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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Marketing space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Richard Lovett
President of Creative Artists Agency
Richard Lovett is president of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Nashville and Beijing. Lovett’s personal clients are among the world’s most accomplished actors, directors, writers and producers. Lovett began his career in the mailroom at CAA, rising the ranks to become president in 1995. Since then, he has led the company in unprecedented innovation and growth, creating a new model for client representation in the 21st century. In addition to representing many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, video games, theater, and digital media, CAA provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients. Under Lovett’s leadership, CAA has also launched a highly successful investment banking affiliate, Evolution Media Capital (EMC); a private equity firm, Star Avenue Capital; five venture-financed Internet companies, including comedy content creator Funny or Die; and a digital media and consumer technology venture fund. In 1996, Lovett and his partners created the CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the agency. Lovett has received numerous awards for his activism, including the Shoah Foundation’s Ambassador for Humanity Award, presented by Steven Spielberg. A native of Milwaukee, Lovett attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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About Creative Artists Agency: Leading entertainment and sports agency
Dan Greenberg
Founder & President of Sharethrough USA
Dan Greenberg is the founder and CEO of Sharethrough, a 150+ person SF-based software company that powers in-feed, native ads for premium publishers like Time Inc, Hearst, People and brand marketers like Pepsi and P&G. Dan also acts as the co-chair of the IAB Native Advertising Committee. Dan comes from a research background at Stanford in persuasive technology, and regularly teaches classes in brand content, modern monetization, and viral engineering. Dan was recently named to the Inc “35 Under 35” list, the Forbes “30 Under 30″ list and has been honored as an Ad Age Media Maven. He organizes and hosts the Sharethrough Native Ad Summits, is a regular speaker at advertising and technology conferences, and contributes to industry publications including Forbes, AdAge, and TechCrunch.
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About Sharethrough USA: Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges
Geoff Wilson
Founder & President of Three Five Two
President and Founder of 352 Inc., Geoff Wilson is a tech entrepreneur, investor and mentor who found his passion for business at an early age. After starting a successful computer store in high school, Geoff began building websites in his college fraternity house room and 352 Inc. was born. 20 years later, his digital product development agency has grown to 70 employees with offices in Atlanta, Tampa and Gainesville, FL. As 352 grew, Geoff began to focus on the powerful impact of lean and agile methodologies. Geoff implemented these principles into 352 by reorganizing the agency into cross-functional teams and turning managers into servant leaders. Free to focus on a single project at a time, his teams’ quality of work, productivity and morale dramatically increased. Good client relationships became great ones, and 352 began down a path of unprecedented growth. Geoff calls his management philosophy “Barely Manage to Lead” and speaks at conferences about how this approach can improve any type of business. Geoff and his wife, Kim Wilson, also have built and sold a highly successful digital product, SocialNewsDesk. SocialNewsDesk is an online social media management platform for newsrooms, and is currently being used by 85% of the television newsrooms in the United States to manage their social presence. SocialNewsDesk was acquired in 2014 by a Fortune 500 company, Graham Holdings. Geoff has also Co-Founded several other successful startups, including iLS Network and novi AMS. Geoff’s success lead him to be named one of America’s Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs by INC Magazine, and the University of Florida Warrington College of Business’ Entrepreneur of the Year. Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Growing Startups, Business Strategy, Digital Product Development, Web Design, Web Development, Digital Agencies, Agile, Lean, Company Culture, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, User Experience (UX), Product Marketing, Growth Hacking, Speaking, Mentorship and Coaching
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About Novi AMS, SocialNewsDesk, Sports Card Investor, The iLS network, Three Five Two: 352 is an innovation and growth firm.
Bill Koenigsberg
President, CEO & Founder of Horizon media
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
DANIEL ALONSO
Vice President of Business Development of IMS Corporate
Daniel Alonso is Vice President of Business Development, managing new business opportunities for the company. Daniel brings vast experience in sales and marketing, including extensive international, Hispanic, Fortune 500 and start-up experience, with previous roles as vice president of business development at Terra Networks and senior director of marketing at Univision Enterprises. Daniel holds both an MBA and a BA from the University of Miami. He is based in our Miami office.
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About IMS Corporate: IMS is a digital marketing & communications company that partners with businesses seeking to expand in Latin America
Scott J Cooper
Global Vice President, Innovation of Molson Coors
Throughout his 25 years in sales, marketing and general management, Scott has become an expert at breathing fresh life into tired brands, launching category-changing innovations, establishing new partnerships and leading teams & organizations to deliver sustained business performance. He has held senior roles at Unilever, Sobeys, Molson Coors and served on several not for profit boards including Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Most recently in his role as Global VP, Innovation at Molson Coors Scott led the team that launched Molson Coors Canada’s JV with Hexo to launch cannabis beverages. Scott graduated Ivey with an Honors Business Administration degree. When not busy at the office, you’ll find Scott on the slopes or transporting his three young children to their many activities.
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About Molson Coors: Molson Coors is a beer company and distributor that brews the world’s favorite beer brands.
Kandy Anand
President & Chief Executive Officer, Molson Coors International of Molson Coors
Kandy is President of Molson Coors International (MCI) where he is responsible for the growth and expansion of the company’s business and brand portfolio in global markets outside of the US, Canada and the UK. Appointed in 2009, Kandy has helped significantly expand the company’s footprint in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Previously, he served as Division President of Coca Cola’s Philippines Business Unit. While at Coca Cola, he also served as Vice President of Coca Cola’s Global Revenue Growth Management and Commercial Leadership, as well as the Division Marketing Director for South Latin America. Prior to his time at Coca Cola, Anand served in various senior marketing strategy roles over fifteen years with Unilever in India. Kandy completed his Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management.
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About Molson Coors: Molson Coors is a beer company and distributor that brews the world’s favorite beer brands.
Mark Hunter
President & Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors
Mark is President and CEO of Molson Coors and serves as a member of the Board. He brings more than 20 years of Molson Coors experience and most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors Europe. Prior to that, Mark was President and Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors UK. Before that, he was Chief Commercial Officer for Molson Coors Canada where he responsible for all sales and marketing activities. Earlier in his career Mark managed the export markets and business unit strategy for Bass Brewers and marketing management of the Carling brand. He has also served on the board of Bass Brewers as Marketing Director and the board of Coors Brewers Ltd. Before joining the Bass in 1989, he held a variety of sales positions with Hallmark Cards and Bulmers Drinks. Mark holds a Bachelor Honours degree in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
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About Molson Coors: Molson Coors is a beer company and distributor that brews the world’s favorite beer brands.
