The creatives speaking at Find & Follow Your Passion come from diverse backgrounds and an array of industries. Our line up includes entrepreneurs, creative directors, artists, and everything in between.
OPENING KEYNOTE

Gary Vaynerchuk
CEO, VaynerMedia
Gary Vaynerchuk is a talented entrepreneur, a self-trained social media expert, and a best-selling author. Recognizing the importance of e-commerce in 1997, Gary launched Winelibrary.com and helped grow his family business significantly from $3 million to $45 million by 2005 and then in 2006, with a Flipcam perched on top a NY Jets bucket, Gary began Wine Library TV which revolutionized the wine world.
Launched in 2009, with his Brother, AJ, VaynerMedia helps brands leverage online platforms to build engaged communities that support their online marketing endeavors. VaynerMedia helps clients such as the NFL, the New York Jets and Brooklyn Nets find their social media voices and build their digital brands. With close to 1 million followers on Twitter, Gary is recognized internationally as one of the top people every entrepreneur should follow and a social media trailblazer. Gary’s ultimate goal is to own the New York Jets.
SPEAKERS (more added each week!)
Jennifer Cast-Galan Senior Art Director
Nickeleodeon

Geoffrey Colon
Vice President, Digital Strategy
Social@Ogilvy


Dodai Stewart
Deputy Editor
Jezebel


Kristen Baldwin
Executive Editor, Integrated Content Entertainment Weekly

Andrew Cerda
Recruiter
Foursquare

Tim McDonald
Community Manager
HuffPost Live


Marisa Kascsak
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner
Experian CheetahMail


Adrienne Schmoeker
Talent Solutions Lead
Catchafire


Veronica de Souza
Community Manager
Digg


Rod Berg
Creative Recruiter
North America at Momentum Worldwide


Allie Mahler
Co-Founder
Be Social Change


Mallory Blair & Bianca Caampued
Co-Founders
Small Girls PR

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


Alec Brownstein
Freelance Creative Director
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Eleanor Callott Whitney
Program Officer
New York Foundation for the Arts


Delia Camasca
Talent Acquisition Specialist & Career Coach
TV Media Careers


Monica So
Co-Founder / Creative Director
Hash Magazine


Kion Sanders
Social Media
MTV


Jacqueline Tse
Design Manager, Jewelry & Watches
Avon North America Fashion & Home
Daniel Arenas
Creative Director
Sunday Morning


Carla Marie Monica
Producer
Elvis Duran & the Morning Show


Muneer Panjwani
Business Development Manager
DoSomething.org


Marcos Salazar
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Be Social Change


Lauren Bloch
College Recruiter
AOL (and its subsidiaries)


Jessica Mendoza
Digital Marketing Strategist
Kantar Media


Dana A Griffin
Executive Director of
Global
Attention


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


Jamila Rowser
Founder
Girl Gone Geek Blog


Lindsay Curcio
Principal
Law Office of Lindsay A. Curcio


Courtney Baxter
Chief Wrangler
The OpEd Project


Gleana Albritton
Marketing Manager
Sundance Channel Global


Corynne L. Corbett
Chief Executive Officer
Chic Jones Media LLC


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


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


Brian Marquis
Coordinator, Program Scheduling
USA Network


Santiago Felipe
Freelance Photographer


Gina Fuentes Walker
Independent Artist
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Bobby Yan
Freelance Film Director & Editor
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Conz Preti
Social Media Editor
Univision

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


Zeny Huang
Creative Strategist
Code and Theory


Nick Schweers
Junior Account Executive
Quinn & Co. Public Relations


Allison Down
Recruiter
Gilt Groupe

Kai Brown
Creative Services Director of Production & Operations
BET Networks


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

Kenrick Prince Andrews
Manager, Content Operations
SnagFilms


Mary Olive Smith
Director and Cinematographer
Flying Pup Productions

Katy Spencer
Director of Business Development
Change.org


Monica Suma
Founder
Whimiscal Tales of Travel & Lifestyle


Preeti Chhibber
Senior Marketing Manager
Scholastic Book Clubs

Nate Erickson
Social Media Editor
GQ Magazine

