Keynote Speakers
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith, a Vice President at Fleishman-Hillard brings more than a decade of marketing and social media expertise to the firm and its clients. She blogs on her personal blog, JessicaKnows.com Recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,
Business Week, AdAge, & HybridMom Magazine, Jessica embraces this wild, wild West of the interwebs as a way of harnessing new conversation channels.
Josh Unfried
Josh is co-founder and CEO of MomFaves, Inc – a social marketing agency and technology company dedicated to empowering moms and promoting mom-valued brands.
He led the design, development & social marketing strategy behind the successful launch of MomFaves.com – the mom word-of-mouth network™, a proprietary social recommendation platform that’s revealing what moms love most. Before starting MomFaves, his leadership helped propel a tech start up into the 124th spot of INC Magazine’s list of The 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America.
Christine Young
Christine is the proud author of the blog From Dates to Diapers, where she shares about life with little ones, offers advice and encouragement, and writes her thoughts and opinions on some of the greatest products on the market – those that make family life FUN.
In addition to being a mom, wife, laundry-hater, dish-washer, and boogie-wiper, Christine loves to connect with other moms in various social media spaces. She also enjoys building relationships with companies and brands on a daily basis. Christine was just tapped as one of Nielson’s Top 50 Power Moms, is one of Wal-Mart’s “ElevenMoms” and a spokesmom for Johnson’s Baby.
Gordon Fowler
Leads 3Fold Communications, a creative agency delivering integrated marketing strategies for cool clients doing good things nationwide. From a failed flight attendant to an Account Director handling international transportation accounts (who hasn’t heard of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano?) to communications director for more winning-than-losing political and product campaigns, Gordon’s international attitude touches everything he tackles. Born in New Zealand and raised in Latin America – he has also lived up and down the East Coast corridor from New York City to Miami.
Sierra Friend
Sierra Friend, the “Blog Site Coach”, coaches Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs on the step-by-step process of setting up and marketing their business online. She assists in identifying, locating and creating relationships with target audiences and building online branding through Blogging, Social Networking, Video and many other Multi-Media platforms.
Alejandro Reyes
Alejandro Reyes is a social media marketing strategist, speaker and Web TV host. He created SacramentoMarketingLabs.com, Sacramento’s first Social Media agency, to teach small businesses and organizations how to understand and leverage social media to grow their brand, increase revenue and build a loyal following online.
You might have also seen his videos at Successfool.com
Panelists
Mark Bean
Technology Expert Mark Bean is fiercely committed to helping business owners everywhere quickly get up-to-speed on the best ways to use technology to share their messages in the traditional print, online, and social media. Guiding you to achieve winning results for your products, services, ideas or cause without spending a fortune or spinning your wheels is his passion and commitment. Mark is a work-in-the-trenches technologist and entrepreneur who inspires business owners to take control of their money making opportunities through consistent, winning actions every day.
Twinsoup
Sarah & Rachel Campbell, founders & co-owners of TwinSoup.com, a local lifestyle guide that dishes on everything from fashion to food.
Janna Marlies Santoro
Self-proclaimed woman in progress. Writes and edits for high-traffic blogs and New York Times best-selling authors.
James Pierini
Music Evangelist & CoFounder of @theurbanhive, Favorite: Artist: Radiohead, Album: Highway 61 Revisited, Song: “So What”
Coleen Belcher
Colleen Belcher is the Journalism Support Manager for The Sacramento Press. She puts on social media and writing workshops for the community.
Lesley Miller
Media Director at 3Fold Communications, a Midtown creative agency focused on integrated marketing strategies.U2 fan/skier/dessert lover.
Jason Michaels
Jason Michaels has directed marketing for e-commerce, community, publishing, and healthcare properties including IGN.com, RedBubble.com, and Lumens.com.
Jeff Marmins
Lucky toddler Dad solving business problems with web based software, social networking and multimedia solutions since 1990.
Angela D’arcy
PR pro & social media strategist at RS&E, Event Director Social Media Club Sac, also: blogger, community volunteer, UCSC graduate.
Cj Alvarado
Digital Communications Strategist that has spent 10 years in corporate media and marketing. Now serves as Director of Technology at Bayside Church in Granite Bay.
Brandon Weber
Co-Founder of the Urban Hive, tribe builder, Coworking enthusiast, and urban evangelist by night. Marketing and sales consultant by night.
