Check out this line up!

You’ll rub shoulders with the world’s top social media authorities, book authors and practitioners from major brands (such as Sony Electronics, Walmart, Cisco, Sharpie, Dell, Whole Foods, Intel, Four Seasons, SAP, Citrix, Dun & Bradstreet, Taylormade, SAS and San Diego Zoo) when you attend Social Media Marketing World. Here’s a partial list of presenters:

Guy Kawasaki: Guy is the author of What the Plus!, Enchantment, and nine other books. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web. Previously, he was the chief evangelist of Apple. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

Mari Smith: Mari is a leading social media strategist and premier Facebook marketing expert. She is co-author of Facebook Marketing: An Hour a Day and author of The New Relationship Marketing. Both Forbes and D&B Credibility named Mari one of the top-10 social media influencers, and Fast Company dubbed her the “Pied Piper of the Online World.” Through her consulting and training agency, Mari and her team work with companies of all sizes to help them turn social interactions into profitable brand loyalty.

Chris Brogan: Chris is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Impact Equation. He is CEO of Human Business Works, a publishing and media company that helps you do the work you want to do, only better. Chris has consulted and spoken with companies like Google, Coca-Cola, Dell, GM, Microsoft, Pepsico, and many more. He lives in northern Massachusetts, and is 1/2 of the band D3one3, with Jacqueline Carly. Learn more at chrisbrogan.com.

Dave Kerpen: Dave is the New York Times bestselling author of Likeable Social Media and Likeable Business. He is also the CEO of Likeable Local–a social media software solution for small businesses, and chairman of Likeable Media—an award-winning social media and word-of-mouth marketing firm that has worked with over 200 brands including Heineken, Neutrogena, Logitech, Medtronic, Verizon, 1-800-Flowers.com and G.E.

Jay Baer: Jay is a hype-free social media and content strategist and speaker. He’s the author of Youtility, the innovative new book on content marketing, and his Convince & Convert blog is ranked as one of the world’s top marketing resources. He is president of Convince & Convert, a consulting firm that works with major corporations like Nike, Caterpillar, and Maersk to accelerate their social and content strategies. A tequila aficionado and collector, Jay is also the host of the popular weekly Social Pros podcast.

Sally Hogshead: Sally is author of Fascinate. She is also the Chief Fascination Officer of Fascinate, Inc. Sally is an international keynote speaker, with proprietary research published by both HarperCollins and Penguin. Using her science-based Fascinate system, she teaches how to instantly persuade and captivate in a world with a 9-second attention span. Her prior clients include Jägermeister, Nike, Coca-Cola, Godiva, Aflac, and MINI Cooper.

John Jantsch: John is the founder of Duct Tape Marketing and author of the books Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine. He has been called the “world’s most practical small business expert” for consistently delivering real-world, proven small business marketing ideas and strategies. He is a featured marketing contributor for American Express OPEN Forum and is regularly cited in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, CNN Money and Fast Company.

Michael Stelzner: Mike is the founder of Social Media Examiner, author of the books Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition and Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged, the popular Social Media Marketing Industry Report, and the man behind large summits, such as the Social Media Success Summit. He is also host of the Social Media Marketing podcast.

Mitch Joel: Mitch is president of Twist Image — an award-winning digital marketing and communications agency. His first book, Six Pixels of Separation, named after his successful blog and podcast is a business and marketing bestseller. His next book, CTRL ALT DEL, will be coming out in Spring 2013. Mitch is chairman of the board of the Canadian Marketing Association and speaks frequently for brands like Google, Wal-Mart, and Starbucks. Mitch regularly contributes to media outlets like BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Marketing Magazine, Strategy, Money and many others.

Lee Odden: Lee is the author of Optimize: How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing. He is also the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, a marketing and PR agency providing digital strategy, social, search, and content marketing services to Fortune 1000 companies. He publishes the popular Online Marketing Blog and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes, and The Economist for his expertise.

Viveka von Rosen: Viveka is author of LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day and is known internationally as the “LinkedIn Expert”. CEO of Linked Into Business, she also hosts the biggest LinkedIn chat on Twitter and co-moderates LinkedInStrategies, the largest LinkedIn strategy group on LinkedIn. Forbes has listed her as a top social media influencer, and she has been cited in Ragan, CNN, Forbes Mashable, The Mimi Herald and of course, Social Media Examiner.

