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Aimie Rigas is an audience engagement and growth expert. She is the Director of Audience Growth for Nine Publishing, which includes The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and all associated brands such as Good Food. In this role, Aimie is responsible for audience engagement, consumer subscription revenue and marketing. Check out their new campaign The A...

Libby Rodney is Chief Strategy Officer at The Harris Poll, where she helps Fortune 100 executives decode cultural shifts and anticipate what's next. A futurist who has shaped strategies for leading organizations for over two decades, she's known as a "human decoder" who helps leaders see around corners. Her insights have commanded the stages of Davos, Cannes Lions, SXSW, and CES,...

Eri Mizobe is a digital marketing leader with over 12 years of experience spanning influencer marketing, social media, and public relations. As VP of Digital at MSL, Publicis Groupe’s creative communications agency, she leads integrated digital strategy and execution for global brands including KitchenAid and JM Smucker. She has worked with industry-leading companies such as Dyson, Estée Lauder, a...

Katarina Marossy is a talent architect and cultural operator redefining what modern creator representation looks like. Known as a disruptor in the industry, she has built a reputation for being deeply connected to Black and Brown creators while simultaneously carving out space in the automotive content world, two verticals rarely bridged with intentionality. A true entrepreneur at heart, Katarina...

Felipe Mendez is a 26-year-old professional. He is a Manager @ UTA Marketing’s Next Gen Practice, formerly known as JUV Consulting (acquired). Next Gen is a Generation Z team that works with clients to help them connect with young people. Formerly JUV has worked with over 20 Fortune 500 companies, has been profiled by the New York Times. He has managed some of the largest brand and studio TikTok a...

Kamla Pande is the VP of Talent at Fixated, a creative-first management company that acquired her boutique firm, Moondust Management, in 2025. At Fixated, she continues to steward the careers of top-tier digital creators while collaborating closely with internal teams and brand partners to drive strategic growth and long-term opportunity. Kamla founded Moondust in 2019 with a mission to help creat...

Over the course of Jeffrey Bowman’s career, his work has impacted brands like Pepsi, P&G, Unilever, Dell Technologies, Verizon,  Wyndham, United, British Airways, Restaurant Associates,  Prudential, MetLife, Gap, Sears, IKEA, Whirlpool, Delta Faucet,  Behr Paint, Unilever, Planned Parenthood, Estee Lauder and  CoverGirl to name a few. Bowman is an industry thought leader, two-time award-winnin...

Leanne Perice  is the Founder & CEO of  Made By All , a leading digital management company focused on representing talent who are defining the creator economy and culture. Founded in 2017, Made By All was built on Leanne’s early belief that creators would become the most powerful force shaping culture, media, and commerce. She is widely recognized as a pioneer of the creator economy and has be...

Christine Cyr Clisset is the special projects director for Wirecutter and co-host of The Wirecutter Show podcast. She has spent over 20 years in media covering home and consumer products. During her tenure at Wirecutter, she has overseen numerous categories, ranging from emergency preparedness to large-scale editorial initiatives. Wirecutter's recent three-part series detailing what two of the...

Alex Dahan, a fierce innovator with a passion for problem-solving, co-founded Open Influence in 2011. Alex has always had an entrepreneurial spirit which is what drove and ignited the idea of Open Influence. Shortly after graduating high school, Alex was searching for ways to advertise his clothing line when he turned to creators on Instagram with large followings. After finding success, Open Infl...

Marissa Kiersch is a seasoned event marketing and brand strategy leader with more than 20 years of experience creating high-impact experiential campaigns for Fortune 500 brands. As SVP & Head of Brand + Creative Strategy at 15|40 Productions, she leads the agency’s positioning, creative vision, and strategic growth, helping clients deliver culturally relevant, unforgettable brand experiences....

Curtis Diggins is a cultural brand marketer who has worked with global companies like Nike and TikTok, as well as leading creative agencies, to build timeless campaigns and experiences. Beyond the work, Curtis is a proud husband and father of two. As careers evolve and our relationship with work continues to shift, Curtis finds himself in a moment of transformation, searching for a role that align...

