Nicholas Weinstock worked as an editor at Turtle Bay Books, Spy magazine, Random House, and Riverhead Books before opting to write books himself. He has published a nonfiction book and two novels, and in addition to his own writing runs an independent movie and television production company in LA.

David Levine is a senior vice president of programming at HBO. He oversees the network's drama programming, including adaptations such as True Detective, Game of Thrones, and, while it aired, True Blood. He was formerly VP of development and production at Mandalay Entertainment.

Gillian Bohrer is executive vice president of production and development at Lionsgate. She has helped bring such popular young adult books as Divergent and the Twilight series to the screen, as well as the cult favorites Warm Bodies and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Jill Gillett is a television literary and packaging agent who has worked at UTA, ICM, and Paradigm, which she left in 2010 to partner in RWSG. Jill has been involved in selling and packaging shows such as True Detective, Legends, Backstrom, The Leftovers, Broken Trail, Oliver Kitteridge, and others.