Coleman- Dallas based speaker, author, children's ministry director at The Potter's House, and daughter of Bishop TD Jakes. 

6. Jordan Boyce- youth pastor of Awakening Youth, and founder of Awakening Conference annually in Rhode Island.  

7. Jimmy Lin- medical doctor, PhD, TED Fellow, and founder and president of Rare Genomics Institute.