Jesse Stay: Jesse is author of multiple books, including Google+ Marketing for Dummies, Google+ for Dummies, Facebook Application Development for Dummies, and I’m on Facebook—Now What???. He’s a speaker, author, blogger and entrepreneur who writes and consults on the topics of social media and new media architecture, bridging the gap between “technical” and “social” for both marketers and developers. He is currently director of social media for Deseret Digital Media.

Mark Schaefer: Mark is the author of The Tao of Twitter, Born to Blog, and Return on Influence, which was named “an essential book” of 2012 by the American Library Association. He is a marketing faculty member at Rutgers University and his blog {grow} is among the top marketing blogs in the world. He specializes in social media strategy/training and clients include both start-ups and global brands such as IBM, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, and the UK government.

Michael Brito: Michael is author of Smart Business, Social Business and senior vice president of Social Business Planning at Edelman Digital. He helps his clients transform their organizations to be more open, collaborative and socially proficient; with the end result of creating shared value with employees, partners and customers. Prior to Edelman, Michael worked for Intel and Hewlett Packard in various social media marketing roles.

Jim Louderback (Revision3): Jim is CEO of Revision3 where he guided the company to a 100x increase in viewers, a 30x increase in revenue, 39 new distribution partners and 10 prestigious company and show awards. Prior to that, Jim spent 16 years in increasingly senior media and technology management roles, developing expertise in leading startups, growth businesses and turnarounds. He most recently served as senior vice president and chief content officer for Ziff Davis Media’s Consumer group, along with being editor in chief of PC magazine. Jim regularly contributes to All Things D, Ad Age and his own blog at Louderback.com

Andrea Vahl: Andrea is a social media coach, speaker and strategist and is co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies. She uses her improv comedy skills to blog as an entertaining character named Grandma Mary, a social media edutainer. She is also the Facebook community manager for Social Media Examiner.

Beth Hayden: Beth is the author of Pinfluence: The Complete Guide to Marketing Your Business with Pinterest. She is also a social media specialist and technology trainer. Beth has provided training, consulting, blog coaching and development services for New York Times bestselling authors, political commentators, personal development coaches and university professors; she is also the creator of the popular “Basics of Blogging” workshops.

Douglas Karr: Doug is the author of Corporate Blogging for Dummies and founder of The Marketing Technology Blog. He is president and CEO of DK New Media, an online marketing company specializing in inbound marketing leveraging social media, blogging, search engine optimization, pay per click and public relations. Their clients include Angie’s List, Mindjet, Webtrends, ChaCha and many more.

Sarah Robinson: Sarah is the author of Fierce Loyalty: Unlocking the DNA of Wildly Successful Communities. Sarah is a seasoned business coach, strategist, advisor and speaker who helps business owners set their companies apart from the pack. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Sarah advises her international clients on how to build a thriving, successful community, how to increase social media effectiveness, and how to develop a remarkable online and offline business presence.

Mario Sundar: Mario is LinkedIn’s former senior social media manager and sole community evangelist during LinkedIn’s most exciting growth years, from 2007 to its IPO. His responsibilities at LinkedIn included developing a holistic strategy to share the LinkedIn story with millions of users through social media. He also led efforts to efficiently internalize social media across the organization, as LinkedIn grew from a startup with 50 employees to a global corporation with over 3000 employees.

Cliff Ravenscraft: Cliff is the founder of PodcastAnswerMan.com and the producer of over 3,000 individual podcast episodes of 30 different shows. After 11 years as a successful insurance agent, Cliff moved into full-time podcasting where he produces, consults, coaches and connects with other podcasters. Cliff is also the founder of Generally Speaking Production Network (gspn.tv), the host of his various podcasts.

Joe Pulizzi: Joe is co-author of Managing Content Marketing and co-author of Get Content, Get Customers. As a content marketing evangelist, he founded The Content Marketing Institute, which includes the leading magazine for content marketing, Chief Content Officer, as well as the premier content marketing event, Content Marketing World.

