Instructors

Brett Colbert is the chief procurement officer for MDC Partners, a business transformation organization. He is an ANA Faculty member with over 15 years of experience in executive management at both advertising and media agencies. Brett teaches our Procurement Beyond Savings Workshop.

For over 15 years Philippa’s passion has been helping global brands bring environmental and social impact into their core to engage with consumers around a shared purpose. As Senior Global Sustainable Business Director at Unilever, she developed sustainability programs for brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Hellmann’s and Knorr that delivered tangible business impact; increasing consumer loyalty and earning additional shelf-space at retail.

Mary Czarnecki helps brands develop insight-driven, innovative marketing solutions to drive revenue and customer impact leveraging 20 years supporting Fortune 500 companies. Mary is an ANA Faculty member specializing in insight development, digital marketing, brand building and integrated campaign strategy.

Joanne Davis is the president and founder of Joanne Davis Consulting. She is a member of the ANA Faculty and one of the industry’s best-known speakers and writers on client-agency relations. Joanne teaches our Optimizing Client and Agency Relations Workshop.

Matthieu Dejardins is CEO & Founder of NextUser, a marketing platform empowering marketers with data intelligence to drive engagement and conversion across all marketing channels. Matthieu has over 15 years of experience in the e-commerce and technology industry.

Lindsey is an integrated marketer dedicated to helping brands define, live and share their brand purpose. She leads a sought after public relations practice focused on the development of reputation-building business and communications strategies.

Matt is a consummate thought leader with 20+ years of experience in the areas of digital marketing, experience-driven commerce, commerce strategy, marketing, and business development. His unique insights on how executives can build digitally-enhanced experiences that unlock new value have been featured in TechCrunch, CMSWire, Huffington Post, Internet Retailer, Get Elastic e-commerce blog, Retail Online Integration, and Chain Store Age.

As a training leader, public speaker, and culture change agent, Kisha Dixon, has seen leadership defined numerous ways over the years. With over almost 25 years of experience designing and facilitating behavior-based sales, coaching, and leadership solutions, Kisha's approach is refreshingly unique. She recognizes that identifying the specific rhythms in an organization’s culture is the key to creating visible, empowering leadership, and culture change.

Perry Drake is currently the Professor of Digital and Social Media Marketing at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Prior to this role, he was an Assistant Professor of Integrated Marketing at New York University for 14 years.

Mitch Duckler is managing partner of FullSurge, a strategic consulting firm that helps clients achieve business growth through brand building. Mitch teaches Developing a Brand Portfolio Strategy Workshop.

Ed Faruolo is the founder of VitaLincs, a consultancy that helps its clients increase their appeal within the markets they serve. He is an ANA Faculty member who brings a foundation of real-world experience and learning. Ed teaches our Marketing Plan In A Day and The Art & Science of Brand Building Workshop.

Neil is an award-winning Creative Director turned Brand & Digital Strategist turned college professor. He spent 30 years in advertising, winning a shelf filled with awards in creative development and digital innovation.

Deborah Fell, CMO, Chief Outsiders, is an outsourced Chief Marketing Officer skilled at helping companies create and implement their brand vision and develop critical skills, such as creation of consumer insight-led messaging. She is an ANA Faculty member with extensive client-side experience across industries. Deborah teaches the ANA's Creating Compelling Messaging Workshop.

James wanted to change the mindset of how companies reach their core consumers and high-level potential prospects. His solution is Optikal, an omnichannel marketing agency, powered by integrated technology, data analytics, and optimizing media strategies based on data-driven results.

After over a decade of working on the “inside” for Pearson Education and Scholastic, Christine started her own business and uses her experience in marketing, editorial, and sales to help all publishers reach their customers. Her company, Smart Solutions Group, Inc., specializes in everything marketing — from market research and strategic planning to campaign execution and product implementation.

Sara is the VP of Innovation Enablement of Platypus Labs, helping organizations unlock their innovation potential so that they can outpunch the competition and drive measurable business growth. Sara is an ANA Faculty member who has gained client-side experience working at Fortune 500 companies.

Jeff Fromm is a subject matter expert and professional speaker on consumer trends and brand strategy. He is a contributing writer for Forbes and author of four books: “Marketing to Millennials,” “Millennials with Kids,” “Marketing to Gen Z” and “The Purpose Advantage” (September 2019).

Angela Garfinkel is the founder of Quality Contact Solutions. In addition to 20+ years of industry experience, Angela’s credentials include a B.S. in Telecommunications Management with an emphasis in Telemarketing Management and an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska.

Jillian Gibbs is the CEO and Founder of Advertising Production Resources (aka APR Consulting), a global content creation optimization consultancy. She is a member of the ANA faculty since 2009 and has influenced the evolution and modernization of the production landscape. In 2020, Jillian is publishing a production guidebook for marketers. She and her dynamic team facilitate our content creation optimization and video/print/digital/social/experiential production workshops.

Harry Gold is the founder and CEO of Overdrive Interactive, an award winning digital marketing firm. He is a member of the ANA Faculty and a lecturer on search engine marketing, social media marketing, and online media. Harry teaches our Digital Marketing and Social Media Workshops.