Grace Puma Whiteford
Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo
Grace Puma is the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo.In its global portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo has 22 different brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. With net revenues of over $63 billion, PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. In 2015, Grace was appointed Chief Supply Officer with expanded responsibilities where she leads a Global Supply Team comprise of: Global Logistics, Global Procurement, and PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours. In her current role as CSO, she has strategic leadership accountabilities for 11 concentrate manufacturing operations, $30B of purchase spend and ~3600 worldwide employees. Her scope of responsibility includes driving: enterprise supply chain strategy; productivity; commodity risk management; plant health /safety; product quality and supply service to the PepsiCo’s businesses. Since Grace joined PepsiCo in 2010, she transitioned procurement from a decentralized, market-based function to a centralized global procurement entity. Grace created new organizational model to ensure globally connected, locally wired work processes with 1,100+ employees and a $30B spend scope on raw commodities, direct/indirect materials, and agency & media. Grace is a seasoned executive experienced at transforming decentralized organizations into globally connected, locally wired business functions that drive performance. She is well regarded as a strategist and change agent who finds best-possible business solutions to business challenges. Grace is recognized as a top female and Hispanic leader role model across complex and decentralized global business environments. She is highly valued for her ability to find innovative solutions, build strong business relationships and develop talent. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Grace worked for United Airlines where she served as senior vice president, chief procurement officer and led the transformation to a global strategic sourcing function with an enterprise-wide scope. Grace and her team delivered significant savings across the value chain, while effectively handling risk management during the jet fuel crises in 2008. Before joining United, Grace led key areas of global procurement at Kraft Foods, including raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, transportation, logistics, and services. She also worked in strategic procurement at Motorola and Gillette. Grace holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Illinois Benedictine University. She previously served as a board member for Steppenwolf Theatre, the Institute for Supply Managers and board member for the Marietta Corporation. In 2013, Grace was recognized as the #4 CPO out of 5,000 global CPOs across all industries by ExecRank. In 2016, she was recognized as the “Executive of the Year” by Latina Style magazine.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Shakti Jauhar
Vice President, Global HR Operations and Shared Services of PepsiCo
Shakti Jauhar is a global leader and data-driven executive recognized for his operational expertise in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Known as a transformational leader, he has a track record of setting clear strategies, driven by rigorous analytics and insights. Shakti leverages technology innovation across geographies to optimize processes, which deliver technical competencies, reduce costs and simultaneously increase efficiencies.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Deborah Rosado Shaw
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo
Deborah Rosado Shaw is senior vice president, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Deborah, who assumed this role in July 2014, provides leadership in guiding PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Engagement (D&E) strategy to bring together diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives to achieve the company’s strategic business imperatives, advance its Performance with Purpose goals and drive innovation. Building on PepsiCo’s deep legacy in D&E, she helps PepsiCo ensure that D&E is ingrained in PepsiCo, and expands pathways for developing global, multicultural thinkers, doers and innovators. Deborah was a member of PepsiCo’s Ethnic Advisory Board for 12 years, whereby she played a critical role in establishing a strategic platform that helped PepsiCo elevate its prominence as one of the most diverse companies working with minority business owners
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ciara Dilley
Vice President Transform Brands & Portfolio Innovation,FLNA of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Esperanza Teasdale
Vice President/General Manager of PepsiCo
Esperanza Teasdale leads shopper marketing for national customers and sets “opt-in” strategy and plans to multiply key customer growth. She has an extensive history at PepsiCo, beginning as brand manager in 2003. She has demonstrated excellence in a range of roles, most recently as senior director of shopper marketing for small format where her team won three vendor awards at 7-Eleven. She is a graduate of Rutgers University’s College of Engineering and the University of Connecticut.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Adam Harter
Senior Vice President – Media, Sports & Entertainment of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Tim Carey
Vice President of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Jose Prado
President of PepsiCo
Jose Prado is a President at PepsiCo.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Jose Prado
President of PepsiCo
Jose Prado is a President at PepsiCo.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Bob Barron
Senior Vice President of Sales, GameTime of GameTime
Bob Barron is a senior-level sales and marketing professional with more than 23 years of experience managing dynamic sales teams. His experience includes working with industry leaders and Fortune 100 companies to develop global distribution networks. Bob is currently responsible for managing all domestic and international sales activities for GameTime and is also part of the PlayCore operating committee. He is an active member of several industry organizations and is a strong advocate for building better communities through play..
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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.
Bill Cox
Vice President of Finance, GameTime of GameTime
Bill is experienced in operational reporting and control for multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. As a member of GameTime’s senior management team, he is responsible for all financial activities and achievement of GameTime’s strategic goals.
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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.
Adi Kunalic
President & Co-Founder of Opendorse
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About Opendorse: Opendorse operates the leading SaaS-enabled Marketplace in the athlete endorsement industry.
Eoghan Geoghegan
Vice President of Business Development of MomentFeed
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About MomentFeed: MomentFeed is a platform that helps multi-location brands optimize for proximity search in order to connect customers with brands.
David Fisch
Co-Founder & President of Turgo
A successful business leader and entrepreneur with 20 years of online, mobile and traditional experience. Expertise in digital media specializing in brand advertising, mobile, business development, marketing and operations. Extensive experiencing in building world-class sales and partnership teams. Strong track record of achievement within both corporate and start-up organizations.
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About Gallo Sales Company, GreenSpring, Mandalay Media, Miller Brewing Company, Miniclip, Shopkick, Turgo: Turgo is a key player in the video advertising and distribution industry.
Janet Riccio
Exec Vice President of Omnicom Group
Over the course of her 25+ years in advertising, her collaborative business style has taken her to more than 30 countries on five continents on behalf of her clients and forged a deep understanding of what it takes to build relationships and brands. Her belief that a motivated, fulfilled workforce leads to a healthier more profitable more sustainable bottom line is why she has been chosen to head Omnicom University. Omnicom University is recognized as one of the preeminent executive education experiences and one of the major sources of “cultural glue” for the Omnicom network. In partnership with Harvard Business School faculty, OU has graduated over 3500+ Omnicom executives over the course of its 20 years in existence. To quote Janet, after her first season as Dean, “This program is not about developing leaders, the people who attend already are; it is about transforming leaders from more than good to great.” Most recently, Janet founded and is currently heading an in-house women’s network – Omniwomen. The mission of Omniwomen is to serve as a catalyst to increase the influence and number of women leaders throughout the Omnicom network. Since its formal U.S. launch in April 2014, Omniwomen has expanded to China and the U.K. As passionate as Janet is about her roles at Omnicom, she is equally passionate about the role of women on management boards and in the philanthropic world. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of BlogHer, the world’s largest on-line community of women bloggers, and is currently on the Advisory Board of LearnVest. Janet is also a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Women’s Foundation on which she serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Communications Committee. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of Make a Wish Foundation of Metro New York where she chaired the Governance Committee and, in her final year, co-chaired the Advisory Board.
