“Over our 8 years of growth, we’d be nothing without our community who has entrusted and guided us. This has meant moving at the speed of trust. We’ve created together experiential grassroots led events across the nation, award winning films featuring local hero’s, and built incubator models focused on accelerating funding and mentorship for impact driven founders. Our north star is equitable community growth and I couldn’t be more thankful & proud to wake up each day to work with a team of humans who live and breathe it.” — Michael Farber
Meet Our Team.
Michael Farber
Co-Founder & CEO
Michael’s passion for learning & growth started his journey in building Breakout. The privilege to play a role in supporting others in scaling their impact and dreams is what sustains it. And lots of new eats along the way.
What can’t you live without? Hot bread with butter, airpods and HBO.
What’s your favorite music genre? House music, I can listen to it on repeat for hours. It brings back memories of the summers I spent in Spain with my mother’s family.
What keeps you committed to doing this work within the community? The life-long friendships I’ve built mean the world to me. I know that even when I don’t see our people for a while, we can jump right back into where we left off because of our alignment in how we see and walk through life.
Laura Sofia Cardozo
Head of Strategy
Laura’s deep belief in the power of connection drives her work as Head of Strategy to bring together artists, creatives and change agents in communities across the country.
What can’t you live without? Carbs, storytelling and travel!
What’s your favorite music genre? Depends on my mood and the time of day but 90s throwbacks hit me. I work to hip hop/lofi beats and hype up w/ with the likes of Bomba Estereo.
What keeps you committed to doing this work within the community? Community and mutual aid mean everything to me. I’ve been impacted so much by the generosity of others to share their stories, their gifts and their warmth with me. Spreading that light and advocating for our collective power is the ultimate privilege.
