Our Mentor Network
As an ENTITY Mentee, you gain access to our comprehensive network of world-class mentors, including CEOs, thought-leaders, and change-makers who want to make a difference and help guide you in your career journey.
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STEM and Data Science Mentors
SUSAN ALBEN
BUSINESS VALUE ENGINEER FOR DYNAMIC SALES & PARTNERS AT MICROSOFT
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Susan Alben is an accomplished business value engineer and solution seller for Microsoft as the largest enterprise software vendors selling cloud services - business applications, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She has a unique combination of technical knowledge and sales skills from her extensive experience as a director of sales and business for companies such as Virginia Mason Medical Center, Elephant Talk Communications, and SAP, allowing her to lead and generate $1M+ opportunities.
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@microsoft / 3.3M followers
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Susan Alben is an accomplished business value engineer and solution seller for Microsoft as the largest enterprise software vendors selling cloud services - business applications, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She has a unique combination of technical knowledge and sales skills from her extensive experience as a director of sales and business for companies such as Virginia Mason Medical Center, Elephant Talk Communications, and SAP, allowing her to lead and generate $1M+ opportunities.
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@microsoft / 3.3M followers
NOLA KAMBANDA
DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT THE BOEING COMPANY
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Nola Kambanda was born in Rwanda and lived in Burundi a few years after a failed Hutu rebellion in 1972 left 10,000 Tutsi and 150,000 Hutu dead. Nola made her way to the U.S. and studied at Los Angeles City College. During her time at LACC, she performed traditional Rwandan dances at local cultural events with five other dancers to alert Southern Californians to the horrors and raise money to help the victims and their families.
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@boeing / 1.5M followers
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Nola Kambanda was born in Rwanda and lived in Burundi a few years after a failed Hutu rebellion in 1972 left 10,000 Tutsi and 150,000 Hutu dead. Nola made her way to the U.S. and studied at Los Angeles City College. During her time at LACC, she performed traditional Rwandan dances at local cultural events with five other dancers to alert Southern Californians to the horrors and raise money to help the victims and their families.
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@boeing / 1.5M followers
ASITANG MISHRA
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST AT JPL
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Asitang Mishra is a Senior Data Scientist at NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has spent the last 6 years developing Machine Learning solutions for JPL and worked on providing ML expertise on JPL collaborations with DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and National Cancer Institute. He takes great pleasure in creating and working with algorithms and techniques involving Graph Theory, Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval amongst others, and dabbles in creating interactive visualizations. In his free time he loves to spend time cooking and doing nature photography. (Watch his TedX talk on "Demystifying Data Science" to know more about his work and Data Science in general.)
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@nasa / 69.3k followers
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Asitang Mishra is a Senior Data Scientist at NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has spent the last 6 years developing Machine Learning solutions for JPL and worked on providing ML expertise on JPL collaborations with DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and National Cancer Institute. He takes great pleasure in creating and working with algorithms and techniques involving Graph Theory, Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval amongst others, and dabbles in creating interactive visualizations. In his free time he loves to spend time cooking and doing nature photography. (Watch his TedX talk on "Demystifying Data Science" to know more about his work and Data Science in general.)
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@nasa / 69.3k followers
MARK NGUYEN
SALES ANALYTICS MANAGER AT CHIPOTLE
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Mark Nguyen is a data professional who has worked in the restaurant, education, and technology industries. He started his career as an Associate Analyst at Taco Bell Corp. after graduating from UCLA. After several promotions, he ended up being responsible for Taco Bell's A/B market test initiative, informing crucial product decisions for Brand Marketing.
Upon graduating with his MBA in Strategy in Technology at the University of California, Irvine, Mark pivoted to the education technology industry and moved to Silicon Valley to work at a start-up called Udacity. At Udacity, he taught hundreds of people beginning programming, front-end development, technology entrepreneurship, and data science and data analysis. Then, Mark was given the opportunity to build Chipotle’s Data Science team in the Marketing department. He currently works as Chipotle's Sales Analytics manager.
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@chipotle / 1.1M followers
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Mark Nguyen is a data professional who has worked in the restaurant, education, and technology industries. He started his career as an Associate Analyst at Taco Bell Corp. after graduating from UCLA. After several promotions, he ended up being responsible for Taco Bell's A/B market test initiative, informing crucial product decisions for Brand Marketing.
Upon graduating with his MBA in Strategy in Technology at the University of California, Irvine, Mark pivoted to the education technology industry and moved to Silicon Valley to work at a start-up called Udacity. At Udacity, he taught hundreds of people beginning programming, front-end development, technology entrepreneurship, and data science and data analysis. Then, Mark was given the opportunity to build Chipotle’s Data Science team in the Marketing department. He currently works as Chipotle's Sales Analytics manager.
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@chipotle / 1.1M followers
DAPHNE CHEUNG
DATA SCIENTIST AT
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
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Daphne Cheung is currently a Data Scientist at The Walt Disney Company, transforming Enterprise Technology with the use of AIOps solutions, machine learning, and storytelling. Her past experience includes developing business intelligence tools in the aviation industry and advancing entrepreneurial tech initiatives with the U.S. Embassy in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Apart from her work at Disney, Daphne promotes data as a catalyst for change in diversity and inclusion programs in the U.S., most notably with the Women@Disney program and L.A.-based technology non-profit L.A. Tech4Good. She has spoken about her experience as a woman in technology, the importance of data storytelling, and intersectionality in data science at DataCon L.A., the Analytics Institute of Ireland, and a number of international podcasts to be released this year.
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@disney / 31.1M followers
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
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Daphne Cheung is currently a Data Scientist at The Walt Disney Company, transforming Enterprise Technology with the use of AIOps solutions, machine learning, and storytelling. Her past experience includes developing business intelligence tools in the aviation industry and advancing entrepreneurial tech initiatives with the U.S. Embassy in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Apart from her work at Disney, Daphne promotes data as a catalyst for change in diversity and inclusion programs in the U.S., most notably with the Women@Disney program and L.A.-based technology non-profit L.A. Tech4Good. She has spoken about her experience as a woman in technology, the importance of data storytelling, and intersectionality in data science at DataCon L.A., the Analytics Institute of Ireland, and a number of international podcasts to be released this year.
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@disney / 31.1M followers
RICHARD MATTHEW
PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE DEAN, DIRECTOR OF THE BLUM CENTER FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AT UC IRVINE
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Richard A. Matthew (BA McGill; PhD Princeton) is Associate Dean for Research and International Programs; Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy; and Director of the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation at UC Irvine.
He is also a Senior Fellow at IISD in Geneva; a member of the United Nations Expert Group on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding; a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy and co-chair of its Task Force on Conservation, Migration and Conflict; and the Vice-President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.
He is PI of an NSF EAGER project, and Co-PI of the FloodRISE and SedRise projects. He has served on several UN peacebuilding missions, including two that he led to Sierra Leone. His research focuses on understanding and addressing human security and conservation challenges at the intersection of severe environmental stress, extreme poverty and violent conflict. He also works on the co-development of visualization tools using big data and local knowledge to provide practical risk management support to communities that are extremely vulnerable to flood events and other disasters. He has done extensive fieldwork in conflict and disaster zones worldwide. He has given four TEDx talks and been a featured storyteller on The Moth twice. He has over 180 publications.
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@ucirvine / 69.7k
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Richard A. Matthew (BA McGill; PhD Princeton) is Associate Dean for Research and International Programs; Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy; and Director of the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation at UC Irvine.
He is also a Senior Fellow at IISD in Geneva; a member of the United Nations Expert Group on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding; a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy and co-chair of its Task Force on Conservation, Migration and Conflict; and the Vice-President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.
He is PI of an NSF EAGER project, and Co-PI of the FloodRISE and SedRise projects. He has served on several UN peacebuilding missions, including two that he led to Sierra Leone. His research focuses on understanding and addressing human security and conservation challenges at the intersection of severe environmental stress, extreme poverty and violent conflict. He also works on the co-development of visualization tools using big data and local knowledge to provide practical risk management support to communities that are extremely vulnerable to flood events and other disasters. He has done extensive fieldwork in conflict and disaster zones worldwide. He has given four TEDx talks and been a featured storyteller on The Moth twice. He has over 180 publications.
