Speakers

We are honored to have had such a wide range of amazing professionals share their time and wisdom with us at our various events.

Gary Vaynerchuk // CEO, VaynerMedia

Jennifer Cast-Galan // Senior Art Director, Nickeleodeon

Geoffrey Colon // Vice President, Digital Strategy

Dodai Stewart // Deputy Editor, Jezebel

Kristen Baldwin // Executive Editor, Integrated Content Entertainment Weekly

Andrew Cerda // Recruiter, Foursquare

Tim McDonald // Community Manager, HuffPost Live

Marisa Kascsak // Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Experian CheetahMail

Adrienne Schmoeker // Talent Solutions Lead, Catchafire

Veronica de Souza // Community Manager, Digg

Rod Berg // Creative Recruiter, North America at Momentum Worldwide

Allie Mahler // Co-Founder, Be Social Change

Mallory Blair & Bianca Caampued // Co-Founders, Small Girls PR

Barbara Leung // Integrated Program Coordinator, Disney Interactive (Babble.com)

Alec Brownstein // Freelance Creative Director

Eleanor Callott Whitney // Program Officer, New York Foundation for the Arts

Delia Camasca // Talent Acquisition Specialist & Career Coach, TV Media Careers

Monica So // Co-Founder / Creative Director, Hash Magazine

Kion Sanders // Social Media, MTV

Jacqueline Tse // Design Manager, Jewelry & Watches, Avon North America Fashion & Home

Daniel Arenas // Creative Director, Sunday Morning

Carla Marie Monica // Producer, Elvis Duran & the Morning Show

Muneer Panjwani // Business Development Manager, DoSomething.org

Marcos Salazar // Co-Founder & Executive Director, Be Social Change

Lauren Bloch // College Recruiter, AOL (and its subsidiaries)

Jessica Mendoza // Digital Marketing Strategist, Kantar Medcia

Dana A Griffin // Executive Director of Global, Attention

Paula Cheng // Founder/Assistant Designer to the VP, Paula Cheng/Knitwear of Donna Karan

Jamila Rowser // Founder, Girl Gone Geek Blog

Lindsay Curcio // Principal, Law Office of Lindsay A. Curcio

Courtney Baxter // Chief Wrangler, The OpEd Project

Gleana Albritton // Marketing Manager, Sundance Channel Global

Corynne L. Corbett // Chief Executive Officer, Chic Jones Media LLC

Raakhee Mirchandani // Fashion Editor/Deputy Features Editor, New York Daily News

Kéla Walker // Host & Producer/Founder, NYC Media/Kelas Kloset

Gina Fuentes Walker // Independent Artist

Bobby Yan // Freelance Film Director & Editor

Conz Preti // Social Media Editor, Univision

M. Sean Ryan // Co-Founder, Co-Publisher, Editor in Chief, Hash Magazine

Zeny Huang // Creative Strategist, Code and Theory

Nick Schweers // Junior Account Executive, Quinn & Co. Public Relations

Allison Down// Recruiter, Gilt Groupe

Kai Brown // Creative Services Director of Production & Operations, BET Networks

Liz J.Abzug // Founder/President, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute Inc.

Kenrick Prince Andrews // Manager, Content Operations, SnagFilms

Mary Olive Smith // Director and Cinematographer, Flying Pup Productions

Katy Spencer // Director of Business Development, Change.org

Monica Suma // Founder, Whimsical Tales of Travel and Lifestyle

Preeti Chhibber // Senior Marketing Manager, Scholastic Book Clubs

Nate Erickson // Social Media Editor, GQ Magazine

Janel Glaspie // Recruiter, Bad Boy Worldwide

Abdul Smith // Senior Interactive Recruiter, SapientNitro

Carolyn Zimatore // Talent Acquisition Manager, HarperCollins Publishers

Chelsea Scott // Talent Recruiter, Refinery29.com

Kaki Read // Executive Assistant and PR Coordinator, Warby Parker

Carlo Ang // Community Interaction Coordinator, Warby Parker

Kevin Rath // Customer Experience Training Supervisor, Warby Parker

Jesse Schultz // Social Innovation Coordinator, Warby Parker

Isabel Seely // Marketing Supervisor, Warby Parker

Tina Roth Eisenberg // Founder of Swissmiss, Tattly, & CreativeMornings

Jenny Blake // Author, Blogger, Life Coach

Megan Nuttall // Senior Writer at kbs+

Elisabetta Di Stefano // Communication Design Fellow at Pratt Center for Community Development

