Instructors

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.

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 ecommerce blog, Retail Online Integration, and Chain Store Age.

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 The Art & Science of Brand Building 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” & “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 MBA from the University of Nebraska.

Jillian Gibbs is the founder and CEO of APR, a global ad production consultancy. Jillian is a member of the ANA Faculty and a widely recognized and respected industry leader. Jillian teaches our Optimizing Your Ad Production Spend Workshop.

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.

Mitchell Goozé is a principal with the Customer Manufacturing Group, a leading marketing/sales process management consultancy. He is a member of the ANA Faculty and was named Marketing Speaker of the Year. Mitchell teaches our Strategic Marketing, Aligning Marketing with Sales and Customer Centricity Workshops.

Bruno Gralpois is the co-founder and principal of Agency Mania Solutions, a service and technology firm. He is a member of the ANA Faculty who has shaped industry-wide initiatives to improve understanding and practices in agency management. Bruno teaches our Optimizing Agency Relations Workshop.

Jerry Grossman is the Executive Director of The Imaging Alliance and Owner/Editor of Digital Imaging Reporter. He began his marketing career working at renowned advertising agencies DMB&B, Ammirati & Puris and Scali, McCabe Sloves, on a both packaged goods and consumer electronics accounts, including Proctor and Gamble, Stanley Tools and Nikon.

Clare Hanson is the Global Client Training Manager for Quantcast Managing both internal and client facing training initiatives in North America, and EMEA regions for Quantcast, Clare possesses a unique global perspective of the programmatic advertising space and its particular challenges, opportunities and nuances.

Elizabeth has turned her natural curiosity about people into a rewarding career. With 25 years of experience in marketing research, strategy and brand planning, Elizabeth has become an expert in helping brands tap into the needs, desires and behaviors of consumers and shoppers. Over the course of her career at agencies like Grey NY, Young & Rubicam, DRAFTFCB, and Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide, she has worked with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s, MillerCoors, Sears, Walgreens, and KraftHeinz, helping to develop and implement a wide range of insights-based brand-strategy and shopper marketing/activation solutions Elizabeth is also an Adjunct Professor on the faculty at Northwestern University teaching Shopper Marketing in the IMC Graduate Studies program, which was the first program of its kind anywhere in the world.

Jeff Hasen has counseled businesses of all sizes, enabling them to define their mobile strategy, establish or further their mobile project roadmap, and identify additional business growth opportunities. Through his work, companies have become equipped to manage the prioritization of mobile cross-channel solutions that facilitate sales and drive customer loyalty.