Ric Dragon: Ric is the author of Social Marketology and DragonSearch Online Marketing Manual. He has more than 16 years of experience in online marketing and software development. Ric is co-founder of the software and web development company Oxclove Workshop, where he was instrumental in business process analysis, information architecture and process improvement. He is also the co-founder and CEO of DragonSearch, where he has led social media strategy for Steuben, the Grammy Foundation, Raritan and other organizations.

Neal Schaffer: Neal is author of three books, including Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing as well as the forthcoming Maximize Your Social published by John Wiley & Sons, Fall 2013. Forbes lists him as a Top 30 Social Media Power Influencer and AdAge lists his blog, Windmill Networking, as a top 100 global marketing blog. Neal provides social media strategy and consulting, having worked with Fortune 500 companies and a Grammy-award winning musician. He also teaches social media marketing at Rutgers University.

Marcus Sheridan: With the help of incredible innovations through content marketing, Marcus Sheridan overcame the collapse of the housing market and became one of the largest swimming pool builders in the US and currently has the most visited swimming pool website in the world. This experience led Sheridan to start The Sales Lion, a blog and brand which, along with Sheridan’s passion-filled keynotes, has become synonymous with content marketing excellence.

Brian Carter: Brian is author of The Like Economy. Brian develops strategies and builds social marketing fan bases for companies of all sizes, including well-known entities such as Universal Studios, the U.S. Army, Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. He has been quoted and profiled by Information Week, ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Entrepreneur.

Amy Porterfield: Amy is co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies and a social media strategist. With 12+ years of marketing experience, Amy has worked with mega-brands like Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins, where she oversaw his content marketing team and managed online marketing campaigns. She currently teaches entrepreneurs and small businesses how to leverage social media to gain greater exposure, attract quality leads and turn their fans and followers into loyal customers.

Derek Halpern: Derek, the creator of “Social Triggers,” is one of the most in-demand experts on using new media to attract customers. His breakthrough, science-based approach to social media, blogging and online marketing has changed the way tens of thousands of people use the web to grow their businesses. In addition to the wildly popular resource at SocialTriggers.com, Derek Halpern is also the host of one of the top marketing podcasts on iTunes, Social Triggers Insider.

Pat Flynn: Pat is the founder of the Smart Passive Income Blog, a blog he created to share his success with online businesses after being laid off in 2008. His blog has grown dramatically, due in part to an extremely successful YouTube channel with nearly 1 million video views; a successful podcast which was at one point ranked the #3 overall business podcast on iTunes right behind Dave Ramsey and The Wall Street Journal; and a very honest, transparent, no-hype approach to everything he does online.

Nichole Kelly: Nichole is author of How to Measure Social Media: A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing and Assessing Social Media ROI. She is also president of SME Digital, a division of Social Media Explorer. In her consulting work, Nichole has worked with major brands such as the Sherwin-Williams Company, the Federal Reserve Bank, Deutsche Bank and Johns Hopkins University. As a respected national speaker, she has provided insight and training with leading marketing organizations including the American Marketing Association, Public Relations Society of America, Forrester Research, MarketingProfs, Radian6 and HootSuite.

Steve Spangler: Steve, creator of scientific educational power-house SteveSpanglerScience.com, earned his credentials as a teacher, author, toy designer, and Emmy award-winning television personality. Whether he’s whipping up a cool new science experiment for the Ellen DeGeneres Show, producing a new YouTube video, or designing a hands-on science lesson for kids, Steve is always seeking out new ways to create unforgettable learning experiences.

Paul Colligan: Paul is education czar for Traffic Geyser Inc. and CEO of Colligan.com. His work can be seen/heard/read in web shows that include eMarketingVids, books that include Cross Channel Social Media Marketing and publications online and off as varied as the Huffington Post and The Net Effect. He has played a key role in the launch of dozens of successful web and Internet marketing strategies that have seen tens of millions of visitors and dollars in revenue. Previous projects have included work with Rubicon International, Microsoft, and Pearson Education.