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@ucirvine / 69.7k
MUDDY BHATT
DIRECTOR OF AI AT VERSES & CO-FOUNDER AT VERSES HEALTH
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As a product of University College London Medical School’s combined MD PhD program (PhD in Computational Neuroscience & Applied Mathematics); Dr. Bhatt has front-line experience in both clinical practice and enterprise software development.
During his time as a clinical academic, Muddy has published and taught work focusing on the integration of several fields, including medicine, mathematics & statistics, computer science and neuroscience. After leaving academia, he worked in a number of AI-based tech roles, including in the finance industry and Google DeepMind’s health division, before turning to entrepreneurship as Co-Founder and CTO in multiple funded startups.
His work in the startup space led to enterprise deployment of machine learning and AI in a wide variety of fields including blockchain, social media, digital health, finance, fashion, hardware development and more. These experiences led to his current roles as Director of AI at VERSES and Co-Founder at VERSES Health.
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@verses.io / 121 followers
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As a product of University College London Medical School’s combined MD PhD program (PhD in Computational Neuroscience & Applied Mathematics); Dr. Bhatt has front-line experience in both clinical practice and enterprise software development.
During his time as a clinical academic, Muddy has published and taught work focusing on the integration of several fields, including medicine, mathematics & statistics, computer science and neuroscience. After leaving academia, he worked in a number of AI-based tech roles, including in the finance industry and Google DeepMind’s health division, before turning to entrepreneurship as Co-Founder and CTO in multiple funded startups.
His work in the startup space led to enterprise deployment of machine learning and AI in a wide variety of fields including blockchain, social media, digital health, finance, fashion, hardware development and more. These experiences led to his current roles as Director of AI at VERSES and Co-Founder at VERSES Health.
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@verses.io / 121 followers
ELIZABETH ANDREW
VP OF SALES AT PLUMA
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Elizabeth Andrew is the VP of Sales at Pluma, a web and mobile platform for talent retention and professional development that offers personalized, professional coaching.
She is a well-known return to work expert, who has established herself as a leader, motivator, and role model with her inspiring story of career reentry by breaking barriers into the San Francisco technology space – at over 50 years old, after a 17-year career break. She also advocates the need for corporations to develop ‘Returnship’ programs to help people return to the workforce, especially within technology companies. Prior to her role at Pluma, Elizabeth was a sales leader with HelloSign, a Dropbox company.
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@pluma_inc / 105 followers
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Elizabeth Andrew is the VP of Sales at Pluma, a web and mobile platform for talent retention and professional development that offers personalized, professional coaching.
She is a well-known return to work expert, who has established herself as a leader, motivator, and role model with her inspiring story of career reentry by breaking barriers into the San Francisco technology space – at over 50 years old, after a 17-year career break. She also advocates the need for corporations to develop ‘Returnship’ programs to help people return to the workforce, especially within technology companies. Prior to her role at Pluma, Elizabeth was a sales leader with HelloSign, a Dropbox company.
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@pluma_inc / 105 followers
ALEX ALBEN
PRINCIPAL AT GET SMART SOFTWARE AND VISITING PROFESSOR AT UCLA
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Alex Alben is a technology industry veteran. He served as the first Chief Privacy Officer of the State of Washington from 2015-19. Alben currently teaches Internet Law, Media & Society at UCLA Law School. He ran for Congress from Washington State in 2004.
Alben is the author of "Analog Days—How Technology Rewrote Our Future," and works as a consultant to public sector organizations, high tech, and energy companies on privacy and security-related matters.
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@uclalawschool / 7.4k followers
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Alex Alben is a technology industry veteran. He served as the first Chief Privacy Officer of the State of Washington from 2015-19. Alben currently teaches Internet Law, Media & Society at UCLA Law School. He ran for Congress from Washington State in 2004.
Alben is the author of "Analog Days—How Technology Rewrote Our Future," and works as a consultant to public sector organizations, high tech, and energy companies on privacy and security-related matters.
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@uclalawschool / 7.4k followers
HARRY MAGNAN
LEAD TECHNICAL WRITER AT HUMANA
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Harry Magnan is a customer-focused writer specializing in API/SDK writing in big data, EMR, HDInsight, and Cloudera cloud environments. He has extensive experience developing and defining GxP, ISO, NERC, ITIL, and COBIT processes and procedures for business, manufacturing, distribution, engineering, development, and quality assurance organizations. He also has experience with multiple delivery methodologies including DITA/XML and web-based solutions.
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@humana / 11.3k followers
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Harry Magnan is a customer-focused writer specializing in API/SDK writing in big data, EMR, HDInsight, and Cloudera cloud environments. He has extensive experience developing and defining GxP, ISO, NERC, ITIL, and COBIT processes and procedures for business, manufacturing, distribution, engineering, development, and quality assurance organizations. He also has experience with multiple delivery methodologies including DITA/XML and web-based solutions.
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@humana / 11.3k followers
KRISTIN KOSTKA
DIRECTOR OF THE OHDSI CENTER AT THE ROUX INSTITUTE AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
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Kristin Kostka is an award-winning computational epidemiologist (data-driven, algorithms-powered outcomes researcher) with a passion for large-scale health analytics. She is heavily invested in open science and innovation through collaboration with the Observational Health Data Sciences & Informatics (OHDSI) community aimed at improving patient outcomes through large-scale analytics. Kristin's professional experience includes more than a decade of hands-on time in the trenches of the healthcare and life sciences industry, leading real-world evidence generation studies, designing and implementing enterprise patient data lakes, conducting large-scale multinational clinical trials, and preparing regulatory submissions.
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@northeastern / 76.7k followers
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Kristin Kostka is an award-winning computational epidemiologist (data-driven, algorithms-powered outcomes researcher) with a passion for large-scale health analytics. She is heavily invested in open science and innovation through collaboration with the Observational Health Data Sciences & Informatics (OHDSI) community aimed at improving patient outcomes through large-scale analytics. Kristin's professional experience includes more than a decade of hands-on time in the trenches of the healthcare and life sciences industry, leading real-world evidence generation studies, designing and implementing enterprise patient data lakes, conducting large-scale multinational clinical trials, and preparing regulatory submissions.
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@northeastern / 76.7k followers
MAHAULT ALBARRACIN
CTO AT SEXUALIS AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR NESTED MINDS SOLUTIONS
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Mahault Albarracin, M.A. is a sexologist and web developer as well as the co-founder of Sexualis. She is a graduate of the baccalaureate and master's degree programs in research and intervention in sexology from UQAM, where she is currently pursuing a doctorate in cognitive computing. She is passionate about the intersection between technology and the social/cognitive sciences.
As vice-president of the Manifesto for Women in Tech and Director of Operations at the Nested Minds Network, she has a specific interest in the advancement of women in environments that are still difficult for them to access. A militant feminist since the age of four, she is engaged in critical analysis of cognitive sciences.
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@sexualis.education / 1.1k followers
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Mahault Albarracin, M.A. is a sexologist and web developer as well as the co-founder of Sexualis. She is a graduate of the baccalaureate and master's degree programs in research and intervention in sexology from UQAM, where she is currently pursuing a doctorate in cognitive computing. She is passionate about the intersection between technology and the social/cognitive sciences.
As vice-president of the Manifesto for Women in Tech and Director of Operations at the Nested Minds Network, she has a specific interest in the advancement of women in environments that are still difficult for them to access. A militant feminist since the age of four, she is engaged in critical analysis of cognitive sciences.
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@sexualis.education / 1.1k followers
DIANA LOOK
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER AT PILLPACK BY AMAZON PHARMACY
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Diana is a genderqueer SDE based in Boston, MA with a passion for boats, math, and puzzles of all kinds. They received a BS in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute, and an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. They work on the pricing team for Amazon Pharmacy providing price transparency and lower cost medications for all, including those who are underinsured or uninsured.
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@amazon / 3.2M followers
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Diana is a genderqueer SDE based in Boston, MA with a passion for boats, math, and puzzles of all kinds. They received a BS in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute, and an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. They work on the pricing team for Amazon Pharmacy providing price transparency and lower cost medications for all, including those who are underinsured or uninsured.
