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Dakota Lowe is an award-winning social strategist with nearly a decade of experience helping brands break through with innovative digital storytelling. As VP of Social Strategy at Edelman, Dakota leads social engagement for iconic names across CPG, e-commerce, and food with an emphasis on their earned-centric campaigns—including Degree, Dove, Hellmann's, and Mars. Previously at GSD&M, Dako...

Scott Sutton is the CEO of Later , where he leads the company's strategic vision and operations. Previously, he served as Chief Business Officer at ZoomInfo, helping grow the business from $150M to over $1.2B ARR through 10 acquisitions and an eventual IPO. Scott holds a Bachelor's and Master’s in International Management from Portland State University and studied business analytics at Har...

Alexis Ramos & Ray Brown are Co-Presidents of Sixteenth Sports ,  a division of Sixteenth, one of the leading, global Athlete Creator talent partnership companies. They lead Sixteenth Sports under the Whalar Group umbrella, creating a new stadium for Athletes to collaborate with brands beyond social media reach and build IP worthy of long-term partnerships. A visionary leader and influential H...

Ashley Sonlin is a digital marketer with a sharp eye for what drives engagement. She began her career as a celebrity talent manager, working with multi-platinum, Grammy-winning artists, then moved into the creator economy, leading influencer campaigns for brands like McDonald’s, Xfinity, and Macy’s at Influential. While earning her MBA at Northwestern Kellogg, she built a TikTok following of 500K+...

Prior to founding Humble and moving to Taos, Jeff Shardell spent his career living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. His last company was Google where he was Director of Business Development. There, he helped build their strategic partnerships team and rode the rollercoaster from an early stage start-up to one of the most successful tech companies in history. Prior to that, he was at a nu...

Christian Muche is a renowned global executive and business strategist operating at the intersection of the digital, marketing, technology, and event industries. Muche has worked with global brands and executives, including AOL, YAHOO, and FIFA, to bring successful results. He was the Co-Founder of DMEXCO which has become the leading and most international digital marketing event in the world. See...

Nii A. Ahene is the founder and managing director of Net Influencer , a website dedicated to offering insights into the influencer marketing industry. Together with its newsletter, Influencer Weekly, Net Influencer provides news, commentary, and analysis of the events shaping the creator and influencer marketing space. Through interviews with startups, influencers, brands, and platforms, Nii and h...

With a strong passion for Partnerships and Marketing, Sarah Adam has over 10 years experience in various B2C and B2B SaaS Marketing roles, from PR, Field Marketing and Content to Partner Marketing and Influencer Marketing. Today, Sarah heads Partnerships and Influencer Marketing at Wix, focusing on Wix's end-to-end web creation platform for Agencies and Enterprises, called Wix Studio . 

Charles Haynes is the founder and managing director of Ziggurat XYZ -- representing the world’s top factual entertainment creators including industry leaders like James Hoffmann , a globally celebrated coffee expert; Matt Parker (Stand-up Maths) , whose mathematical storytelling captivates millions; aeronautical engineer Xyla Foxlin , whose creative projects inspire young makers and women in STEM;...

Phoebe Bain is currently the Business & Finance Section Editor at ⁠1440⁠ . In October 2024, she launched 1440's second-ever newsletter product, 1440 Business & Finance: a newsletter that provides more than 200,000 readers with the foundational knowledge they need to understand today's business news. Previously, she served as a senior reporter at Ad Age covering DTC brands, influenc...

Kyle Harris  has spent the last decade turning social media into a business growth engine. His journey started in the early days of digital marketing, building a strong following on Twitter and becoming a standout on Stickam , a live-streaming platform where he hosted a weekly show for nearly 1,000 engaged viewers. That ability to capture attention and create community set the foundation for what...

Brittany Ratelle is a practicing business and IP lawyer with more than a decade of experience advising creators, social-first brands and agencies in the influencer marketing and digital media space. Brittany also creates content herself as a legal “edutainer” and focuses on making business legal information relatable and accessible to modern entrepreneurs. She has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs...

