Thanks to UCLA Extension's Rosemarie Piccioni I was able to attend an intimate, but highly charged mixer at the Westwood "W" hotel in honor of Spiderman's creator, Stan Lee. The Marvel legend is to receive the first "Icons of LA" award for his cultural contributions and spoke to us about his passion for mutual respect and education. UCLA Extension's Dean Smutz and Lee are committed (as we all are) to reimagining how we learn, and pulling together a diverse group to help make education more experiential. It was a great event to hear Dean Smutz's vision for the future, chime in with some thoughts, and discuss how we can tell better stories and transform them into life lessons. So many great conversations. Thanks to Dean Smutz and Rosemarie for the warm invite. - Eddie Sotto