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@amazon / 3.2M followers
BARBARA COVINGTON
PRESIDENT AT DATAGUAY
SOCIEDAD LIMITADA
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Barbara Covington has a diverse tech background, with specialties in systems analysis, data analysis, metrics and reporting, and program/project management. She has worked as a data analyst and programmer at huge companies like Raytheon, United Healthcare, and Princess Cruises, and spent six years working in cybersecurity at The Walt Disney Company.
Barbara first earned a B.A. in political science/economics from the University of California at Irvine before obtaining her M.F.A. in theater arts with a specialty in stage management from California State University at Fullerton. She then worked as a story editor for "Mysterious Ways" and as a production assistant for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as well as other credits that can be found on her IMDB page.
She went back to California State University at Fullerton, this time earning an M.A. in computer science, with a concentration in data mining and software engineering. She landed her first tech internship at Raytheon at the age of 47, and continued to work in the tech sector. Currently, she is the founder and president of her own company, Dataguay, Sociedad Limitada in Spain.
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Barbara Covington / 555 followers
SOCIEDAD LIMITADA
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Barbara Covington has a diverse tech background, with specialties in systems analysis, data analysis, metrics and reporting, and program/project management. She has worked as a data analyst and programmer at huge companies like Raytheon, United Healthcare, and Princess Cruises, and spent six years working in cybersecurity at The Walt Disney Company.
Barbara first earned a B.A. in political science/economics from the University of California at Irvine before obtaining her M.F.A. in theater arts with a specialty in stage management from California State University at Fullerton. She then worked as a story editor for "Mysterious Ways" and as a production assistant for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as well as other credits that can be found on her IMDB page.
She went back to California State University at Fullerton, this time earning an M.A. in computer science, with a concentration in data mining and software engineering. She landed her first tech internship at Raytheon at the age of 47, and continued to work in the tech sector. Currently, she is the founder and president of her own company, Dataguay, Sociedad Limitada in Spain.
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Barbara Covington / 555 followers
SCOTT GORDON
SVP OF PARTNERS AT ADSTRA
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Scott Gordon is the EVP of Partners at Adstra, where he leads teams focused on the intersection of cross channel digital advertising, marketing technology, and big data. Gordon also founded Epic Innovations, a market technology consultancy, assisting startups and early stage tech companies with product support, marketing, and end-to-end sales.
With an extensive background in sales, business development, strategy, M & A, and product experience, Gordon is at the forefront of an industry-wide paradigm shift in how data is used in marketing today, putting customers and consumer privacy first.
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@adstradata / 2.5k followers
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Scott Gordon is the EVP of Partners at Adstra, where he leads teams focused on the intersection of cross channel digital advertising, marketing technology, and big data. Gordon also founded Epic Innovations, a market technology consultancy, assisting startups and early stage tech companies with product support, marketing, and end-to-end sales.
With an extensive background in sales, business development, strategy, M & A, and product experience, Gordon is at the forefront of an industry-wide paradigm shift in how data is used in marketing today, putting customers and consumer privacy first.
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@adstradata / 2.5k followers
JODY MILLER-SMITH
SENIOR DIRECTOR, BRANDING AT
LAUREL SPRINGS SCHOOL
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Jody Miller-Smith brings two decades of experience to the Marketing industry, particularly in EdTech. She started her career as a web developer at ProsoftLearning before shifting to a Marketing Manager role.
Since then, she has worked at Certification Partners as Director of Marketing Communications, Vice President of Marketing at the University of Phoenix, and as the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Southern Careers Institute, all leading to her current role as Senior Director of Brand & Digital Marketing at Laurel Springs School. She is passionate about higher education and helping women achieve their career goals.
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@laurelsprings / 3.3k followers
LAUREL SPRINGS SCHOOL
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Jody Miller-Smith brings two decades of experience to the Marketing industry, particularly in EdTech. She started her career as a web developer at ProsoftLearning before shifting to a Marketing Manager role.
Since then, she has worked at Certification Partners as Director of Marketing Communications, Vice President of Marketing at the University of Phoenix, and as the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Southern Careers Institute, all leading to her current role as Senior Director of Brand & Digital Marketing at Laurel Springs School. She is passionate about higher education and helping women achieve their career goals.
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@laurelsprings / 3.3k followers
ALEX LIU
CEO & FOUNDER OF RMDS LAB
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Dr. Alex Liu is the founder and CEO of the RMDS Lab, a data and AI ecosystem service provider. From 2013 to 2019, Alex was one of the data science thought leaders and a distinguished data scientist at IBM, where he served as a Chief Data Scientist for analytics services.
Before joining IBM, Dr. Liu worked as a chief data scientist for a few companies including iSKY and Retention Science. Previously, Dr. Liu taught advanced quantitative methods to Ph.D. candidates at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Irvine, while also consulting for many well-known organizations such as the United Nations and Ingram Micro. Dr. Liu has a M.S. of Statistical Computing and a Ph.D. of Sociology from Stanford University.
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@rmdslab / 483 followers
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Dr. Alex Liu is the founder and CEO of the RMDS Lab, a data and AI ecosystem service provider. From 2013 to 2019, Alex was one of the data science thought leaders and a distinguished data scientist at IBM, where he served as a Chief Data Scientist for analytics services.
Before joining IBM, Dr. Liu worked as a chief data scientist for a few companies including iSKY and Retention Science. Previously, Dr. Liu taught advanced quantitative methods to Ph.D. candidates at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Irvine, while also consulting for many well-known organizations such as the United Nations and Ingram Micro. Dr. Liu has a M.S. of Statistical Computing and a Ph.D. of Sociology from Stanford University.
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@rmdslab / 483 followers
DAELYNN MOYER
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER
AT DRIVEWAY.COM
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Daelynn Moyer is a Software Engineering Manager at Driveway.com. Prior to moving into a leadership role several years ago, she was a 20-year, self taught software engineer, building systems in support of transportation and heavy manufacturing. She's built networks of electric vehicle charging stations, flight deck software for commercial jets, programming and configuration tools for heavy trucks, and control interfaces for electron microscopes. That deep technical background works in her favor as she builds and guides high-performing engineering teams on a foundation of empathy, trust, and authenticity. She and her wife live in the Portland, Oregon area where they obsess over their 1963 ranch home and all things mid-century modern. Her life's greatest achievement is teaching her cat to stand on his hind legs and turn a pirouette.
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@driveway_hq / 710 followers
AT DRIVEWAY.COM
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Daelynn Moyer is a Software Engineering Manager at Driveway.com. Prior to moving into a leadership role several years ago, she was a 20-year, self taught software engineer, building systems in support of transportation and heavy manufacturing. She's built networks of electric vehicle charging stations, flight deck software for commercial jets, programming and configuration tools for heavy trucks, and control interfaces for electron microscopes. That deep technical background works in her favor as she builds and guides high-performing engineering teams on a foundation of empathy, trust, and authenticity. She and her wife live in the Portland, Oregon area where they obsess over their 1963 ranch home and all things mid-century modern. Her life's greatest achievement is teaching her cat to stand on his hind legs and turn a pirouette.
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@driveway_hq / 710 followers
NANDITA SAMPATH
AI POLICY ANALYST AT CONSUMER REPORTS
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Nandita Sampath is a Policy Analyst in Consumer Reports’ San Francisco office. Her area of focus is on algorithmic bias and accountability issues, helping CR shape its platform in this emerging area of policy. Prior to joining CR, she was an engineer in Silicon Valley. She has previously worked at tech policy groups such as the Center for Democracy & Technology, ID2020, and UC Berkeley’s CITRIS Policy Lab. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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@consumerreports / 68k followers
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Nandita Sampath is a Policy Analyst in Consumer Reports’ San Francisco office. Her area of focus is on algorithmic bias and accountability issues, helping CR shape its platform in this emerging area of policy. Prior to joining CR, she was an engineer in Silicon Valley. She has previously worked at tech policy groups such as the Center for Democracy & Technology, ID2020, and UC Berkeley’s CITRIS Policy Lab. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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@consumerreports / 68k followers
POOJA MALPANI
HEAD OF ENGINEERING AT
BLOOMBERG MEDIA
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Pooja Malpani earned her bachelor of technology in computer science from Model Engineering College in India and her master’s in computer science from Indiana University. After completing her degrees, Pooja worked at a few small companies before joining Microsoft as a software design engineer. She worked at Microsoft for 9 years and spent most of the time on Microsoft Lync and Skype. Pooja then became a senior engineering manager at HBO, where she oversaw subscription management for HBO video streaming. Now, Pooja Malpani is the Head of Engineering for Bloomberg Media. She leads the engineering team responsible for consumer media, marketing and data visualization.
