SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
We hand picked some of the best cause marketers, nonprofit, and corporate social responsibility professionals to help attendees create grow campaigns for good.
Stacy Igel, Founder & Creative Director of BOY MEETS GIRL®
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Stacy is Founder & Creative Director of BOY MEETS GIRL®, a purposeful, edgy, and young contemporary athleisure brand worn by celebrities such as Rosario Dawson, Mindy Kaling, Nina Dobrev, and Kendall Jenner. BOY MEETS GIRL® brand’s iconic boy and girl silhouette logo has been featured in publications including InStyle, Teen Vogue, Allure, Seventeen, Women’s Wear Daily, BOF and The New York Times, among others. The brand has been giving back since inception after 9/11, with continuous limited edition collections that give back to organizations such as the Young Survival Coalition, The National School Climate Center’s BullyBust Program, Human Rights Watch, and more. BOY MEETS GIRL® seeks to further the message that confidence and courage are trends that never go out of style. Igel’s a proud mom of son @dylanreidigel, industry leader & writes a lifestyle blog, Behind the Seams™ with Stacy Igel. She is also is the co-creator and co-host of the podcast #MOMSGOTTHIS for mompreneurs. As part of her entrepreneurial endeavors, charity is a large focus. She has been a chair several years for the YSCs ILP Gala & is a brand ambassador for the NSCC’s BullyBust Campaign Program. Igel’s received several design awards & honors. She is a lecturer & panelist on subjects such as social media, philanthropy, branding & entrepreneurship. Follow @boymeetsgirlusa & @stacyigel on Instagram & Twitter, & Boy Meets Girl Clothing & Stacy Igel Fan on Facebook.
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Stacy is Founder & Creative Director of BOY MEETS GIRL®, a purposeful, edgy, and young contemporary athleisure brand worn by celebrities such as Rosario Dawson, Mindy Kaling, Nina Dobrev, and Kendall Jenner. BOY MEETS GIRL® brand’s iconic boy and girl silhouette logo has been featured in publications including InStyle, Teen Vogue, Allure, Seventeen, Women’s Wear Daily, BOF and The New York Times, among others. The brand has been giving back since inception after 9/11, with continuous limited edition collections that give back to organizations such as the Young Survival Coalition, The National School Climate Center’s BullyBust Program, Human Rights Watch, and more. BOY MEETS GIRL® seeks to further the message that confidence and courage are trends that never go out of style. Igel’s a proud mom of son @dylanreidigel, industry leader & writes a lifestyle blog, Behind the Seams™ with Stacy Igel. She is also is the co-creator and co-host of the podcast #MOMSGOTTHIS for mompreneurs. As part of her entrepreneurial endeavors, charity is a large focus. She has been a chair several years for the YSCs ILP Gala & is a brand ambassador for the NSCC’s BullyBust Campaign Program. Igel’s received several design awards & honors. She is a lecturer & panelist on subjects such as social media, philanthropy, branding & entrepreneurship. Follow @boymeetsgirlusa & @stacyigel on Instagram & Twitter, & Boy Meets Girl Clothing & Stacy Igel Fan on Facebook.
Mollye Rhea, Founder and President, For Momentum
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Mollye Rhea founded For Momentum in 2003, she recognized that she was leading one of very few agencies that specialized in cause marketing. On a daily basis, Mollye realizes her goal of strengthening communities by cultivating partnerships between nonprofit organizations and corporations—a goal she envisioned as a result of a volunteer opportunity she had early in her career. Mollye spent eight years with the Arthritis Foundation national headquarters, leaving as Group Vice President of Strategic Marketing Alliances. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing relationships with more than 40 corporate partners and raising millions of dollars in support for the organization. Mollye led the Arthritis Foundation toward greater integration and seamless delivery of key nationwide initiatives, and secured funding through the development and delivery of creative, impactful cause marketing programs.Through her work in nonprofit development, brand marketing and cause marketing, Mollye has a unique 360-degree perspective of what fosters success in strategic cause partnerships. In her 25+ years in the field, she has developed sponsorship strategies for dozens of nonprofit organizations and hundreds of brands.
