SPEAKERS

Kris is the former President and CEO of Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency and affiliate network he founded in 1999 and sold to GSI Commerce (NASDAQ - GSIC) in 2009 and later acquired by eBay (NASDAQ - EBAY). Kris is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, and sought after angel investor and public speaker. Kris recently founded local digital commerce startup referlocal.com and is the CEO of the early stage technology investment fund KBJ Capital (www.kbjcapital.com).  Learn more about Kris at KrisJones.com and buy his book on Amazon.  

Greg Pritchard heads up publisher relations at GumGum--the world's first in-image advertising platform. Since joining the team in 2010, he's helped partners like Internet Brands, Vertical Scope and GroupBuilder integrate GumGum's in-image campaigns, driving meaningful revenue from their previously unmonetized photos. Prior to GumGum, Greg held account management and sales management positions at B2B ad network Business.com and The Design People, an INC 5000-rated marketing firm. He holds a degree from the University of Minnesota and is a native of Minneapolis.

Brian White leads Vibrant's US publisher development team, which is responsible for growing the company's distribution network of top-tier partner Web sites. Brian has more than 15 years of sales and development management experience. He and his team have helped grow Vibrant's network to include more than 6,000 premium publishers. Prior to Vibrant, Brian served as Director of Strategic Business Development at Valueclick, managing a national business development and sales planning team. During his tenure, Valueclick grew to become the second-largest ad network in the US. From 1999 to 2004, Brian worked for 24/7 Real Media leading divisions including business development, sales and product development in both the UK and the US. 

Known as "JoeyChgo" in the forum industry, Joey built his first forum in 2004 and has been going strong ever since. Primarily focused in the Automotive vertical, Joey has built, bought and sold a number of forums over the years and presently owns several "big boards" such as LincolnvsCadillac.com and Forabodiesonly.com. 

Hessie Jones has a passion for technology and is continuously on the bleeding evolution of the internet, social platforms including video, mobile and how these devices impact marketers and advertisers as the media landscape morphs. Hessie has worked in the new technology space for over 10 years at Yahoo!, Overlay.TV, Citibank, CIBC, Ogilvy, Isobar Digital, Due North, and is currently VP, Marketing at Jugnoo.com a social marketing startup. Hessie is also a speaker, a blogger/writer with Huffington post, Digital Journal, Whats Your Tech, and avid podcaster at Marketing Geeks. 

Delphi Forums is a network of user-created, user-managed online communities. As Vice President, Dave is responsible for driving revenue grown through advertising and subscription sales. With more than ten years of experience managing forums, Dave is a recognized thought leader in the online community space. 

Tyler Tanaka is vice president of Business Development at PostRelease. A pioneer in the use of social media to help brands form direct connections with their customers online, Tanaka previously spent the past dozen years as MarketingManager with Turbonetics Inc. Known for leading the use of digital marketing in the automotive industry, Tanaka has also been an enthusiast and active participant in a variety of racing segments for more than 20 years. Tanaka is also Chairman of the SEMA Street Performance Council.