It's A Social Thing

In our second to last episode of season 1 we have Stephanie Russo, now a Manager of Client Strategy, Media + Custom Content at Twitch! 

Steph and I talk about the rise of Twitch, what it means to really be an esports gamer these days and a trip down memory lane. 

Fun Fact: *** Twitch has raised over  17 MM for charity since 2017 ***  

What really is mindfulness? When you say that word, for most people you think of yoga and the stereotypical image of how does yoga with it. In today's episode, we have Jen Durkee, CEO of Modernly Mindful. We dive into her time working and growing a new type of mindfulness community on social media, why this is for everyone and even includes a mindfulness meditation at the end of this episode. 

Today on the podcast, we have Holly Gurbisz from MTV's Double Shot At Love with Vinny and Pauly D.

We chat about how she ended up on the show, what was it really like before the editing and how trying to find love on national tv changed her life!

Today's guest is Alice Sun! Alice is a Growth Marketing Manager at Simple Health in NYC. 

Together they dive into the short history of social channels and give their POVs on why certain channels succeed, while others fail. What it takes to be a successful business or person on social media and more! 

Today on the podcast we have Joe Scannell! Joe is the Vice President, Digital Lead of Financial Communications at Edelman! We dive into the barriers to entry in social media for Financial companies and institutions, his favorite client memories, how he got a job at one of the largest digital agencies in the world and in a surprising twist of events, Tic Tok!  

On today's episode, Venus and Lori talk about the evolution of social media for business and how your companies social presence has evolved from nice-to-have to a must.  

Lori Donnelly, Creative Director @ Direct Development, leads the visual and strategic direction for all marketing and PR efforts for clients and manages all creative personnel. Beginning her career as a production intern for Haymarket Media and then as a production artist for a NYC-based social media gaming company, Lori has thrived early on in fast-paced environments. Coming to Direct Development in 2010 as a lead designer, she has since helped expand the business into a full-service communications and design firm, playing a key role advancing operations in addition to providing creative services. Lori currently teaches as an adjunct professor for the Robert Busch School of Design at Kean University and was invited to participate in their annual Let’s Charrette® An Integrated Design Experience as a mentor. 

In this episode, Venus and guest Jon Chang discuss the creation of Influencer culture, what makes someone influential and how companies can do their due diligence when it comes to finding the right influencer to partner with.  

Named to the Forbes Under 30 Marketing & Advertising list for work as a digital, growth, and product marketing expert, Jon is also a recognized global educator and keynote speaker, having spoken at 30+ events around the world.

He's currently Head of Growth, US at Klarna and Adjunct Faculty of Social Media and Web Analytics at New York University. An alumnus of IBM Watson, Kickstarter, Stack Overflow, General Assembly, and MakerBot Industries. 

Hi! I'm Venus, host of this podcast and overall weird human being.  I work in Social and I'm super freaking excited to have you along for the ride as we explore the impact social plays on and offline. 

This is a bi-weekly podcast so new episodes will come out every other week.