Brand Groupies

MK Larsen coaches leaders to use their voices to build a strong and authentic message to connect with their audience. She has over 15 years of experience training Fortune 500 leaders, TEDx Speakers, and growing businesses nationally. Her coaching is proven to help messaging be more engaging, authentic, and compelling. She has coached over 100 TEDx Speakers and is highly skilled with creating and executing TED Talks. https://eloquentlyspoken.com/ www.brandgroupies.com

DP Knudten- Brand Strategist, Podcaster, and Author of NONFICTION BRAND. DP has worked with some of the biggest—and smallest—brands in the business, including Coca-Cola®, The Athlete’s Foot, ClosetMaid, and Georgia-Pacific. DP cut his branding teeth in the trenches at McCann Erickson, creating a variety of work for Coca-Cola and their brands. https://collaboratorcreative.com https://brandgroupies.com

Mark Beal - the Gen Z Expert - is a an author, full-time professor at Rutgers University School of Communication & Information, and keynote speaker. Before authoring his most recent book, Engaging Gen Z, Mark served as a public relations practitioner and marketer for more than 25 years, developing and executing public relations campaigns for category leading companies and brands around such major sports and entertainment platforms. www.markbealspeaks.com www.brandgroupies.com

Meet the Cancer Cartel - Kerry, Katy, & Shelly - 3 strong, female cancer survivors who founded a 501c3 non-profit that combines their passion for luxury fashion, beauty & lifestyle with funding for people fighting cancer.  Cancer Cartel’s important mission is to provide financial resources and relief to those fighting cancer, and they are doing it in fun innovative ways. www.cancercartel.com www.brandgroupies.com

Alycia Yerves is the Founder and Creative Director of Alycia Yerves Creative: an award-winning marketing and design agency on the Jersey Shore. www.alyciayerves.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Debra Rizzi is a partner and president of Rizco, a brand-led marketing agency, which she co-founded in 2000. She is also a partner and vice president of marketing of Plum Practicewear, a global gymnastics apparel company. She has over 20 years of experience in developing brand strategies. https://rizco.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Ali J. Taylor is the CEO and Creative Director of BelMarketing Design Studio. With the accelerated shifts in the way people are buying and selling today, many businesses are frustrated with figuring out how to market their business. They want the freedom to run their business and do what they do best. As a StoryBrand Certified Guide and HubSpot Solutions Partner, Ali takes the uncertainty out of growing your audience and getting more sales with marketing strategies, systems, and processes that work. https://www.belmarketingdesignstudio.com/ https://brandgroupies.com/

Stefany Gittleman is the founder of The Gold Maze, a social media company to escort brands, personas and small businesses through the digital process. www.thegoldmaze.com https://brandgroupies.com/

In our "Backstage Series" we spotlight local branding experts who inspire us (aka the REAL brand groupies). This episode features local PR gurus Christina Gorini, Deirdre Lopian, and Lauren Genest. CHRISTINA GORINI Christina is the Vice President of Client Services at Brandstyle Communications, where she builds and manages the execution of the PR roadmaps that are essential to each campaign’s success. www.brandstyle.com/ DEIRDRE LOPIAN Deirdre is an award-winning social media strategist, public relations, and marketing professional and the founder of Deirdre Lopian Public Relations agency whose passion is helping brands leverage the power of diverse and inclusive storytelling by creating campaigns that truly connect with and reflect the audiences they serve. www.dlpr.co LAUREN GENEST As the Vice Groupie of Public Relations at Brand Groupies, Lauren has 20 years of PR and events expertise; she works with B2B service brands and C-suite leaders in the commercial architecture, design, and corporate servi

Aaron Levine is the owner, member at large, and professional insurance agent of LG Insurance Agency, also known as the Luxury Group.  At LG Insurance, the team is diversified and educated to work with individuals, professionals and businesses around all things insurance and are licensed to operate in 15 States. www.luxurygroupins.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Victoria Grantham is the founder of SHARKCHASER, the New York-based luxury handbag company created by hand in Italy and designed with a unique radiation shielding fabric that will protect your body from 99.99% of the electric fields and radio frequencies that cell phones emit. www.sharkchaserofficial.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Kaylen McNamara is currently a Senior Vice President at VaynerMedia, a full-service advertising agency owned by renowned entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk.  She has been at Vayner since 2012 and currently oversees new business operations and consulting services for the agency, which services Fortune 100 clients across the globe. Prior to this role, Kaylen has worked across a number of industry verticals within the agency, leading digital strategy and client services for iconic brand portfolios such as The Oprah Winfrey Network, Unilever, Campbell's & Sabra hummus. www.vaynermedia.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Founded by Marvin Flavien, MK Flav Video is a full-service video production company in NJ, dedicated to helping businesses and entrepreneurs optimize their business using dynamic video. www.mkflavvideo.com https://brandgroupies.com/

In her role as Chief Client Officer at Bandujo, an advertising agency in New York City, Amanda Kane oversees account planning for major corporate clients including JP Morgan Chase, Kumon Learning Centers, WisdomTree Investments and the Department of Health for the City of New York, to name a few. www.bandujo.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Dr. Amna Husain is a board-certified pediatrician offering high-quality care and a more personalized experience to her patients through direct-care medicine at her private practice, Pure Direct Pediatrics based in Marlboro, NJ. www.puredirectpediatrics.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Adam Nelson is the founder and CEO of Workhouse - one of the country's leading public relations and integrated creative agencies. Based in NYC for over 20 years, Workhouse provides forward-thinking public relations, social media, brand promotion, creative consulting and modern day marketing. www.workhousepr.net https://brandgroupies.com/

New Jersey native Keith Fiori is an influential staple in the design and branding community. Keith has produced internationally recognized work for some of the industry’s most influential fashion brands, including the iconic logo for American Eagle Outfitters. With 20+ years as Creative Director and VP Graphic Design for such leading New York City fashion and retail companies as Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, American Eagle Outfitters, and Ovadia, Keith has successfully led multiple design teams in branding, graphic design, packaging, and marketing resulting in millions in global sales. Now, as founder and creative director of independent branding studio Rogue Creative, the commitment is to bring fresh, creative design with the highest standard of brand excellence. www.roguecreativedesign.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Launched in 2015 by Founder/CEO Taylor Jones, along with his sister/President Haley Jones, Jones Bar is the Manasquan, NJ-based bar company selling super delicious bars with 100% organic ingredients that are about as close as you can get to eating whole foods in their most natural state.  www.jonesbar.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Dr. Tommy Dandrea is the founder and CEO of Monmouth Pain & Rehabilitation, a system of multidisciplinary wellness and rehabilitation centers in New Jersey. As leaders in a progressive movement in the field of pain management, Monmouth Pain & Rehabilitation is a group of physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, and acupuncturists working together to offer patients the most comprehensive, well-rounded, and successful plans of pain management imaginable. Locations include Shrewsbury, Wall, Lacey, and Freehold, NJ. www.monmouthpain.com https://brandgroupies.com/

Des Dalia is the founder and owner of Broad Street Dough Co., featuring fresh, made-to-order doughnuts and over-the-top custom creations. With two locations in Oakhurst and Freehold Township, NJ, Broad Street Dough Co. boasts 39 (and counting) different types of doughnuts on the everyday menu, plus numerous specials. They also offer vegan, gluten free and parve doughnuts, and are certified Kosher Dairy. www.broadstreetdoughco.com https://brandgroupies.com/