About Your Speakers

Darcy Miller is the Senior Vice President and Weddings Editorial Director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MLSO). She is responsible for overseeing every aspect of the weddings brand across all Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. business segments, including publishing, broadcasting, internet and merchandising. She has been actively involved with Martha Stewart Weddings since the first issue in 1995. The magazine is currently published four times a year and each issue circulates to more than a million readers.

Ms. Miller’s role at MSLO includes television appearances on the company’s nationally syndicated television program, The Martha Stewart Show. In addition, Ms. Miller is an adviser on all content for the Martha Stewart Weddings magazine; Martha Stewart Weddings books; www.marthastewartweddings.com, which features her own blog – The Brides Guide; and the development of Martha Stewart Weddings merchandise.

Under Ms. Miller’s editorial leadership, Martha Stewart Weddings has become widely recognized in a highly competitive marketplace and as a quality publication in the industry. Martha Stewart Weddings has received six Society of Publication Designers Merit awards and won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence (circulation: 250,000 – 500,000) from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) in 2005.

Ms. Miller is also heavily involved in the promotion of the Martha Stewart Weddings brand via interviews and appearances for radio, television and print ads. In 2007, Darcy led a team that collaborated with NBC’s Today Show on the “Today Throws a Martha Stewart Wedding” series; the series included on-air appearances and planning for the segments, ceremony details and reception. She has also appeared on Extra, The Insider, CBS’s The Early Show, ABC World News Now, and various local news programs, as well as cable television specials, including the Lifetime channel’s Weddings of a Lifetime series, Style Network’s wedding specials and radio interviews with WOR-AM’s Joan Hamburg.

Ms. Miller is the author and illustrator of Our Wedding Scrapbook, published in December 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers. She is also a frequent lecturer on all aspects of the weddings industry at a variety of venues nationwide and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Wedding Industry Professionals Association (WIPA).

Ms. Miller joined MSLO in March 1992 as an Editorial Assistant. She was appointed Assistant Editor in March 1994 and Associate Editor in October 1994. In July 1996, Ms. Miller was named Weddings Editor and in 2002 she assumed her current position as Senior Vice President and Weddings Editorial Director.

Hilary Donahue is the Vice President of the Michael C. Fina Company. Her areas of responsibility include Merchandising and Ecommerce for this luxury Fifth Avenue jewelry, tabletop and home décor store. Hilary joined Michael C Fina in 1993 after several years at Macy’s. Hilary spearheaded Michael C Fina’s move from 47th Street to Fifth Avenue and the growth of the company as a luxury destination.

Jeri Ward has been General Manager of Marketing and Strategy, for Audi of America, Inc., since March 2007 when she joined the U.S. arm of AUDI AG, a German-based luxury vehicle manufacturer. She manages the brand and product communications and directs strategy including media, advertising, online marketing, product launch, integration, CRM, leads and research. Prior to joining Audi, Ward worked at Ford Motor Company for nearly six years. Most recently, she was the Consumer Marketing Manager, where she was responsible for launch and marketing activities for the Ford Edge and also managed the Multicultural Communications plan.

Nick Dutton is the Managing Director of Euro RSCG Luxe, the luxury brand specialist network within the Euro RSCG Group. The company offers advertising, web, CRM, digital, social media and experiential services in key luxury markets around with world, with teams in Paris, London, New York, Dubai, Shanghai and Tokyo. Clients include Jaguar, Louis Vuitton, Lacoste, Remy Martin and Piper Heidsieck.

Roxanne Ong is responsible for driving the eCommerce sales, online marketing and eCRM strategy for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, one of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.’s prestige brands. Roxanne recently completed a five-year tenure at Starwood Hotels & Resorts where she led the worldwide online marketing initiatives for St. Regis Hotels, W Hotels and The Luxury Collection. She cut her teeth in the interactive space on the agency side at Publicis Modem (then Modem Media Inc.) managing accounts including General Motors, Citibank, IBM and General Electric.

A leading thinker and commentator on the social impact of globalization, Stan Stalnaker is the Founder of Hub Culture Ltd. and President and Creative Director of Hub Culture Services Ltd, with bases in London, New York and Singapore. Hub Culture began in 2002 with the worldwide publication of Hub Culture: The Next Wave of Urban Consumers, the first specialized look at the emergence of harmonized cultural psychographics in the world economy. Following the success of the book, activity shifted online to www.hubculture.com, a source of information and interactivity for this community of urban influentials. Today hub culture is one of the world’s first collaborative social systems, with regular fundraising and event based activities, curated content, and distributed access to some of the world’s most influential people.

