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Ana Visneski
Ana Visneski is a crisis communications expert, founder of Merewif LLC, former Coast Guard officer, and senior AWS leader who pioneered social media programs in the U.S. military, led disaster response during COVID-19 and major hurricanes, advised Wizards of the Coast through the 2023 OGL crisis, and now runs a boutique firm helping tech and gaming companies navigate chaos. She holds two simultaneous UW master's degrees, published a book called 'F*ck It, Watch This,' teaches crisis communications at the University of Washington, and describes herself as someone who says 'That looks impossible, I want to try it.'
Amy Jo Martin
Amy Jo Martin is a renegade entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and human innovation expert who pioneered social media strategy for celebrities and brands before most executives knew what Twitter was. She founded Digital Royalty in 2009 - with Shaquille O'Neal as her first client - and grew it into a global agency operating in 10 countries. Today she runs Renegade Global, an innovation company and investment fund focused on propelling female founders and corporate teams into the AI era, while hosting the 'Why Not Now?' podcast with guests like Mark Cuban, Jessica Alba, and Matthew McConaughey.
Laura Fitton
Laura Fitton (@Pistachio) is a Boston-based entrepreneur and social media pioneer who convinced the world that Twitter was a serious business tool - years before anyone else believed it. She founded the first Twitter-for-business consultancy (Pistachio Consulting), built the first Twitter app store (oneforty.com, acquired by HubSpot in 2011), co-authored 'Twitter for Dummies' with a foreword by Jack Dorsey, and pioneered the first 'donate by tweeting' charity campaign. After nearly a decade as HubSpot's Inbound Marketing Evangelist, she now runs The Enough Company, applying her evangelism and storytelling skills to accelerating climate solutions through market forces.