2:15PM - 2:40PM
YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
BRING PURPOSE TO YOUR PROFESSION.
ANITA GATTO IN CONVERSATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS : ALIZA LICHT & SUMMER NILSSON
MEET THE PANELISTS
MODERATOR
ANITA GATTO
Experiential Marketing | Brand Strategy | Business Development
Anita Gatto is passionate about helping brands at all stages develop impactful disciplines, culture-conscious strategy and to ignite big yet possible ideas while ensuring the bottom line goals are intact.
She has held the position of CMO for fashion brand Robert Graham, where she was instrumental in the brand's acquisition to Joe's Jeans in 2012. She co-founded experiential marketing agency Self Employed, where she was named one of MSNBC's "Women to Watch" in 2019 and featured in FORBES profiling her pop-up success in 2019, rejuvenating physical retail with brands such as Kylie Cosmetics, KKW Beauty, Nickelodeon and more. She believes the next wave of branding and marketing innovation will come from brand leaders deciding to empower c-level consultants with a wider lens on external factors in order to tackle pivots, launches, challenges and critical brand initiatives.
She co-founded THE BOARD - a leading community of c-level consultants in 2020. As a brand consultant her clients include: Hello Sunshine, Farfetch, Moda Operandi, Tyra Banks' Smize Cream, Ember Technology, Pepsi Group and Moet Hennessy to name a few.
ALIZA LICHT
Brand Builder | Personal Branding Expert | Digital & Creator Economy Strategist | Author | Podcaster
ALIZA LICHT is an award-winning marketer, bestselling author, podcaster, personal branding expert, and the founder of LEAVE YOUR MARK, a multimedia brand and consultancy. She advises businesses and mentors individuals on brand building and career development.
Licht leverages over two decades of expertise in marketing, communications, and digital strategy in the fashion industry. Her new book, On Brand: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception, is a comprehensive roadmap to building your personal brand.
SUMMER NILSSON
Content & Brand Strategy | Creative Marketing | Partnerships & Collaborations | Storytelling & Sponsorships | Purpose | Bestselling Author
Summer Nilsson is a consultant, CEO, entrepreneur, board member, and bestselling author. With a career spanning 20+ years, Summer is nationally recognized for building global brands, complex content strategies, and purpose-driven partnerships that change narratives.
Summer’s firms have represented brands and talent including People, Food Network, Taste of Home, ELLE, InStyle, The Dodo, House Beautiful, Departures, Who What Wear, Elle Decor, Town & Country, Outside, Ashley Longshore, and Brandon Maxwell, and partnered with corporations including Walmart, Neiman Marcus, AT&T, American Express, among many others. Summer serves on the National Advisory Council for Girls Inc. and the marketing board for the AT&T Performing Arts. Summer previously served on the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) board and Style Council.