Mickie Kennedy is the founder and president of eReleases, the small business leader for press release distribution, now celebrating 22 years in business. He is an expert at helping small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility. Mickie founded eReleases after realizing that small businesses desperately need a press release service they can afford. eReleases gives small businesses access to the media and to a national newswire – all with a personal touch. Through eReleases works with big names now, the spirit of Mickie’s original intent has not changed. eReleases delivers personal service and exceptional value to every customer, with every press release, at every price point of the process.
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Dr. Roger Hall is the author of Staying Happy Being Productive: The Big 10 Things Successful People Do and Expedition. He is a business psychologist with clients all over the country, and he trains leaders to monitor and manage their thinking. Roger knows great leaders work on themselves first, and then success in their companies follows. Better thinking leads to better behavior, which leads to better results. Roger has worked with little companies with only a few people all the way up to big behemoths that dominate their industries. He likes working with people who want to become the best version of themselves.
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Drew Vernon is the U.S. marketing lead at ToniesUSA and a disruptive innovation marketer with experience in beauty CPG, toy, and early childhood development. The Toniebox is a popular audio system that uses screen-free storytelling to introduce children to the wonders of imagination. Tonies originally launched in Germany in 2016 and is currently one of the fastest-growing toy brands in Europe. As the U.S. marketing lead at Tonies, Drew is looking to partner with schools and museums to bring screen-free education to children. Previously, Drew was the brand manager for The LEGO Group. He created Prescription for Play, building an unpaid network of over 2,000 pediatricians to reach half a million children with their first LEGO experience. He also worked with marketing research at P&G and brand marketing at Kao. In June of 2020 Drew was named “Eight to Watch under 40” by the Wisconsin School of Business. Drew’s audience on social media is of more than 10,000.
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Lisa Morris is the director of marketing at Dapicon Inc., a company that considers the idiosyncrasies of each supply chain participant, provides solutions that work for those participants, and delivers value that solves real business problems. Lisa has deep experience in strategic planning, business management, and creative visioning. She is a storytelling that brings innovative ideas to life in startup, growing, and fluid environments, and she is a resourceful problem solver adept at implementing innovative concepts, executing and bringing projects to successful completion, collaborating with stakeholders, maximizing resources, and facilitating and educating groups.
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“A brand is defined in a consumer’s mind and that takes time.”
Michael Keplinger is a partner at SmashBrand, an agile brand strategy agency for consumer-packaged goods that specializes in a complete approach to market research, product design, and testing. After earning a degree and an early career in computer engineering, Michael’s entrepreneurial drive took hold and he soon found himself developing market strategies for his own consumer product business and he quickly found a talent for connecting seemingly unrelated dots to discover room for innovation and opportunity. At SmashBrand, Michael makes ample use of his philosophy regarding consumer products, that being that the key to success is about seeing everything from the eyes of the consumer and anticipating how they will react to a product or message. Michael currently leads SmashBrand’s research team to develop strategies for clients and to optimize various aspects of branding and packaging through testing. This best-foot forward approach to optimizing from a consumer perspective is likely the single biggest impact on marketing any brand can do, and over the past decade, he has developed an agile methodology and proven platform for consumer testing and integrated it directly into SmashBrand's entire process. Just imagine where a consumer product could go if you already knew it would work!
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Jeff Coyle is a cross-disciplined, data-driven inbound marketing executive with 20+ years of experience managing products and website networks and in helping companies grow. Before he helped co-found MarketMuse, Jeff was VP of Search at TechTarget where he built a 30-person content optimization team. As MarketMuse’s Chief Product Officer, Jeff leads his team of content and AI veterans in using machine learning to enable their clients to gain authority in their topical domain. Jeff is all about creating the kind of content search engines love and helping content marketers, search engine marketers, agencies, and e-commerce managers establish and build topical authority, improve content quality, and get the most out of every dollar spent on content. Jeff is also a sought-after speaker at conferences and has also advised Accel-KKR portfolio companies on lead generation.
