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Ian Stewart - Chief Marketing Officer at Wedge Brands LLC, XCEL Wetsuits Jan 05, 2024

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Ian Stewart - Chief Marketing Officer at Wedge Brands LLC, XCEL Wetsuits Ian Stewart is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wedge Brands, owners of Xcel Wetsuits. Marketing experience at Converse, UGG, MTV, The Coca-Cola Company. A brand marketer with 25 years of regional and global experience around the world, Ian was at Converse as their head of marketing. He has also held marketing roles at MTV, Coca-Cola, and Ogilvy. A lifelong surfer from Whale Beach in Australia, Ian is never far from the ocean, so its protection is always on his mind.

Dan Khabie - Founding Partner- CourtAvenue Dec 21, 2023

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Dan Khabie - Founding Partner- CourtAvenue Dan Khabie launched his career in business transformation in 1997 with the creation of Digitaria, an award-winning digital media agency with a roster of clients that included DreamWorks Animation, ESPN, the National Football League (NFL), and Qualcomm, among others. When his company was acquired by WPP in 2010, Dan later became global CEO of Mirum, a 2,500-employee digital marketing agency with offices on six continents. In addition to being a LinkedIn Influencer, Dan has been an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and frequently speaks out about innovation and marketing. Dan’s oversight includes all of CourtAvenue’s client relationships, as well as identifying new business acquisitions.

Laura McHolm - Founder & Chief Marketing Officer - NorthStar Moving Company Dec 21, 2023

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Laura McHolm - Founder & Chief Marketing Officer - NorthStar Moving Company One of the few women at the helm of a moving company, Laura McHolm had an unlikely start as co-founder of NorthStar Moving Company. Laura began university at the age of 16. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley at Berkeley she taught basic programming on Apple computers, then worked in marketing for Atari while the company was still in its infancy, and after law school, she worked as a corporate intellectual property lawyer. In the mid-1990s she moved away from the Fortune 500 to fulfill her more creative, entrepreneurial spirit and co-founded NorthStar Moving Company. Laura coined the phrase “eco-luxury moving services” and is changing the way we move by selling the red carpet treatment. Her fastest growing privately held company is the go to mover for A-List celebrities, The Gettys Group Companies and other movers and shakers and has been featured in @Elle Décor.

⁠Doug Reifschneider⁠ - Fractional Chief Marketing Officer - ⁠Chief Outsiders⁠ Dec 13, 2023

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Doug Reifschneider - Fractional Chief Marketing Officer - Chief Outsiders Reifschneider grew up in the foodservice industry. He is a marketing veteran with 25+ years of progressive field, agency, and corporate marketing experience. Doug started in the restaurant business in the field by teaching franchisees and company operators how to conduct local restaurant marketing (LRM). He also formed advertising co-ops. Doug mastered the use of traditional media such as TV, radio, print, and Out of Home (OOH). In later years, Reifschneider focused on digital advertising options. As noted earlier, he combined traditional and digital advertising to grow sales. Doug progressed into leadership roles at Hardees and Fazoli's. He learned how to grow sales in a competitive marketplace while mentoring his team. As a result, he learned how to combine media spend and LRM.

⁠Brendan Shields-Shimizu⁠ - Chief Innovation Officer - Crispin Porter + Bogusky Dec 05, 2023

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Brendan Shields-Shimizu is the Chief Innovation Officer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky a role he took on when CPB announced an expansion of services and integrated new capabilities under the agency banner. Prior to this role, Brendan served as CEO at Observatory by Crispin, one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” for three years in a row in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He had been with Observatory and its predecessor, CAA Marketing, since 2011, leading a 4x Emmy, 4x Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Lions Grand Prix and Sundance Institute-winning agency for the content era – a global full-service creative ad agency with deep roots in entertainment.