Ekaterina Walter (Intel): Ekaterina is a social media innovator at Intel and author of the bestselling book Think Like Zuck. A recognized business and marketing thought leader, she is a sought-after speaker and a regular contributor to leading-edge print and online publications. She sits on a board of directors of Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and is an active member of the Thunderbird Global Council at Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Justin Levy (Citrix): Justin heads up social media at Citrix Online, where he is a strategic advisor on all social media activities across the company, as well as being the editor-in-chief of Workshifting.com. Prior to joining Citrix Online, Justin was an executive director at New Marketing Labs, a social media and digital communications agency. Justin worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 brands to small-to-medium sized businesses including: SAS, Sony, PepsiCo and Microsoft.

Brian Ellefritz (SAP): Brian is senior vice president of social media strategic services at SAP. He manages the global social media team, which is responsible for strategy, policy, and the platform of standard skills and tools that the company uses in its social media practices. Brian is a seasoned technology marketer who, in the last decade, has focused on leading the evolution of digital marketing practices at brands like Apple Computer, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, and now SAP.

Callan Green (Sony Electronics): Callan is the senior social media specialist for Sony Electronics, focusing on the company’s branding campaigns and influencer relations. In December of 2011 she began the Sony Electronics Pinterest page and since then has managed the content strategy and analytics for the emerging platform. Previously she worked as a social media account executive serving clients like the Del Mar Racetrack and San Diego Magazine.

Michael Bepko (Whole Foods): Michael is the global online community manager for Whole Foods Market and is the sole employee responsible for managing the @WholeFoods Twitter handle – which entails monitoring, publishing, engaging with and responding to a follower base of over 3 million people. His dedication to maintaining the perfect combination of being a marketer, PR pro, psychologist and community member is what has helped him grow Whole Foods Market’s social footprint to upwards of 6 million across the organization’s 600+ local Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.

Susan Wassel (Sharpie): Susan is the director of public relations and social media for Newell Rubbermaid where she oversees social media strategy for Sharpie, EXPO, PaperMate, Liquid Paper and Uni-Ball. She specializes in integrated marketing and has also served clients like Quaker Oats, American Airlines, Kraft, Honeywell, McDonald’s, Discover Card, Bloomingdale’s, Harley-Davidson, Weber Grills, and Habitat for Humanity.

LaSandra Brill (Cisco): LaSandra is a change agent, social media enthusiast and marketing visionary who was named ’2012: 25 Women Who Rock Social Media’ by Top Rank Marketing Blog. As senior manager of global social media marketing, LaSandra Brill shapes Cisco’s marketing strategy to include a mix of innovative digital, mobile and social media techniques. At Cisco she is known for building and executing the social media strategy of one of the top five product launches in company history and for driving social innovation across Cisco.

Shelly Lucas (Dun & Bradstreet): Shelly is a senior marketing manager and leader of social media at Dun & Bradstreet, where she is accountable for social planning; content strategy and development; community interaction and engagement; monitoring and metrics; and analysis and reporting. Prior to joining D&B, Shelly delivered value and results through B2B and B2C public relations, corporate communications, analyst relations, and marketing programs for organizations ranging from global Fortune 200 companies to small, not-for-profit businesses.

Liz Philips (TaylorMade): is social media manager for TaylorMade, where she drives the strategy and execution of social media activities for TaylorMade Golf, adidas Golf and Ashworth Golf. She is responsible for creating social initiatives that align with brand objectives, meet aggressive product launch goals, and boost web traffic, sales and community growth. Prior to TaylorMade, Liz was a marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard, where she led global initiatives for the company’s printing division and was the first community manager and chief blogger for web-connected consumer printers.

Kat Smith (Petco): Kat is the director of social media and commerce at Petco, where she oversees all the social channels for the national pet retailer. Prior to Petco, she held marketing roles with Microsoft Bing, led marketing strategy for Microsoft business units and implemented integrated digital initiatives for Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant.

Waynette Tubbs (SAS): Waynette is manager of marketing editorial at SAS, where she is managing editor for Sascom Magazine and editor of the Risk Management Knowledge Exchange and the SAS Users Group blog. She has successfully built a personal brand closely intertwined with the SAS brand through blogging and social media. As a result, Waynette has developed processes for finding and coaching industry leaders, practitioners and thought leaders to become bloggers and commenters.