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Dr. James Richardson is an expert in exponential growth in the consumer sector and author of Ramping Your Brand, a #1 Best-seller in Business Consulting on Amazon. He also hosts his own podcast—Startup Confidential. At his company, Premium Growth Solutions, he works for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands and with fast-growing emerging brands such as Once Upon a Farm, Dr. Squatch Soap, June Shine hard kombucha, and Proven skincare. As a professionally trained cultural anthropologist turned business strategist, he has helped nearly 100 CPG brands with their strategic planning, including brands owned by Coca-Cola Venturing and Emerging Brands, The Hershey Company, General Mills, and Frito-Lay as well as other emerging brands such as Once Upon a Farm, Dr. Squatch Soap, Proven skincare, Rebel creamery and June Shine kombucha.
Ian Bower, founder of Graphic Rhythm is revolutionizing the way businesses obtain graphic design services by allowing them to obtain high-quality, on-demand design assets without the hassle of hiring individual freelancers. His creative approach to providing design services puts him at the forefront of the graphic design industry. Ian is an expert in communicating persuasively and loves helping business owners and digital agencies breathe life into their projects and ideas. He has developed a passion for helping small businesses build customer confidence and loyalty through strong visual content and he is here to share some valuable information that he has learned along the way.
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Brian Gregory is CEO and founder of ADMANITY.com. and creator of the breakthrough algorithm behind The ADMANITY Protocol. ADMANITY® is the first company to create an online test and predictive emotional algorithm to determine the best emotional advertising strategy for any business - in any niche. ADMANITY’s breakthrough emotional algorithm can instantly give ANY business the advertising strategies, tactics, and formulas that will sell it most effectively in the market - WITHOUT the high cost of hiring an agency. Brian is a former 20-year owner/publisher of large, citywide magazines in the Phoenix market as well as an expert in direct selling. He is the author of the book Sheep Don’t Eat Complicated Grass! and he is considered an expert on the topic of emotional marketing and advertising tactics and is a skilled, entertaining public speaker.
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Laura Gale got her start as a publicist for Hachette, a global publishing house, and worked on projects like the Twilight phenomenon, JK Rowling's post-Harry Potter publications, and the personal memoirs of Michael Palin, Nelson Mandela, and Tina Fey. She started Laura Is Writing to help entrepreneurs to write, publish, and market books that transform their businesses and leave a legacy they're proud of. She has ghostwritten over 15 books and has helped dozens of authors to edit and market their books. Laura is also the author of How To Write This Book: Write, Publish and Market Your Business Bestseller and Content That Converts: How to Build A Profitable and Predictable B2B Content Marketing Strategy. Both books were bestsellers in Amazon's Marketing category for several months. She is also the co-host of the Business of Writing Podcast. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Laura now lives in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Bryan Phelps has a reputation of trusted expertise with little fanfare. As founder and CEO of Big Leap, he has built a company that provides all the flexibility and communication of a boutique agency combined with the scale and accountability of a global firm. With a clear focus on four core services - SEO, content, social media, and marketing automation - Bryan is known for his expertise, ethics, and excellence. Big Leap has earned its place on the Inc. 5000, UV50 Fastest Growing Companies, MWCN Utah100, and has achieved a “Best Company to Work For” award. Built on “The Core Four” digitals services (SEO, social, automation, and reputation management), Big Leap is known as a straightforward-thinking digital agency that is transparent and achieves results.
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Chris Wallace is the co-founder and president of InnerView, a marketing consulting firm that helps companies align their brand and product stories with their customer-facing teams. At InnerView, Chris draws from his nearly 20 years of sales, marketing, and corporate leadership to help companies engage their frontline teams in new ways, producing improved customer experiences and better financial results. Beyond his work with clients, Chris is able to apply his passions as a teacher and thought leader. He has taught as an adjunct MBA professor at Temple’s Fox School of Business and has been published in outlets such as Harvard Business Review and Ad Age. He was also recently named to the Forbes Agency Council. Chris received a B.A. in Public Relations from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and an MBA from Temple University. He lives outside Philadelphia with his family.
