Andy Boyle

Chicago Sun Times

Director of Product Engineering

Andy Boyle is a writer, web developer and journalist with more than 15 years of experience in media and startups. His work has been featured in Esquire, NBC News, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and The New York Times Regional Media Group, where a project of his was cited in the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. He has also helped lead major technology decisions at Axios, a fast-growing digital media startup, and currently develops digital products on the content strategy team at the Chicago Sun-Times. His first book, “Adulthood for Beginners,” was released by Penguin Random House in 2017 to rave reviews. His second, “Big Problems,” was released in 2020 during a global pandemic. He lives in Chicago with a fluffy cat and a massive squat rack.

Derek L. Walker

Brown & Browner

Instigator/Owner

Yeah, I’m breaking the 4th wall, but that’s what I do – advertising. I break through the clutter with a message that says something human to get and hold your attention.

After a lifetime of promoting other people, their companies, products or services, I’ve grown to dislike talking about myself. Who am I kidding, I never liked talking about myself.

I’m a creative, who has been blessed to work in advertising for nearly 30 years. I’ve worked at great shops, and I’ve worked at bad shops (so bad). I’ve done work that I am so proud of, and then I have done work that years of therapy is just now helping me recover from.

I am a creative.

I’m an instigator.

Lisa Babb

AIGA National Board

Lisa Babb comes from a rich history of activism and social progress through engaging citizens. She has been a systems-based Graphic Designer for more than twenty years and served in Graphic Design education at the collegiate level for nineteen years. Having both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Graphic Design, Lisa credits Graphic Design for giving her a platform to create change in her life and others. Within design education specifically, she has built a Graphic Design department from the ground up and always makes a point of teaching in places that encourage diversity in demographics, ideologies, and models. Living by the mantra, “if you want a better world, make one,” she honestly believes that design is one of the few things that can defeat habits, for better or for worse. Currently, she teaches at Georgia Tech and proudly serves as the Director of Programs for the STEAM Truck to build stronger communities and champion education reform. Lisa is from Brooklyn (even before it became the brand that it is now) and has lived in Atlanta for thirteen years.

Jazmyn Brown

KidGlov

Content Marketing Specialist

Jazmyn Brown is a content marketing specialist and copywriter at KidGlov. She first learned what content marketing was at Flywheel and has since mastered the skills of creating content that drives results. She now creates content, implements search strategies, and generates new leads for KidGlov clients. She’s also a recent graduate of the Content Marketing Institute and is working on her Content Marketing certification from HubSpot.

Brei Wagner

Spreetail

Employee Experience Manager

As the ecommerce industry continues to grow at a rapid rate, Brei
focuses on crafting experiences and communications to support
Spreetailers and their communities. Her previous experience in
hospitality and event coordination prepared her to develop opportunities to help teams celebrate big wins together and give back to local nonprofits as a People & Culture leader at Spreetail.

As Spreetail’s Employee Experience Manager, Brei launched an intranet to streamline communication for team members across eight cities as Spreetail scaled from 200 to 1300+ employees. Through weekly company meetings to quarterly All Hands, she builds strategic and proactive communications that help connect Spreetail’s teams to the right visibility of information at the right time.

Brei is a graduate of UNL and current resident of Omaha. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time exploring local trails with her dog, Dez, and fiancé, Steven. When she’s not busy coordinating friends’ weddings, you can find Brei on a patio enjoying margaritas and chips with queso.

Zach Revense

Mutual of Omaha, Workplace Solutions

Assoc. Communications Consultant

Zach Revense is a Communications Consultant for employee communications at Mutual of Omaha’s, Workplace Solutions business segment.

Making complicated things simple and consumable for others through visual and audial storytelling is what Zach is most passionate about. He started his professional life as a TV and radio journalist which now informs his work and approach as an internal communicator. He believes that there is no such thing
as a communication silver bullet; rather it’s the balance of several mediums released strategically through many channels that provide the most impact.

Like any good journalist, Zach knows that the best stories come from the people at the frontline. He and his team work to make sure that employees are the focus of their internal communications, while listening and responding to the
asks that come from their organization’s associates.

Zach is trained as an organizational change manager, Agile and LEAN Transformation, and has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Dan Cooper

Bozell

Creative Director

Emily Mazurek

Bailey Lauerman

Head of Social

In today’s digital environment, Emily has a knack for building strategic communications plans that integrate social media, influencer relations, earned media and creative content for local and national clients.

As Head of Social at Bailey Lauerman, Emily helped develop and launch the Everything-In-Between Influencer Network – a collective of real people with real followers who represent the pride, values, attitudes and opinions of the 92% of Americans that live outside of the top 10 largest cities. Prior to joining BL, Emily lived in Kansas City and worked on variety of clients in CPG, nonprofit and healthcare industries leading PR and social strategies.

Emily is a proud UNL graduate. Outside of the office, she serves on the PRSA Nebraska Board of Directors and can often be found exploring the Omaha brewery scene or relaxing outside with her husband, daughter and mini-poodle.

Maria Corpuz

Soul & Swag

Brand Manager

Maria Corpuz has been exploring ways to utilize the power of collaborative conversation to improve her community. Her work spans across multiple platforms in efforts such as grassroots journalism, GOTV campaigns, tour management and branded merchandising. Working to redefine an “influencer” as someone who influences change, she has found her passion as fostering a relationship between art, social movements and the Omaha community.

In 2018, she founded Nite Caps, a late-night show that impacts the community culture by hosting conversations for those that hold diverse influences and perspectives within the Omaha community. Non-profit community leaders, artists, politicians and activists alike gather to discuss topics relevant to today’s socio-political climate. Maria has helped community projects such as Farnam Festival, NOISE Omaha and is currently in the process of starting an AAPI caucus within the Nebraska Democratic Party.

She currently works at Soul & Swag, a women-owned company, acting as an extension of local businesses’ marketing teams helping to curate branded merchandise. Maria graduated from Creighton University’s School of Journalism, Media and Computing in 2016 and was a member of PRSSA during her time there.

Michael Johnson

Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

Senior Director, Brand & Communications

Michael spent a decade and a half as a copywriter, building brands at Bailey Lauerman, Bozell and Swanson Russell. Once he ran out of creative directors to tick off, he jumped ship and now spends his time leading a team that lifts up the Omaha business community. He’s a former AAF Omaha president and even tricked them into naming him 2015 Ad Pro of the Year. He loves his yard, his son, his wife and Nebraska football (not necessarily in that order).