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About Omnicom Group, Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Rita Rodriguez
Executive Vice President of Omnicom Group
Rita Rodriguez is currently Executive Vice President at Omnicom Group where she leads the multi-agency integration and innovation for PepsiCo. With more than twenty-five years of marketing experience, Rita has a proven track record of transforming major brands and building businesses. Having worked on both sides of the business, agency and client, Rita has a unique mix of strategic expertise; brand building and collaboration skills that can help define and lead a course of action for clients and their brands Rita was previously CEO of Imagination, an experiential integrated communications company. Prior to Imagination, she was CEO of the US arm of WPP’s The Brand Union, a strategic branding and design firm, where she led the repositioning and rebranding of multiple businesses and served as a strategic advisor and partner for clients on brand and business issues. Before joining The Brand Union in 2004, Rita was Managing Director of Corporate Branding at Omnicom’s Interbrand. Rita began her career in Houston at AT&T, where over the course of her career she served as Director of Business and Consumer Marketing, International Marketing Director, Director of Product Marketing and Communications Services and General Manager of HomeTown Network (HTN), working in both the US and London.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Bharath Yadla
VicePresident of Workato
Seasoned Executive with 20+ years of experience in building Customer Success teams, Disruptive Products, Solutions & for Start-Up & high-growth companies. Key expertise includes building groundup & managing Customer Success, Product Management & Strategy, and Partner Enablement for StartUps & high-growth companies Key Technology & Domain expertise includes building solutions in the areas of SaaS / Cloud Integration, SOA & Middleware, Retail Bigdata Analytics, Relevance & Personalization technologies Read more: http://insights.wired.com/bharathyadla
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Hannah Budreski
Vice President Marketing Communications of Endurance International Group
Hannah Budreski is Vice President of Marketing at Endurance International Group, a technology company focused on helping small businesses around the world and whose family of brands includes Constant Contact, Bluehost, HostGator, and Domain.com. During her 20 year career, Hannah has honed her skills at building brands, driving demand, and helping customers meet their milestones. Deeply passionate about small business, Hannah is accomplished at adding value for customers at all stages of their journey from those just starting out to established and expanding businesses.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Kathy Coover
Executive Vice President of Isagenix International
In 1992, Kathy Coover left her career as a dental hygienist in search of a way to spend more time with her family and contribute to others on a greater scale. Kathy went on to become a top earner in three separate network marketing companies, generating millions in income and helping tens of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve success. Remaining focused on her aspirations to positively impact the lives of others, Kathy joined her husband, Jim, and together they co-founded Isagenix. They set out to build a network marketing company that would be different than all the rest, founded on integrity, passion, and collaboration. Kathy is a nationally recognized and respected leader who has translated her personal successes into training and support systems that have helped create physical and financial freedom for countless Isagenix Associates.
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About Isagenix International: Isagenix International LLC is a multilevel marketing company that markets dietary supplements and personal care products.
Darcy Wedd
President of Outspoken
Darcy Wedd is an accomplished technology executive with over 17 years of experience in the telecommunications, payments, and consumer goods industries. Formerly the CEO and Co-Founder of Mobile Messenger (Acquired by Silverlake Sumeru), and the President and Co-Founder of payvia (backed by leading investors; Montgomery & Co. and Trinity Ventures). During his time in the telecommunications industry, Darcy completed multiple acquisitions including m-Qube (from VeriSign), and Mogreet, Inc. Darcy is a frequently requested speaker at influential industry events and a recognized thought leader. Since the beginning of 2014, Darcy has focused his attention on real estate development, investing and advising tech start-ups https://angel.co/darcy-wedd and film production, producing three feature films including The Lookalike, Mother’s Day and Sugar Mountain.
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About Outspoken: Outspoken is the most experienced SMS and MMS messaging platform in the US.
Steven Gerber
President & COO of Zeta Global
Steven Gerber is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Zeta Interactive. Gerber oversees the day to day management of the Company, encompassing all business lines and the technology platform.He joined Zeta in 2009 via an acquisition. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at Tranzact LLC, building the company’s digital business and playing a key role in its sale to Veronis Suhler in 2008. He has also held leadership positions at Digitas and Bain & Co. Gerber’s entrepreneurial career began in 1999 as co-founder of HotSocket, a RedHerring Top 100 company in 2000. Gerber holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia University. Mr. Gerber holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia University
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Brian Sax
Senior Vice President of ACN
Brian Sax is a successful professional in the world of network marketing that, as an IBO, has achieved SVP status at ACN. He has goals to do a whole lot more in the future, including: making a difference in thousands of people’s lives, helping to open many more countries for ACN, assisting more people to achieve the Regional Vice President (RVP) and SVP levels within the Company, and helping ACN to become the largest network marketing company in the world by the year 2021.
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About ACN: ACN is the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and other essential services people use every day.
Guy Peri
Vice President & Chief Data Officer of Procter & Gamble Company
Guy Peri is Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Procter & Gamble. Guy leads the creation and implementation of P&G’s enterprise data/analytics strategy and architecture to enable strategic/operational insights and new business models. Guy also has responsibility for P&Gs data science team which applies advanced analytics against P&Gs largest business opportunities across marketing, sales, eBusiness and supply chain. Mr. Peri’s current responsibilities include creation and implementation of P&Gs enterprise data / analytics strategy and leading the development, operations, data management and data science teams who are enabling P&Gs strategy.Mr. Peri is actively involved in community and professional boards and believes that leadership is about serving others to achieve their full potential.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Valarie Sheppard
Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader of Procter & Gamble Company
Valarie Sheppard is the Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader at Procter & Gamble.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
William P. Gipson
President, End-to-End Packaging Transformation and Chief Diversity Officer of Procter & Gamble Company
William is responsible for evolving P&G’s packaging strategy across an increasingly complex array of products, markets, materials and consumer habits. Leading the company’s efforts to step-change how P&G designs, develops and produces packaging, William works with each of P&G’s ten business units to ensure rapid re-invention and scaled solutions are implemented. William joined P&G in 1985 as a process development engineer in the Paper Research & Development group, growing to become a top innovation and R&D leader across P&G’s largest business sectors. In addition to leading R&D as senior VP of the Beauty Sector, William was appointed Chief Diversity Officer in 2012, leading strategies to make P&G one of the most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies in the world. He listens first-hand to employees’ stories, giving him the insights to address diversity challenges and opportunities and to foster a culture where tough conversations in the workplace aren’t avoided. An engineer by training, William believes that tackling tough challenges requires facing reality. He engages others in that mindset to create superior products, packages and businesses that delight consumers while making P&G a workplace where everyone is valued, everyone is included, and everyone is performing at their peak.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Robert Susa
President and CEO of InventHelp
Robert Susa serves as president and CEO of InventHelp.
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About InventHelp: InventHelp is a leading inventor service firm, established in 1984.
Frannie Danzinger
Vice President of Strategic Business Development of Integrate
Frannie Danzinger is currently VP, Strategic Business Development for Integrate, a pioneer in demand orchestration software. Frannie works with hundreds of B2B marketing organizations to develop and scale their revenue-generating machines. Her passion is to fully understand a marketer’s business and help to build a high-impact strategy, with efficient process, data and technology, to bring the strategy to life. Having worked with smart marketers, savvy business pros and sharp technology professionals during her roles at 6sense, eXelate, a Nielsen Company and Bizo over the last five years, Frannie fell in love with MarTech. She’s experienced first-hand the power of MarTech and its ability to catapult – and hold back – marketing teams and business results. Coupled with 20+ years of agency media experience, it’s easy to get excited about the road ahead in marketing and technology. When not working with marketers, Frannie channels her personal passion to fitness. She is a Group Fitness Instructor, Boxing Trainer, Spinning Instructor and Personal Trainer. If you cannot find her at her desk, be sure to check the gym!
