Justin Bereczki is a Canadian whip-cracking educator, competitor, and innovator with more than 20 years in the sport. Founder of Canada Whips and co-founder of Whip 101, he creates educational resources, teaches workshops across North America, and works to grow the sport worldwide. Justin has appeared on Canada’s Got Talent and earned numerous honors, including seven podium finishes at the LA Whipcon “World” Championships and the Freestyle Grand Champion title at the inaugural Midwest Whip Open. Known for developing dozens of original tricks, he brings creativity, skill, and a passion for teaching to every workshop.

With 60 years as a performer, Mark Allen has spent a lifetime entertaining audiences and helping preserve the Western arts. He ran Western Stage Props, served as a director of the Wild West Arts Club for 20 years, and produced instructional videos that document and promote generations of Western performers. Drawing on six decades of experience, Mark shares what he’s learned about connecting with an audience and turning skill into entertainment.

Kevin Fitzpatrick, based in Bandera, Texas—the Cowboy Capital of the World—has more than 40 years of experience performing at rodeos, dinner shows, corporate events, and countless other venues. A World Champion Trick Roper, Kevin has also competed on the Guinness World Record show in Munich, Germany. He is known for his versatility with both poly and cotton ropes and for performing on the ground and on horseback.

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Will Fitzpatrick started performing alongside his father at around three years old and has grown up in the Western entertainment industry. He has performed at rodeos, dinner shows, corporate events, and other productions while developing his own style of trick roping. Will is also a filmmaker, and in 2022, he filmed a documentary exploring the art and history of trick roping, interviewing some of the finest trick ropers in the world and researching the legendary performers who came before them. Today, Kevin and Will continue to perform both separately and together. Between them, they showcase nearly every style of trick roping, blending generations of experience, tradition, showmanship, and a shared passion for keeping the Western art form alive.

Pistol Packin’ Paula is one of the world’s premier gun-spinning performers and a two-time World Champion Gun Spinner. Beginning her career as a stuntwoman, Paula has spent more than three decades entertaining audiences through live Wild West performances, television appearances, stunt work, gun spinning, and bullwhip artistry. Her remarkable life story inspired the 2015 family film The Adventures of Pepper and Paula, which is based on Paula and her dog Pepper’s real-life adventures. With decades of professional experience and two world championship titles, Paula brings a rare combination of technical skill, showmanship, and firsthand knowledge of the Western performing arts. Today, she continues to share that experience with audiences and the next generation of Western performers.