It's No Fluke

Bridget Lohrius is the Founder and CEO of SANDWINA , a full-service leadership consultancy and coaching company on a mission to unlock growth for progressive organizations and their people.  For more than 20 years, Bridget has coached c-level executives from some of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands, including Ulta, Walmart, McDonalds, CVS, Mars Wrigley, Lockheed Martin, Follett, an...

Jacklyn Dallas started making tech explainer videos for her grandma as a 13-year-old on YouTube and has built a wildly popular channel, NothingButTech , that educates and excites people about technology through deeply researched, high-energy explainers and field shoots with industry leaders and CEOs like Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai. She also guest lectures on tech and YouTube at Cornell, MIT, and r...

Danielle Wiley is the founder and CEO of Sway Group , an agency that supports a large community of influencers and connects them to the right brands for high-impact marketing campaigns. Prior to founding Sway, Danielle ran social strategy for Edelman’s Chicago-based digital group. Between working on the social campaigns for household-name brands and channeling her passion for cooking into a food b...

Lisa Welborn, Director of Media at Civilian , has over 15 years of expertise in crafting data-driven media plans that effectively reach and influence target audiences in the unique places and spaces they frequent. Lisa led the media planning and placement for the Live Beyond campaign, winning Media Planner of The Year. Her strategic approach, particularly in understanding the unique Social Determi...

Dan Portrait is Kamp Grizzly’s Chief Creative Officer and founder. Portrait’s artistic upbringing in Portland’s hotbed of subcultures, music and film during the early 90’s helped to shape the young creative’s approach to founding and running Kamp Grizzly, one of the most accredited and forward-thinking creative agencies, known for blurring the lines between advertising and entertainment. Portrait’...

Nycole Hampton is a results-driven senior marketing leader with two decades of experience in integrated marketing and brand strategy, including 13 years in leadership roles. At her core, she is a builder—of brands, in-house teams, global agency practices, marketing frameworks, content engines, and full-funnel strategies that drive measurable results.  Throughout her career, Nycole has worked with...

The ad that has everyone saying, "whoa." Lyle Yetman | Co-CCO The best thing that ever happened to Lyle’s advertising career was not getting hired as an account person at BBDO. He would have sucked at that. Instead, he became a writer. After getting his master’s at the VCU Brandcenter, Lyle left his Boston roots, moved out west, and started his career at BSSP, where he worked on MINI, Chipotle, an...

In nearly two decades in the communications field, Amy Widdowson has guided organizations through inflection moments and critical public relations challenges, with work across executive visibility, messaging and storytelling, thought leadership, and crisis management. Prior to her role as VP Communications at Medium, she spent over ten years agency-side in both corporate and public affairs leaders...

Growing up in Brooklyn with modest means, Cheryl Toussaint knows first-hand how sports can change the direction of one’s life. After discovering a local track meet by chance at age 12, she ran her first race in a pair of borrowed sneakers and went on to earn the silver medal in the 1972 Olympic Games, even after an early mishap forced her to run with only one shoe! Now, Cheryl has turned her lifel...

Andy Lambert is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling successful software businesses over the past 12 years. As a founding member of ContentCal, a social media marketing platform, he helped grow the company from inception to acquisition by Adobe Inc. in 2021, raising $10M in funding and serving thousands of customers globally. Andy is passionate about education a...

Foram Mehta is a leader in the social impact sector with over 13 years of experience driving initiatives in sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, and youth empowerment. As the Global Partnerships Manager at Women First Digital, Foram has spearheaded innovative solutions to address access gaps in abortion care, contraception, and digital security, particularly in underserved regions like...

Labeled a leading voice in the intersection of marketing and technology by Forbes, Keith is the Vice President of Strategy at Linqia , the leading influencer marketing agency for enterprise brands. Keith also co-hosts the renowned Creator Economy Live podcast, is a contributor for Forbes on influencer marketing, and speaks at conferences around the world on the topic of the creator economy. Keith...