V Spehar is an award winning digital journalist, TikTok personality and podcaster. Spehar launched UnderTheDeskNews with the aim to make news media less intimidating and easier to understand and rapidly amassed a collective 4 million subscribers to their various social media platforms. Their original reporting has won them one on one interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden, P...

Roberto Munoz is CEO & Founder of Munoz Comms , a strategic communications consultancy that helps businesses navigate growth, change, and transformation. With more than 20 years of experience, Roberto has shaped and protected reputations across industries—from high-growth startups to global market leaders—working with companies including HSBC, Fannie Mae, ABB, Tesco, Bristol Myers Squibb, and...

Jim Louderback is one of the top leaders at the intersection of creators, media and technology.  He has built and sold multiple creator economy startups to companies including WB Discovery and Paramount, and led editorial and ops at cable networks, event companies, magazines and digital publishers.  Jim currently writes the popular weekly newsletter " Inside the Creator Economy " on Link...

Phil Ranta , Chief Business Officer of Fixated and a LinkedIn Top Voice in Innovation & Technology, has over 18 years of experience in the creator economy. Formerly, he was the COO of the talent management and creator services company We Are Verified, managing a department focused on creator entrepreneurship, premium production, and web3 opportunities. As the former Head of Gaming Creators, No...

Starring Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski and directed by Rachel Feldman, Lilly is based on the remarkable story of Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight against pay discrimination in an Alabama tire factory took her through courts and Congress despite powerful opposition. Following the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, Lilly illuminates the impact a...

Cathy Davenport Lee is a product design, marketing and creative leader with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of product experience, brand strategy, and cutting-edge technologies. As the Principal Creative Director at Eluvio , Cathy has led the product design of award-winning products, such as the Eluvio Media Wallet - which has received the NAB Product of the Year and IBC Best of Sh...

Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins is an educator, professor, national speaker, freelance journalist and trailblazer who is creating, sharing, and crafting the stories their ancestors didn’t get to tell.  Their book ⁠ Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices in Media and Learning to Love Yourself ⁠ drops March 25th and has already garnered several rave reviews from Out Magazine, IntoM...

Joe Pulizzi is an absolute delight (what a treat , what a dream) and the founder of multiple startups including content creator education site, The Tilt ,  Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX) , and is the bestselling author of seven books including Content Inc. and Epic Content Marketing , which was named a “Must-Read Business Book” by Fortune Magazine. Joe is best known for his work in content market...

Sean Atkins has a proven ability to build high-value businesses across diverse industries. Over the past 20 years, he has been a pioneer at the intersection of consumer, media, and tech, driving transformative initiatives at several of the world’s leading brands, including MTV, Discovery, HBO, Bertelsmann, Jellysmack, Yahoo!, and Disney. He now serves as CEO of Dhar Mann Studios , the mission-driv...

Alessio Pieroni is the Founder of Scale For Impact , a leading marketing agency dedicated to scaling online education businesses from 7 to 8 figures. With over a decade of experience in the e-learning space, Alessio has developed a deep passion for transforming lives through education. His journey began at Mindvalley , where he served as Chief Marketing Officer, leading a team of 50 and playing a...

Teresa Caro is the founder and CEO of Liminist, a coaching firm dedicated to empowering leaders and teams to achieve transformative growth. As an ICF PCC credentialed executive and teams coach, Teresa specializes in helping C-suite executives, senior leaders, and high-performing teams embrace change, build resilience, and drive strategic impact.   Teresa brings over two decades of leadership exper...

Lexi St. John is the EVP of QYOU Media and GM of QYOU Studios, where she blends Hollywood expertise with the creator economy to elevate digital storytelling. Under Lexi’s leadership, QYOU has captivated millions of fans through innovative content for industry giants including Paramount, DreamWorks, Sony, Hasbro, Hyundai, Activision, Hulu, and Warner Bros. Over the company’s history, her expertise...

Brianne Fleming is a marketing educator, speaker, and the creator of #PopChat , a weekly livestream that has become a national trending topic. Through #PopChat and her podcast, Making the Brand, Brianne explores marketing lessons inspired by pop culture. Her newsletter, By Popular Demand, was featured in Forbes as one of the top marketing newsletters. With over a decade of experience in branding a...