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@bloomberg / 300k followers
BLOOMBERG MEDIA
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Pooja Malpani earned her bachelor of technology in computer science from Model Engineering College in India and her master’s in computer science from Indiana University. After completing her degrees, Pooja worked at a few small companies before joining Microsoft as a software design engineer. She worked at Microsoft for 9 years and spent most of the time on Microsoft Lync and Skype. Pooja then became a senior engineering manager at HBO, where she oversaw subscription management for HBO video streaming. Now, Pooja Malpani is the Head of Engineering for Bloomberg Media. She leads the engineering team responsible for consumer media, marketing and data visualization.
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@bloomberg / 300k followers
CHELSEA MYERS
CURRICULUM ENGINEER AT HACKER U
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After a 10-year career as a biostatistician in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chelsea Myers left the research world to teach and develop data science curriculum. She has experience working in both traditional academic and bootcamp-style settings, including at Valencia College and Rollins College in the Orlando, FL area, and at Lambda School. Chelsea is currently a Curriculum Engineer at HackerU and the author of the book Project-Based R Companion to Introductory Statistics.
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@hackeru / 12.5k followers
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After a 10-year career as a biostatistician in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chelsea Myers left the research world to teach and develop data science curriculum. She has experience working in both traditional academic and bootcamp-style settings, including at Valencia College and Rollins College in the Orlando, FL area, and at Lambda School. Chelsea is currently a Curriculum Engineer at HackerU and the author of the book Project-Based R Companion to Introductory Statistics.
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@hackeru / 12.5k followers
Writing and Digital Marketing Mentors
SYBIL GRIEB
FOUNDER/CEO OF 100 HATS, FORMER U.S. HEAD OF INFLUENCER STRATEGY & ACTIVATION AT EDELMAN
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Sybil Grieb brings 14 years of digital experience to her newly-founded company, 100 Hats, a digital marketing agency whose goal is to empower companies through strategic planning, partnerships, business development, execution, and team training. As the former U.S. Head of Influencer Strategy and Activation at Edelman, a worldwide PR and marketing consultancy firm, she worked with some of the biggest brand-name clients such as Paypal, Unilever, and HP. Sybil launched her career in the digital media space at ZAM Networks where she established and ran the sales team. From there, Sybil became Head of Digital Influencer and Brand Integrations at William Morris Endeavor, developing social media campaigns for brands and agencies.
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@edelman / 32.1k followers
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Sybil Grieb brings 14 years of digital experience to her newly-founded company, 100 Hats, a digital marketing agency whose goal is to empower companies through strategic planning, partnerships, business development, execution, and team training. As the former U.S. Head of Influencer Strategy and Activation at Edelman, a worldwide PR and marketing consultancy firm, she worked with some of the biggest brand-name clients such as Paypal, Unilever, and HP. Sybil launched her career in the digital media space at ZAM Networks where she established and ran the sales team. From there, Sybil became Head of Digital Influencer and Brand Integrations at William Morris Endeavor, developing social media campaigns for brands and agencies.
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@edelman / 32.1k followers
CHRISTINE BISHOP
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD OF BRAND AT EDELMAN
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Christine Bishop is an experienced Marketing Strategy Leader with Global expertise developing Integrated Marketing and innovative brand strategies. Her contributions to Jaguar's "British Villains", Farmers Insurance's "We Are Farmers", Apple's "Get A Mac" and Lexus' "Why Live in One Dimension?" have been recognized with Global and Regional EFFIE, AME and Jay Chiat awards. As a GM, she managed whole offices through their professional/personal ups and downs. As a Strategy Executive, she mentored strategic newbies into experienced rock stars. She hosts the "Commercial Grade" advertising podcast and also hosts an eponymous segment on the Adam Carolla Show, during which she and Adam discuss and debate the merits of advertising campaigns.
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@pardonmycrumbs / 4.5k followers
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Christine Bishop is an experienced Marketing Strategy Leader with Global expertise developing Integrated Marketing and innovative brand strategies. Her contributions to Jaguar's "British Villains", Farmers Insurance's "We Are Farmers", Apple's "Get A Mac" and Lexus' "Why Live in One Dimension?" have been recognized with Global and Regional EFFIE, AME and Jay Chiat awards. As a GM, she managed whole offices through their professional/personal ups and downs. As a Strategy Executive, she mentored strategic newbies into experienced rock stars. She hosts the "Commercial Grade" advertising podcast and also hosts an eponymous segment on the Adam Carolla Show, during which she and Adam discuss and debate the merits of advertising campaigns.
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@pardonmycrumbs / 4.5k followers
GLYNN MURPH
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & PLANNING AT EDELMAN
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Glynn Murph graduated with a degree in Marketing from Georgia State University and has worked in the field of Marketing and Communications since then. She’s been with Edelman, a public relations and marketing consultancy firm, since 2010. She started as an account executive and has worked her way up to Director of Strategy and Planning at Edelman.
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@edelman / 32.1k followers
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Glynn Murph graduated with a degree in Marketing from Georgia State University and has worked in the field of Marketing and Communications since then. She’s been with Edelman, a public relations and marketing consultancy firm, since 2010. She started as an account executive and has worked her way up to Director of Strategy and Planning at Edelman.
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@edelman / 32.1k followers
LORRIE THOMAS ROSS
CEO & MARKETING THERAPIST AT WEB MARKETING THERAPY
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Lorrie Thomas Ross is a transformational marketing advisor, lifestyle business owner, and speaker. She is the CEO of Web Marketing Therapy Inc., a digital marketing agency that diagnoses, prescribes, and guides healthy, sustainable marketing solutions. She also leads retreats for web-based business entrepreneurs through Wild Web Women.
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@webmarketingtherapy / 303 followers
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Lorrie Thomas Ross is a transformational marketing advisor, lifestyle business owner, and speaker. She is the CEO of Web Marketing Therapy Inc., a digital marketing agency that diagnoses, prescribes, and guides healthy, sustainable marketing solutions. She also leads retreats for web-based business entrepreneurs through Wild Web Women.
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@webmarketingtherapy / 303 followers
RACHEL KRANTZ
SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR & A FOUNDING EDITOR OF BUSTLE
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Rachel Krantz is a Senior Features Editor and a Founding Editor of Bustle. Her work has also been featured on the Huffington Post, NPR, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Jezebel, XOJane, Marie Claire, and elsewhere. She’s the recipient of the Peabody Award, The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights International Radio Award, The Investigative Reporters and Editors Radio Award, and the Edward R. Murrow Award for her work as an investigative reporter for Youth Radio.
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@rachelkrantz / 2k follows
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Rachel Krantz is a Senior Features Editor and a Founding Editor of Bustle. Her work has also been featured on the Huffington Post, NPR, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Jezebel, XOJane, Marie Claire, and elsewhere. She’s the recipient of the Peabody Award, The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights International Radio Award, The Investigative Reporters and Editors Radio Award, and the Edward R. Murrow Award for her work as an investigative reporter for Youth Radio.
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@rachelkrantz / 2k follows
HILLARY YAFFE
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND HEAD
OF INVESTOR RELATIONS AT SPIRE
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Hillary Yaffe currently holds the position of Chief Communications Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Spire, a space data analytics business. Spire's proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President, Head of Communications, U.S. at Lazard Asset Management. Hillary also held positions as Associate Vice President at Prosek Partners, Corporate Financial Senior Associate at Burson-Marsteller, and Assistant Account Executive at Edelman. Hillary graduated from George Washington School of Business with a BBA in international business and marketing.