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Cody Bauer
Vice President Of Retail Operations of Leap Services
Cody Bauer serves as VP of retail operations at Leap Services.
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About Leap Services: Leap develops a retail platform that enables brands to deploy stores and accelerate growth.
Jason Heller
President of Persado
Jason Heller is the President at Persado
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About Persado: Persado Marketing Language Cloud delivers AI-generated language that resonates the most with any audience, segment or individual.
Roli Saxena
President, AdRoll Business of NextRoll
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About Cowboy Ventures, NextRoll, Neythri Futures Fund, OVO Fund: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Executive Vice President, Product of NextRoll
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About NextRoll: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Chris Finley
Vice President of Business Development of Momentive
Chris Finley is the former vice president of business development at [SurveyMonkey](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/surveymonkey#/entity), a cloud-based online survey and questionnaire tool that helps users gather survey-related information.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Tom Hale
President of Momentive
Tom joined SurveyMonkey in July 2016 and oversees engineering, infrastructure, product, product marketing, user experience and growth, including international expansion. Before SurveyMonkey, he spent six years at HomeAway, first as Chief Product Officer, then as Chief Operating Officer, leading the company through IPO and acquisition by Expedia. Tom also served as Linden Lab’s Chief Product Officer where he redesigned the consumer experience of Second Life. Prior to that, he spent a decade at Macromedia and Adobe in various executive roles in general management, product management, and marketing. Tom sits on the board of Cars.com and holds an AB from Harvard University.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Jon Cohen
Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development of Momentive
Jon joined SurveyMonkey in January 2014. He brings years of research and data expertise to the company’s portfolio of products and solutions, as well as strategic direction for future innovations. Previously, he was Vice President of Research at the Pew Research Center. As Director of Polling and Polling Editor, he also led The Washington Post’s polling operation through two presidential campaigns and four congressional cycles, as well as numerous gubernatorial and mayoral elections. Prior to the Post, he was a polling expert at ABC News and the Public Policy Institute of California. He is an active member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and previously served on AAPOR’s Executive Council, as well as the president of its Pacific Chapter, PAPOR. Jon earned an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in History from Johns Hopkins University.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
William R. Adler
Co-Founder, CEO, and President of True Fit
William R. Adler, also known as Bill, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of True Fit Corporation and TrueFit Solutions, Inc. William Adler was a Timberland executive who has multiple generations of apparel leaders. He has 20+ years of leadership and general management experience. He successfully led True Fit’s pivot from direct retailer to a big data SaaS solution for major retailers and brands.
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About True Fit: True Fit provides an intelligent data platform created for fashion retailers to find online stores.
Christopher Wendel
President and Co-Founder of Volta Charging
Chris is a global finance executive with 20 years of experience running large sales teams and raising capital in equity markets. The bulk of this time was with Goldman Sachs in the United States, Germany, and Japan. While on sabbatical in Hawaii, Chris stumbled upon Volta stations at the Kailua Whole Foods. He soon after became an investor and joined Volta as partner and CFO in 2012. Chris lives in Napa with his wife and three children, loves flying, and will challenge you to a tennis match any day of the week. He and his wife each drive a Tesla Model S in fire engine red and metallic blue.
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Abdellah Cherkaoui
Senior Vice President – Government, Automotive & Utilities of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Anne Lukanc
Vice President Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Ross Hatamiya
Vice President of Media Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Mike Schott
Senior Vice President, Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Amanda Gessert
Vice President, Analytics of Merkle
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About Merkle: Merkle is a customer relationship management agency that designs, executes and evaluates integrated marketing programs.
Dave Morgan
CEO & Founder & Vice President, Sports Digital News of Simulmedia
Morgan is the CEO and founder of Simulmedia, a New York based marketing technology company that uses data, science and software to drive business outcomes for advertisers through traditional TV marketing. He previously founded and ran both TACODA, Inc., an online advertising company that pioneered behavioral online marketing and was acquired by AOL in 2007 for $275 million, and Real Media, Inc., one of the world’s first ad serving and online ad network companies and a predecessor to 24/7 Real Media (TFSM), which was later sold to WPP for $649 million. After the sale of TACODA, Dave served as Executive Vice President, Global Advertising Strategy, at AOL, a Time Warner Company (TWX).
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About Simulmedia, Sinclair Broadcast Group: Simulmedia is a TV ad platform that enables predictable, scalable customer growth.
Jim Wilburn
Founder & President & CEO of Winnercomm
Jim Wilburn is the Founder and President of Winnercomm, as well as the General Manger and visionary behind Major League Fishing. After graduating from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in communications, Jim became the top advertising sales performer for ABC affiliate KTUL. In 1981, Jim left KTUL and co-founded Winner Communications as a syndicator of American Quarter Horse racing telecasts. Twenty years later Winner Communications had become Winnercomm and produced almost 50 percent of the ESPN Outdoors program block as well as 25 award-winning one-hour SportsCentury programs. Winning 13 Emmy Awards and 2 Eclipse Awards, Winnercomm produced over 500 hours of programming annually for ESPN and 13 other networks. During this time, Jim also served on ESPN Outdoors senior staff. In 2004, Winnercomm acquired the camera platforms Skycam and in 2006 Cablecam; cable-controlled camera systems used extensively on NCAA Football, Monday Night Football and Super Bowl coverage. The acquisitions of Skycam and Cablecam furthered Winnercomm’s reach into live sports coverage. In 2006, Parallel Partners & Harbert Management acquired Winnercomm. In 2009 Parallel and Harbert sold Winnercomm to Outdoor Channel Holdings. Jim has worked tirelessly in creating the hottest property in professional fishing, Major League Fishing. Major League Fishing brings real time scoring to the sport for the first time and boasts 24 anglers who have made almost $50 million dollars fishing. Major League Fishing is a huge success both in viewership and sponsorship revenues. Jim has been inducted into the University of Tulsa Business Hall of Fame, as well as their Distinguished Alumni Association. Jim has served on the board for Holland Hall Preparatory School for five years and currently serves on the University Of Tulsa Board Of Trustees for the past nine years.
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About Major League Fishing, Winnercomm: Winnercomm is in the emotion transportation business. We move people to watch, to engage, to join, to purchase.
Bruce Mandell
President ,Owner & CEO of Data-Mail
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About Data-Mail: Data-Mail is one of the nation’s largest direct marketing, print and production facilities.
