About Us

MediaLeaders was founded in 2008 by @JoshOchs and the group consists of thousands of professionals nationwide working in marketing, advertising, technology and social media. We thrive on meeting new people and making lasting connections that can lead to future business/friendships/projects.

Currently we operate our events in seven cities across the US. Join our mailing list or our facebook page to be updated on future events in your city.

Our goal is to create a fun atmosphere at great venues where quality people are mixing and meeting like-minded individuals. We charge a small fee to cover venue and marketing costs and thereby we make sure our attendees are serious about meeting fellow professionals. Our events gather anywhere from 50-200 people and all are interested in talking about cutting edge ways to perform better in their high-performance jobs…

Want to join our invite committee? Please email us here
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Los Angeles Team
Josh Ochs, MediaLeaders Founder (@JoshOchs and @MediaLeaders)
Geoff Brown (@GeoffABrown)
Megan MacLeod (@Megoon)
Shira Lazar (@Shiralazar)
Brady Brim-DeForest (@Bradybd)
Ashley Laakso (@AshLaakso)
Taylor Amaro, Senior Global Client Knowledge Manager, Starbucks
Heather Williams (@Heatherw716)
Rohit Jain (@RohitKJain)

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New York Team
Harper Spero, Event Partner (@Harper122)
Sophie Mathewson, Event Partner (@Sophm561)
Sara Davis, PR Associate, The T.A.S.C Group (@Saratopsydavis)
Sandi Hemmerlein, Former VP of Marketing, Razor & Tie (linkedin)
Zoe Neuschatz, Marketing Manager, Mintbox (@ZoeAddisonn)
Rebecca Godlewicz, Press Assistant & Scheduler for the NY City Council (linkedin)
Alyson Valpone, Global Network Supervisor, JWT (linkedin)
Maureen Sheehy, Hiring Associate, Sapient (linkedin)
Matthew Rutstein, Sales Executive, MediaPlex (@mattrutstein)

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San Francisco Team
Teresa Dodson, Media Leaders Event Partner, Business Dev and Mkt Consultant (@TeriDod)
Shari Foldes, Marketing Manager, Ustream.tv (@sharifoldes)
Jeremy Anderson, Project Manager, NVIDIA (linkedin)
Cristy Aragon, Media Account Strategist, Google (linkedin)
Gaurav Agrawal, Technology M&A Consultant (linkedin)
Liz Fischbeck, Online Sales and Operations, Facebook (@lizf)
Derek Overbey, Senior Director of Marketing and Social Media, Roost (@doverbey)

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Austin Team
Kavon Adli, Outside General Counsel at WebYES! (linkedin)
April Kling, Datran Media (linkedin)
Elijah May (@smartdonkey & @AustinBusiness)
Michael Pearson (@MichaelPearsun)

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Chicago Team
Claire Biebel, Associate Account Exec, Scripps Networks: HGTV & DIY (linkedin)
Shannon Tarkowski, Sales Planner, HGTV & DIY Network (linkedin)
Scott Keiler, Account Manager, Tribune Media Services (linkedin)
Lisa Turner, Sales & Marketing Professional (linkedin)

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Boston Team
Amanda Del Balso, Account Strategist, Google (linkedin)
Sarah Stroller, Assistant Media Strategist, Carat (linkedin)
Joselin Mane, Founder, Boston Tweetup (@JoselinMane & @BostonTweetUp)
Kate Blanton
Christine Major, Mktg Communications Mgr, Awareness, Inc. (@cmajor)

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Raleigh Team
Phil Buckley (@1918)
Sarah Burris (@sarkatbur)
Brian McDonald (@bmcd67)
Dan London (@danlondon)
Morgan Siem (@morgansiem)

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Barcelona Team
Piero Poli (@pieropoli)

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Prague Team
Robert Morrison (@praguebob)

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Want to join our invite committee? Please Apply Here:

Our demographic includes:
- Advertising Agency Executives
- Media Managers for Brands
- Online Advertising Sales Executives
- New Media Production Professionals
- Tech Entrepreneurs
- Online producers for original content
- Mobile content creators
- Brands interested in high-tech content integrations and promotional opportunities