Pam Didner (Intel): Pam is the global integrated marketing manager for Intel. She develops and manages Intel’s worldwide Enterprise and Small Business Strategies and has led Intel’s Enterprise product launches and worldwide marketing campaigns. She has also managed Intel’s main proprietary event, Intel Developer Forum, across nine countries. Pam also provides strategic guidance on audience development, messaging architecture, editorial planning, content creation, media buys and social media outreach on a global scale.

Eduardo Tobon (Diners Club): Eduardo is president of Diners Club International®, a global payments network with acceptance in 185 countries. He is also a member of the Discover Financial Services Management Committee. He is responsible for the entire Diners Club® business including marketing, product management, operations, the service center, client relations and business development. Previously he spent twelve years at Sovereign Bank-Santander, a top 10 global financial institution, most recently as CEO of the US Cards and Payments Division.

Rebecca Corliss (HubSpot): Rebecca leads the social media, blogging, SEO, and content teams at HubSpot, an all-in-one inbound marketing software company in Cambridge, MA. At HubSpot, she specializes in b2b inbound marketing and generates over 40,000 organic sales leads/month. Rebecca was the architect of HubSpot’s original Inbound Marketing University, a free internet marketing training program that certified over 5,000 marketers globally.

Jason Miller (Marketo): Jason is the social media strategist at Marketo. He is responsible for leading the company’s social media efforts by increasing engagement, optimizing for lead generation, and ultimately driving revenue. He is also a content creator specializing in visual content marketing. Jason previously worked at Sony Music entertainment developing and executing marketing campaigns around the biggest names in music. When he is not building campaigns, writing blogs, and tracking the ROI of social, he is winning awards as a concert photographer, singing 80′s hair metal Karaoke, and winning at Seinfeld trivia.

Kyle Lacy (ExactTarget): Kyle is senior manager of content marketing & research for ExactTarget, a leading provider of interactive marketing solutions. He is the author of three critically acclaimed books, Twitter Marketing for Dummies, Branding Yourself and Social CRM. Prior to ExactTarget, Kyle co-founded a marketing technology company, helping over 350 clients build and deliver digital marketing experiences. You can follow him on Twitter at @kyleplacy or visit his blog at KyleLacy.com.

Karen Worley (San Diego Zoo): Karen is the creative content manager for San Diego Zoo Global, responsible for marketing and communications content for social media, blogs, website, marketing collateral, and ZOONOOZ magazine. She and the Zoo’s social media planner, Matt Steele, work together to develop and implement social media strategy for all three arms of San Diego Zoo Global: the Zoo, Safari Park, and Wildlife Conservancy, and work with an integrated marketing team to produce visual and written content across eight social media channels.

Vanessa Cho (Walmart): Vanessa is the senior director of user experience for Walmart Global eCommerce, leads a multidisciplinary team to deliver customer experience research, strategy, solutions and capabilities. Her global front-end UX team is currently focused on combining the best of physical and digital to deliver a breakthrough seamless shopping experience. She has focused her career on innovation in e-commerce across web, kiosk and mobile. She holds a joint B.A. from Brown University.

Amanda Sheldon (Medtronic): Amanda is director of public relations and social communication for Medtronic Diabetes. She brings more than 15 years of experience as public relations and marketing communications strategist for healthcare and technology businesses. In this role, she oversees social media and online community development as well as media relations, crisis communications and the organization’s celebrity spokesperson program. Amanda holds a BA in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Amy Myers (Things Remembered): Amy is the vice president of creative services at Things Remembered—the largest and most prominent retailer of personalized gifts with over 650 locations in the United States and Canada. She led the charge to carry the Things Remembered brand voice and aesthetic through multiple channels to gain true interaction with their customers, and was instrumental in launching the company’s social media presence. Under Amy’s leadership, their Facebook community has grown by over 100 percent and she helped launch the marketing and branding of “Joy,” a character that gives voice to Things Remembered on Twitter.

Lori Wildrick (Petco): Lori is Petco’s social media content manager and engagement strategist. In just under 15 months, she helped Petco grow their Facebook fan base to over two million fans. Known as an award-winning content creator, Lori also helped develop Petco’s brand ambassador program that spans across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Lori is a mother to three children and four furry children.

