Amani Channel is a specialist in traditional and digital media. During his career he's worked as a news reporter, content/community manager, media consultant, and he's an award-winning video producer. He currently serves as a Sr. Producer at KEF Media, a company that specializes in broadcast PR. Channel has worked with brands and organizations that include Coca-Cola, Hershey's, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, Masterbuilt, Kennesaw State University, the School of Audio Engineering, and Hillsborough Community College to mention a few.
During his broadcasting career, Channel's content, commentaries, and rep
@Ayoka Chenzira (Ayo) is one of the first African American women to write, produce and direct a 35mm feature film, Alma’s Rainbow. Her films and digital media projects have been exhibited internationally. Ayoka is also the first African American female animator. When she's not partnering up with acclaimed best-selling author Pearl Cleage to bring her novels to the screen, in what has been dubbed The Pearl Cleage Film Project, filmmaker and professor Ayoka Chenzira is developing an innovative sci-fi multimedia (film, gaming, social media) project called HERadventure.
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Caleb Clark is an Atlanta native, software engineer, and serial entrepreneur who is leading the drive to uncover the science behind fan engagement. Caleb started Mobilization Labs in late 2005 under the name "WeTheCitizens" with a vision to build a grassoots mobilization platform that could rival the growing influence of big-money politics. The company’s first product, Wildfire Platform, has transformed how campaigns of all sizes -- Presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional campaigns -- recruited and mobilized volunteers and donors.
Caleb has led Mobilization Labs through three funding
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Wendy Clark
The Coca-Cola Company
Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications and Capabilities
Wendy Clark joined The Coca-Cola Company in September 2008 as senior vice president, integrated marketing communications and capabilities. In her role, Clark oversees global design, content excellence, media connections, interactive and community marketing, experiential marketing and partnerships and continued advancement of marketing capability development at The Coca-Cola Company.
Under Wendy’s guidance, her team has achieved a great deal during her time at the Company, inclu
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Marcel has more than 12 years experience building, implementing and managing enterprise-level solutions in a diverse collection of industries. As President and Founder of Soket, a SaaS-based command center that provides a single place for local organizations and their PR and marketing agencies to orchestrate their web presences, he oversees operations, business development and product management. Prior to Soket, Marcel founded innerEcho, a business and technology consulting firm he lead for 6 years until he sold it in 2008. He has a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a M.S
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Derived from years of technology consulting, Jason understands how to quickly identify and deliver solutions based on user feedback. As Product Manager for Teledini, he intermixes his years of software development and management with a splash of creativity. That trilogy of expertise makes him uniquely qualified to lead Teledini's product direction.
Mickey Desai's career path has wound its way into and out of the corporate sector. As an entrepreneur, Desai founded The Nonprofit Snapshot, a micro-assessment and dashboard for nonprofit organizations. Most recently, he co-founded Cherry Belly, LLC to create a different offering of online games, referring to this startup endeavor as "the most fun and frightening thing I've ever done." Desai remains active in the nonprofit world, currently serving on the Georgia River Network board of directors, and advising nonprofits on their management practices.
Owner of Global Culture Science Brands (www.globalculturescience.com), Filmmaker (director/actor/writer), and global advocate. On the boards of Women In Film & TV of Atlanta, and the United Nations Association of Atlanta. Interested in social media and how it connects people cross culturally. Multicultural Track Leader for Digital Atlanta 2011. On Twitter @Culturatist .
Brandon Eley is an Interactive Director, entrepreneur, author, and professional speaker with over 11 years of experience in online marketing and e-commerce from both the perspective of an e-commerce retailer and a consultant. As the Interactive Director for Kelsey Advertising & Design, Brandon oversees interactive projects, online marketing campaigns and information architecture.
He is the co-author of "Online Marketing Inside Out," and writer/editor of the SitePoint Tribune email newsletter that reaches over 200,000 web professionals weekly. Brandon is the founder and President of 2BigFeet.c
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Denise Evans Elsbree is Chief Executive of Trio media group which is a full-service advertising, PR, interactive and new media company. Trio also has a full TV/Film production division that produces HealthWatchMD as well as other entertainment projects. Denise advises clients on social media strategies with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and blogging to increase brand strength and sales. Denise is an experienced technology leader, having founded and sold StayOnline.net – a company that became the largest wireless internet company in the hospitality industry. She is a fully immersed, early adopter of new media. She appears in the news media as a go-to Social Media Expert, including CNN. Because of this, she is often sought out to speak to large audiences to help them understand and successfully
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Jeff Funk is an Emmy, Promax, and Addy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Multi-Platform Content Creator, Coach and Speaker. He's experienced in executing strategic communications as well as content that magnify brand recognition across multiple media platforms (TV, Online, Radio, SMS, Multimedia, Print) and is responsible for brand activations that generate revenue, bolster viewer engagement, ratings as well as streamline sales workflow processes for The CNN News Group, Hearst-Argyle TV, The Turner Entertainment Network and Tribune Broadcasting.
He’s currently the Creative Director fo
Iconic Atlanta writer, small business owner, back page columnist & blogger for Atlanta Magazine. Hollis runs Atlanta's largest writing school, The Shocking Real Life Writing Academy. She has honed her social media skills to the point that it is the only marketing she uses to promote her academy. You'll never say, "But I have nothing interesting to write" when she's around.
As a leading marketing strategist, Roberto Gomez leverages over 20 years ofexperience in multicultural cross-channel consumer marketing, interactivemedia (mobile - social - web) and promotional-print management solutions. Askill sets that is helping and inspiring clients to obtain and retain their businessleadership in both general and culturally influence markets, buy connecting atmultiple touch points with extreme market strategies that build relationships,and impact decision .
Dave Haan of Creative Circus has spent three decades in and around the advertising industry. He is a student of advertising history and has accumulated quite a few war stories of his own during long stints with FCB, McCann Erickson and Frankel (the finest Sales Promotion company ever) and postings in Chicago, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Detroit and LA. Dave has had the pleasure (and he means that) of working with Coors, Molson, Mazda, General Mills, Nestle, S.C. Johnson, Sunkist, Visa, Dreyer’s, Clorox and Zicam. Dave has a Master’s in Advertising from Michigan State and has taught Advertising
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Tiffani Howard is the Founder and President of Stimulate America INC , a Georgia Non-Profit organization which addresses the economic challenges of American citizens by providing resources to assist them in their recovery.
Digital Strategy Lead
Dan advises retailers, financial institutions and consumer packaged goods companies on the creation of emerging digital experiences. Concepts have included: designing seamless engagements between physical locations and digital experiences, determining what the right contextually relevant content is and how it should be rendered on various touch-points, creating innovative ways to integrate a brand into the lifestyle of the customer, developing mobile wallet experiences and everything in between.
Dan is a steadfast source of thought leadership on digital experiences
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Marshall Seese, Jr. is the Founder & CEO of Mowgli, LLC, an Atlanta-based social gaming company. Marshall is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in music, technology, and law. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and after starting his career with the preeminent technology law firm Morris, Manning & Martin LLP in Atlanta, GA, became a founding partner of BCLS Legal, also in Atlanta.
In late 2008, Marshall sold his stake in BCLS and joined The North Highland Company as their lead Corporate Counsel. Marshall has since left North Highland to focus full-time on Mowgl
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