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@hyaffe / 838 followers
OF INVESTOR RELATIONS AT SPIRE
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Hillary Yaffe currently holds the position of Chief Communications Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Spire, a space data analytics business. Spire's proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President, Head of Communications, U.S. at Lazard Asset Management. Hillary also held positions as Associate Vice President at Prosek Partners, Corporate Financial Senior Associate at Burson-Marsteller, and Assistant Account Executive at Edelman. Hillary graduated from George Washington School of Business with a BBA in international business and marketing.
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@hyaffe / 838 followers
CHRISTINA PASCUCCI
EMMY-AWARD NOMINATED
JOURNALIST
FOR KTLA
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Christina Pascucci, who serves as a reporter and fill-in anchor for L.A.’s No. 1 morning news, loves people. Her vision is to continually effect positive change, particularly in human rights and environmental issues. Her 2015 investigative reporting into the wasteful water-use policies of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power resulted in the agency changing its policy to potentially save millions of gallons of water. Christina currently serves as Director of Communications for the the Children of War Foundation and has been a big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and an ambassador to 88 Bikes, a non-profit that fights child sex trafficking around the globe.
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@christinapascucci / 60.1k followers
JOURNALIST
FOR KTLA
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Christina Pascucci, who serves as a reporter and fill-in anchor for L.A.’s No. 1 morning news, loves people. Her vision is to continually effect positive change, particularly in human rights and environmental issues. Her 2015 investigative reporting into the wasteful water-use policies of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power resulted in the agency changing its policy to potentially save millions of gallons of water. Christina currently serves as Director of Communications for the the Children of War Foundation and has been a big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and an ambassador to 88 Bikes, a non-profit that fights child sex trafficking around the globe.
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@christinapascucci / 60.1k followers
GINA LORING
POET, VOCALIST, FOUNDER OF SOULSPEAK
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Of African American, Eastern European Jewish and Muscogee Creek Native American descent, Gina
Loring alchemizes sociopolitical issues into art. She has been featured on two De La Soul albums, two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry, and has been commissioned to write poems honoring Quincy Jones and Prince. With a BA from Spelman College and an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles, she is a Doctoral student in Educational Leadership and a professor in the Los Angeles Community College district. Additionally, she teaches poetry workshops with incarcerated teens and youth transitioning out of trafficking.
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@ginastarlight / 15.5k followers
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Of African American, Eastern European Jewish and Muscogee Creek Native American descent, Gina
Loring alchemizes sociopolitical issues into art. She has been featured on two De La Soul albums, two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry, and has been commissioned to write poems honoring Quincy Jones and Prince. With a BA from Spelman College and an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles, she is a Doctoral student in Educational Leadership and a professor in the Los Angeles Community College district. Additionally, she teaches poetry workshops with incarcerated teens and youth transitioning out of trafficking.
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@ginastarlight / 15.5k followers
JESSICA POTER
TV WRITER (“MODERN FAMILY”, “BLACK-ISH”),
ACTRESS, AND SINGER
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Jessica Poter has been a mission to make everyone laugh since birth. Poter served two seasons as a writer on “Modern Family” and has written and produced episodes of “Black-ish” and “Hot in Cleveland.” Prior to that, Jessica studied and performed at well-known theaters such as the Upright Citizens Brigade L.A., The Groundlings Theater, and Broadway Theater Project. She is also the co-founder of new media sketch comedy group "Half Day Today!" and graduated from Yale with a degree in Theater Studies.
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@poterposts / 834 followers
ACTRESS, AND SINGER
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Jessica Poter has been a mission to make everyone laugh since birth. Poter served two seasons as a writer on “Modern Family” and has written and produced episodes of “Black-ish” and “Hot in Cleveland.” Prior to that, Jessica studied and performed at well-known theaters such as the Upright Citizens Brigade L.A., The Groundlings Theater, and Broadway Theater Project. She is also the co-founder of new media sketch comedy group "Half Day Today!" and graduated from Yale with a degree in Theater Studies.
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@poterposts / 834 followers
SANDRA LOPEZ
VICE PRESIDENT/GM AT INTEL
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Sandra Lopez is Vice President in the Intel Sports Group helping to lead business, marketing, and market development efforts. Her team is responsible for partnering with the sports industry to transform how sports are played and watched. Earlier in her Intel career, Lopez held various roles within corporate marketing, including director of new business marketing and director of consumer marketing. In the latter role, she led Intel’s brand repositioning work to earn an Intel Achievement Award in 2010. She also earned industry honors. In 2013, she won a Marketers That Matter award, a program that recognizes top marketing executives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2015, she was named among the Top 10 Latina Executives by LATINA Style Inc.
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@sandralopez_onthego / 681 followers
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Sandra Lopez is Vice President in the Intel Sports Group helping to lead business, marketing, and market development efforts. Her team is responsible for partnering with the sports industry to transform how sports are played and watched. Earlier in her Intel career, Lopez held various roles within corporate marketing, including director of new business marketing and director of consumer marketing. In the latter role, she led Intel’s brand repositioning work to earn an Intel Achievement Award in 2010. She also earned industry honors. In 2013, she won a Marketers That Matter award, a program that recognizes top marketing executives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2015, she was named among the Top 10 Latina Executives by LATINA Style Inc.
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@sandralopez_onthego / 681 followers
MERLE GINSBERG
WRITER/EDITOR AT L.A. MAG, AUTHOR,
CONSULTANT & CONTENT CREATOR
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Merle Ginsberg is a veteran of Hollywood fashion, beauty, and entertainment coverage for print, websites, and newspapers. She has worked at the Hollywood Reporter, Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, W Magazine, and Rolling Stone - and has contributed to the New York Times, Cosmopolitan (covers), Marie Claire (covers), The London Times, The Daily Beast, Fashion Week Daily, Elle Decor, Elle UK, Glamour UK, New York Magazine, C Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and Details. She wrote the bestselling book “Confessions of an Heiress” and has appeared on a myriad of TV shows.
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@merleginsberg 5.8k followers
CONSULTANT & CONTENT CREATOR
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Merle Ginsberg is a veteran of Hollywood fashion, beauty, and entertainment coverage for print, websites, and newspapers. She has worked at the Hollywood Reporter, Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, W Magazine, and Rolling Stone - and has contributed to the New York Times, Cosmopolitan (covers), Marie Claire (covers), The London Times, The Daily Beast, Fashion Week Daily, Elle Decor, Elle UK, Glamour UK, New York Magazine, C Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and Details. She wrote the bestselling book “Confessions of an Heiress” and has appeared on a myriad of TV shows.
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@merleginsberg 5.8k followers
KYLE HJELMSETH
CEO/FOUNDER OF GOD & BEAUTY - INFLUENCER MANAGEMENT & INFLUENCER MARKETING STRATEGY
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Kyle Hjelmeseth has experience in Training Development, Sales Management, Leadership Development, and Creative Direction. Kyle focuses on aspirational fashion brands, video content production, and has prior experience in business development in the architectural services industry. Over the past three years, he has been integral in raising sales revenue by over 600% and the tripling of managers' promotions. Education and training programs under his direction have more than doubled their average sales volume. He has gained mastery in public speaking skills and has on-camera host experience.
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@kylehjelmeseth / 5.5k followers
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Kyle Hjelmeseth has experience in Training Development, Sales Management, Leadership Development, and Creative Direction. Kyle focuses on aspirational fashion brands, video content production, and has prior experience in business development in the architectural services industry. Over the past three years, he has been integral in raising sales revenue by over 600% and the tripling of managers' promotions. Education and training programs under his direction have more than doubled their average sales volume. He has gained mastery in public speaking skills and has on-camera host experience.
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@kylehjelmeseth / 5.5k followers
SANDRO MONETTI
WRITER, DIRECTOR, JOURNALIST, HOST
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Ultimate Hollywood insider Sandro Monetti is the host of spectacular celebrity interview events on stages around the world with Hollywood greats like Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino and George Clooney. The award-winning British journalist based in Los Angeles is a regular CNN contributor, co-hosts BBC Radio’s Oscar coverage each year, was managing editor of the LA Business Journal, and is the most nominated reporter at the recent national arts and entertainment journalism awards. He now has film and TV projects in development. He is also an advocate for the United Nations and serves on the board of the United Nations Association in Beverly Hills.