Kerri Holden (Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts): Kerri is director of public relations & social media at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, as well as senior PR director (Americas) for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts’ corporate office. Her early adoption of social media at the property level helped establish Austin’s Four Seasons as a leader in online engagement…long before most hotels had even heard of Twitter. Kerri’s efforts have been recognized nationally with several accolade and she was recently featured in Pinterest for Business.

Munish Gupta (Dell): Munish is the director of social media analytics at dell. He brings more than 15 years of experience in marketing analytics, BI and technology. He is responsible for the development of an internal big data analytics tool for measuring the brand advocacy in social; deriving actionable insights and integrating those into different parts of the business. Additionally, he also leads the rollout and support of comprehensive social media measurement framework which helps the business leaders understand the value of social.

Brian Stokoe (Caterpillar) is the lead social media strategist for Caterpillar Inc. for all brands, product/customer segments, enthusiasts and dealership presence. He is also responsible for defining resource requirements, guidelines, training, and measurement procedures for all groups and their appropriate channels. Prior to his current role, Brian spent nearly ten years in various roles related to defining and managing marketing information processes for Caterpillar and the Cat Dealers.

Larry Benet: Larry is known as “The Connector.” He is the President of the Speakers and Authors Networking Group (SANG), which is made up of some of the most prominent and influential speakers and authors in the world. He is considered a master relationship builder, a great connector of people, and has been referred to as “America’s Connection Expert.” His upcoming book Connection Currency-The Fastest Way To Get What You Want in Business and in Life is due out later this year.

Rich Brooks: Rich is president of flyte new media, a web design and internet marketing company. He’s the founder of The Marketing Agents, a blog, podcast & YouTube channel that provides free advice to small business owners and marketers. He is also an expert blogger at FastCompany.com and a regular contributor to Social Media Examiner.

Michael Crosson: Michael is founder of the fourth-largest LinkedIn group, “the Social Media Marketing Group,” with over 450,000 members. He is also founder and publisher of SocialMediopolis.com. Mike’s extensive experience includes positions in sales management and business development in both private and public B2B and consumer markets. He was on the executive team that took MapQuest public and co-founded the International Webcasting Association of Europe.

James Wedmore: James is the author of The YouTube Marketing Book, and founder of the 6,000 member-strong Video Traffic Academy. James launched his first online business in 2008 with an Online Bartending School. Using his education from Film School, James was able to drive traffic, sell enrollments and teach his content using one simple tool: VIDEO. Today, James teaches the importance of online video to small business owners through the power of strategy and execution.

Aaron Kahlow: Aaron is the CEO of Online Marketing Connect and serves as chairman and founder of the Online Marketing Summit and its related educational arm, the Online Marketing Institute. Aaron’s best-practice ideas are frequently seen in his columns for ClickZ, MarketingProfs, Online Strategies Magazine, Electronic Retailer, iMediaConnection, BtoBOnline, MarketingSherpa, SearchEngineWatch, American Business Media, and his personal favorite, Online Marketing Connect, the largest repository for quality blogs and articles about all domains of online marketing.

Srinivas Rao: Srini is the author of Relationship Marketing for Bloggers, the Skool of Life, and the host and co founder of BlogcastFM, a podcast that provides expert advice and proven strategies to help you grow your blog. Since its launch in February 2010, Srinivas has interviewed nearly 300 bloggers and achieved a 5-star rating in iTunes. He has been featured on CBS News, USA Today and on a number of popular social media and personal development blogs such as Dumb Little Man, The Change Blog, Kikolani, GROW and SocialMouths.

Carrie Kerpen: Carrie is the co-founder and CEO of Likeable Media, an award-winning, global social media and word-of-mouth marketing agency. She led her team to generate over $15 million in revenue, landing the agency on the INC 500 List in 2011 and 2012. Previously, Carrie had over ten years sales and marketing experience, and worked both on the client side and in media, including brands like Polaroid and Disney Radio.

Stephanie Sammons: Stephanie is the founder of Wired Advisor, a digital business strategy company specializing in the financial and professional services industries. She is also the voice behind Build Online Influence, a blog covering digital business strategy for professionals and writes for Social Media Examiner on the topic of LinkedIn. Stephanie spent more than 15 years in corporate leadership and marketing roles for Merrill Lynch and UBS prior to launching her own firm in 2010.

