A multi-award-winning entrepreneur, executive producer, best-selling author, nonprofit founder, and TEDx speaker with over 21 years of experience. She is the majority owner of JDS Video & Media Productions, Inc., JDS Actors Studio, and founder of the nonprofit JDS Creative Academy. Strand is the creator, executive producer and Co-Host of "Spirit of Innovation: Arts Across America," the first of its kind in Riverside County. She has written two approved job-training curriculums for mainstream and special needs. She has helped to launch over 100 careers in the arts. Her mission is to provide H.O.P.E.—Helping One Person Everyday—by spreading the arts across America. Strand is deeply involved in her community, serving on several boards and committees, including the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Economic Development Coalition. Before entrepreneurship, she earned A-list Hollywood credits, working on shows like General Hospital and Friends and producing for Disney Channel.