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Rachel Catanach is Senior Partner and General Manager of FleishmanHillard’s New York operations, responsible for people development, cultivating existing client relationships, and securing new business.  She has held this position since November 2021.  She also spearheads the firm’s Global Executive Advisory initiative.  A New Zealand native, Rachel started her communications career as a business...

Carolyn Pollock is a visionary brand builder who has transformed some of the most iconic brands in North American retail. As Chief Marketing Officer at Tailored Brands (parent company of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank), Carolyn led a sweeping brand and creative relaunch, reshaping customer perceptions and driving measurable gains in awareness, consideration, and loyalty. Known for her bold appro...

David Shelley is Chief Executive Officer of the Hachette Book Group , which is home to seven publishing divisions – Basic Books Group; Grand Central Publishing; Hachette Audio; Little, Brown and Company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orbit; and Workman Running Press Group. He also serves as CEO of Hachette UK, the second largest UK publisher, with 12 autonomous divisions and over 50 impri...

Jamie McLaughlin is the Founder and CEO of Monday Talent . He is regarded as an authority in Marketing, Creative and Communications recruitment and search, successfully working in the industry for nearly 20 years, across 5 continents and partnering with the world’s most regarded brands. Jamie has an unrivaled global network and has created formidable tactical partnerships with some of the most hig...

Maria A. Rodriguez is the VP of Marketing and Communications at Open Influence , a global creator marketing agency that has shaped the industry since 2013. With over 13 years of experience spanning journalism, digital media, and strategic communications, her career has been built at the intersection of media, culture, and technology. She holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Public Relations from U...

Barbara Duffek is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Barbara holds a PhD from Imperial College London. In her research, she explores the cooperation between different stakeholders in influencer marketing, with the goal of better understanding how influencers can be effectively leveraged. She also explores the use of AI in consumer...

James Heath is the VP of Creator Marketing at TelevisaUnivision , boasting 8 years of experience in the creator economy. With a career spanning various roles in growth strategy, audience development and talent management, James has navigated every creator era, from MCN to TikTok house. In his current role, he has reshaped TelevisaUnivision’s creator capability by launching a new model for brand pa...

Anne-Margot Rodde, Founder & CEO, Creators Corp. For nearly two decades, Anne-Margot Rodde has been a pioneering force in video games, digital media, and the metaverse, holding strategic roles at leading agencies and driving high-profile projects for brands like Microsoft Xbox and PlayStation. Margot launched her first gaming venture with experiential agency WePlay, serving clients such as EA,...

Kevin Herrera is a veteran of the creator economy with 18+ years in the game. Currently operating TheMachine and previously at The Gersh Agency, Kevin's prophetic thought leadership has led to a sizable LinkedIn following, hundreds of millions of dollars earned for his clients and a network of creator representatives nearing 1,000 members. Kevin is a rare mix of storyteller and business acumen...

Armando Turco is the President of Mojo Supermarket , a certified minority owned agency headquartered in Chinatown, NYC. Mojo Supermarket helps make brands more interesting, and is the Social Content AOR for brands like TikTok, Lululemon and The Truth Initiative. Armando Turco was previously the SVP of Global Brand & Creative at Oatly, the world’s original and largest oat milk company. In his r...

Jennifer Wakefield, APR, is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP). In her role, she is responsible for collaborating with public and private sector stakeholders to set and drive the organizational vision. She assumed her current role in February 2021 after joining the organization in 2017. During her time as President and CEO, she created a new strate...

Alessandra Catanese serves as CEO of Smosh, the internet’s largest sketch comedy brand and a pioneer in creator-first entertainment, redefining comedy for the digital generation. Catanese’s career has spanned the evolution of the digital creator space, from helping establish the talent department at Maker Studios during the early days of YouTube, to launching the Los Angeles division of Patreon in...

As CEO of Porter Novelli , Jillian Janaczek manages talent and operations of the strategic communications company globally, nurturing key client relationships, and driving business growth across Health, Corporate + Brand, Food + Ag + Nutrition, Purpose + Impact, Tech, and Government, as well as strategic services. She is part of OPRG’s (Omnicom PR Group’s) global leadership team. ​  Before Porter...

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...