Teju Owoye
Founder & President of Sulte Group
Teju Owoye is the CEO and Founder of the Sulte Group, a growth marketing agency that focuses on helping brands achieve omnipresence among their core group of customers. She is an expert at driving engagement, consumer adoption, and brand loyalty by leveraging behavioral economic principles and consumer psychology.
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About Clean Rebellion, Sulte Group: Sulte Group fueling the next generation of marketing with innovative strategies to drive incredible growth for companies.
Marc Ashley
President and COO of Market America
Marc Ashley is the President and COO of Market America. Marc oversees all corporate operations of Market America Worldwide. He works closely with the Executive Board and Management Group to plan company initiatives, create and implement systems, improve field relations, and implement total quality management techniques. Having served as Board Chairman of the BBB of Central North Carolina, Marc was also a recipient of the Triad Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty award, selected for his leadership, community involvement and career accomplishments. Under Marc’s leadership, Market America Worldwide has grown into an internet retail giant – recognized as one of North Carolina’s fastest-growing companies, one of the Triad’s best companies to work for, and one of the top e-commerce companies in the world in terms of annual retail sales.
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About Market America: Market America Worldwide is a product brokerage and Internet marketing company that specializes in One-to-One-Marketing.
Kevin Buckman
Vice President of Training & Field Development of Market America
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About Market America: Market America Worldwide is a product brokerage and Internet marketing company that specializes in One-to-One-Marketing.
Nick Colucci
President & CEO, Publicis Healthcare Communications Group of Publicis Groupe
Nick Colucci is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group. Nick leads Publicis Healthcare Communications Group—the largest healthcare communications network in the world. Under Nick’s tenure, the network has grown from a fragmented group of agencies to a global powerhouse with unrivaled capabilities, expanded global client relationships, and a footprint in pharmerging markets, China and India. Nick has a broad perspective having served both on the client and agency sides. Prior to joining Publicis 15 years ago, Nick was Vice President of Marketing and Sales at EyeSys Technologies and Marketing Director at Roche. Nick is well known in healthcare circles, leading key initiatives for the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, an industry trade association, as well as serving on the boards of the American Heart Association of New York and the Pasteur Foundation Advisory Board. Nick was honored last year by being named “Marketer of the Year” at the PM360 Trailblazer Awards.
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About Publicis Groupe, Publicis Healthcare Communications: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Michael Cadieux
Vice President / NA Procurement Officer of Publicis Groupe
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About Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Kevin Park
Head of CampaignDivision2 / Vice President of Cheil Worldwide
Kevin Park has served as the President of company operations in Germany in 2006 after being in charge of Global Brand Communications in 2003 and working for the Campaign team since joining Cheil Worldwide in 1993. He also served as the Head of European operations after being appointed to Executive in 2010. He is currently responsible for Campaign Division2 (Global Campaign Division).
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About Cheil Worldwide: Cheil Worldwide is a global marketing and communications company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Ben Parr
Co-Founder and President of Octane AI
Ben Parr is a journalist, author, entrepreneur, investor, and expert on attention. Through his experience as a technology writer, venture capitalist, and prolific public speaker, Parr has coached dozens of young startups and Fortune 500 corporations on how to get attention for their products. Parr is a co-founder and managing partner of DominateFund, a venture capital firm that invests in and accelerates the growth of early-stage technology, software, and product startups through its expertise in the press, marketing, customer and user acquisition, viral products, and strategic celebrity partnerships. Previously, Parr was the co-editor and editor-at-Large of Mashable, where he wrote more than 2,400 articles on social media and technology, managed Mashable’s editorial team, and interviewed everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Mark Zuckerberg. He also served as a columnist and commentator for CNET. His work has been featured in a variety of media, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News.
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About DominateFund, Octane AI: Octane AI provides an all-in-one platform for engaging quizzes, data collection, and personalized Facebook Messenger and SMS automation.
Matthew Caiola
Vice President, Corporate and Technology Practices of 5W Public Relations
As Executive Vice President at 5W Public Relations, Matthew Caiola oversees the corporate, technology, and digital divisions, which include financial services, legal services & litigation, real estate, corporate internal communications, public affairs & government relations, apps & online marketplaces, ad tech & big data, marketing technology, and financial technology. Under his leadership, the teams run award-winning campaigns for clients like Sinclair Broadcast Group, SAP NS2, CareerBuilder, Payoneer, The Trade Desk, Comcast, N26, as well as more than 100 companies globally. With over 15 years of public relations experience, Matthew is a seasoned practitioner in corporate publicity, leading his team in building the brand of high-growth tech companies, launching IPOs, disrupting industries, and building global brand resonance. B I O EXE C UT IVE VI C E P R ESIDENT COR PORAT E , T E C HNOLOGY & DIGI TAL P RA C T I C ES In the 10 years Matthew has worked at 5W Public Relations, he has become responsible for the overall growth and direction of the agency’s technology, corporate and digital practices. Matthew introduced new areas of focus to the agency, including the SaaS and data divisions. He has been instrumental in acquiring new clients for the agency, including three fintech unicorn clients as well as 13 cannabis clients, who are each making a name for themselves within their respective industries. Matthew has shaped 5WPR’s technology division to be recognized as a leader in the adtech, fintech, and martech pr space. Prior to joining 5W, Matthew was at a mid-sized New Jersey PR firm where he yielded brand building results for a diverse range of well-recognized companies in the clean-tech, aviation, and consumer areas. His media relations expertise played a key role in securing top tier features for his clients, ranging from CEO profiles, company case studies, and awards. Matthew holds a Communication and Political Science degree from Iona College.
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About 5W Public Relations: 5WPR, a Public Relations and Communications Firm, specializes in public affairs, government relations & PR on B2C, & B2B market segments.
Dara Busch
President, Consumer Practice of 5W Public Relations
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About 5W Public Relations: 5WPR, a Public Relations and Communications Firm, specializes in public affairs, government relations & PR on B2C, & B2B market segments.
Matthew Kirschner
Partner and Executive Vice President of Talent Resources
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About Talent Resources: Talent Resources is a social media marketing agency that specializes in connecting brands with top-tier celebrities and influencers.
Amy Murphy
President, Augeo Digital of Augeo Marketing
Amy has been part of the Augeo team since 2001. With over 20 years in both B2B and B2C product and service marketing, she brings broad experience and creativity to Augeo’s clients, communications, products and programs. Focusing on innovative and market specific engagement platforms, much of Amy’s time at Augeo is spent with the development team designing, building and implementing new, and often data intensive, engagement and loyalty platforms for Augeo and our clients. Amy holds a BS in Business from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Brian Conroy
Vice President, Strategic Development of Augeo Marketing
Brian Conroy has 17 years of experience as a senior sales and marketing executive with a successful career of consultative sales, product/service marketing, channel marketing and client relationship management. Brian leads a team of client relationship managers that work directly with Augeo’s financial institution clients to provide strategic client direction and dynamic program strategies. Brian is part of the product development team and plays a critical role in developing and managing loyalty, retention and acquisition initiatives for current and potential clients. Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts from the Benedictine University with a degree in Finance and Economics with a minor in Business Leadership and Management.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Karianne Avila
Vice President of Operations of Augeo Marketing
Karianne serves as the VP, Business Operations for Augeo. She leads and manages customer service and fulfillment teams across all of Augeo’s many loyalty and recognition programs. Karianne started in 1998 with our sister restaurant company, Embers, and has held numerous positions for both companies in the years following. Karianne attended the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee majoring in International Business with a minor in Spanish.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Mike Knoop
President & Financial Institution Loyalty of Augeo Marketing
Mike Knoop is the CEO at ampliFI Loyalty Solutions.