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Mollye Rhea founded For Momentum in 2003, she recognized that she was leading one of very few agencies that specialized in cause marketing. On a daily basis, Mollye realizes her goal of strengthening communities by cultivating partnerships between nonprofit organizations and corporations—a goal she envisioned as a result of a volunteer opportunity she had early in her career. Mollye spent eight years with the Arthritis Foundation national headquarters, leaving as Group Vice President of Strategic Marketing Alliances. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing relationships with more than 40 corporate partners and raising millions of dollars in support for the organization. Mollye led the Arthritis Foundation toward greater integration and seamless delivery of key nationwide initiatives, and secured funding through the development and delivery of creative, impactful cause marketing programs.Through her work in nonprofit development, brand marketing and cause marketing, Mollye has a unique 360-degree perspective of what fosters success in strategic cause partnerships. In her 25+ years in the field, she has developed sponsorship strategies for dozens of nonprofit organizations and hundreds of brands.
Jenn Richey, Founder, Cause Marketing Summit & Creative Cause Marketing Consultant
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Jenn has over 10 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors. She has worked for brands like Comedy Central, the Partnership for a Healthier New York City and Public Health Solutions. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Young Survival Coalition. There she managed over 20 corporate partnerships and campaigns to drive revenue and awareness. Jenn strives to connect and share ways to penetrate the public around pertinent issues via effective communications and outreach strategies. Her passion is in forging relationships between for-profit businesses and cause-minded nonprofit organizations to shape real change and raise money. When she's not working on the Summit or with clients, she is busy being a new mom to identical twins, Ethan and Graham.
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Jenn has over 10 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors. She has worked for brands like Comedy Central, the Partnership for a Healthier New York City and Public Health Solutions. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Young Survival Coalition. There she managed over 20 corporate partnerships and campaigns to drive revenue and awareness. Jenn strives to connect and share ways to penetrate the public around pertinent issues via effective communications and outreach strategies. Her passion is in forging relationships between for-profit businesses and cause-minded nonprofit organizations to shape real change and raise money. When she's not working on the Summit or with clients, she is busy being a new mom to identical twins, Ethan and Graham.
Keni Thacker, Founder, 100 Roses From Concrete
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There are five types of thinkers: creative thinkers, analytical thinkers, intuitive thinkers, logical thinkers, and visionary thinkers. Keni is a pioneer of change and is committed to expanding diversity efforts, and the impact he has made on future leaders does not go unnoticed. A true exemplar of leadership, Keni an award-winning influencer and diversity advocate devoted to outreach programs and mentorship. Also, in 2017, he was named one of the 4A's 100 People That Make Advertising Great. NV Magazine featured him as one of their Champions of Inclusion while also receiving a citation from the City of New York/Borough of Brooklyn for a long record of diversity, inclusion, and mentoring efforts in advertising in 2019.
He is also the founder of 100 Roses From Concrete, a network for men of color in advertising, marketing media, and public relations. Through the Roses, he recently created the G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative, a virtual agency program for multicultural college students who may have lost their internships due to the coronavirus pandemic
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There are five types of thinkers: creative thinkers, analytical thinkers, intuitive thinkers, logical thinkers, and visionary thinkers. Keni is a pioneer of change and is committed to expanding diversity efforts, and the impact he has made on future leaders does not go unnoticed. A true exemplar of leadership, Keni an award-winning influencer and diversity advocate devoted to outreach programs and mentorship. Also, in 2017, he was named one of the 4A's 100 People That Make Advertising Great. NV Magazine featured him as one of their Champions of Inclusion while also receiving a citation from the City of New York/Borough of Brooklyn for a long record of diversity, inclusion, and mentoring efforts in advertising in 2019.
He is also the founder of 100 Roses From Concrete, a network for men of color in advertising, marketing media, and public relations. Through the Roses, he recently created the G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative, a virtual agency program for multicultural college students who may have lost their internships due to the coronavirus pandemic
Keesha White, Lead Advisor to the Cause Marketing Summit
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Keesha is skilled in the art of collective impact. She knows how to tackle the world's toughest problems through engaging and empowering organizations, corporations and employees. Keesha White leads through service. She takes great joy in seeing people live in their highest possibility and coaches leaders into a realm of massive action and extraordinary results. Keesha has taken her passion for health and happiness from counseling expats in China to equity research in Zimbabwe. Her laughter, leadership and dedication to the human resilient spirit has re-engaged communities in resource poor nations and created new programming in developing cities globally.
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Keesha is skilled in the art of collective impact. She knows how to tackle the world's toughest problems through engaging and empowering organizations, corporations and employees. Keesha White leads through service. She takes great joy in seeing people live in their highest possibility and coaches leaders into a realm of massive action and extraordinary results. Keesha has taken her passion for health and happiness from counseling expats in China to equity research in Zimbabwe. Her laughter, leadership and dedication to the human resilient spirit has re-engaged communities in resource poor nations and created new programming in developing cities globally.
