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Vanessa Newkirk

Seasonsed business professional with MBA 14 yrs in marketing communications/media Entreprenuerical background (founding partner on 2 start ups in the late 90s.) Would like to get back into start ups/business development as a consultant/advisor

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Industries: Entertainment, Internet, Lifestyle, Media
Skills: Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Starting a company
Schools: Loyola University Chicago, University of Kansas

FULL BIO

Vanessa currently leads the integration of digital advertising content for several high-profile entertainment and packaged goods accounts within Spark Communications- a division of Starcom Mediavest Group. Armed with a career in digital communications and an MBA from Chicago’s esteemed Loyola University, Vanessa has experience building a business – specifically utilizing the many opportunities provided by the digital world. With past clients in the entertainment, packaged goods, airline and toy categories, she has experience with a diverse array of consumers and their changing digital media habits. With a taste for travel, Vanessa’s career has led her from Europe to the East Coast in the fields of public relations, business consultation and web marketing.  

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Spark Communications- a division of Starcom Mediavest Group
Position: Media Director
Time period: December 2006 - Present

EDUCATION

University: Loyola University Chicago
Time period: 2000 - 2002
Degree: Marketing & Management, MBA

University: University of Kansas
Time period: 1992 - 1994
Degree: Communications, MA

University: University of Kansas
Time period: 1989 - 1994
Degree: English & Italian language and literature, BA

Vanessa Newkirk

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    Lightbox LLC

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  • WebMynd

    WebMynd

    DVR for the web. A browser extension which saves and records what you see online so you can find it again quickly. Inserts and aggregates search results on Google.

  • Mochi Media

    Mochi Media

    Mochi Media is the world's largest online games advertising network. Within the Mochi Media suite of products are MochiBot and MochiAds, which were designed for game developers and publishers to monetize, track, and virally distribute Flash games.

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    ChopChewy

    Shhh... It's a secret for now!

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