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About AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions, Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Juliann Gilbert
Senior Vice President, Marketing of Augeo Marketing
Juli has 9 years of experience in the loyalty and engagement industries and leads a marketing team supporting all corporate and client marketing initiatives. She provides strategic direction and communications for Augeo’s B2B and B2C initiatives, product launches and roadmaps, implementations, public relations and media. She has successfully implemented loyalty and engagement solutions across Augeo for hundreds of clients including website development, marketing collateral and ongoing promotional campaigns. Juli attended St. Ambrose University in Iowa, double majoring with a BA in Marketing and Management, in addition to a minor in Organizational Leadership.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Dan Councill
Vice President of Technology of Augeo Marketing
Dan leads the IT team in Augeo’s Atlanta office and is involved in the day to day operations of Augeo’s incentives division. He strengthens Augeo with nearly 20 years of experience in programming and technology, with half of those years spent specifically in the performance incentives arena. Dan excels in understanding and capturing our clients’ wants and needs. He and his team then apply that information to expertly craft custom, leading technology solutions. Apart from building websites and exceeding client expectations, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and two children and cooking up a storm on his Big Green Egg.
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About Augeo Marketing, Performance Plus: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Jennifer Vanselow
Vice President of Finance of Augeo Marketing
Jennifer began with Augeo’s sister company, Embers, 18 years ago, and has been with Augeo ever since its inception in 1998. Throughout her years with both companies, Jennifer has worked in all areas of accounting, human resources and finance. Currently, Jennifer leads Augeo’s finance team, as well as manages the company’s financials and cash flows. Jennifer is an active member of the Institute of Management Accountants. She holds a BS in Accounting from Augsburg College, and is a Certified Managerial Accountant.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Randall Wakeford
Vice President of Client Platform Development of Augeo Marketing
Randall has been involved in the employee recognition and engagement industry for over 15 years. Prior to joining Augeo, he worked at IncentOne in Carlstadt, NJ as Director of Information Management, specializing in working directly with Fortune 50 clients to develop, deploy and maintain customized and integrated recognition solutions that drive business objectives. Prior to IncentOne, Randall was Director of Internet Operations for Faulkner & Gray in New York City, a specialized financial publisher owned by Thomson Financial. Primary responsibilities include working with existing clients to maintain and enhance currently deployed employee engagement solutions and technology, acting as technical subject matter expert during new platform implementations, and providing guidance on product development and sales strategy related to new business opportunities.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Sara Messerli
Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Augeo Marketing
Sara comes to Augeo with over twelve years of diverse human resources experience in both large and small organizations with a specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management, employee development and employee engagement. She also has extensive hands-on experience leading HR initiatives and policy design. Sara is the “go to” person for all HR matters at Augeo, employing an approachable and “can-do” service minded attitude across all levels of the organization. Sara earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in History from Metropolitan State and a Masters of Organizational Leadership from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. She also holds a Society for Human Resource Management–Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification. Outside of work Sara enjoys running, reading, and spending time with her husband and three children.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Tim Miller
President, Loyalty and Benefits of Augeo Marketing
Tim joined Augeo in 2008 when Augeo acquired BenefitProtect, he was one of the founders. His role at Augeo has expanded to oversee the insurance and discount network operations team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Having 25+ years of experience in sales and marketing, Tim has spent the last 15 years concentrating in the healthcare and insurance marketplace. Tim graduated from James Madison University in 1988 with a BS in Marketing. The insurance discount network team consistently secures launches and manages the optimal benefits for many of our largest clients and their members or employees.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Ankit Malhotra
Vice-President of Engineering of Welcome
Ankit Malhotra is the Director of Engineering at NewsCred since May 2017. Ankit was Team Lead at AppNexus from May 2013 to May 2017. Ankit Malhotra was the Chief Technology Officer at Buyou. Ankit earned his M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science and his B.E. in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University.
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About Welcome: Welcome is a marketing orchestration platform used by brands to strategically align teams.
Debby Reiner
President, Grey/Global P&G of Grey
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About Grey: Grey Group is a global advertising and marketing agency with headquarters in New York City
Amardeep Jenkins
Vice President of Operations of ChargeNet Stations
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About ChargeNet Stations: ChargeNet Stations specializes in the fields of SaaS, cleantech, electric vehicle supply equipment, and distributed energy resources.
Dave Bunch
President of Growve
Dave Bunch currently works as the President of Growve. He previously worked at Nutraceutical Corporation as the Senior Vice President.
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About Growve: Growve is a brand aggregator that specializes in the acquisition and management of wellness and beauty brands.
Jack Schwartz
Vice President of Programming of BrandStar
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About BrandStar: BrandStar is a content marketing and customer experience agency.
Andrea Kraft
Vice President of Marketing of BrandStar
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About BrandStar, BrandStar: BrandStar is a content marketing and customer experience agency.
Diaz Nesamoney
Founder, President & CEO of Jivox
Diaz Nesamoney founder of Jivox has had two prior successful ventures. He was previously co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly Diaz Nesamoney is an accomplished technology entrepreneur who founded three successful technology companies, all harnessing the power of data to power enterprise and consumer applications. Currently Diaz is Founder, President, and CEO of Jivox, a company that provides a technology platform for data-driven personalized advertising and marketing. He was previously Co-founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly traded company in 1999. Informatica pioneered data integration software as a category and is now the market leader with more than $1 billion in revenue and a $5 billion market capitalization. Before founding Jivox, he founded Celequest and served as its CEO until early 2007, when the company was acquired by Cognos/IBM. Celequest introduced the market’s first business intelligence and analytics appliance, a disruptive innovation that led to its acquisition. Diaz holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India and is the holder of seven technology patents. Diaz is also the author of the first book on using data and technology to personalize digital advertising.
