Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Micro-Influencer/Branding One-Day Intensive

2:00 – 2:45 PM, Herscher Hall, Guerin A, Webcast Live

Next Stage in Micro-Video and Live Streaming

Joe Saladino, Joey Salads on Youtube

Mike Wann, CEO, Mobcrush

Tristan Snell, CEO, Snakt

Michael J Lambie, Head of Product, CreatorIQ, Moderator

Mike Wann, CEO, Mobcrush: As CEO of Mobcrush, Mike brings over a decade of proven experience fueling impressive growth and revenue opportunities for a range of technology and entertainment companies. Under his leadership, Mobcrush is poised to disrupt the emerging and lucrative segments of live streaming and creator-driven media with its breakthrough platform, ‘Go Live, Get Paid.’ Mike’s career highlights include an executive role at Fullscreen, where as chief revenue officer, he was instrumental in the company’s rise as a leading media company and global video network. In this pivotal role, he steered the company to meteoric growth, which led to its successful acquisition by AT&T-owned Otter Media. Mike has also held executive positions with Tastemade, where he served as head of business development and strategy, and has also held key business development roles at Amazon and MSNBC, among others. He holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from University of Redlands.

Tristan Snell, CEO, Snakt: Tristan Snell is co-founder and CEO of Snakt, which has launched the first video-to-video platform, starting with a new app for iPhone and featuring over 100 top stars from YouTube, Instagram, and Vine.  He is also an attorney with 15 years of experience in intellectual property, Internet and corporate law, and contract negotiation — winning landmark cases for tech and media clients such as Yahoo, Craigslist, MySpace, and Broadcom, negotiating groundbreaking deals with Walmart and Chase, and currently representing clients in digital media, entertainment, and fashion.  He has also worked as a web developer, publisher, and editor, including serving as co-founder and co-editor of The Brooklyn Quarterly.  Tristan specializes in helping creators and innovators take their brands to the next level and protect their IP.

Michael J Lambie, Head of Product, CreatorIQ: Michael J is head of product for CreatorIQ. Prior, he spent 2 years as Sr. Research Director at 20th Century Fox in the international theatrical marketing group under the media and research team, 10 years at Nielsen in a number of different departments. Additionally, he built out and ran the advertising product for ContentNext which sold to Guardian UK in 2008. He currently serves as an advisor to the Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School Master's in Entertainment Management program and is currently a member of the Television Academy under the executives and interactive peer groups.