Amy Dragland Johnson Senior Shopper Marketing Manager, SC Johnson
Dragland-Johnson provides marketing leadership and establishes strategic direction on key platforms for SC Johnson & Son, Inc.’s TARGET sales team. In 2007 and 2008, she was awarded the “Best of Class” award, the most prestigious award an individual can receive in Sales, for her professionalism and Shopper Marketing contributions.
Bahram AkradiChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Akradi has more than 25-years experience in healthy-way-of-life initiatives. Prior to launching Life Time Fitness in 1992, he led the growth of U.S. Swim and Fitness (formerly Nautilus Fitness Center, Inc.), where he served as co-founder and executive vice president. Akradi also was the founder of the health and fitness Industry Leadership Council.
Benjamin RudolphDirector of Business Development, Search Discovery
Benjamin Rudolph is the Director of Business Development at Search Discovery, an interactive advertising agency based in Atlanta, which specializes in search engine marketing, search engine optimization, and web analytics. He teaches The Search Marketing Revolution, a senior seminar at Emory University, is President and Co-Founder of the SEMPO Atlanta Working Group, and a volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Georgia.
Follow Benjamin on Twitter @benjaminrudolph
Bob Daly Senior Vice President, Retail Payment Solutions, US Bank
Bob Daly is Senior Vice President of Retail Payment Solutions at U.S. Bank where he has responsibility for the suite of FlexPerks Visa credit and debit cards. Daly was the chief architect for developing the FlexPerks product line and oversaw the strategy of the multi-media marketing campaign that launched the industry-leading reward cards.
Dom RossiSenior Advisor, Magazine Publishers of America
Dom Rossi is a Senior Advisor on marketing and advertising issues for the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Rossi started his career doing general management in the advertising agency business, playing important developmental roles in recognizable ad campaigns such as "A Diamond Is Forever" for DeBeers, "Reach Out and Touch Someone" for AT&T, and "Be All You Can Be" for the Army.
Ed O'BoyleGlobal Practice Leader, Brand and Customer Engagement, Gallup
O’Boyle is Global Practice Leader for the Brand and Customer Engagement practices at Gallup. He oversees strategic vision and drives innovation for these consulting practices worldwide. Since joining Gallup, O’Boyle’s consulting insights have helped businesses around the world maximize their performance to drive growth and profitability.
Joan PalmquistEVP and Segmentation Specialist, GfK Custom Research North America
Palmquist is a 25+ year veteran of the marketing research community and of GfK. In her tenure at GfK, she spearheaded development of several of GfK's branded products including tools for product development (BeneFit ScreenSM, Need Opportunity IDSM, and CriterionSM concept testing).
John Bowman Global Director of Strategic Equities, Saatchi & Saatchi
Bowman is the Global Director of Strategic Equities at Saatchi & Saatchi. John’s mission is to inspire potent marketing communication ideas for a portfolio of famous General Mills household brands including Cheerios, Pillsbury, Yoplait, Green Giant, and Lucky Charms.
John Olson Founder and CEO, OLSON
John Olson is the driving force behind OLSON, recently named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc. magazine. OLSON was built to be dis-integrated, or holistic, where ideas come from everywhere, and everyone has a seat at the table. OLSON isn’t just in the business of making ads, but creating connections.
Follow John on Twitter @OLSONagency
Jonathan Salem BaskinChief Heretic, Baskinbrand
Baskin’s empowering perspective on the latest trends in marketing, branding, and enabling people and organizations to effect change result from his own unique combination of qualities as a business leader, journalist, and self-styled “chief heretic.” His book, Branding Only Works on Cattle (2008), earned him critical reviews, and the label “merry iconoclast.”
Margaret MurphyPresident and Managing Partner, Denali
Murphy is President and Managing Partner at Denali. She has over 16 years of experience in marketing services and most recently was Senior Vice President, Client Services Midwest for Carlson Marketing Worldwide, where she earned the Carlson Fellow (“Curtie”) award for Customer Service. In 2006, Murphy was named one of the “Top 40 Under Forty” by Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
Meghan WilkerManaging Director, Clockwork Active Media System
Wilker is Managing Director at Clockwork Active Media Systems. Prior to joining Clockwork, she served as Creative Director at a small Minneapolis ad agency and was an integral part of establishing and growing integrated Interactive teams at nationally-recognized ad agencies Martin Williams and Colle+McVoy. In 2009, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal named Meghan one of “25 Women to Watch.”
Follow Meghan on Twitter @irishgirl and @geekgirlsguide.
Michael KellerChief Brand Officer, International Dairy Queen
Keller is the Chief Brand Officer for International Dairy Queen for the US, Canada and abroad. He has experience working in a variety of companies including Jamba Juice, Inc., Homestore.com and Baskin Robbins USA.
Nancy Lyons President & CEO, Clockwork Active Media System
Lyons is President and CEO of Clockwork Active Media Systems. Lyons was named one of the Twin Cities’ 40 under 40 by City Business in 2001 and one of the “Twin Cities' Women to Watch” by the Business Journal in 2004. Under Lyons’ leadership, Clockwork was selected as one of the “Twin Cities Best Places to Work” by the Business Journal in 2006, 2007 and 2008; and one of the 25 best women-owned businesses in the country by Working Mother Magazine.
Follow Nancy on Twitter @nylons and @geekgirlsguide.
Paul IsaksonBrand Strategist / Marketing Innovation Catalyst
Isakson is a globally recognized leader in strategic thinking for the modern era of marketing, and is one of the most read, most quoted, most linked-to voices on the web. His work and ideas have been featured in leading publications such as BusinessWeek and Ad Age as well as the world's top marketing, advertising and design blogs.
Follow Paul on Twitter @paulisakson. Read Paul's blog.
Peter HubbellExecutive Vice President & Global General Manager, Saatchi & Saatchi
Hubbell leads the General Mills business with global responsibility for the efforts of Saatchi & Saatchi and all of the Publicis Groupe’s specialized agencies. Hubbell brings great ideas to life in integrated campaigns across multiple touch points.
Shelly SinasNational Account Sales Manager - Team Target, Pepperidge Farm
Sinas is the National Account Sales Manager for Pepperidge Farm, responsible for $110 million in sales annually on the Pepperidge Farm Snacks portfolio. She has eight years of Category Management and Sales experience with Hershey Foods and Pepperidge Farm. Sinas is a recipient of the Target Vendor of the Year Award and is a two-time recipient of the Target Category of the Year Award.
Steve McKeePresident, McKee Wallwork Cleveland
McKee is president of Albuquerque-based McKee Wallwork Cleveland, BusinessWeek.com columnist and author of “When Growth Stalls: How It Happens, Why You’re Stuck & What to Do About It.”
Follow Steve on Twitter @WhenGrowthStall. Read Steve's blog.
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