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About Jivox: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Anna Luo
Vice President, Customer Innovation & Marketing of Jivox
Anna Luo is passionate about introducing cutting-edge technologies to enterprise customers – putting them on the path of increased competitiveness and accelerated growth. She has two decades of marketing experience, most of which she has spent driving cross-functional collaboration to scale startups and contributing to successful exits via IPO and acquisition. Anna’s marketing leadership role in infrastructure and business intelligence included Sentilla (now Ericsson), provider of predictive and financial analysis for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures; Coral8, a startup developing complex event processing platform that leveraged Project STREAM from Stanford University; TIBCO, a leader in event-driven platform and then 200-employee startup that went public in 1999. Her full-time and consulting role in other companies included Vidder (software defined security), Counterpane Internet Security (managed network security, now BT), and CTB/McGraw Hill, where she spearheaded an online ideation and networking program to improve customer experience and retention for a $35-million online assessment product. Anna is an endurance athlete and has competed at the Long Course Triathlon and Aquabike National Championships and various regional races. Between her career and racing, she finds time to mentor young professionals and volunteers at the MIT Club of Northern California and MIT Global Entrepreneurship Network. Anna holds a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Jivox, Vidder: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Daniel Cohen
VIce President, Engineering of Mindbody
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About Line, Mindbody: Mindbody is a wellness experience platform that allows users to find and engage with fitness, beauty, and integrative health services.
Tink Taylor
Chief Operating Officer, Founder, and President of dotmailer Group
Tink Taylor is COO, Founder, and President of dotMailer and dotDigital Group and has been pivotal in the development of digital marketing since its outset in both the UK and now the US.Serving as a key and influential member of the UK DMA’s Email Council and also the IAB since 2006, Tink’s been judging the Email, Mobile and Agency categories at the UK DMA’s awards for over half a decade. Now chair of the email marketing category, he is constantly striving to help individual organizations, and the industry as a whole to develop and progress.
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About dotAgency, dotmailer Group: dotmailer Group provides digital marketing professionals with SaaS technology solutions and tools, and offers an email marketing platform.
Paul Yoo
President and owner of U.S. Patriot Tactical
Throughout his varied career, Paul has worked in pharmaceutical sales, purchasing, and gaming. Before joining US Patriot, Paul ran Parx Casino just outside of Philadelphia.
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About U.S. Patriot Tactical: U.S. Patriot Tactical sells military and law enforcement apparel, footwear, and gear.
Josh Backer
Co Founder – President, Advertising & SVP Operations of Unified
Founded Social Suitcase in 2009 – Boutique business development and sales consulting firm specializing in social media monetization products and brand advertising. – Sold to TrafficMarketplace in March 2010 Founded DankApps in 2008 – Bay Partners funded social network application company – Donated thousands of dollars to cause based charities through the “Social Change” brand of applications Founded Teach the People in 2007 – TechCrunch40 company – fbFund grantee Emory University, Atlanta GA – Graduate Instructor, Dept. of Comparative Literature “Sick Lit.: Literature and Discourses of Illness and Disease” The Padeia School, Atlanta GA – Part-time Faculty “Pollack to Smithson: Modern and Contemporary American and European art from 1935-1975” “Art and Politics in the 20th Century”
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About Unified: Unified equips marketers with information and intelligence they need to make the best decisions about their social advertising investments.
Jim Spare
President & COO of eko
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About eko: eko is media and technology company pioneering a new medium in which stories told in live action video are shaped by viewers as they unfold.
Brian Harris Frank
President of eko
Brian has spent the past 20 years innovating in the music industry, both at startups and major labels. As President of Interlude Music, he is helping to move the music industry forward by forging strategic relationships with like-minded top players in the space, from labels and artists to media organizations and festivals. Before joining Interlude, Brian was employee #1 at Beats Music and co-created the streaming service alongside Trent Reznor. His prior experience includes roles at Warner Bros. Records, Interscope Records, Atlantic Records, Ticketmaster and others. Brian holds a BA and and MBA from Columbia University.
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About eko: eko is media and technology company pioneering a new medium in which stories told in live action video are shaped by viewers as they unfold.
Myles Kleeger
President & Chief Customer Officer of Braze
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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.
Will Crocker
Vice President, Customer & Partner Marketing of Braze
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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.
Charles Manning
CEO/President of Kochava
Charles Manning is the founder and CEO of Kochava, the leading mobile attribution analytics platform serving tier-one advertisers world-wide. For nearly 20 years Charles Manning has been creating technologies that use data for system optimization, ranging from business service management (BSM) to information technology (IT) to attribution analytics. Charles began his career at Oracle, and later held executive and C-Level positions at M-Code, Managed Objects, and PLAYXPERT. Prior to founding Kochava, Charles founded PLAYXPERT – which started as a gaming technology platform. After licensing the PLAYXPERT technology to Razer, Charles built a team that focused its time on building engagement platforms for entrepreneurs and agencies. Upon realizing that there were no standard platforms that provided attribution or post-install analytics that were worth a darn in mobile – Charles and his team built one, and Kochava was born. The Kochava technology is now integrated with more than 1,300 publishers and is trusted by hundreds of brands including the biggest names in mobile gaming, news and media, and consumer goods.
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About Kochava, XCHNG, xCraft Enterprises: Kochava is a provider of secure, real-time data solutions for mobile and connected devices.
Seth Samuels
Vice President of Research & Development of Kochava
Samuels comes to Kochava with more than 15 years of business intelligence (BI) experience. Having spent his entire career in BI roles, Samuels has an eye for trends and possesses the knowledge and experience to analyze data and simply articulate its meaning. Previously, Samuels served as the vice president of business intelligence for Coldwater Creek, where he spent nearly ten years and created numerous cross-channel attribution tools to support web, catalog, and mobile attribution, managed all corporate testing and analysis, and owned analysis for all corporate data. Samuels leads the Research and Development division of Kochava, designed to create integrated data sets enabling efficient analysis and to identify advanced algorithms to enhance Kochava’s product offerings. This division is also responsible for the consolidation of all information from across the organization to provide customers world-class visibility into their data and the actionable learnings it reveals.
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About Kochava: Kochava is a provider of secure, real-time data solutions for mobile and connected devices.
Garrett MacDonald
Executive Vice President of Sales of Kochava
Garrett MacDonald brings more than 21 years of B2B sales management experience to his role leading the global sales effort for Kochava. A top performer with Fortune 500 companies and early stage startups, MacDonald is a recognized industry luminary on the convergence of mobile, retail, finance and technology, with deep expertise in the advertising industry. Most recently MacDonald served as the Vice President of Strategic Sales at Airpush where he managed sales and platform development projects around real-time bidding, predictive algorithmic optimizations, advanced location targeting, and UI design, among other areas. Prior to Airpush MacDonald served as Regional Sales Manager at StrikeAd, the world’s first Demand Side Platform, and was a Regional Manager with American Express during the company’s digital transformation. MacDonald is leading Kochava’s sales department as the company continues to expand internationally, helping brands deliver better mobile app experiences across multiple channels while extracting more value from their advertising spend.
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About Kochava: Kochava is a provider of secure, real-time data solutions for mobile and connected devices.