Jim Hanas // Social Media Editor at The New York Observer

Ma’ayan Rosenzweig // Interactive Designer for ABC News

Andrew Linderman // Founder and Head Storyteller of Lindermania Productions

Bradley Ogbonna // Freelance Photographer

Shantell Martin // Visual Artist

Clément Faydi // Lead Designer at Behance

Cory Cavin // Head Blogger at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Creator of the Model Wife Web Series

Doreen Dardashtian // Broadcast Designer for USA Network

Jim Hopkinson // President of Hopkinson Creative Media, Author

Mirella Crespi // Marketing Intern at Boundless

Sophia Chang // Designer & Illustrator

Ryan Chapman // Marketing Director at The Penguin Press

Amanda Goodman // Managing Attorney at Goodman Immigration Group, P.C

Lettecha Johnson // Web Production Assistant at Sony Corporation of America

Ron Thomas // Talent & HR Solutions at Buck Consultants

Monica Lo // Senior Art Director at kbs+

Lauren Bloch // College Recruiter at AOL

Nisha Chittal //Social Media Manager at Travel Channel

Mark S. Luckie // Manager of Journalism and News at Twitter

Alicia Boone // Coordinator of Adult Programs at the Brooklyn Museum

John P. Dessereau // Independent Artist

Rhonda Schaller // Director of Career & Professional Development at Pratt

Melissa Hom //Staff Photographer at New York Magazine and Proprietor of Melissa Hom Photography

Laura Galbraith // Illustrator & Web Designer at Discovery Communications

Rebecca Taylor // Communications Director at MoMA PS1

Melissa Kaplan Enbar //Head Recruiter at Birchbox

Ariana Finlayson // Senior Community Manager, CoverGirl at Marina Maher Communications

Rachel Silver // Community Manager at Birchbox

Simone S. Oliver // Online Fashion Editor // The New York Times

Allison Duncil // Junior Copywriter // Ralph Lauren

Maureen Choi // Associate Beauty Editor at Marie Claire

Jessi Arrington // Co-Founder of WORKSHOP

Michael Radparvar // Co-Founder of Holstee

Rich Tu // Award Winning Artist

Megan Mair // Executive Creative Director at JEREMYVILLE

Justin Gignac // Artist & Entrepreneur

Neisha Tweed // Copywriter at Publicis Modem

Chris Lesser // Senior Human Resources Manager at AOL

Matt Mullin // Digital Content in the Barnes & Noble Nook Division

Susan Karlin //  President at Suka Creative

Ashley Parrish // Editor-in-Chief at DailyCandy

Blair Cobb // Senior Director of Cause Marketing at AOL

Josh Siegal // Producer & Writer at 30 Rock

Nick Guarracino  //  Creative Director at VaynerMedia

Lee Hawkins  //  Staff Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Alexandra Leite  //  Senior Producer at R/GA