Emma Lehman is an independent podcast producer, investigative journalist, researcher, and scriptwriter. She produced, wrote, and hosted Gooned , a multi-award-winning limited-series investigative podcast about the Troubled Teen Industry, and is also the creator of the Texas Twiggy podcast. She graduated from UCLA in 2022 with a B.A. in English and minors in Global Studies and Professional Writing....

Ashley Mann is a seasoned communications and PR professional with 15 years of expertise in B2B and B2C technology. Her experience spans both agency and startup environments, where she has honed her approach to strategic communications. As co-founder of The Colab, she partners directly with high-growth companies to uncover and amplify their core mission. Ashley brings a unique perspective shaped by...

Megan Hueter is the strategic leader of MikeWorldWide ’s digital practice and the managing director of the social and influencer agency Everywhere , with 15+ years of experience leading digital and social media strategy for both B2B and consumer brands such as Deloitte, Nikon, FanDuel, Subaru, Whole Foods, YETI and more. She has a wide range of industry experience that cuts across large-scale digi...

Nicole Emerick went from commercial banker to blogger to Fortune 100 social media director. With experience as a creator/entrepreneur, agency lead and client side social media leader, Nicole has a unique perspective on using social media to drive and sustain business growth. Outside of work, Nicole enjoys coaching leaders on building standout personal brands.

Brandon Lawson is a nonprofit communications specialist based in New York City and currently serves as the Director of Content Strategy at Smile Train , the world’s largest cleft charity. With over 20 years of experience, Brandon has dedicated his career to helping organizations craft compelling narratives, engage audiences, and achieve their financial goals. Check out his team’s multiple Shorty a...

Jenny Hoyos has mastered the art of making anything go viral, amassing over 6M subscribers and 2B views. Through her group coaching program, she’s helped thousands of creators replicate her success too. You can learn more at ViralShortsClub.com And what you learn very quickly is that Jenny is building for the long term and putting the same amount of detail into this business than a CFO at a Fortun...

Kathy Eldon has worked as an award-winning film and television producer, best-selling author and journalist in England, Kenya and the United States.  In 1998, Kathy and her daughter, Amy, launched Creative Visions Foundation, inspired by the life of her son, Dan Eldon - Reuters photojournalist, artist, and creative activist.  Creative Visions, a United Nations non-governmental organization, has he...

You may have seen your favorite creators apologizing in advance for sponsored posts during the holidays. Troy Clarke gives a great breakdown on how to fix that for the brand, the creator and the consumer. Troy is a seasoned brand advocacy consultant at Duel , specializing in helping some of the world’s leading fashion and beauty brands harness the power of their passionate advocate communities. Wi...

Kyra Knox is an award-winning director who understands the power of storytelling. Her work has been featured in Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, NPR Morning Edition, Axios, Filmmaker Magazine, and more. Driven by a passion for storytelling, Kyra transitioned from a full-time job to pursue directing. Her directorial debut, the award-winning feature documentary " Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia ,...

Scott Fisher, Founder and Chairman of Select Management Group , is an early innovator in the creator economy. Since founding Select in 2010, Scott has transformed it into a leading talent management firm, championing digital-first creators and producing award-winning content. His forward-thinking approach has pushed Select to the forefront of media, entertainment, and commerce, making it a powerfu...

Doug Busk brings a builder’s perspective to marketing transformation based on a career that spans global brand product marketing, higher ed, and political organizing. Currently, he’s advising Google on their brand social media approach.  While leading marketing at Emory, Doug multiplied the university’s share of voice via social through the first phase of the pandemic --- catapulting it from 12th...

Laura Macdonald is Chief Growth Officer for Hotwire , leading the organization’s global business development, marketing and innovation teams, as well as consulting with top global technology clients including Palo Alto Networks, Samsung, Sony, Siemens and eBay. Under her leadership, Hotwire’s innovation team has launched a series of technology solutions from data-driven insights to measurement das...

Misha Brown is a true entertainment powerhouse excelling as a creator, podcast host, comedian, actor and accomplished musician. Having a knack for captivating audiences he shot to notoriety on TikTok , gaining over 1 million followers in less than a year. USA Today named him one of their “TikTok Comedians to Watch” and said his comedy is “equal parts bite and heart”. Misha doubled down on his mete...