A media initiative to raise awareness and respect of education. The Ignite Show reflects content voted by teachers to inspire student-centered classrooms.

We are building the plane while we fly!
We are launching the show with conversations between host Anne Ostholthoff and key state leaders starting in Georgia. We are building a dynamic, fun, relevant, and entertaining show to uplift the teaching profession as we all talk more openly about issues relevant to parents, teachers, and students. Content is largely determined through teacher input with the ultimate goal to raise the enthusiasm of middle and high school students to want to learn, graduate and be great!

So send us your ideas and suggestions for topics to include in future shows!

Meet the Team


Chief Executive Officer/ Nat Milburn

Nat Milburn is a consumer insights-focused executive with 20+ years of demonstrated success in creating and executing brand development strategies that result in new business models and profit streams for FORTUNE Global 500 companies. He is now directing his skills into education as an area of great interest to him personally to help leaders across the country deal with their most pressing school reform issues.

  • Founder of Dragonfly Growth Partners
  • 7 years as Global VP at Newell Rubbermaid in Licensing and Business Development
  • 7 years as Licensing Manager/Director North and Latin America at The Coca Cola Company
  • Atlanta Technology Angels Board of Directors


  • EVP & Chief Creative Officer/Anne Ostholthoff

    Anne is a known leader and advocate in the field of education in Georgia who is the driving creative force behind Teachers Ignite, LLC and the host of The Ignite Show.

    • 9 years in Communications working with BBDO, J. Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi
    • 20+ years in Education as Founder/Executive Director of non-profit ArtsNow, Inc.
      (Professional Development) – grew to impact 18 school systems, 120,000+ students and 4,000+ educators in Georgia.



    • Senior Producer/ Chris Merrifield

      Chris is an experienced, award winning creative media professional experienced in the broadcast, film, music, entertainment, and advertising industries. He currently works as Executive Producer, Creative Writer, and Director for clients such as HBO, ESPN, Spike, The Syfy Channel, Discovery Channel, CNN, The Learning Channel, and Animal Planet among others.

      • 12 years as VP Creative Director & Producer with Turner Classic Movies