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SummitUp Preview Podcast – Ali Margello

As a  business development professional at ExactTarget, Ali Margello partners with marketers and agencies of all sizes to help them optimize their digital marketing efforts through the effective use of email, SMS, voice, and related social media platforms. In addition to traditional sales developments, Ali works closely with several Industry partners and Associations (American Marketing […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Roger Bora

Roger Bora is a member of Thompson Hine’s Intellectual Property practice group, concentrating his practice in the area of intellectual property law, which includes trademark, passing off, false endorsement, trade dress, copyright, e-commerce and internet, advertising, and right of publicity laws. Before joining Thompson Hine, Roger was a practicing trademark attorney in a major law […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Debba Haupert

With her 20 years of marketing experience in communications, PR, product development, etc. (self-proclaimed ‘marketing mutt’) in various industries (high tech, finance, B2B, CPG), Debba Haupert has grown the girlfriend community online. She employs Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media platforms to further expand the awareness of and traffic on Girlfriendology.com. Through her social […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Kendra Ramirez

Kendra Ramirez, CEO/Founder of Sales Konnect, is able to teach and consult directly from over a decade of experience in networking, sales, recruiting and business improvement. Since 2005, Kendra has shown businesses how to utilize these networking tools to shorten sales cycle, find passive candidates and extend their marketing plans. Kendra is also one of […]

SummitUp Podcast Preview – David Esrati

Called the über blogger by the Dayton Daily News, David Esrati leads The Next Wave, a forward thinking advertising agency that has been on the leading edge of utilizing open source content managers for web development. He has been a keynote speaker at national conferences talking about organic SEO/SEM, community building online and the future […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Brian LeCount

Brian LeCount is Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Bridge Worldwide – a WPP interactive and relationship marketing agency in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to joining Bridge, Brian founded R.O.Why! Marketing, a results-focused marketing communications firm, and previously spent 8 years serving on the client side in marketing leadership roles in healthcare, technology consulting, software and […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Jennifer McClure

Jennifer McClure is an Executive Recruiter, Executive Coach and “Talent Geek”. Translation? A Consultant, Advisor and Partner to businesses and business leaders in the areas of attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining Talent in their organizations. She is the Founder/Group Manager of LinkedCincinnati – a networking group of over 10,000 professionals who understand the value of […]

SummitUp Preview Podcast – Steve Phillips

As principal and owner of Purple Trout, LLC Steve Phillips literally lives, eats, breathes and, yes, sleeps Search Engine Optimization (SEO). His passion for SEO is evident in his daily client work; desire to educate clients on the art and science of SEO and his dedication to producing higher rankings in search engines for each and every […]

Voices – Episode 11: Peter Shankman

One of my favorite people to follow on the web is PR Guru, Peter Shankman.  Whether he is jumping out of airplanes, constructing an in-home social media battle station, or jetting from city to city, Peter is always up to something interesting.  He is a pioneer in the use of social media and the founder […]

Voices – Episode 10: Andrea Zavakos

In this episode of voices, I speak with Andrea Zavakos, Director of Human Resources Consulting with Brower Insurance. Andy is a highly respected authority in the field of Human Resources, and she has a lot to say about how the field is evolving. Listen along and hear her thoughts on social media, company culture, job […]