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Mike Krass is the CEO of MKG Marketing, a digital marketing agency that gets tech and healthcare brands found online through transparent, measurable digital marketing. Over the last ten years, Mike has grown MKG Marketing into a seven-figure business not only by specializing in data and analytics but by embracing a “people first” philosophy that promotes a strong work-life balance while systematically holding employees as well as clients accountable. Mike takes this philosophy with him as he sits on the board of directors of the global Entrepreneur’s Organization, as well as mentoring other businesses through organizations such as Idea Village and General Assembly. Realizing the importance of analytics, Mike and his business partner, Kerry Guard, set out to found an agency that could both perform creatively and provide hard numbers in order to quash the frustration that companies can often feel when navigating the digital marketing landscape.
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Claire Bahn is a personal brand strategist and the CEO and Co-Founder of Claire Bahn Group. She has been helping high-achieving entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and executives create their best personal brand for over 10 years. As an entrepreneur and influencer with over 70k followers on social media, she has learned the importance of creating and maintaining your personal brand. She helps entrepreneurs leverage their personal brand to develop the authority, influence, and trust they need to exceed their business goals.
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Abbey Schoenberg is the director of marketing at Fancy.com. She is a visionary and hands-on marketing leader with a proven ability to create comprehensive marketing strategies and execute relevant and channel-specific programs that engage target consumers, grow brands, and deliver upon revenue goals. Abbey is an energetic leader, a strategic and creative thinker, and the perfect combination of thoughtfulness and a can-do attitude that complement a wide-ranging technical abilities across channels and disciplines. With experience across direct-to-consumer, retail, and brand, she has built a solid understanding of each channel’s unique challenges and the importance of taking a holistic approach to marketing strategy and storytelling. Abbey has led integrated marketing teams across media, content, digital marketing, and creative with a focus on strategic, creative, and collaborative planning and problem solving.
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Michelle Bank is chief marketing officer at NuSpire in Denver. Nuspire was born out of the devotion to provide a new, fresh and inspiring approach to closing cybersecurity gaps. Michelle is a strategic marketing professional, experienced in product marketing and bridging marketing strategy with technology. She is a highly skilled leader, effective in managing cross-functional teams into achieving goals and improving growth. She is an excellent communicator, adept at collaborating with C-level executives, team members, clients, media, and third parties to identify specific needs and motivations, and has years of proven success in aligning organizational objectives with executional strategies while decreasing costs and increasing results.
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Richard Lau, founder of Logo.com, an AI-powered logo maker that has the ability to design a unique logo for your company in just a few minutes. He has an impressive track record of building successful businesses. He has founded, built, and sold multiple companies including MyDomain.com, Resume.com, and NamesCon. Along with success on the business side, he has a heart for giving back to others and is executive director of WaterSchool, a charity focused on clean water projects in Uganda. Utilizing his experience as a means to benefit others, Richard has developed a passion for helping other entrepreneurs and potential business owners increase their own happiness and success. He does this through any venue he can - including podcasts, public speaking events, and conferences.
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Eric Reed is the founder and CEO of reed5group and the host of take:5 The Rethink Marketing Podcast. He thrives in environments where transformational and turnaround leadership are pivotal to achieving unmatched and sustained growth. He is all about pushing intellectual boundaries in order to challenge groupthink; about building environments where culture is king; and about shaping innovative sales and marketing infrastructures, methodologies, and programs that yield company and client success. Over the course of his career, he has helped numerous clients including the Ohio State University Medical Center and the Cameron Mitchell Restaurant Group. He has managed experiential events such as the Western Southern Open ATP 1000 Event, the Bunbury Music Festival, and the IPXO - Global IP Lease & Monetization Platform. He has also been a guest lecturer at The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and at the Farmer School of Business at Miami University where he spoke to students about attitudes, persuasive communications, and branded content. Through it all, Eric sees his role as an advocate, always finding ways to challenge the next generation of leaders in marketing challenge perception.
