Together Digital Twin Cities June OPEN Meetup: Ladder Up Series

Together Digital Twin Cities June OPEN Meetup - Ladder Up Series

What does it take to climb the career ladder? This month, our featured speaker will guide us in gaining an edge to land that spot on the leadership team or on the next big project. Hear from a prominent Minneapolis agency executive describe her journey to the C-suite and the lessons she learned along the way, as well as an agency and corporate maven on creating a successful start up while balancing her powerful tech-marketing company director role. Gain perspective on what it took to get to the next rung and what they want emerging leaders to know about the climb. 

This month's meetup will be the second in a two-part series dedicated to giving our members advice and perspectives on how to Ladder Up in their professional lives. Join us this month to invest in yourself and plan out your next big move or accomplishment! 

Parking:

The Riveter has a parking lot adjacent to the building. Street parking is available on W44th St and France Ave S. 

Agenda:

6:00pm - 6:30pm: Check-in. Mix + Mingle. 

6:30pm - 6:45pm: News + Updates from City Champion and Board

6:45pm - 7:15pm: Speaker + Questions: Niki Dobratz + Jamie Glover

7:15pm - 8:00pm: Ask + Give Exchange

Speakers:

Niki Dobratz

Chief Marketing Officer, Fallon

As Chief Marketing Officer, Niki oversees Fallon's business development and growth efforts for the agency's Minneapolis headquarters. She has been a key player in Fallon's business success throughout her career there. She leads teams to find new, innovative ways to change how brands get breakthrough ideas to land in the right context, furthering the competitive advantage for brands wanting to show up differently; develop strategies to secure new business and growth for Fallon; lead pitches; and ensure the Fallon brand transforms as quickly as the industry.

She has built her career trying to keep the line between media and creative as blurry as possible and believes collaboration between cross-discipline teams is the best way to invent breakthrough ideas. As an 18-year Fallon veteran, she's worked on a number of prestigious brands across a wealth of categories, with a focus on the financial sector (Citi, NYSE and Travelers Insurance), as well as fast-paced entertainment accounts (USA Network, MSNBC, MTV, Spike, IFC and truTV).

She is a mentor with MadWomen Minneapolis and a frequent judge at industry award shows including the Effie's and Adweek's Media Plan of the Year Awards. She's also earned several of those awards for her team's innovative approach to media communications including recent Cannes Media Lions, Webby's and Effie's.

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Jamie Glover
Director of Client Success, OptiMine
Co-Founder, ASIYA® Modest Activewear

Jamie Glover is the Director of Client Success at OptiMine Software, a cutting edge media mix modelling and optimization platform located in Minneapolis, where she gets to work with top marketers from around the country on driving real business results through marketing. She is also co-founder of ASIYA Modest Activewear, a start-up creating modest activewear for Muslim girls and women, and has a passion for helping more girls get in to sports.  Previously, Jamie was the Brand Advertising Manager for the consumer products at 3M, and Account Director at Fallon.  Jamie has her BS from Carleton College and MBA from the U of M - Carlson School of Management, and spends her free time enjoying the lakes and parks around Minneapolis with her husband and two sons.

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Thank you to our in-kind sponsor and host, The Riveter! 

Our mission:

Your digital talent makes you one of the most powerful women on the planet. Together, we join to share our knowledge, to inspire each other, and to be empowered by that strength. Our mission is to connect women in digital through engaging and educational events, and to enable them with the confidence and tools necessary to exchange their power. Learn more about Together Digital (formerly, Women in Digital) here.

Who should attend?

• Female professionals in digital + tech industries. Our members have a digital focus within the creative, marketing, advertising, or communications fields. From content strategists to designers, developers to social marketing pros and CMOs – you are all professionals in digital and all welcome at our events. Not a member yet? Join us today!

• We welcome all female, female-identifying, and LGBTQ persons.

• Please do not attend if you have a sales motivation. Soliciting our attendees and members for business or sales is strictly prohibited. If you do so, you will kindly be asked to leave OR you can officially sponsor us (a better option).

• Men, we prefer you not attend our member meetups. Why? By nature, when faced with challenges, women respond by creating community. This is ours. If you would like to support us, there are so many amazing ways:

  • Sponsor an event.

  • Buy group memberships for the women on your team.

  • Attend our National Conference (Sept. 18-20, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio).

  • Join the other Digital Dudes that have supported us. Click here for a list of the men who have stepped up for us in a big way.

Would you like to sponsor a future event?

If you are interested in sponsoring one of our upcoming events, woo hoo! Contact us at twincities@togetherindigital.com or info@TogetherInDigital.com.