Shun Chen
Vice President, Products of Conviva
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Nick Cicero
Vice President Strategy of Conviva
Nick is the founder of Delmondo, a creative studio and social video analytics software acquired by Conviva in 2018. He is a leader in building digital content initiatives with a proven ability to set vision, strategy, and execute on numerous innovative projects for some of the world’s largest brands and publishers like MTV, NBC Sports, Red Bull, L’Oreal, the UFC, Universal, Conde Nast, and Clear Channel. Prior to founding Delmondo he spent time building and implementing new enterprise social publishing and analytics tools with Livefyre, Expion and Percolate. He put the first Instagram Video on TV for Oprah and built an innovative social content experience for the PlayStation launch in North America, among other projects. Nick received his Master’s from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Michael Amick
Senior Vice President, North American Papers, Pulp & Consumer Packaging of International Paper
Mike started his career with International Paper at the Louisiana Mill in Bastrop in 1990. Since then he has served in various capacities and businesses across P&C Papers, Coated Papers, Industrial Packaging, xpedx and Coated Paperboard. He also led the company’s supply chain transformation and was appointed an officer of the company in 2002 as vice president of supply chain with focus on driving improvements across the company’s North American manufacturing businesses. He later held the roles of executive vice president, xpedx and vice president and general manager for the Coated Paperboard business. From 2012-2014, Mike served as International Paper vice president and president, IP India, and as executive chairman, International Paper APPM Limited. He was elected senior vice president, North American Papers, Pulp and Consumer Packaging in November 2014.
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About International Paper: International Paper manufactures paper and paper-packaging products.
William Hoel
Senior Vice President, Container The Americas of International Paper
Bill Hoel is senior vice president, Container The Americas. Bill joined International Paper subsidiary Masonite Corporation in 1983. He was named vice president and general manager of the Decorative Products business in 1996, and vice president and executive assistant to then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John T. Dillon in 1999. In 2000, Bill was named vice president of Wood Products where he led the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of high-quality lumber, plywood, poles and engineered wood products in the United States and Canada. He was named senior vice president, Corporate Sales and Marketing, in 2004; vice president, Container The Americas, in 2005; and senior vice president, Container The Americas, in 2012.
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About International Paper: International Paper manufactures paper and paper-packaging products.
Thomas G. Kadien
Sr. Vice President of International Paper
Tom joined International Paper in 1978 and held various sales and marketing positions in the company’s Packaging businesses. He became manufacturing manager for Nicolet in 1991 and general manager of Nicolet in 1992. Tom was appointed an officer of the company in 1999 while leading the Fine Papers division and transitioned to vice president of Commercial Printing and Imaging Papers in 2000. In April 2003, he was appointed president of IP Europe, and was named a senior vice president of International Paper in May 2004. Tom served as the senior vice president and president of xpedx, International Paper’s distribution business from 2005-2010 and as the senior vice president Consumer Packaging, IP Asia and IP India from 2010-2014. In November 2014, he was named Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Communications & Government Relations, with continuing leadership responsibilities for IP India and Supply Chain Operations.
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About International Paper: International Paper manufactures paper and paper-packaging products.
C. Cato Ealy
Senior Vice President of International Paper
C. Cato Ealy joined International Paper in April 1992 as director, Corporate Development. In June 1996, he was named vice president and was promoted to senior vice president in June 2003. Ealy is responsible for the company’s domestic and foreign acquisition and divestiture programs. Prior to joining International Paper, he had been a director at Charterhouse Inc. since 1989.
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About International Paper: International Paper manufactures paper and paper-packaging products.
Tim S. Nicholls
Senior Vice President, Industrial Packaging of International Paper
In November 2014, Tim Nicholls was named senior vice president, Industrial Packaging Group, with responsibility for the company’s North American Containerboard, Corrugated Packaging and Recycling businesses. Mr. Nicholls’ previous positions have included senior vice president, Printing & Communications Papers the Americas, senior vice president and chief financial officer, vice president of Finance, vice president and CFO of IP Europe, president of Weldwood (formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of International Paper located in Vancouver, Canada), director of finance and strategic planning for Industrial Packaging, and general manager of the international packaging converting business. He joined International Paper in 1999 through the company’s acquisition of Union Camp, where he held a series of finance and business planning positions.
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About International Paper: International Paper manufactures paper and paper-packaging products.
Albert Subbloie
President & CEO of Butterfly
Al Subbloie is the President, Founder, and CEO at Budderfly, Inc. One who combines entrepreneurial passion, hands-on knowledge of successfully growing nascent businesses, and an intuition for identifying non-existent and emerging markets. As CEO, President, and Chairman of Tangoe, he has successfully navigated the tricky waters of founding, growing, bringing public, and globally expanding the leading provider of Connection Lifecycle Management with a current market cap of more than $600M. Since 2010, Al has led Tangoe from annual revenues of $69.5M to $188.9M in 2013, a compounded annual growth rate of 34.1%. He also drove global expansion to more than 190 countries and sales and operational presence throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, growing Tangoe from a few hundred employees to more than 2,000. His “lead from the front” style inspires both employees and clients. He actively promotes empowerment throughout the ranks encouraging all to “ask forgiveness, not permission.” Despite his aggressive operational tactics, Al maintains a daily focus on the vision and strategy of the company, has a number of patents to his credit, and is successfully moving Tangoe into adjacent and expanding markets. His inspirational approach has resulted in moving markets and teams in support of corporate goals that previously seemed unachievable. In Al’s 32 years of business experience, others have recognized his value and, as a result, he has played an impactful role on the Board of Acsis, Inc., a leading provider of RFID device management technology, which was sold to Safeguard Scientific in December 2005. He currently serves on the Board of NYC-based Operative, Inc. In addition, leading national and global media outlets including CNBC, Fortune, and WSJ, regularly seek Al’s unique perspective and experience on various topics such as business challenges, leadership and management approaches, and taking companies public. Al’s knack for spotting future trends and disruptive technologies resulted in his serial entrepreneurship including co-founding and running Information Management Associates (IMA), which focused on integrated call center solutions for sales, marketing, and customer service capabilities. He also co-founded Buyersedge.com, an Internet company in the field of reverse auctions and later founded Freefire, an ASP e-CRM customer interaction software, supporting email response, chat, and remote telephony solution, which was subsequently acquired by Teletech Holdings. Al started his career at Andersen Consulting. Al credits part of his success to his highly competitive nature. He played varsity football and baseball at Trinity College where he earned his Bachelor Degree in Economics with Honors. Al lives in Connecticut where he spends time on philanthropic activities, serving on the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and nurturing and developing local businesses through his service on the Board of the Connecticut Technology Council.
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About Butterfly: Butterfly specializes offers branding services that includes business strategy, brand identity, packaging, and digital presence.
Farokh Eskafi
Founder and President and CTO of 11Sight
Farokh Eskafi is founder, president and CTO at 11Sight.
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About 11Sight, Santa Clara University, TagArray: Inbound Video Call and Customer Engagement Platform For Revenue Teams
Shari Moehlenkamp
Vice President, Finance of Legacy Marketing Partners
Shari Moehlenkamp is a Vice President, Finance at Legacy Marketing Partners.
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About Legacy Marketing Partners: Legacy Marketing Partners is an independent brand experience agency that offers its customers with event marketing and digital campaigns.
