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M2W® SpeakersM2W® Attendees will meet and learn from marketing to women leaders like those below.
The M2W® conference features content to help you gain a competitive edge for your brand. Our line-up of speakers will examine women’s behavior, what channels they use to gather information, how they make decisions, and where they buy.
Olivia Basu
Industry Manager for Financial ServiceOlivia Basu is Industry Manager for the Financial Service vertical at Facebook. She has been with Facebook for 6-1/2 years, and previously worked at Bloomberg media for 8 years, where she also supported Financial Service based clients.
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Dria Barnes
General ManagerHealthline Parenthood
Dria Barnes is the General Manager of Healthline Parenthood, where she leads strategy and operations for this new brand from Healthline Media, the #1 health information property on the web.
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Pepper Miller
PresidentThe Hunter Miller Group
Pepper Miller is a recognized market researcher, author, thought leader and Black American subject matter expert.
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Jola Burnett
Vice PresidentGfK Consumer Life
In her current role, Jola consults with many Fortune 500 clients, looking at disruptive shifts and forces to make sense of the future.
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Blythe Thomas
Chief Strategy Officer1,000 Days
From empowering mothers in remote African villages to fighting for Kansans who cannot access basic health care, Blythe has been fortunate to work for organizations that change and enhance the lives of families everywhere.
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Megan Lazovick
Vice PresidentEdison Research
Megan Lazovick is a Vice President at Edison Research. She crafts custom research for thought leadership and content marketing and specializes in the creative presentation of data and insights.
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Melinda Cheng
Kids & Family Video Strategy LeadYouTube/Google
A kid at heart, Melinda is excited to be leading video sales strategy for YouTube Kids and Family, bringing with her over 20 years’ experience in media strategy and investment across both brand + agency roles.
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Patty David
Director of Consumer InsightsAARP
Patty David has over 25 years of experience in the research field. Consumer insights is her passion. At AARP, Patty directs the discovery and development of consumer insights for the personal fulfillment offerings.
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Erin Phraner
Video Producer, Creative Lifestyle BrandsBuzzfeed
Erin is BuzzFeed’s expert homebody and a video producer for their creative lifestyle brands.
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Grady Edelstein
Head of Partnership MarketingTinybeans
As the Head of Partnership Marketing for Tinybeans, Grady can’t wait to connect families with brands that will make raising their children easier and more fun.
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Shari Cleary
SVP Research, Insights & Brand PlanningBuzzfeed
Shari Cleary oversees all advertising analytics and measurement for Buzzfeed. Shari uncovers insights that help brands create meaningful campaigns by engaging targeted audiences and driving real world action.
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Linette Attai
Founder & PresidentPlaywell, LLC
Linnette is the founder PlayWell, LLC, a global compliance consulting firm providing strategic guidance around the complex obligations governing data privacy, marketing, safety, and content.
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Kathleen Fitzgerald
Photographer & AuthorKathleen Fitzgerald Portraits
Kathleen Fitzgerald is a portrait photographer and writer who introduced her first book, Divas, Dames & Dolls at the first M2W® conference 15 years ago.
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Tina Daniels
Director of Agency Business DevelopmentGoogle
Tina serves as Google’s Director of Agency Business Development partnering with Omnicom in the United States and the Americas.
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Bridget Brennan
CEOThe Female Factor
CEO, Female Factor and Author of the Groundbreaking Books, “Why She Buys” and “Winning Her Business.
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Dominique Essig
Chief Product OfficerJetblack
Dominique is the Chief Product Officer for Jetblack, a membership-based conversational commerce service, and the first company launched by Store No. 8, the incubation arm of Walmart to develop he leapfrog capabilities that will transform the future of retail.
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Kinley Lagrange
Group Account DirectorWONGDOODY
Kinley heads up engagements and development for The Motherboard. It’s WONGDOODY’s always-on community of moms eager to share their thoughts and opinions to help brands innovate and shape consumer experiences.
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Lauren Brandt
Client Solutions ManagerFacebook
Lauren is a mother first to her 2-year old daughter, Olivia, as well as a Client Solutions Manager at Facebook working on the Automotive vertical.
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Katrina McCarter
Founder/CEOMarketing to Mums
Katrina is founder and CEO of Marketing to Mums, a marketing and research consultancy in Melbourne, Australia.
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Ariel Segal
Foursquare
At Foursquare, a location technology platform, Ariel synthesizes first party data into actionable insights and strategies for partners, helping brands, agencies, and researchers uncover, predict and capitalize on behavioral patterns and emerging trends.
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Skyler Mattson
PresidentWongdoody
Skyler is the President of brand experience agency WONGDOODY. She has built her career driving award-winning, transformative work for clients across a range of categories, from consumer packaged goods to technology to entertainment.
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Amy Henry
PresidentFlashlight Insights
Amy is a recognized youth expert and advocate, having spent her career understanding kids, families and play through applied research and consulting.
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Alison Bryant, Ph.D.
SVP, ResearchAARP
Dr. Alison Bryant leads the Research Center for AARP, integrating insights and ideas that help the organization, consumers, and external stakeholders understand, engage with, and innovate for the 50+ consumer and their families.
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Dawn Lerman, Ph.D.
Professor and Executive DirectorFordham University
Dr. Dawn Lerman serves as Executive Director of the Center for Positive Marketing and is a Professor of Marketing at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
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Emily Spensieri
Co-Founder & Strategic Brand ArchitectIncite, Inc.
Emily Spensieri is the Co-Founder and Strategic Brand Architect of Incite, a women smart, brand savvy consultancy.
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Mita Mallick
Head of Diversity & Cross-Cultural MarketingUnilever
Mita Mallick is a corporate change maker who believes businesses have a responsibility to make social impact.
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