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Keith Lane Senior Collaborative Advisor: Creative DirectorKeith Lane is an award winning Creative Director who possesses an all-consuming passion for the creative process. Keith has been a Founding Partner and Creative Director at two of the country’s most respected advertising and marketing firms Emerson, Lane, Fortuna and Arnold, Fortuna, Lane (now Arnold Worldwide). His work has received over 500 national and international awards and he continues to receive consistent accolades from both his peers and his clients.Over the years Keith’s ability to build and lead a creative team has brought success to his clients and unfailing recognition for his creative prowess. He is known for finding and mentoring young talent and for his desire to surround himself with innovative, creative talent that are interested in breaking new ground in all forms of media.Keith Lane understands the power of an idea. He also understands how to execute ideas that stand out and deliver results for his clients. His skill at building and leading collaborative teams, generating the big idea and executing world class, award winning creative campaigns will allow CMI to provide creative services at the highest possible level. Keith Lane’s experience and creative bona fides provides CMI with an invaluable source of advice, practical know how and creative genius.Jeff D’Urso Senior Collaborative Partner: Business Development–Analysis, Strategy, Execution Jeff is an MIT graduate and an INC 500 entrepreneur. He is a passionate strategist, innovator, and technologist with extensive experience partnering with executives and business owners to convert “good ideas” into fast-growth multi-million dollar businesses. His successes include: Open Enterprise Corporation (OEC), an IT consultancy which he co-founded and sold for $10 million by helping companies such as Thomson Financial and State Street develop effective internal systems to accelerate growth. He partnered with a travel industry client to help develop DestinationWeddings.com. Jeff became part of the founding team and interim CEO, developing the technology infrastructure to manage 150+ specialists, and the marketing systems to attract 200+ new client couples each month. The venture ranked #149 on the 2008 INC 500 because of its exceptional and consistent revenue growth. Jeff also developed the concept, and patent-pending technology for "BlitzTime" - the first social networking event platform that enables users to make new business connections through a series of live, 1-on-1 telephone conversations. Jeff’s technical expertise and finely honed marketing instincts allows CMI to offer clients a range of services that are designed to create a more tangible connection between advertising, marketing initiatives and consistent sales growth.
Christina Wilczewski: Collaborative Strategy, Research, Campaign Metrics Christi earned her M.S. in Marketing at Johns Hopkins University in 1998 and her B.S. in communications at Cornell University in 1993. She has held senior marketing positions at a number of technology and software companies including: Ariel Research (a data and services provider) and Aspect Communications (a software developer and hardware manufacturer). She currently lectures and is part of the University of Phoenix faculty where she teaches Graduate Courses in Marketing Management and Consumer Behavior.
Claudia Baeza, Esquire: Design, Collaborative Execution, Intellectual Property and LicensingClaudia is an attorney with dual specializations in Intellectual Property and International Law and Business. She earned a post doctorate (LLM) from Suffolk University School of Law and is a licensed practitioner in the State of Massachusetts. She has also taught design and does corporate consulting in the digital arena. She has written a thesis on Mobile Technology as a learning tool inside museum environments as part of an MFA Interactive Media Design Graduate Program at the Massachusetts College of Art. Claudia continues to be involved in the evolving field of learning technology as a designer and educator.
Marissa earned her B.A. from Boston University where she also served as a Senior Marketing and Advertising Manager working on such prestigious publications as Bostonia Magazine and BU Today. Marissa was also a Senior Account Executive at Boston Magazine and has worked in various capacities with several start-up projects in the Real Estate field. Marissa brings a wealth of practical knowledge about business as well as the world of marketing and advertising to CMI. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mediate Management Inc., a Real Estate company owned by her family, along with numerous charitable boards. Baltasar Gracion: Spanish Priest - Author
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