Lotte Jones is Chief Commercial Officer of Caliber, a multi-platform parent company defining a new era of journalism. Its portfolio of socially native, creator-led brands reaches more than 100 million users each month and includes The News Movement (TNM), delivering Gen Z-focused news; The Recount, covering U.S. politics; and Capsule, spotlighting lifestyle and cultural trends. Under her commercia...

Josh Horowitz is the creator and host of the long-running Happy Sad Confused podcast, which has become the destination for actors and filmmakers to speak openly about their craft. The show has broken entertainment news, gone viral, and drawn guests ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to Christopher Nolan. In the past two years, Happy Sad Confused has amassed over 200 million views and 750 million impre...

Philip Pirkovic is a brand architect who bridges the gap between creative ambition and business reality. Having led teams both in-house and within the agency world, he possesses a unique ability to marry creative vision with operational excellence. He has worked with global icons, high-growth startups, and heritage brands, helping them navigate the complexities of modern brand building. During his...

There was a lot of buzz coming out 1 Billion Followers Summit . Leslie Morgan helped develop 75 sessions across 154 speakers and three stages led by Creators HQ and Nizar Salman. We talk about what went into this, what went right and what to expect next year and beyond.

Christina Ziroli-Leaman is a social media strategist who got her start in social by manipulating HTML on Myspace to make her profile pink and sparkly. Fast forward 20 years, and now she gets to do what she loves for a living, every single day, which she’s eternally grateful for. Her experience spans edtech, higher education, and manufacturing - proving that great storytelling works anywhere there’...

Kacy Ray is a Director of Sports and Brand Partnerships at Salesforce, where she leads high-impact collaborations across sports, media, and entertainment. She has partnered with some of the most recognizable names in sports and media, including the Indiana Fever, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants, United Football League, Tottenham Hotspur, Fox Sports, and NBC to name a few. Her experienc...

Oksana Kravchenko is the Head of Creator Partnerships at Manychat, where she leads global influencer and creator strategy across the US, Europe, and Brazil. She focuses on building scalable, creator-first partnership programs that drive real business results — from always-on creator ecosystems to product-led storytelling and long-term relationships. Over the past year, Oksana has scaled Manychat’s...

Miles Sellyn is the VP of Partnerships and Partner at Rare Days, a multi-disciplinary digital product agency. Elite creators partner with Rare Days to uncover and then capitalize on the innovative product opportunities that deliver value, create impact, and grow wealth. In his role, Miles oversees the platform and technology partnerships that are core to the agency's delivery, as well as being...

Alexandra Vailas is the Head of Brand for Bad Birdie Golf , a golf apparel brand that challenges tradition and invites every player to show up as their bold selves. She has over 20 years of experience helping brands tell their stories, create memorable campaigns, and connect with communities in ways that stick. With experience as an influencer, agency leader, and brand executive, Alex brings a 360...

Maha Abouelenein is a strategic communication expert, best-selling author, and entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience. As the CEO and Founder of Digital and Savvy, a global communications consulting firm with offices in the United States and United Arab Emirates, Maha has been instrumental in orchestrating transformations in communication strategies for clients that include global...

With over 30 years of creative leadership, Adele Mulford has served as strategic visionary for top global for-profit and nonprofit brands. From the highly disciplined world of finance to the heartfelt needs of children’s health, she tackles the complex nature of brands head-on, and builds ground-breaking creative strategies that generate tangible results. Adele loves a good challenge, and believes...

In this episode, we sat down with John Sampogna, co-founder and CEO of Wondersauce, to unpack the evolution of agencies in a results-driven world. John shares how his team shifted from selling services to delivering measurable outcomes, the mindset needed for value-based client relationships, and why accountability, not billable hours, is the real differentiator for agencies today. They also dive...

Elizabeth Pigg is the Chief Communications Officer of That’s it.,  makers of the No. 1 Fruit Bar in America. She joined the company in 2020 as Vice President of Marketing and was later promoted to Chief Marketing Officer, where she led efforts to strengthen its digital presence, eCommerce, and influencer marketing. In 2024, she pivoted her role to Chief Communications Officer, returning to her roo...