Brian Tiell is a Director of Photography and storyteller with 40 years of experience, whose passion for kidney donation advocacy was ignited while filming 17 Kidney Donor Athletes on the side of a volcano in Guatemala — where he realized that "These were ordinary people who had made an extraordinary choice." ​ Alongside public health strategist Abbey Collins, he co-founded the "Next Step, Next One" campaign in 2024, using authentic storytelling to inspire living kidney donation and reaching over 1.5 million viewers. He has interviewed more than 100 donors, recipients, and advocates, and co-created A Kidney Convo, a community event that fosters connection, awareness, and action around kidney disease.

Abbey Collins is a public health strategist and educator with a decade of experience translating complex health issues into education that moves people to action. Alongside Brian Tiell, she co-founded the "Next Step, Next One" campaign and A Kidney Convo program, bringing strategic vision to how stories reach audiences — moving people from curiosity to action. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Northern Colorado, where she teaches undergraduate students the foundations of health promotion with a focus on the transformative power of storytelling in public health education.