Community Intelligence Live - Growing pixyit: From Youth Creativity to Community Impact
Community Intelligence Live - Growing pixyit: From Youth Creativity to Community Impact
Sunny ZhangStreamed Oct 1 · 45 min
A child draws a picture. A parent asks about it. A whole world opens up. What happens when a child’s creativity finds a community that sees its value? Join Dr. Sunny Zhang and Yang Cheung for a conversation about helping young creators feel seen, grow in confidence, and discover how their ideas can make a difference. Meet our speaker Yang Cheung is a New York–based entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of pixyit. Her career spans technology, finance, product development, and social impact, including experience at Goldman Sachs and building startups. Inspired by her children’s artwork and the stories behind it, Yang co-founded pixyit to help families preserve and celebrate creative moments, connect young creators with royalties, and support youth nonprofits. Meet your host Dr. Sunny Zhang is a Marketing Professor at the University of St. Thomas in Houston and Founder & Chief Evangelist of TrueLeap Inc., the company behind LeapCast and Orian. Her work connects marketing, psychology, social networks, and technology to explore how communities learn, collaborate, and create opportunity. She founded Born Global Ventures and Born Global Community, serves on SCORE’s National Board of Directors, and advises Women in AI USA. As an educator, entrepreneur, venture investor, and community builder, she focuses on activating the knowledge and relationships within communities to drive shared action and lasting impact. In this conversation * Hear the story behind pixyit and the children’s creations that inspired it. * Explore how to celebrate children’s ideas and listen to their perspectives. * Discuss creative ownership, confidence, and early lessons in entrepreneurship. * Explore pixyit’s partnership with the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), connecting children’s creativity with family engagement and support for museums. Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 12–1 p.m. CT | LinkedIn Live Starts at 1 p.m. New York | 6 p.m. Kinshasa | 10:30 p.m. Bengaluru Leapcast.ai (http://Leapcast.ai) + LinkedIn Live Community Intelligence Live brings people together to activate the knowledge, relationships, and opportunities within communities. Presented by TrueLeap Inc., powered by Leapcast.ai (http://Leapcast.ai), and connected to our vision for Community Intelligence with Orian.ai (http://Orian.ai). Explore pixyit: https://www.pixyit.com LeapCast: https://leapcast.ai Orian: https://orian.ai TrueLeap Inc.: https://trueleapinc.com
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