Join us for an inspiring event to mark Women’s History Month and celebrate the power of female leadership. Imagine a room where the most brilliant minds in marketing converge to reimagine what’s possible.
Hear from leading senior female marketers who have turned challenges into rocket fuel, and created groundbreaking strategies that make the industry sit up and take notice. We will hear their career journeys and tackle thought-provoking discussions around some of the critical issues in today’s marketing landscape such as representation in Advertising and Bias in AI.
AMA New York Members – FREE
Non-Members / Guests – $25.00
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Place: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Registration Closes at NOON, March 24th.
- Event attendees must bring IDs, registrations are non-transferable, no walk-ins allowed.
- Security bag screening is required | No luggage or oversized bags are permitted in the building.
BONUS: Attend this event and receive a $100 Gift Card from our Sponsor, Oleada
Moderator:
Jason Schulweis, Chief Commercial Officer, The Female Quotient
Jason Schulweis is the Chief Commercial Officer of The Female Quotient, where he focuses on driving and growing The FQ’s current brand partnership offerings and further building FQ’s media and content business. Previously, he was Chief Revenue Officer at mindbodygreen, a well-being content, commerce, and education brand, where he oversaw all sales and brand strategy functions. Prior to that, Schulweis was the EVP, Brand Partnerships & Creative Studio at Morning Brew, growing revenue and headcount 20x and helping enable a sale of the company in late 2020. Before that, he held senior roles at MediaLink, Live Nation, Thrillist, and Yahoo!
Speakers:
Nicola Grant, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Strategy and Advertising, Mastercard
An accomplished, curious, commercially focussed marketer Nicola has more than 20 years of experience working in various industries and regions across the world. With a strong background in telecoms and technology brands, Nicola has a proven track record in developing marketing strategies and executing impactful, award-winning marketing programs.
For the past 13 years, Nicola has held various marketing leadership roles within the Mastercard team working on the legendary Priceless program. Leading Marketing and Communications for the UK, Leading consumer marketing in the US and more recently Brand strategy, globally.
Throughout Nicola’s career, she has been passionate about building programs that support equality and inclusion, and have a real purpose with tangible impact, with a strong belief in creating marketing programs that are authentic to the brand and resonate with customers on a deeper level.
Originally from the UK, Nicola is now based on the East Coast in the US and is a proud mom of two daughters and a Bernedoodle. When not working, Nicola enjoys sailing and exploring with her family and cherishes the continuous reverse mentoring that their family offers!
Nicola serves on the Board of the Association of National Advertisers Educational Foundation, and on the Advisory Committee for STARZ #TakeTheLead, amplifying narratives by, about and for women and under-represented audiences.
Jeanniey Walden, (Interim) CMO, Rakuten Rewards
Jeanniey Walden is a dynamic business leader, marketing expert, and entrepreneur known for her ability to drive transformational growth and innovation. With a career spanning Fortune 100 companies, startups, and global organizations, Jeanniey has a proven track record of delivering strategic business growth, brand acceleration, and operational excellence. She specializes in leveraging data-driven insights, digital transformation, and customer-centric strategies to build high-impact marketing programs that generate significant revenue and market expansion.
As the founder and CEO of Liftoff with Jeanniey Walden, she brings her unique AIR™ (Authenticity, Inspiration, Results) approach to unlock insights from top leaders, entrepreneurs, and celebrities, empowering individuals and businesses to achieve success. Her strategic vision, coupled with an authentic leadership style, has made her a sought-after speaker, media personality, and trusted advisor in the business community.
Jeanniey has held executive leadership roles at companies such as Rite Aid, DailyPay, Mercer, and Barnes & Noble, where she spearheaded major business transformations and growth initiatives. She is also an accomplished author and a recognized thought leader in marketing, innovation, and leadership.
Passionate about mentoring and inspiring the next generation of leaders, Jeanniey actively contributes to organizations and serves on advisory boards. Her work has earned her numerous accolades for excellence in business and marketing.
With a focus on making a lasting impact, Jeanniey Walden continues to drive businesses forward while empowering people to achieve their fullest potential.
Jie Cheng, Global Vice President & Head of Digital Commerce at Mondelēz International
Jie Cheng is the Global Vice President and Head of Digital Commerce at Mondelēz International, based in Chicago. Since joining Mondelēz during the height of the pandemic, Jie has led the transformation of the snack giant’s digital commerce practice, more than quadrupling its business to $3 billion. With a passion for consumer-centric growth and digital commercial excellence, she is responsible for driving Mondelēz’s long-term digital commerce vision across the organization worldwide.
With a 25-year career in the FMCG industry and beyond, Jie has operated across different regions and diverse cultures, holding leadership positions at blue chip companies including Philips, Danone, Campbell Soup, and Hershey. Born in Zhejiang, China, Jie studied and taught at Wuhan University before moving to the United States in 1998 to pursue her MBA at Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Courtney Brown Warren, CMO, Kickstarter
Courtney is the CMO at Kickstarter where she oversees all aspects of Kickstarter’s marketing strategy, including product and growth marketing, creative, communications, content, social, experiential, partnerships, and sponsorships. She also oversees Kickstarter’s sales and community outreach strategy, focusing on developing integrated, full-funnel approaches that cultivate a passionate, engaged and empowered community on the Kickstarter platform.
Courtney has over two decades of experience working with global brands across diverse industries like tech, media, entertainment, and more. Before Kickstarter, Courtney served as Twitter’s Global Head of Brand, managing a global team across go-to-market brand strategy, brand campaign management, talent brand, and emerging markets as well as digital, content, and editorial strategy. Prior to that, while at Audible, she launched two high-growth subscription startups and revenue streams—Audible Escape and Audible for Business.
Courtney has also held key leadership roles at L’Oreal, WarnerMedia (Time Inc.), and the Madison Square Garden Company.
Marissa Solis, SVP Global Brand and Consumer Marketing, NFL
MEXICAN-BORN Marissa Solis is a magnetic and inspirational leader who turned a childhood dream of public service into a thirty-year career building iconic brands across CPG, Sports, Retail, and the Public Sector. As SVP of Global Marketing at the NFL, she is one of the League’s highest-ranking female executives and currently leads all advertising, media, in-stadium marketing, and fan development initiatives.
Her path to success was rooted in humble beginnings. Solis grew up as an immigrant in the border community of Harlingen, Texas where she learned the meaning of hard work, customer service, and resilience working at her parents’ family restaurant. The plight of daily life along the Mexican border fueled her dream to attend Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and study international diplomacy and economics and later attend the University of Texas at Austin to receive her Masters in Public Policy.
Marissa leveraged her passion for helping others and expertise in public service to make a difference in corporate America, holding leadership roles in management consulting, marketing, and sales at Procter & Gamble, Deloitte Consulting, and Pepsico. In addition to driving game-changing growth initiatives for these leading companies, her diverse experiences have shaped her mission of bridging cultures through the power of human centric story telling. Today, she is one of the most celebrated brand leaders and people advocates.
An Emmy award-winning executive and renowned public speaker, Marissa serves on the Board of Directors of Consolidated Communications, the Clios, AIMM (Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing); the North Texas Chapter of Make-a-Wish Foundation; and The Melville Family Foundation. She has been featured in a wide array of outlets, including Ad Age, AdWeek, NBC, The New York Times and TIME.
Marissa is a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and resides in Texas and New York with her husband and daughter.
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