Advisory Board
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VP, Media, Panera Bread CompanyBeth has led media strategy for Panera Bread and CVS Health for the last ~10 years. Prior to her consumer work, she played a pivotal role in digital marketing and media agencies, including iProspect, now owned by Dentsu. She's known across the media and digital community for her excellence in leadership and down-to-earth pragmatism, as well as her endearing sarcasm and sense of humor.
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Claudia Brooks D'Avanzo is founder and president of Creative Communications Consultants, a marketing communications/PR agency working with national consumer brands. She's designed award-winning national programs in consumer/lifestyle marketing, hospitality, non-profit, travel, sports marketing, healthcare and public affairs. She's been honored as a "Top Tiger" by Auburn University's Harbert College of Business and is a member of the board of directors for Dolly Parton's The Dollywood Foundation. Claudia's business is rooted in the belief of offering “big agency” talent for niche, fast-growing brands. She's been an entrepreneur for 25+ years and has never looked back. And when she's not busy taking care of her clients' needs, she's usually off riding horses, traveling and enjoying all the fun of her amazing family.
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Startup Advisor and Venture PartnerAgata is a celebrated marketer across the tech start-up scene. She has worked at some of Boston's most acclaimed success stories, including Carbonite, TechTarget, Databox, and Klaviyo - where she is credited with leading and scaling the marketing org from infancy. Globally, she built the marketing function for Sydney-based Campaign Monitor. Agata is now lending her expertise to help founders follow in her footsteps. She has enriched and guided countless people throughout their marketing tech careers, while putting her companies on the map. When Agata isn’t graciously nurturing the next tech unicorn, she can be found politely listening to her husband’s heavy metal band (with earplugs in).
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AVP, Director, Global Leadership Development TJX CompaniesRebecca has been on the front lines of global learning, development, people management, and launching large scale HR solutions for The TJX Companies and Staples since 2002. She has seen every twist and turn imaginable across HR, hiring, and L+D on some of the world’s largest stages. She has been instrumental in TJX’s robust growth, as well as the notoriously fierce employee loyalty that defines the company. Rebecca’s favorite pastime is decorating and re-decorating her home (from HomeGoods and HomeSense, of course).