Ariana Blossom is an Executive and Business Coach. In addition, she is a blogger for the Huffington Post. She served for four years in the U.S. Army and received her undergraduate degree from Wells College.
Brian Bauer is an Executive-in-Residence at Rev Ithaca Startup Works. He comes to the position with 30 years in the global energy industry. Brian Bauer received an undergraduate degree in engineering from Cornell University and a MBA from the University of Chicago.
Adam Hirsch is an advisor to Mashable and current SVP, Emerging Media and Technology of Edelman Digital. From 2008 to Jan. 2012, he was Mashable’s chief operating officer where was critical in developing Mashable from a small blog into a media company. These clips are from a symposia session during the entrepreneurship Celebration weekend at Cornell University. The panel was entitled, “The Cutting-Edge: Making the Most of Emerging Technologies†and touched on how emerging technologies will revolutionize industries and impact privacy. Adam Hirsch is a graduate of Cornell University.
Sarah Martin is Vice President at Digital Currency Council. These clips are from a symposia session during the entrepreneurship Celebration weekend at Cornell University. The panel was entitled, “The Cutting-Edge: Making the Most of Emerging Technologies†and touched on how emerging technologies will revolutionize industries and impact privacy. Sarah Martin is a graduate of Cornell University.
Vanessa Morse is the Director of Human Resources at Net Direct Merchants. Vanessa Morse is a graduate of Cornell University.
Rick Morse is the CEO at Net Direct Merchants. Rick Morse is a graduate of Cornell University.
Jacqueline Buffon is a VP/GM at Donna Karan. Jacqueline Buffon is a graduate of Cornell University.
Christopher Sanson is the Co-Founder and CEO of MarcoPolo. MarcoPolo.net was founded as a fun way for people to share their travel plans with one another. Previously, Sanson worked at a consulting firm performing regression analysis to help companies evaluate the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns. He\'s launched several ventures including an arts magazine and a photo souvenir business. Christopher Sanson graduated with a Master of Management in Hospitality from the Cornell Hotel School in 2006. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 2002.
<p>Over the past decade, Kimberly Yorio has forged a reputation as a keen marketer specializing in the development of strategic publicity and promotions campaigns for cookbooks, restaurants, chefs, and other food-related personalities and products.</p> <p>As the founder of Yorio, Inc., which she ran for three years beginning in 1998, Yorio represented a range of publishers including Hyperion Books, William Morrow & Company, Marlowe & Company, ECW Press, Dorling Kindersley, and Houghton Mifflin. The impressive media placements she secured for them included author appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Emeril Live!, Live! with Regis & Kelly; and CBS This Morning as well as print placements and reviews in national magazines such as Time, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, People and Entertainment Weekly.</p> <p>Prior to forming her company, Yorio was Director of Marketing for Artisan Books, an imprint of Workman Publishing, and a publicity consultant for Workman Publishing. In those capacities, she worked with leaders in grassroots publicity and promotion on projects including Sheila Lukins' USA COOKBOOK (40-city tour), the "25 Years of Workman Cookbooks" promotion (25-author, 100-city tour), and tours and special events supporting Barbara Kafka's SOUP, A WAY OF LIFE, and Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's SEDUCTIONS OF RICE, both of which boasted more than 75,000 copies in print.</p> <p>Yorio gained her experience in cookbook publishing as Director of Cookbook Marketing/Special Sales Manager for William Morrow where she designed and implemented the marketing and publicity plans for 150 cookbooks representing the full range of cuisine, aimed at all segments of the market. Among the books she successfully promoted were such best sellers as BAKING WITH JULIA by Julia Child and LOUISIANA REAL AND RUSTIC by Emeril Lagasse. She developed catalogs and strategies to promote the Morrow line -both in the book trade and specialty markets.</p> <p>Prior to working for these publishing companies, Yorio was an Account Executive at Kratz & Company Public Relations representing chefs, restaurants, and food products including Gotham Bar and Grill (Chef Alfred Portale) and Mesa Grill (Chef Bobby Flay). She also worked on large-scale special events including fund-raisers for the Design Industries Foundation for AIDS. Prior to that, Yorio was Director of Marketing at Tihany International, a design firm and restaurant management group responsible for such milestone destination restaurants as Le Cirque 2000 and Jean Georges.</p> <p>Yorio began her career in publicity and promotion at the Children's Television Workshop where she arranged personal appearances for Sesame Street characters as well as special events for the media.</p> <p>In 2001, Yorio began seeking a partnership that would complement her talents and client portfolio. She entered into talks with a longtime professional acquaintance, Caitlin Friedman that eventually led to the formation of YC Media.</p>