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Jonathan Kazarian is an entrepreneur, event marketing expert, and the founder and CEO of Accelevents, a one-stop-shop for event organizers who want to create a unique and engaging virtual event experience. Jon comes from a mixed investing, technology, and entrepreneurial background with over six years of experience building and growing the company. He is an innovative leader who thrives on solving customers’ big problems. His product development expertise and customer success mindset have not only helped to resourcefully scale Accelevents but also to define the event technology category. Prior to founding Accelevents, he led product, sales, and operations at Windham Labs, a division of Windham Capital Management. He managed the development and go-to-market strategy of two innovative FinTech products.
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Oliver Bridge is head of marketing and growth at Bonjoro, a company that created an app that is changing the way businesses communicate with customers by enabling them to send highly personal and perfectly time video messages to better convert, onboard, and support customers. UK-based, Oliver is an entrepreneur, market strategist, and researcher who has founded and helped launch numerous startups and is an expert in boosting sales and busting churn.
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Matt Johnson is a marketing agency founder, podcaster, and musician. Matt runs a podcast launch and production agency based in San Diego. His international team helps business coaches, consultants, and thought leaders use done-for-you podcasting to attract an audience, build influence, and become MicroFamous. Matt is the author of MicroFamous and currently hosts the MicroFamous podcast. He is a frequent podcast guest and event speaker to audiences around the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
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Rachel Garcia is a marketing leader in the life sciences and healthcare sectors and was recently named global clinical marketing manager for cell collections at Terumo BCT. Throughout her career, Rachel has delivered metrics-driven and continual improvement approaches for creative marketing and brand experiences for life science and healthcare service industries. Each campaign Rachel has been a part of is on-brand, targeted, segmented, and each one crafted to follow a buyer’s or patient’s journey.
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Christina Wegner is the vice president of marketing for Vollrath. In her position, she is responsible for the development and execution of marketing communications and branding strategies across all Vollrath businesses – domestic and international. She has an extensive portfolio and is a proven leader with a wealth of knowledge in diverse and global markets. Before joining Vollrath, Christina most recently served as the assistant director of field marketing for Northwestern Mutual, where she was responsible for brand building, growing diverse, professional, and personal markets, and strategic planning. She earned her MBA in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on marketing from the University of Montana.
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Jesus Valdez, marketing director at the Greeley, Colorado-based Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken, is a strong leader with proven business acumen and a keen general manager mindset. He is a P&G-trained brand and marketing expert, experienced in multi-million dollar digital and social media initiatives, and has a broad range of industry experience from Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) to multi-unit grocery retail to Quick Serve Restaurants (QSR) and family dining industries. Jesus has demonstrated expertise developing strategic vision and brand strategy grounded in consumer insight and company systems and culture. He is an expert in developing brand positioning, marketing, new product innovation, and in the execution of campaigns that drive financial results. He is also an organizational change leader and talent-developer with a proven track record of coaching associates and creating and deploying best practices that facilitate organizational change that refocuses organizational priorities across functions.
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Brandon Porras is VP of marketing for Kodiak Cakes, a fast-growing natural foods company located in the scenic Rocky Mountains of Park City, Utah, that makes great-tasting products that are packed with protein, 100% whole grains, and non-GMO ingredients. Brandon loves his job! He is currently responsible for leading Kodiak’s marketing team to #sharethebear. Kodiak is experiencing crazy growth which, for Brandon, comes with fun opportunities and new responsibilities. Brandon excels at creating new ways of marketing in the small food space, bringing millennials back to the center store, and collaborating with Kodiak’s amazing marketing team to expand the brand.
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