Why I Social

Andrew Seaman (@AndrewmSeaman) is Senior Medical Journalist at Thomson Reuters. You may have seen his articles in other papers such as USA Today and Politico. In addition to his work at Thomson Reute…

Noelle Seybert (@NoelleSeybert) is Social Media Manager at Pepperdine University (@Pepperdine). She has been working in higher education for more than four years and has been in the marketing industr…

Jermaine Young (@Tigga7d6) is lead designer at A Sublime Creation Design Studio and the co-host of #Spoofchat. It's also worth noting that Jermaine is a father - something I daresay he would say is h…

Frankie Greek (@FrankieGreek) is Social Media Manager at Fuse Media and Social Media Coordinator for the Shorty Awards. Her background in television and radio have also helped her establish the skill…

Bree Kelley (@SmartSuiteBree) is a community manager at Casual Fridays (based in San Diego). She works remotely from the other side of the country in Cleveland, Ohio. You may also remember that Casua…

Michelle Pinchev is (@CityByHeart) is the founder of Pinch Social. She's also the executive producer of Social Media Week(i) Toronto, an independent Social Media Week. It's only appropriate that our …

Malia Probst (@TheMalia) is the host of The Real Virtual Reality Show and works full-time consulting on virtual reality. Her journey to living in Los Angeles didn't happen over night - but her intere…

Welcome to the first edition of Why I Social Sessions - which will bring you short discussions focused on one-singular topic. This is not your standard Why I Social episode where we learn about a gue…

Ross Brand (@iRossBrand) is the Vice President (and co-founder) of HR Avant-Garde and the editor of LivestreamUniverse.com. He also hosts the Blab show "Livestream Stars" which I had the pleasure of …

Derek K Hubbard (@DerekKHubbard) is Social Business Specialist for Southwest Airlines. He is a dynamic and experienced speaker with a proven track record of creating compelling content for social and…

Lorrie Guerrieri  (@LorrieGuerreri) is a Community Manager for BTC Revolutions. She was also a previous guet on the Why I Social podcast until there was an issue with her audio and her content was un…

Noni Shaney (GoGoogleMe) is a higher education and social media professional who is also currently an employee of BTC Revolutions. Her work ethic and time-management skills are on display in this epi…

Monina Wagner (@MoninaW) is Community Manager at Content Marketing Institute and the second guest in this year's #CMAD Series. From news to social media, Monina has a diverse background that was exci…

Gabby Yocum (@thegreat_gabbby) is the Community Manager at Zoomph and the first guest in this four-part series for Community Manager Appreciation Day. Her story begins at a job fair but her future in…

Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD) is a 24 hour, live event taking place on Google Hangouts featuring panels focused on, you guessed it, community management. In 2015, the Why I Social podcas…

Ahna Hendrix (@AhnaHendrix) is CEO and Lead Social Media Specialist at ARCH Digital Agency. She started ARCH Digital in October 2014 and has built a strong online reputation in social media over the …

Ryan Pena (@iRyanPena) is Social Media Manager at MentorMate and MobCon. He previously served as Senior Social Media Specialist at Capella University. He's an experienced speaker who leverages his wo…

We kick off 2016 with the Founder of Casual Fridays and Executive Producer of Social Media Day San Diego, Tyler Anderson. Tyler leads a growing company based on San Diego and has worked with other ma…

Carrie Kerpen is the CEO of Likeable Media and the host of the All The Social Ladies Podcast. Her podcast has included guests ranging from author Ann Handley to Carmen Shirkey Collins (of Cisco) and …

Nycole Hampton (@MsNycole) is a social media strategist at @ChooseChicago. She has a passion for all things Chicago and is the last of a trio of guests from a previous #socialroadtrip to Chicago this…