Esteban Gast

Esteban Gast is an entertainer, educator, and entrepreneur. 

He is Colombian, was raised in Puerto Rico and Illinois and currently lives in LA. He taught creativity and design thinking at the college level and co-authored a book on creativity while living in Central Illinois. Afterward, he worked as president of a sustainability-focused Institute in Panama. He was founding COO of Scriptd, a script database and story platform that elevates underrepresented creators. Most recently, he was the star of the TV show Jungletown, airing on VICELAND. He’s been profiled in WBEZ talking about using his liberal arts degree to teach engineers how to be creative. He was co-writer of a feature film executive produced by Emmy nominated Kari Skolgand and 13 Reasons Why writer Nic Scheff that you can read about here. 

He's was the writer and host for two SoulPancake series: "Third Culture Conversations" and "Nothing Is Boring." He's also the host of Hyundai Highways, a road trip series where he took an electric car to national parks all over the west coast. 

He's the co-director of the Climate Comedy Cohort, a fellowship program that works with professional comedians and connects them to experts and scientists to create comedy around the climate crisis. For his work, he was named a Grist50 Fixer, written about in the Guardian, interviewed on NPR's Science Friday and featured on ABC Nightline. 

With his background in comedy and his years in the classroom, Esteban is a gifted communicator who loves breaking down complex issues. He has spoken at high schools, colleges, corporations, and conferences all over the world about the power of entertainment, the importance of diverse storytelling, and taking a data-driven approach to inclusion.