JUNE 19 & 20 | 2015 | AUSTIN, TEXAS
cover 8th Annual Blogging While Brown Conference June 19-20, 2015 Austin, TX
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8th Annual
Conference
June 19-20 | 2015 | Austin, Texas Blogging While Brown Leadership Team
Gina McCauley
Founder and Programming Director
Joi Gamble
Director of Brand Partnerships
Yolonda Spinks
Director of Digital Media
Shalon Evans
Director of Onsite Operations
Virginia Cumberbatch & The Hux Storyhouse Publicist
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Friday | June 19 8:30-9AM Registration Meeting Room X
Palmer Events Center Meeting Rooms 1-5
9-9:45AM
Opening Remarks
Meeting Room X
Gina McCauley | Founder of Blogging While Brown Joi Gamble | Director of Brand Partnerships
9:45-10:45AM Advanced Search Engine Optimization Meeting Room X and Content partnerships
Claudio E. Cabrera | CBS Local
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Cultivating a Strong Visual Identity
Meeting Room X
Candace Queen | Harris Hall Brand Initiative
11:45AM Remarks Meeting Room X
Elisa Camahort Page | SR. VP COMMUNITY CONTENT & EVENT, SheKnows Media
SPONSORED BY:
12-1PM Meeting Room X
Lunch Panel From Niche to Mainstream: Why Your Blog Matters PANELISTS:
Michelle Breyer | President and Co-Founder, NaturallyCurly.com Nikki Johnson | Email Marketing Manager, NaturallyCurly.com Evelyn Ngugi | Social Media Manager, NaturallyCurly.com Kami Smith | Integrated Media Account Manager, NaturallyCurly.com
MODERATOR:
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Cristina Cleveland | Senior Content Editor for NaturallyCurly and contributing writer at Camille Styles bloggingwhilebrown.com
1:15- 2PM Meeting Room X
2:15-3:15PM
Podcasting For ProfitsHow to Create a Podcast That Benefits Your Brand Brandy Butler | brandybutleronline.com
Blogger Rights
Meeting Room X
Kit Walsh | Electronic Frontier Foundation, eff.org
3:30- 5PM Meeting Room X
Let’s Create That Course!: The 6 Essential Steps to Go From None to Done
5-5:30PM
Closing Remarks / Meeting Room X
6-8PM
Opening Party + Happy Hour / Meeting Room X
8PM
Excursions- Explore Austin!
Jennifer Kennedy | TeachGoodStuff.com
Saturday, June 20, 2015 6:45-8AM
Wellness Walk SPONSORED BY:
8-9AM Registration
9-9:30AM
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Opening Remarks
Speaker, Speaker Info
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9:30-10:30AM
Conference Keynote— The Million Dollar Blog Formula
Ronnie and Lamar Tyler | BlackandMarriedwithKids.com
10:45 -11:45AM Breakout 1: Blogging 101 Super-Session
Arsha Jones and Bernetta Knighten | Speaker Info
Breakout 2: You've Recorded Your Video Blog Now What?
Chip Dizard | ChipDizard.com
11:45AM -1PM Lunch and Blogging 101 Super-Session Con't.
1-2PM
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Breakout 3:The Art of Storytelling
Oneika Raymond | Oneika-the-Traveller.com
Breakout 4: Keeping Austin Wired, 3 Austinites Impacting the National Blogging Landscape
PANELISTS:
Nikisha Brunson | UrbanBushBabes / Pineapple Life Mando Rayo | Taco Journalism / Mando Rayo Collective Joah Spearman | Localeur Terry Pierre | The Austin Socialite
MODERATOR:
Evelyn Ngugi | Host of NaturallyCurly's #CurlBoss & Evelyn From the Internets / Founder of AustinWhileBlack
2:15-3PM
Breakout 5: TV, to Radio, to HuffPo Live: How to Take Your Online Message to Other Mediums
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Danyelle Little | TheCubicleChick.com
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Breakout 6: Blog Lockdown— Technology Tips To Keep Your Blog Secure
3-3:45PM
Breakout 7: How to Get Booked for TV and Radio
Terrance Gaines | BrothaTech.com
Jacque Reid | SingleAndFAB.com and the Tom Joyner Morning Show
Breakout 8: Online Activism— Opportunity or Obligation?
4-4:45PM
Closing Session
Howard Franklin | InfluenceFactory.com
4:45-7PM Break 7- 10PM
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Black Weblog Awards Winners Ceremony & Blogger Prom
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Conference Speakers
Michelle Breyer
Nikisha Brunson
Brandy Butler
Claudio Cabrera
@naturallycurly
@UrbanBushBabes
@iambrandybutler
@cecabrera21
Cristina Cleveland
Chip Dizard
Howard Franklin
Terrance Gaines
@FUJIFILES
@chipdizard
@iruncampaigns
@BrothaTech
Nikki Johnson
Arsha Jones
Jennifer Kennedy
Bernetta Knighten
@NChanel
@arshajones
@teachgoodstuff
@BernettaStyle
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Danyelle Little
Evelyn Ngugi
Terry Pierre
Candace Queen
@TheCubicleChick
@EVEEEEEZY
@TASocialite
@Candace_D_Queen
Diana Ramsey
Oneika Raymond
Mando Rayo
Jacque Reid
@SisWithBeauty
@oneikatraveller
@MRCollectivos
@jacquereid
Kami Smith
Joah Spearman
Lamar & Ronnie Tyler
Kit Walsh
@chocolateymix
@joahspearman
@blackandmarried
@neurokit
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A big THANK YOU to all our wonderful sponsors.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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