President of Furman Communications & Marketing and Founder/Chairman of The Luxury Marketing Council, Greg Furman has held a number of senior level positions in different industry groups. He served as policy advisor and speech writer to the Ontario Minister of Education; head of public affairs and issues management for Sun Oil's Canadian Subsidiary, Suncor; Managing Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion for the New York Stock Exchange, and head of J. Walter Thompson's corporate image public relations business. During his three-year association with Bergdorf Goodman his responsibilities included marketing strategy, advertising, public relations, interactive initiatives, direct mail and the store's $20 million catalogue business. In November 1994 Greg started his own consulting business and founded The Luxury Marketing Council.

His clients have included SmithKline Beecham, Bay Banks, Andersen Consulting, Business Publications Audit International (BPA), MBIA, The International Trademark Association, Deloitte & Touche, Pennwell Publishing - Oil & Gas Journal, Signet Bank, American Express, InterPost (a subsidiary of Dutch KLM and The Dutch Post Office),
American Business Press, Sotheby's International Realty, CCH Legal Information Services, Miller Freeman - The Couture Conference and Collection, Departures Magazine, Via Way Travel, New York City Opera, Palmeto Travel, historic Charleston, Godiva, Nymphenburg Porcelain, Meigher Communications, Capital Publishing, Atlantic Mutual. ADP (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.), GQ, Street & Smith's, Harper's Bazaar, Magazine Publishers of America, Orient Express, Leo Burnett, Zicccardi & Partners, Kirschenbaum & Bond, Bill Communications/VNU, Fortune, Publicis, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, FlightTime and Steinway and Sons.

In November of 1994 Greg founded The Luxury Marketing Council, now a group of some 1,600 CEO's and top marketing executives of 675 luxury firms in New York, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Dubai. London, Paris and Atlanta. Included among them are U.S. Trust, Steuben, The Golden Door Spa, Seabourn Cruise Line, Mercedes Benz, Swiss Air, Sothebys, Sotheby’s International Realty, Brioni, The Fragrance Foundation, Bally, American Express, Cartier, Dunhill, Montblanc, Atlantic Mutual, JP Morgan, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Bentley Rolls Royce and Mumm/Perrier Jouet, Bruno Magli, Baccarat, Gourmet, Architectural Digest, Forbes, Wall Street Journal Weekend Journal, Deloitte & Touche, Departures, Cigar Aficionado, Frette, David Yurman, FAO Schwarz, scada.

His strategy consulting practice focuses on helping his clients define their missions and corporate positioning, develop strategic plans and grow their businesses by taking a more creative, "out of the box" approach to all facets of the marketing mix: public relations, advertising, direct mail, special events, and, especially, innovative partnerships and collaborations. Highlights of his educational experience include studying with Marshall McLuhan (1970 - 1977) at the University of Toronto, "Strategic Marketing" at Harvard, and "Managing Critical Resources" at University of Virginia's Colgate Darden School of Business.

Mike Gottfried, one of the founders of Google's NYC office, has been an integral part of the company's explosive growth for nearly seven-and-a-half years, and has worked with advertisers from various industries as they began exploring the online space. Mike now serves as the NYC Regional Business Manager for Retail, and oversees all aspects of his team's relationships with partners and clients. He currently concentrates on luxury goods and apparel, but has handled a diverse array of retailers, including department stores, multi-channel sellers, and consumer electronics specialists. In his role as Regional Business Manager, Mike not only manages client relationships, but also advocates for retailers' interests with both Google's advertising and product organizations including online and offline products, working to maximize reach and ROI. Over the past seven-plus years, he has met with hundreds of clients - online pure-plays, catalog companies, auction sites, traditional brick-and-mortar stores, aggregators, and beyond - to discuss their challenges and goals. These experiences have provided him with a unique and broad perspective on what it takes to succeed in today's online marketplace - and how to truly take advantage of the web as a marketing vehicle. Prior to joining Google, Mike was the Retail Manager at Alladvantage.com.

With more than 12 years experience in global interactive marketing, Shannon is currently leading digital marketing initiatives for the Global Infiniti Business Unit. Her current focus includes the creation of a new global Infiniti brand web portal, establishing new B2C global web platforms and migrating existing regional web properties. She previously oversaw global digital online marketing and enterprise level web platform development and management for a global automotive sensor manufacturer headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Chris Gokiert is the President of Critical Mass, a digital marketing agency that creates extraordinary experiences for some of the world’s most admired brands. With Critical Mass for nearly a decade, Chris manages the operations of the company across our network of seven offices. His strategic leadership and dedication to client service have been instrumental in the launch of major multi-channel initiatives for Infiniti, Budweiser, Adidas and AT&T.

From transactional sites to brand building experiences, he brings a relentless focus on excellence and pushing our teams to over-deliver. He is responsible for overseeing the growth of the company and evolving our services to keep pace with the changing digital landscape.

During his tenure at Critical Mass, Chris considers the re-launch of Dell’s new website one of his most notable achievements, bringing in the world’s largest e-commerce site on time and on budget, to an audience of more than 80 countries in 18 languages.