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@sandromonetti / 839 followers
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Ultimate Hollywood insider Sandro Monetti is the host of spectacular celebrity interview events on stages around the world with Hollywood greats like Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino and George Clooney. The award-winning British journalist based in Los Angeles is a regular CNN contributor, co-hosts BBC Radio’s Oscar coverage each year, was managing editor of the LA Business Journal, and is the most nominated reporter at the recent national arts and entertainment journalism awards. He now has film and TV projects in development. He is also an advocate for the United Nations and serves on the board of the United Nations Association in Beverly Hills.
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@sandromonetti / 839 followers
JESSICA ROY
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR AT THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Jessica Roy, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, currently works on the audience engagement team at the Los Angeles Times. She is an experienced journalist and social media strategist with a strong background in writing and reporting, audience engagement, digital content management, and headline writing. She is also experienced with creating blog content, managing cross-platform social media accounts, SEO, and project management. Prior to working for the Los Angeles Times, she has held roles at TVGuide.com, Entertainment Tonight, Fusion (now Splinter News), The Huffington Post, Current TV, and more.
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@byjessicaroy / 870 followers
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Jessica Roy, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, currently works on the audience engagement team at the Los Angeles Times. She is an experienced journalist and social media strategist with a strong background in writing and reporting, audience engagement, digital content management, and headline writing. She is also experienced with creating blog content, managing cross-platform social media accounts, SEO, and project management. Prior to working for the Los Angeles Times, she has held roles at TVGuide.com, Entertainment Tonight, Fusion (now Splinter News), The Huffington Post, Current TV, and more.
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@byjessicaroy / 870 followers
MEGHAN RAAB
PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER AT SNAP INC., FORMER DIRECTOR OF GROWTH AT GIRLBOSS
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Meghan Raab leads audience development at Girlboss, with 8+ years of marketing and advertising experience and a passion for growing women-led companies that—you guessed it—help women. Recently, she’s been in a growth-focused marketing role at startups like Career Contessa and Noble Carriage, and before that, worked with big brands like Sephora, LinkedIn, Marketo, and Blue Shield of California while at SF ad agency, Hub Strategy.
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@meghanraab / 1k followers
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Meghan Raab leads audience development at Girlboss, with 8+ years of marketing and advertising experience and a passion for growing women-led companies that—you guessed it—help women. Recently, she’s been in a growth-focused marketing role at startups like Career Contessa and Noble Carriage, and before that, worked with big brands like Sephora, LinkedIn, Marketo, and Blue Shield of California while at SF ad agency, Hub Strategy.
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@meghanraab / 1k followers
COURTNEY ETTUS
CMO AT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE, INC. (CREXi)
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Courtney is an experienced Chief Marketing Officer with a demonstrated history of successfully leading integrated marketing and strategy teams. Before CREXi, Courtney was the CMO of Greenfly as well as CMO of Kenneth Cole for nine years and Head of Global Account Services at Omnicom.
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@cdettus / 512 followers
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Courtney is an experienced Chief Marketing Officer with a demonstrated history of successfully leading integrated marketing and strategy teams. Before CREXi, Courtney was the CMO of Greenfly as well as CMO of Kenneth Cole for nine years and Head of Global Account Services at Omnicom.
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@cdettus / 512 followers
COURTNEY KEATING
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT ROOSTIFY
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Courtney Keating Chakarun is CMO at Roostify, a FinTech startup in San Francisco. Previously, Courtney served as the SVP of CoreLogic where she led innovation efforts that combined her passion for data, technology, and delivering solutions for growth and optimal customer experience. Prior to CoreLogic, Courtney held various leadership roles at General Electric. Most recently, she led new product innovation, mobility, and research insights for GE Capital Retail Finance division.
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@courtneyakeating / 661 followers
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Courtney Keating Chakarun is CMO at Roostify, a FinTech startup in San Francisco. Previously, Courtney served as the SVP of CoreLogic where she led innovation efforts that combined her passion for data, technology, and delivering solutions for growth and optimal customer experience. Prior to CoreLogic, Courtney held various leadership roles at General Electric. Most recently, she led new product innovation, mobility, and research insights for GE Capital Retail Finance division.
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@courtneyakeating / 661 followers
DAN TYNSKI
FOUNDER AT FRACTL LABS (FRACTL)
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This content marketing genius sold his first company at age 25. He also continues to helm Fractl, an 80-person digital agency, based in Del Ray Beach, Florida that provides comprehensive content solutions for major brands.
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@fractlagency / 739 followers
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This content marketing genius sold his first company at age 25. He also continues to helm Fractl, an 80-person digital agency, based in Del Ray Beach, Florida that provides comprehensive content solutions for major brands.
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@fractlagency / 739 followers
ELIJAH SCHNEIDER
CEO AT MODIFLY
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Elijah is an experienced Social Media Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Online Social Networking and Client Development, Elijah graduated from California State University, San Marcos with a degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.
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@wemodifly / 3.7k followers
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Elijah is an experienced Social Media Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Online Social Networking and Client Development, Elijah graduated from California State University, San Marcos with a degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.
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@wemodifly / 3.7k followers
EMILY HAYDEN
FITNESS MODEL & ENTREPRENEUR
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Emily Hayden is an IFBB Bikini Pro, Fitness and Lifestyle YouTuber, Social Media Influencer, fitness model, and NASM certified personal trainer. Emily holds three NASM specialty certifications in: fitness nutrition, women’s fitness, and weight loss. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Emily started her own business - a women’s fitness camp with the goal of inspiring, motivating, and educating others.
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@emilyhayden / 266k followers
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Emily Hayden is an IFBB Bikini Pro, Fitness and Lifestyle YouTuber, Social Media Influencer, fitness model, and NASM certified personal trainer. Emily holds three NASM specialty certifications in: fitness nutrition, women’s fitness, and weight loss. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Emily started her own business - a women’s fitness camp with the goal of inspiring, motivating, and educating others.
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@emilyhayden / 266k followers
MARIA NGUYEN
FOUNDER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR AT FARE &
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE ART OF PLATING
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Based out of Los Angeles, Maria Nguyen is the founder and editorial director of FARE, an independent publisher behind The Art of Plating and The Resortist. Aside from her editorial work, Maria specializes in luxury brand experiences and multidisciplinary creative direction on and offline. She also has a passion for innovating ideas, entrepreneurship, and developing brands from the ground up.
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@theartofplating / 905k followers
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE ART OF PLATING
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Based out of Los Angeles, Maria Nguyen is the founder and editorial director of FARE, an independent publisher behind The Art of Plating and The Resortist. Aside from her editorial work, Maria specializes in luxury brand experiences and multidisciplinary creative direction on and offline. She also has a passion for innovating ideas, entrepreneurship, and developing brands from the ground up.
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@theartofplating / 905k followers
SARAH ZAPP
FOUNDER/CEO AT BEYOND BOARD
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Sarah Zapp is an award-winning TV host and reporter who is always looking for a good story! She’s interviewed larger-than-life personalities, influential leaders, and major headliners. She has even ventured a bit into modeling, commercial, and acting work. As a host, reporter and executive producer for The Comcast Network out of Boston, she reached nearly 11 million viewers and earned eight Emmy nominations. Prior to Comcast, she worked the streets of Boston as a general assignment reporter for WB56.
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@sarahzapp / 1.8k followers
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Sarah Zapp is an award-winning TV host and reporter who is always looking for a good story! She’s interviewed larger-than-life personalities, influential leaders, and major headliners. She has even ventured a bit into modeling, commercial, and acting work. As a host, reporter and executive producer for The Comcast Network out of Boston, she reached nearly 11 million viewers and earned eight Emmy nominations. Prior to Comcast, she worked the streets of Boston as a general assignment reporter for WB56.
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@sarahzapp / 1.8k followers
WEDNESDAY MARTIN
PH.D. & AUTHOR
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Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., is a social researcher and author of “Primates of Park Avenue” and “Stepmonster.” Martin is a regular contributor for the New York Post, and her writing on relationships and sexual, emotional, and physical health have appeared in Cosmopolitan, Fitness, and Psychology Today. Her work often discusses the “Flexuality of Women,” which explores topics such as, “When it Comes to Promiscuity, Are Women the New Men?”