Mari Sheibley //  Lead Designer at foursquare

Matthew Knell //  Social Media Director at AOL

Lee Ann Norman //  Staff Writer at ArtSlant

Christen Brandt //  Director of International Operations at She’s the First

Diana Levine //  Photographer

JiaJia Fei //  Digital Marketing Manager at the Guggenheim

Matias Corea //  Co-Founder and Chief of Design at Behance

Tammy Tibbetts //  Founder and President of She’s the First

Antonio Neves //  Founder of THINQACTION

Dave Brown //  Founder of Holiday Matinee

Teresa Wu //  Community Manager for Google Docs

Tina Yip //  Digital Media Intern at Arnold Worldwide

Alicia Tyree //  Product Consultant at LinkedIn

Farrell Brickhouse //  Instructor of Painting at School of Visual Arts

Charlie Grosso //  Co-Founder and Director of Baang + Burne Contemporary

Willie Jackson //  Senior Marketer and Engineer at W3 EDGE

Matt Owens //  Partner at Athletics

Maggie Mistal //  Career Coach Extraordinaire

Adama Sall //  VP and Planning Director of BBDO NY

Cheryl Heller //  Chair at Design for Social Innovations

Viktoria Harrison //  Creative Director for charity: water

Kate Williamson //  Museum Publications Coordinator at the Asia Society Museum

Tiffany Edwards //  Education & Diversity Director of The One Club

Brandie Farnam //  Financial Planner at LearnVest

Nora Lorenzo //  Team Development Associate at Meetup

Arden Pennell //  Program Director at Business Insider

Mina Black //  Financial Planner at LearnVest

Brian Foo //  Freelance Web Developer and Artist

Kanupriya Dhoot //  Online Marketing Manager at Getty Images

Chelsea Stark // Multimedia Producer at Mashable

Stephanie Pereira // Director of Art Program at Kickstarter

Soomean Chang // Digital Creative Director at NBCUniversal

Peter Boyce II // Boston Director at Skillshare

Gabe Alonso // Community Manager at 360i

Melissa Andrada // Strategist at Wolff Olins

John Sinclair // Writer/Producer of On-Air Promos for MTV + MTV2

Mary Tai // Senior Producer at Sesame Workshop

Sarah Kehoe // Owner of Sarah Kehoe Photography

Rachel Webber // Director of Partnerships at Tumblr

Leila Darabi //  Director of Global Communications at Planned Parenthood

Rita Garcia //  Feedback Manager at DonorsChoose.org

Allison Jones //  Board Member of the New York City Chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

Calvin Stowell //  Social Media Strategist at DoSomething.org

Dara Adeeyo // Web Editor, Cosmopolitan.com

Katie Sokoler // Professional Photographer, Founder, ColorMeKatie.blogspot.com

Pippa Lord // Photo Director at ELLE Magazine, Founder, Soux Style

Hui Min Lee // Graphic Designer, Anti/Anti

Luke Li // Digital Creative at Razorfish

Nick Rovisa // Digital Account Executive at Ruder Finn

Kim Moreau // Associate Web Editor at Bravo TV

Diana Antholis // Founder of EnterAdulthood.com

Daniel Krieger // Photographer/Owner at Daniel Krieger Photography, LLC

Jacob Krupnick // Film Maker, Director, Girl Walk // All Day

Jenny Blake // Author, Life After College

Lauren Leto // Co-Founder of Texts from Last Night and Bnter

Laurel Touby // Founder of Mediabistro

Audacia Ray // Founder of The Red Umbrella Project

Leigh Ann Tucker // Co-Founder of The Way We See the World

Lorena Duran // Associate Director of International Design, Christie’s

Whitney Parker // VP Digital Marketing + UX Design, Brazen Careerist

Amy Odell // Regional Marketing Manager, Getty Images

Lindsay Kaplan // Social Marketing & Strategy Manager, Publicis Groupe

Christina Cacioppo // Analyst, Union Square Ventures

Dina Kaplan // Co-Founder, Blip.tv

Judith R. King // Lead Partner and Co-Principal, The Morris + King Company

Rachel Sklar // Editor-at-Large, Mediate, Founder, Change the Ratio, Hashable Evangelist

Alexis Ohanian // Co-Founder of Reddit, Lead Marketing Dude at Hipmunk

Amy Vernon // Vice President, Strategy, Hasai Inc.

Charlie O’Donnell // Principal, First Round Capital

Natan Edelsburg // Business Development, Sawhorse Media

Jen Rubio // Digital Strategist, Carrot Creative

Jenny Blake // Career Development Program Manager, Google

Parris Whittingham // Wedding Photographer and Film Maker

Ruben Quinones // Director of New Media, Path Interactive

Katherine Barna // Communications Director, Tumblr

Jacob Krupnick // Film Maker, Director, Girl Walk // All Day

David Gaspin // Talent Acquisition Director, Condé Nast

Bianca Livi // Account ExecutiveGoogle

Jacques Aboaf // VP, Strategic Development, Vault.com

Claudia El Amrani // Senior Recruiter, Creative Solutions Services, LLC

Kayleigh Minicozzi // Staff Selection Manager, Teach For America

Amber Rae // Chief Evangelist, The Domino Project (Seth Godin + Amazon)

Dave Brown // Social Media Specialist, Etsy

Jason Boog // Publishing Editor, Mediabistro

Wendy Wecksell // Manager of Corporate Development, Tribeca Enterprises

Michael Karnjanaprakorn // CEO & Founder, Skillshare

Phi Pham // Community Manager, Community Lab

NY Creative Interns

Gary Vaynerchuk