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Julie Jakopic, Founder & CEO, iLead Strategies, A DotCom Magazine Interview

About Julie Jakopic and iLead Strategies:Julie Jakopic, President/CEO of iLead Strategies has been helping leaders succeed since she tutored her friends in math in third grade. She started her career in retail and was one of the youngest managers for Bloomingdales and Estee Lauder, while still in college. She moved to the non-profit sector, taking her private sector customer service skills to serving families at-risk and her entrepreneurial skills to building organizations. In 2003, she moved back to the private sector, as a Vice President of the Development Services Group and then as a technical director for ICF International, where she leads work with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.In 2007, she founded iLead Strategies, an organizational development firm that strengthens leadership effectiveness. By helping business, non-profit and government leaders and organizations clarify their vision and then create effective strategies and cultivate the relationships to bring that vision to life, iLead Strategies makes the seemingly impossible possible.Julie is a nationally recognized and respected coach, speaker and strategist. She has shared the stage with President Obama and has been featured as a business coach by WUSA television and appears on or in the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Al Jazeera WUSA9 and NBC4.Julie is fiercely committed to helping clients get the outcomes they want for their customers, their organization and themselves.Welcome to iLead Strategies' LinkedIn page. Follow us for insights on leadership development, strategic planning, organizational development and change management.What is iLead Strategies? iLead Strategies is an organizational development firm helping leaders of organizations that serve others achieve extraordinary results for themselves, their organizations and those they serve.Leadership requires both vision and realism. It’s not just talking about hopes, but securing dreams. It’s not just identifying challenges, but achieving extraordinary results.That means being clear about vision, communicating goals, creating effective strategies, committing to action and sustaining the effort.What can iLead Strategies offer me or my business? - Leadership coaching - Results-oriented strategic and sustainability planning - Consulting - Meeting design and facilitation - Training and technical assistance - Change management and program development

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Nathan Milner, Founder & CEO, Unspeakable, A DotCom Magazine Interview

About Nathan Milner and Unspeakable:When I was only 9 years old I built a car from a hovercraft…Pretty impressive? Remote controlled!When I was only 8 years old I built a Lego city with 23,453 Legos...Is that impressive? No?Well, how about when I was 2 years old I built the Eiffel Tower! With magnets, of course...Since I was young, I've loved creating things and venturing into things I’ve never done. I also made videos about things I enjoyed. One day I decided that I was going to become an astronaut. Then, after a year of brainstorming, I got realistic and decided I wanted to be a YouTuber.I started by making Minecraft videos, but unique ones that would draw a new audience and players to the game. After nearly two years of uploading unique, creative, and funny videos to my YouTube channel almost every day, I hit 100,000 subscribers. I felt like I accomplished the world, and I was on top of everyone! However, my journey hadn’t even started yet. I had to teach myself how to adapt, edit content in different ways, entertain an audience, and grow a brand up to the millions! I never gave up because I couldn’t go a day without thinking about what video I was going to create next!You have to work really, really, really hard if you want to be truly great at something. For the last 3 years I barely took a day off, pushing myself to working 115 hours a week. I worked every waking hour for months. But I didn’t dread a single minute of it because my passion was dripping out of me. Every ounce of muscle and brain power wanted to create a successful YouTube channel that people from every country in the world would tune into. Take every day as a learning opportunity to improve. Take every failure as a learning opportunity to be better next time. You may move 5 steps forward today, but 3 steps backward tomorrow. Growth never comes from your comfort zones.

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André V. Chapman is the Founder & CEO of Unity Care Group, Inc. He is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions for his community involvement and contributions in social services. Mr. Chapman released a book entitled, Roses in Concrete: Giving Foster Children the Future They Deserve, which sheds light on the underserved population foster youth in America. He has a Master’s in Organizational Management.

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Andre Chapman, M.A. is a prominent speaker and the author of Roses in Concrete: Giving Foster Children the Future They Deserve. He is the Founder & CEO of Unity Care Group, Inc.—an organization providing housing and social programs to serve current and former foster youth.

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LeSin Vodka – Artistry in Eco-Friendly Vodka Production Charles Vaughn, Founder & CEO

LeSin Vodka - Charles Vaughn

LeSin Vodka – Artistry in Eco-Friendly Vodka Production – From Agriculture to the Bar.

Charles Vaughn, Founder & CEO

In celebration of the spirits brands that continuously keep sustainability top of the list, Chilled Magazine recently recognized LeSin Vodka as a leader in the craft vodka space.

Here is an excerpt from their recent Earth Day focused issue.

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Experts converge at Zee Melt 2019 to discuss Disruptive Marketing