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@drwednesdaymartin / 910k followers
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Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., is a social researcher and author of “Primates of Park Avenue” and “Stepmonster.” Martin is a regular contributor for the New York Post, and her writing on relationships and sexual, emotional, and physical health have appeared in Cosmopolitan, Fitness, and Psychology Today. Her work often discusses the “Flexuality of Women,” which explores topics such as, “When it Comes to Promiscuity, Are Women the New Men?”
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@drwednesdaymartin / 910k followers
Beauty, Health, and Wellness Mentors
JENNIFER YEN
FOUNDER & CEO OF PURLISSE BEAUTY
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Jennifer Yen created Purlisse to share the beauty and spirit of her heritage. As a former actress, Jennifer spent hours under heavy makeup and was on a quest to restore her complexion. Purlisse is a culmination of Asian wisdom and modern philosophy, partnering with the best chemists and research labs in Korea, France, America, and beyond.
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@purlisse / 89.9k followers
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Jennifer Yen created Purlisse to share the beauty and spirit of her heritage. As a former actress, Jennifer spent hours under heavy makeup and was on a quest to restore her complexion. Purlisse is a culmination of Asian wisdom and modern philosophy, partnering with the best chemists and research labs in Korea, France, America, and beyond.
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@purlisse / 89.9k followers
PAMELA BAXTER
CO-FOUNDER & CEO OF BONA FIDE BEAUTY LAB (BEAUTY
BY POPSUGAR), FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE
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Pamela Baxter is the co-founder of Bona Fide Beauty Labs, a Beauty Brand growth accelerator that invests in and operates founder-led and prestigious beauty brands, such as Beauty by POPSUGAR, Sapelo Skin Care, and Scent Invent Technologies. Pamela is no stranger to the industry as she’s pioneered start-up, licensing and acquisition ventures in luxury, skincare and fragrance for several decades. Her extensive background includes roles such as head of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, CEO of Dior Couture in North America and Mexico, and President of the Specialty Group at the Estée Lauder Companies.
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@popsugarbeauty / 1.7M followers
BY POPSUGAR), FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE
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Pamela Baxter is the co-founder of Bona Fide Beauty Labs, a Beauty Brand growth accelerator that invests in and operates founder-led and prestigious beauty brands, such as Beauty by POPSUGAR, Sapelo Skin Care, and Scent Invent Technologies. Pamela is no stranger to the industry as she’s pioneered start-up, licensing and acquisition ventures in luxury, skincare and fragrance for several decades. Her extensive background includes roles such as head of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, CEO of Dior Couture in North America and Mexico, and President of the Specialty Group at the Estée Lauder Companies.
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@popsugarbeauty / 1.7M followers
VICTORINE DEYCH
FOUNDER & CREATOR, VICTORINE
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Victorine Deych is a leading New York City-based scent maker, muse and curator of wellbeing, beauty, and lifestyle experiences. With a passion for mental and physical vitality through scent, Victorine is exploring the outer boundaries of being by fusing scent within the health, luxury, and entertainment realms. Ms. Deych personally travels the globe to source aromatic and elevating ingredients directly from farmers and artisanal distillers. She is guided by multi-generational medicine, people, and oil producers to merge ancient oil wisdom with the contemporary fascination of the allure of scent.
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@iamvictorine / 48.6k followers
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Victorine Deych is a leading New York City-based scent maker, muse and curator of wellbeing, beauty, and lifestyle experiences. With a passion for mental and physical vitality through scent, Victorine is exploring the outer boundaries of being by fusing scent within the health, luxury, and entertainment realms. Ms. Deych personally travels the globe to source aromatic and elevating ingredients directly from farmers and artisanal distillers. She is guided by multi-generational medicine, people, and oil producers to merge ancient oil wisdom with the contemporary fascination of the allure of scent.
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@iamvictorine / 48.6k followers
TARA SMITH
CELEBRITY HAIR STYLIST & FOUNDER OF TARA SMITH HAIRCARE
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Tara Smith is a multi-award winning Hair Artiste and stylist to the stars. She has worked with some of the biggest global celebrities and film stars, including Demi Moore, Gerard Butler, Rosario Dawson, Kiefer Sutherland, and more. In addition, Tara is the founder and creator of her own gluten-free, vegan-friendly head-care line, used and endorsed by her celebrity clients. Tara Smith Haircare was named, “Best Haircare Product” by Elle Magazine.
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@tarasmithofficial / 18.5k followers
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Tara Smith is a multi-award winning Hair Artiste and stylist to the stars. She has worked with some of the biggest global celebrities and film stars, including Demi Moore, Gerard Butler, Rosario Dawson, Kiefer Sutherland, and more. In addition, Tara is the founder and creator of her own gluten-free, vegan-friendly head-care line, used and endorsed by her celebrity clients. Tara Smith Haircare was named, “Best Haircare Product” by Elle Magazine.
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@tarasmithofficial / 18.5k followers
COURTNEY DORNE
PRESIDENT OF FROM THE EARTH
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Courtney Dorne is the president of From the Earth, a fully licensed cannabis dispensary built with community values in mind. Prior to her role at From the Earth, Dorne was President of Vertical Companies, a market leader in the cannabis industry as one of the largest Cannabis Management Companies in the United States. Under Courtney’s leadership, Vertical Companies launched multiple, unique brands across the U.S. After a prosperous career in her family’s Food Service business, Courtney parlayed her extensive business, regulatory, and distribution knowledge as well as her entrepreneurial spirit full force into the cannabis industry. She now has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions with specialties in marketing and sales, product development, and operations management.
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@courtneylehmandorne / 506 followers
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Courtney Dorne is the president of From the Earth, a fully licensed cannabis dispensary built with community values in mind. Prior to her role at From the Earth, Dorne was President of Vertical Companies, a market leader in the cannabis industry as one of the largest Cannabis Management Companies in the United States. Under Courtney’s leadership, Vertical Companies launched multiple, unique brands across the U.S. After a prosperous career in her family’s Food Service business, Courtney parlayed her extensive business, regulatory, and distribution knowledge as well as her entrepreneurial spirit full force into the cannabis industry. She now has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions with specialties in marketing and sales, product development, and operations management.
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@courtneylehmandorne / 506 followers
MARU DÁVILA
FOUNDER, FLACA FOREVER
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Maru Dávila is a Harvard Business School graduate and the best-selling author of “The Mexican Food Diet.” She is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who is determined to teach people how to eat to transform their lives from the inside out. Her programs are based on getting results while keeping it fun and simple.
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@flacaforever / 12.4k followers
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Maru Dávila is a Harvard Business School graduate and the best-selling author of “The Mexican Food Diet.” She is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who is determined to teach people how to eat to transform their lives from the inside out. Her programs are based on getting results while keeping it fun and simple.
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@flacaforever / 12.4k followers
HEATHER LOGAN
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, THE FEMALE QUOTIENT
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Leading up to her role as Chief Operating Officer of activewear brand Teeki, Heather held several managerial positions in e-commerce, wholesale, and customer care. She championed significant operational efficiencies while overseeing multi-million dollar P&L, led numerous digital marketing initiatives, and achieved revenue milestones. Now at the Female Quotient, Heather works with companies to positively impact culture, profitability, and overall business success.
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@thefemalequotient / 243k followers
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Leading up to her role as Chief Operating Officer of activewear brand Teeki, Heather held several managerial positions in e-commerce, wholesale, and customer care. She championed significant operational efficiencies while overseeing multi-million dollar P&L, led numerous digital marketing initiatives, and achieved revenue milestones. Now at the Female Quotient, Heather works with companies to positively impact culture, profitability, and overall business success.
