Join David “Dae-Lee” Arrington alongside Patrick Lebby, producer of Season 1 of Bridge Builder Conversations, for an exploration of how film can serve as a powerful tool to document lived experience, nurture community, and spark transformative dialogue. Together, they will share insights from their work with Bridge Builder Leadership, where film is intentionally leveraged to connect people across differences and deepen understanding through storytelling. Patrick will focus on the creative process behind producing the series, while David will speak to how the project functions as a central tool in his work with leaders and community partners to facilitate engagement across diverse lived experiences.

The program will conclude with time for networking and a Q&A with the panelists.

David “Dae-Lee” Arrington is a GRAMMY-nominated producer, Telly Award-winning creative, Certified Leadership Coach, and Power 100 and 40 Under 40 Business Journal honoree whose work centers on the power of relationships and human connection. Raised in a low-income Black neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, and later relocating to south Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend the Art Institute in 2001, he experienced a profound cultural, racial, and socioeconomic shift that shaped his perspective as a bridge builder across difference.

Navigating between two distinct worlds—“the corner” and the cul-de-sac—he developed a deep awareness of both resilience and disconnection in American life. Music became the bridge that helped him interpret these transitions and ultimately carried him across stages nationwide, where he witnessed its unique ability to unite people across backgrounds and cultures. Over the past two decades, Dae-Lee has built a career at the intersection of art, leadership, and community, culminating in the founding of Bridge Builder Leadership™, where he equips leaders and organizations to deepen trust, strengthen connection, and cultivate cultures where difference is valued and people thrive.

Based in Charlotte, Patrick Lebby is a cinematographer and founder of Big Jack Media, an agency specializing in branded corporate content, commercial production, and documentary filmmaking.

His professional background includes roles with Movement Mortgage, NASCAR, and the New Orleans Saints, where he applied cinematic storytelling to craft compelling visual narratives. Patrick also served as cinematographer for Bleached, directed by Kerri Garrett and Ralph Parker, which won the 2025 NAACP Cinematic Shorts Competition.

Driven by a commitment to people and purpose, Patrick specializes in producing impactful content designed to bridge audiences, brands, and authentic storytelling.