SuperNova South 2017: Full Schedule

4:30pm EDT

Forging Your Career with the Tech Jobs of Tomorrow

Top practitioners will give you the low-down on forging a career into the digital future. A panel representing a range of perspectives across creative, UX design, technology and business will give insights into what you need to succeed.

Speakers

Cliff Barrett

Senior Product Manager, Mobile and Emerging Technology, CNN

Cliff Barrett is CNN's Senior Product Manager of Mobile and Emerging Technology. Cliff is responsible for core experiences across mobile devices including phones, tablets and smart watches. Cliff has over 15 years of experience as a digital media professional with extensive mobile... Read More →

Gabrielle Derenthal

Sr. Product Designer, Turner Sports

Gabrielle Derenthal began her design career at the age of five, sitting on her Creative Director father’s lap and bossily telling him to move that image over there and make that text bigger. For many years after, she honed her skills in the fine arts, learning how to draw, paint... Read More →

Chris Duncan

Founding Partner and Brand Architect, THRSHLD

Chris Duncan is a Founding Partner and Brand Architect of THRSHLD, a branding and marketing agency dedicated to being the intersection between culture and marketing innovation. Chris has years of experience developing and implementing marketing strategies across multiple platforms... Read More →

Leslie Hochsztein

Enterprise Application Engineering Specialist, GE Digital

Leslie Hochsztein is an Enterprise Application Engineering Specialist at GE Digital, focusing on front-end web development and General Electric's instances of the service management software, ServiceNow. She was previously a web developer at Superlux, a design studio dedicated to... Read More →

John Kay

Working inside both agency and in-house teams, John Kay has evolved with a career that has explored multiple creative disciplines. Equally at home in UX, advertising, branding, and visual design, John understands that at the core of all these disciplines there is a common thread—human... Read More →

Crystal Meyers

Leader, Tableau partnership within Ironside

Crystal Meyers has over a decade of experience leading and managing projects designed to deliver data driven insight. By working in a range of business intelligence and data management roles, she has gained a wide breadth of knowledge and understanding related to analytics strategy... Read More →

Thursday October 5, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Room D - Marquis 1 - Floor 4 245 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Career / Student, Panel

Tags Career, Student, Technology

4:30pm EDT

How to Bootstrap a Blog and Social Brand into a Viable Business

Bloggers, social influencers, entrepeneurs? A panel with successful brand builders will discuss how they have parlayed their media savvy into successful businesses.

Moderators

Stefanie Jewett

Speakers

Emma Loggins

Founder, Excite Creative Studios

Emma Loggins is a designer, marketer, blogger, and speaker. She is the founder of Excite Creative Studios, where she specializes in web development, UI/UX design, and social media marketing for clients who are both inside and outside of the entertainment industry - helping them to... Read More →

Holy P

Founder + Editor-In-Chief, UNTOUCHD Magazine

Holy P. is the Founder + Editor-In-Chief of UNTOUCHD Magazine - A lifestyle magazine for women inspired by tech. She has a knack for #neverstoplearning, is a massive fan of coding and advocate for more women interested in technology. UNTOUCHD Magazine covers almost all aspects of... Read More →

Mandy Kellogg Rye

Founder / Creative Director, Waiting On Martha, Inc.

Mandy Kellogg Rye is the founder of the media brand and ecommerce company, Waiting on Martha. Along with the blog and the shop, Mandy is an editorial and interior stylist working with brands such as Kate Spade New York, BHLDN, The Gap, Old Navy, Calypso St. Barth, Smirnoff, and General... Read More →

Porsha Thomas

Founder, gowrkgrls

Porsha Thomas is a digital creator, writer and speaker specializing in “ladypreneurship,” public relations, digital marketing and brand identity. She graduated from the University of North Texas’ Mayborn School of Journalism in 2009 with a degree in News-Editorial journalism... Read More →

Kyle Tibbs

Co-Founder, The Bitter Southerner

The Bitter Southerner is an online cultural magazine that envisions a South whose people are known for their creation, innovation and forward thinking as much as they are known for their grace, hospitality and conviviality. We have existed to support and showcase those who yearn to... Read More →

Friday October 6, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Room D - Marquis 1 - Floor 4 245 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Career / Student, Panel

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Tags startup, Career, Student, Social Media, Influencer Marketing, Marketing