The IZEA Advisory board includes leading bloggers in social media, community development, marketing, advertising and affiliate programs. Our Advisors work together with our management team to guide the company in product development, outreach and further enhancement of our code of ethics.
Chris Brogan
Chris Brogan is an eleven year veteran of using social media and both web and mobile technologies to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Chris speaks, blogs, writes articles, and makes media of all kinds at [chrisbrogan.com], a blog in the top 5 of the Advertising Age Power150, and in the top 100 on Technorati. He is co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Trust Agents, and the recently released Social Media 101.
Brian Clark
Brian Clark is a writer, online content producer, entrepreneur, and recovering attorney. In addition to building three successful offline businesses using online marketing techniques, Brian has developed and sold a variety of software and online education products and services. He founded Copyblogger in January of 2006, and in that time has launched three 7-figure businesses off the Copyblogger platform.
Michael Brito
Michael considers himself a student of social media and community building. He has worked for major brands in Silicon Valley (HP, Yahoo! and Intel) and was instrumental in driving social media programs and campaigns emphasizing authenticity and long-term relationship building. In addition to being an advisor for IZEA, he is also on the Interim Board of Directors for the Social Media Club. Michael recently joined Edelman Digital as a Vice President. Michael authors a social media marketing blog: www.britopian.com.
Jim Kukral
Jim Kukral is a web marketer and coach, speaker, long-time award-winning blogger, customer evangelist, writer, online monetization expert, and…well, a bunch of other things. Yeah, he’s done a bit of everything. Jim blogs at JimKukral.com. For years Jim has been working on the bleeding edge of web marketing and business. From owning his own web firms to consulting for some of the world’s largest companies, Jim has experienced just about everything web related you can think of. That’s why Jim has become one of the Industry’s most sought after consultants and public speakers.
Neil Patel
Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. Through these two companies he has helped large corporations such as AOL, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal.
Wendy Piersall
Wendy Piersall is known for her expertise as an online publisher and social media marketing authority. She founded the well known Sparkplugging Blog Network, selling it in the fall of 2009 to private investors. Wendy’s current venture is Woo! Jr., a kids activities network featuring crafts, coloring pages, and project ideas for parents, teachers and children. She is currently taking a break from consulting and speaking to have more time with family and friends.
Missy Ward
For over 11 years, Missy Ward has been at the helm of companies who have successfully grown their businesses through the pay-for-performance model. She is a Co-founder of Affiliate Summit – the leading global conference and tradeshow for the Affiliate Marketing industry. Missy has held various positions in industry including Director of Public Relations for Media Breakaway, LLC., Vice President of Partnership Marketing for eBound Strategies, President of Aluria Software and Vice-President of Marketing for Global Travel International. She has been an active affiliate for the last 8 years and is considered a leading authority in the industry.