⁠Justin Steinman⁠ - Chief Marketing Officer - ⁠Definitive Healthcare⁠ Nov 30, 2023

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Justin Steinman - Chief Marketing Officer - Definitive Healthcare As Chief Marketing Officer of Definitive Healthcare, Justin is responsible for the strategy, development, and execution of all aspects of marketing for the company, including product marketing, demand generation, corporate marketing, public relations, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Definitive Healthcare, Justin served as the vice president of commercial product management at Aetna, a CVS Health company. Previously, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at GE HealthCare Digital, and in a variety of sales & marketing roles at Novell. Justin holds undergraduate degrees in English and History from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. When Justin is not debating the finer points of product positioning or lead generation campaigns, you can find him on a Little League baseball field in Natick.

⁠Jeff Sass⁠ - Author of Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I learning from the Toxic Avenger Nov 30, 2023

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Jeff Sass - Author of Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I learning from the Toxic Avenger. Jeff is a senior level digital media, marketing and business development executive with a rare mix of creative and business experience in mobile marketing and entertainment, traditional entertainment, electronic entertainment, licensing & merchandising and technology. A frequent speaker and panelist at mobile, music, digital & social media events, with articles published in AdAge, Forbes, Entrepreneur, DMNews, Mobile Marketer, iMedia Connection and others. A founding Board Member of the Mobile Internet Content Coalition (MICC) as well as a former instructor for the University of San Francisco's online mobile marketing program. An excellent writer with produced Film and Television credits, and author of "Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I Learned from THE TOXIC AVENGER." As a recognized "dad" blogger, selected as a Sony DigiDad and an Intel Advisor.

⁠Jessica Lyn Zall⁠ - Chief Marketing Officer - ⁠Percent⁠ Nov 29, 2023

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Jessica Lyn Zall - Chief Marketing Officer - Percent Jessica Zall is the Chief Marketing Officer of Percent, a groundbreaking technological and data-driven platform that has created the modern credit marketplace by connecting investors, borrowers, and underwriters and enabling them to transact more efficiently. Jessica leads the company’s marketing and communications strategy with a strong focus on building their brand and market presence as well as driving client acquisition and retention. In 2021 Jessica joined Percent, and began building out Percent’s marketing department, becoming the driving force behind Percent’s rebrand, external communications and growth initiatives. She is responsible for all functions within Percent’s marketing division, including growth and performance marketing, product marketing, digital marketing, customer insights and analytics, operations and marketing technology, brand, communications and content.

⁠Tony Billmeyer⁠ - Chief Marketing Officer - ⁠Show-Me Organics⁠ Nov 08, 2023

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Tony Billmeyer - Chief Marketing Officer - Show-Me Organics Lead marketing for some of the fastest growing cannabis brands in Missouri. Show-Me Organics operates a vertically integrated house of brands with something for everyone: - Vivid Cannabis offers a charismatic line of top shelf products, setting the bar for quality in the market. - Missouri's Own offers an approachable line of gourmet edibles inspired by Missouri's own flavors. - Buoyant Bob brings the inherent fun of cannabis to dispensary shelves, offering "The best bud for your buck" to help keep everyone afloat. - Blue Sage Cannabis Deli offers the friendliest service and flower served deli-style, where everyone is welcome to "Come see your buds!" Show-Me Organics won a Grand The Clio Awards at the 2022 Clio Cannabis Awards in Partnerships and a Bronze Clio in PR. Their inventive marketing has helped grow market share and hold shelf space, despite ever-increasing competition.

⁠Stephanie Fried⁠ - Chief Marketing Officer - ⁠Fandom⁠ Oct 17, 2023

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Stephanie Fried - Chief Marketing Officer - Fandom Stephanie Fried has spent 20 years building and leading the most innovative marketing and research teams in media. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Fandom, a global entertainment brand powered by fan passion. In this role, Fried oversees all marketing efforts for Fandom and its portfolio of brands including Fanatical, TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot, among others. She has been instrumental in accelerating Fandom’s audience growth to over 350 million visitors per month and driving engagement through audience development, UA, consumer insights, design, experiences, and communications. Prior to joining Fandom, she was the EVP, Marketing, Research and Analytics at Condé Nast and led teams across iconic brands such as The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue. Fried’s team grew digital audiences by +50% and engagement by +82% YoY during her tenure.

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