On the second day of India’s Disruptive Marketing conference, Zee MELT, there was an extensive line-up of bona fide media experts. Marketing stalwarts and industry leaders converged at NSCI, Mumbai, to discuss their formula for effective marketing and recount their success stories which changed the way we perceive brands. The day began with an address by Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Burger King, who shared the inside story of the Whopper campaign that changed the brand’s entire outlook on marketing.  Machado revealed the marketing approach he champions which reignited the creative spark the brand had previously lost. “I worked at Unilever before Burger King and that is a company that’s invested a lot in ‘purpose’. After 18 years, I approached Burger King, determined to reignite the brand with advertising as bold and celebrated as its legacy,” he said. “It’s about identifying what's going to trend or what’s going to be relevant to people, and find creative ways to hack into that, in a way that is not just self-serving, but in a way that adds value to people, adds value to the society, and adds value to the brand,” added  Machado. Other speakers included Gerardo Mazzeo, Global Innovation Director and CSV Manager, Nestle; Mark Pollard, Strategy CEO, Mightly Jungle;  Dave Trott, Author and Creative Director;  Samuel Scott, Columnist, The Drum; JP Hanson, CEO, Rouser; Vikki Ross, Copy Chief; Faris Yakob, Co-Founder, Genius Steals; Laura Jordan Bambach, CCO, Mr. President; Shubho Sengupta, Co-Founder, Healthcase & Activewear; Suresh Balakrishnan, Chief Revenue Officer, The Hindu; Prathyusha Agarwal, CMO, ZEEL, and Rashi Goel, VP – Consumer Communications, Nestle, among others. A series of panel discussions was organized by The Collective, a multi-agency initiative that focuses on gender issues. The discussions featured prominent professionals like Babita Baruah, Managing Partner, Head of WPP, GTB India; Deepa Geethakrishnan, Consultant, Lowe Lintas; Tista Sen, Regional Creative Director, Wunderman Thompson – South Asia; Anusheela Saha, Group Creative Director, FCB India; Gayatri Sriram, Digital Creative Head, FCBUlka, and many others. Commenting on the conference, Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder & CEO, Kyoorius, said, “Zee Melt brings together marketing experts, strategists & the media for an open unfettered discussion on the future of advertising and brand building. The objective is to host an insightful and rewarding event that recognizes unconventional ideas that have disrupted the industry, prompting us to relook at how we perceive marketing. What makes this conference so extraordinary is the fact that it represents the convergence of five different industries: marketing, media, advertising, emerging technology and digital. It’s not a platform where people are lectured to but one where they can raise questions and get answers.” In addition to the talk sessions, the second day of Zee Melt 2019 also witnessed a workshop facilitated by the Mudra Group on how to tackle the clichés surrounding feminism in advertising. Shagun Seda, Executive Creative Director and Toru Jhaveri, Senior Strategy Director of DDB Mudra Group facilitated the workshop that focused on calling out the contradictions and inconsistencies with regard to ‘femvertising’. Organized by Kyoorius, Zee MELT is partnered by the The Hindu, the Mobile Marketing Association and Cadbury Fuse, and supported by Laqshya Media Group, Garage, Communicate India, Fortune4 Technologies, CashUrDrive, Garage and Dome NSCI, Mumbai. Read the full article

[earpanel]

Experts converge at Zee Melt 2019 to discuss Disruptive Marketing

On the second day of India’s Disruptive Marketing conference, Zee MELT, there was an extensive line-up of bona fide media experts. Marketing stalwarts and industry leaders converged at NSCI, Mumbai, to discuss their formula for effective marketing and recount their success stories which changed the way we perceive brands. The day began with an address by Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Burger King, who shared the inside story of the Whopper campaign that changed the brand’s entire outlook on marketing.  Machado revealed the marketing approach he champions which reignited the creative spark the brand had previously lost. “I worked at Unilever before Burger King and that is a company that’s invested a lot in ‘purpose’. After 18 years, I approached Burger King, determined to reignite the brand with advertising as bold and celebrated as its legacy,” he said. “It’s about identifying what's going to trend or what’s going to be relevant to people, and find creative ways to hack into that, in a way that is not just self-serving, but in a way that adds value to people, adds value to the society, and adds value to the brand,” added  Machado. Other speakers included Gerardo Mazzeo, Global Innovation Director and CSV Manager, Nestle; Mark Pollard, Strategy CEO, Mightly Jungle;  Dave Trott, Author and Creative Director;  Samuel Scott, Columnist, The Drum; JP Hanson, CEO, Rouser; Vikki Ross, Copy Chief; Faris Yakob, Co-Founder, Genius Steals; Laura Jordan Bambach, CCO, Mr. President; Shubho Sengupta, Co-Founder, Healthcase & Activewear; Suresh Balakrishnan, Chief Revenue Officer, The Hindu; Prathyusha Agarwal, CMO, ZEEL, and Rashi Goel, VP – Consumer Communications, Nestle, among others. A series of panel discussions was organized by The Collective, a multi-agency initiative that focuses on gender issues. The discussions featured prominent professionals like Babita Baruah, Managing Partner, Head of WPP, GTB India; Deepa Geethakrishnan, Consultant, Lowe Lintas; Tista Sen, Regional Creative Director, Wunderman Thompson – South Asia; Anusheela Saha, Group Creative Director, FCB India; Gayatri Sriram, Digital Creative Head, FCBUlka, and many others. Commenting on the conference, Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder & CEO, Kyoorius, said, “Zee Melt brings together marketing experts, strategists & the media for an open unfettered discussion on the future of advertising and brand building. The objective is to host an insightful and rewarding event that recognizes unconventional ideas that have disrupted the industry, prompting us to relook at how we perceive marketing. What makes this conference so extraordinary is the fact that it represents the convergence of five different industries: marketing, media, advertising, emerging technology and digital. It’s not a platform where people are lectured to but one where they can raise questions and get answers.” In addition to the talk sessions, the second day of Zee Melt 2019 also witnessed a workshop facilitated by the Mudra Group on how to tackle the clichés surrounding feminism in advertising. Shagun Seda, Executive Creative Director and Toru Jhaveri, Senior Strategy Director of DDB Mudra Group facilitated the workshop that focused on calling out the contradictions and inconsistencies with regard to ‘femvertising’. Organized by Kyoorius, Zee MELT is partnered by the The Hindu, the Mobile Marketing Association and Cadbury Fuse, and supported by Laqshya Media Group, Garage, Communicate India, Fortune4 Technologies, CashUrDrive, Garage and Dome NSCI, Mumbai. Read the full article