Melanie Duncan: Melanie is a leading expert on how to use Pinterest for business. Using her unique system, she drives thousands of visitors and thousands of dollars in sales to her site each and every month from Pinterest. Melanie owns several successful online businesses that produce over 2 million dollars in annual revenue. Her businesses have been featured in New York Magazine and on top television shows like ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s The Nate Berkus Show.

Yuri Baranovsky: Yuri is the co-founder of Happy Little Guillotine Films, where he produced, wrote and directed various branded entertainment and ad campaigns for companies like 711, Samsung, Snickers, Nestle, SAP, Miller Lite, Kellogg’s, Chili’s and many more. Yuri also co-created the innovative web series, BREAK A LEG, which garnered nearly five million views and widespread press from publications like the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times. Yuri is also a thrice-published, internationally performed playwright and is the author of Scriptwriting 2.0: Writing for the Digital Age.

Julie Perry: Julie is vice president social media at BLASTmedia—a converged media agency specializing in earned, owned, and paid media—where her primary emphasis is on video marketing and YouTube. As the former creator and host/writer of TheBoaters TV, a boating news vlog and podcast, Julie has received over 1.5 million views on YouTube. She has since developed and executed YouTube marketing campaigns for such BLASTmedia clients as SMS Audio by 50 Cent, etón Corporation, and Pelican Products. Julie contributed the YouTube chapter to Success Secrets of Social Media Marketing Superstars.

Track Leaders

Jennifer Boyd: Jennifer is an officer in the Social Media Club San Diego and has put on events such as Social Media Camp San Diego. She works for a recruitment advertising agency managing Fortune 500 clients. She has taught students of the San Diego Workforce Partnership Green Building program how to effectively use social media and maximize their LinkedIn profiles for their professional careers.

Rob Marlbrough: Rob, aka “DowntownRob”, is the co-founder and director of social technology for Fandom Marketing and creator of the Minglestream Tweet-wall. He also started Web Wizards in 1997, now a leading WordPress service provider. Rob is perhaps best known for throwing awesome social media powered events and as the semi-official ambassador for downtown San Diego. His prior career in IT management was most recently with Nik Software (recently acquired by Google for Google+), creators of Apple’s 2011 iPad App of the Year, Snapseed.

Becky Carroll: Becky is director of social media and customer impact consulting at Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC). She is also the author of The Hidden Power of Your Customers, a social media contributor for NBC San Diego and a marketing lecturer at UC San Diego. Becky authors the blog Customers Rock!, listed #2 in the Top 20 customer service blogs, and was recently selected as one of the “Top 25 CRM Influencers You Should Be Following” by Zoho.

Jamie Turner: Jamie is the CEO of 60SecondMarketer.com, a Top 10 Social Media Blog according to Social Media Examiner. His books include How to Make Money with Social Media and Go Mobile. Jamie is a regular guest on CNN and HLN on the topic of digital marketing, has been profiled in the world’s best-selling marketing textbook and is an in-demand keynote speaker at events, trade shows and corporations around the globe.

Melonie Gallegos: Melonie is the chief social strategist at Fandom Marketing, where she works with brands to integrate social media to their business and connect with customers online. During her 13+ year career she has led digital strategy in top-tier agencies serving clients like WD-40 and Bumble Bee Foods. She is the President of Social Media Club San Diego where she advocates best practices and publishes a popular marketing blog BrandsWithFansBlog.com.

Laura Rubinstein: Laura is co-founder of the Social Buzz Club, author of Appreciation Marketing Strategies, and creator of the Social Media Blast Off System. As a social media and relationship marketing strategist, she has optimized marketing plans for over 1,000 small businesses globally. Her blogs and articles have been featured on sites like genConnect.com, Social Media Mags LinkedIn Magazine, Viv Mags, as well as her own popular TransformToday.com blog.

Networking Ambassador

Mike “Ambassador” Bruny: Mike is a conference networking speaker, certified life coach and author who works with conference bound professionals who have a lot to offer, but have a hard time making connections in big groups. He helps them build online contacts and turn them into offline relationships at a conference–otherwise known as turning “Hashtags to Handshakes(tm).” Ambassador Bruny can found at www.TheNewArtOfConferenceNetworking.com.