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@thefemalequotient / 243k followers
Entertainment Mentors
PATRICIA ARQUETTE
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST
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Patricia Arquette is an EMMY, Oscar, BAFTA and Golden-Globe-winning actress, who has established herself as a powerhouse in Hollywood. She is best known for her captivating performances across film and TV, including "Medium," "Boyhood," and Hulu’s, "The Act." Arquette’s passion for acting is only rivaled by her passion for activism as she consistently uses her platform to advocate for women. Arquette formed GiveLove, a non-profit designed to support ecological sanitation and composting, community development projects and housing construction in Haiti. In 2017, she took her fight for equality to the global stage and helped launch the UN’s Equal Pay Platform of Champions.
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@patriciaarquette / 166K followers
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Patricia Arquette is an EMMY, Oscar, BAFTA and Golden-Globe-winning actress, who has established herself as a powerhouse in Hollywood. She is best known for her captivating performances across film and TV, including "Medium," "Boyhood," and Hulu’s, "The Act." Arquette’s passion for acting is only rivaled by her passion for activism as she consistently uses her platform to advocate for women. Arquette formed GiveLove, a non-profit designed to support ecological sanitation and composting, community development projects and housing construction in Haiti. In 2017, she took her fight for equality to the global stage and helped launch the UN’s Equal Pay Platform of Champions.
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@patriciaarquette / 166K followers
TARA STRONG
VOICE ACTRESS
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Tara Strong has a successful voice over career including iconic roles such as “BUBBLES” in The Powerpuff Girls, “TIMMY TURNER” in The Fairly Odd Parents, “DIL PICKLES” in Rugrats, “RAVEN” in Teen Titans, “MELODY” in The Little Mermaid 2, “ASHI” in Samurai Jack, and “TWILIGHT SPARKLE” in My Little Pony. She played Miss Collins on Nickelodeon’s hit show “Big Time Rush” and is currently the voice of “HARLEY QUINN.” She is Emmy nominated, and a SHORTY AWARD winner. She uses her social media platform to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for kids with cancer, animal rescue groups as well as using her commanding voices as an anti-bullying platform.
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@tarastrong / 230k followers
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Tara Strong has a successful voice over career including iconic roles such as “BUBBLES” in The Powerpuff Girls, “TIMMY TURNER” in The Fairly Odd Parents, “DIL PICKLES” in Rugrats, “RAVEN” in Teen Titans, “MELODY” in The Little Mermaid 2, “ASHI” in Samurai Jack, and “TWILIGHT SPARKLE” in My Little Pony. She played Miss Collins on Nickelodeon’s hit show “Big Time Rush” and is currently the voice of “HARLEY QUINN.” She is Emmy nominated, and a SHORTY AWARD winner. She uses her social media platform to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for kids with cancer, animal rescue groups as well as using her commanding voices as an anti-bullying platform.
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@tarastrong / 230k followers
COLIN EGGLESFIELD
ACTOR, AUTHOR, AND ENTREPRENEUR
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Colin Egglesfield started his acting career when he first starred as the infamous, Erica Kane’s son on the long-lived daytime drama, "All My Children" which soon led to roles on such shows as "Melrose Place," "Rizzoli and Isles" and "The Client List" with Jennifer Love Hewitt. He has also starred in several films including the romantic comedy "Something Borrowed" with Kate Hudson, "The Space Between Us" with Gary Oldman and "Backtrace" with Sylvestor Stallone. Colin also has written a memoir about embracing your creative true self, titled “Agile Artist: Life Lessons From Hollywood And Beyond.”
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@colinegglesfield / 160K followers
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Colin Egglesfield started his acting career when he first starred as the infamous, Erica Kane’s son on the long-lived daytime drama, "All My Children" which soon led to roles on such shows as "Melrose Place," "Rizzoli and Isles" and "The Client List" with Jennifer Love Hewitt. He has also starred in several films including the romantic comedy "Something Borrowed" with Kate Hudson, "The Space Between Us" with Gary Oldman and "Backtrace" with Sylvestor Stallone. Colin also has written a memoir about embracing your creative true self, titled “Agile Artist: Life Lessons From Hollywood And Beyond.”
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@colinegglesfield / 160K followers
ALYSON STONER
ACTRESS, SINGER, DANCER, HUMANITARIAN, & ENTREPRENEUR
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Many have been acquainted with Alyson through her blockbuster franchises such as, “Step Up,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” and Emmy-award winning “Phineas and Ferb,” or seen her dance in videos with Missy Elliott and Eminem. Recently, Alyson “underwent a creative and personal rebirth” as she focuses on songwriting and singing. In March 2018, Alyson wrote an essay on Teen Vogue titled, “How I Embrace My Sexual Identity,” where she reveals that her sexuality is fluid.
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@alysonstoner / 1.1M followers
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Many have been acquainted with Alyson through her blockbuster franchises such as, “Step Up,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” and Emmy-award winning “Phineas and Ferb,” or seen her dance in videos with Missy Elliott and Eminem. Recently, Alyson “underwent a creative and personal rebirth” as she focuses on songwriting and singing. In March 2018, Alyson wrote an essay on Teen Vogue titled, “How I Embrace My Sexual Identity,” where she reveals that her sexuality is fluid.
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@alysonstoner / 1.1M followers
MEREDITH SCOTT LYNN
CEO OF WRITE BRAIN BOOKS & ACTRESS
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Meredith Scott Lynn is an actress, producer, director, and CEO. She’s known for roles in iconic programs such as “Legally Blonde” and “Days of Our Lives.” She’s been active in the entertainment industry for over 20 years and has directed and produced her own films, including 1999’s “Standing on Fishes.” Meredith is also President and CEO of Write Brain Books, a company that allows children to create their own stories.
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@meredithscottlynn / 3k followers
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Meredith Scott Lynn is an actress, producer, director, and CEO. She’s known for roles in iconic programs such as “Legally Blonde” and “Days of Our Lives.” She’s been active in the entertainment industry for over 20 years and has directed and produced her own films, including 1999’s “Standing on Fishes.” Meredith is also President and CEO of Write Brain Books, a company that allows children to create their own stories.
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@meredithscottlynn / 3k followers
LESLIE MASKIN
PARTNER AT UNITED TALENT AGENCY
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Leslie Maskin, a partner at United Talent Agency, is also the Head of the TV Director Department and a TV literary agent. She has been at UTA for over 20 years. Prior to that, Leslie worked as the Vice President of Business Affairs at NBC. Leslie graduated from Fordham Law School in New York and California Bar Associates.
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@unitedtalentagency / 122k followers
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Leslie Maskin, a partner at United Talent Agency, is also the Head of the TV Director Department and a TV literary agent. She has been at UTA for over 20 years. Prior to that, Leslie worked as the Vice President of Business Affairs at NBC. Leslie graduated from Fordham Law School in New York and California Bar Associates.
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@unitedtalentagency / 122k followers
LISA BERGER
CO-FOUNDER OF FROLIC MEDIA
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Lisa Berger has an extensive background in the entertainment industry. In 2013, Berger was ABC’s exec VP of Alternative Series, Specials, and Late Night. Before NBC, Berger worked at E! for 10 years where she rose to become Entertainment President. She was a key player in reality shows like “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” “Fashion Police,” and late-night talk show, “Chelsea Lately.”
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@onfrolic / 17.3k followers
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Lisa Berger has an extensive background in the entertainment industry. In 2013, Berger was ABC’s exec VP of Alternative Series, Specials, and Late Night. Before NBC, Berger worked at E! for 10 years where she rose to become Entertainment President. She was a key player in reality shows like “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” “Fashion Police,” and late-night talk show, “Chelsea Lately.”
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@onfrolic / 17.3k followers
KERI SELIG
FOUNDER, PRESIDENT OF INTUITION PRODUCTIONS AND EMMY-NOMINATED PRODUCER
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Keri Selig is a Golden Globe and 5-time Emmy nominated producer and the Founder and President of Intuition Productions, a feature film and television production company in Hollywood. Before forming Intuition, Keri spent over a decade as an Executive at a number of production/finance companies at various studios. She was Executive Senior Vice President of Production at Bel-Air Entertainment where she work
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Keri Selig is a Golden Globe and 5-time Emmy nominated producer and the Founder and President of Intuition Productions, a feature film and television production company in Hollywood. Before forming Intuition, Keri spent over a decade as an Executive at a number of production/finance companies at various studios. She was Executive Senior Vice President of Production at Bel-Air Entertainment where she work