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GURU CONFERENCE 2025 SPEAKERS

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Nicole Kidman

Academy Award-Winning Actress
 

Ann Handley

Chief Content Officer
MarketingProfs

Lance Bass

Pop Icon

Donald Miller

StoryBrand
Founder

Sophie Miller

Pretty Little Marketer
Founder

Sahil Bloom

Bestselling Author, Content Creator, Investor, & Entrepreneur

Mike Gordon

Emma
Chief Executive Officer

Mike Cessario

Founder & CEO
Liquid Death

Brianna Doe

Verbatim
Founder

Amanda Cole

Bloomreach
Chief Marketing Officer

Nick Lachey

Pop Icon
 

Tim Glomb

Wunderkind
VP Digital, Content & AI

Alexe Cunningham

HubSpot Media
Channel Lead for Newsletter Demand

Chase Dimond

Partner at Ecom
Email Marketer

Brendan Farnand

Chief Evangelist & Co‑Founder
Knak

Flavor Flav

Legendary Musician

Maha Abouelenein

Bestselling Author & Founder/CEO of Digital & Savvy

Tyler Denk

Beehiiv
Co-Founder/CEO

Emily Popson

CallRail
VP of Growth Marketing

Stania Antoine

GURU Media Hub
 

Nancy Harhut

HBT Marketing
Chief Creative Officer

Daniel Murray

The Marketing Millenials
Founder

Daniel Disney

The Daily Sales
Chief Executive Officer

Jena Sheperd

Assurant
Senior Director of Marketing Platforms

Michael Barber

StarTech.com
Chief Marketing Officer

Beth O'Malley

Astral Digital
Founder

Brian Minick

ZeroBounce
Chief Operating Officer

Darin Adams

Thryv
Growth Advisor

Natalie Lynch

Sinch Mailjet
Principal Product Manager

Guy Hanson

Validity
VP – Customer Engagement

Jen Tabbal

Data Axle
VP, Content Marketing

DJ Graffiti

Official DJ of GURU Media Hub

Ghazwan Almoazen

Docusign
Events Audience Acquisition Director

Kath Pay

International #1 Bestselling Author & Lead Trainer, Holistic Email Academy

Kimberly Snyder

Data Axle
Sr. Marketing Strategist

Tim Hartley

Webbula
VP of Business Development

Ryan Phelan

RPE Origin
Chief Executive Officer

Teresa Heath-Wareing

Online Business Launch & Growth Expert

Dennis Bower

Sideshow
Brand Manager

Jaina Mistry

Brand, Content & Email Marketing Leader

Jeanne Jennings

Email Optimization Shop
Email Marketing Strategy

Anna Levitin

DoorLoop
Lifecycle & CRM Strategy

Sal Tripi

Publishers Clearing House
Vice President – Digital Operations & Compliance

Katelyn Baughan

KB Digital
Nonprofit Email Consultant

Gil Hsu

Klaviyo
Product Manager

Luca Bellavita

AImpact Marketing Agency
Co-Founder, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer

Mickey Baines

Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
President & CRO

Jay Schwedelson

GURU Media Hub
Founder

Ross Simmonds

Foundation Marketing
Founder

Amy Porterfield

NYT Bestselling Author
#1 Marketing Podcast in U.S.

EXPLORE AGENDA

10:30 AM ET

DOORS ARE OPEN!!

10:30 AM ET
11:02 AM ET

WELCOME REMARKS!

11:15 AM ET
11:56 AM ET

You’ve Got Email: Why the Inbox Still Rules

Mike Gordon
Chief Executive Officer, Emma

The End-to-End Email Deliverability Automation Playbook

Brian Minick
Chief Operating Officer, ZeroBounce

7 Brain Science Backed Email Tactics that Make You Da Bomb

Nancy Harhut
Chief Creative Officer, HBT Marketing

12:32 PM ET
12:40 PM ET

NETWORKING TIME

12:58 PM ET

AI Just Killed Segmentation. We'll Show You How.

Tim Glomb
VP Digital, Content & AI, Wunderkind

Talk to the Hand!Debunking5 Totally Bogus Marketing Myths

Emily Popson
VP of Growth Marketing, CallRail

How I Moved 600KSocial Followers to Email

Sophie Miller
Founder, Pretty Little Marketers

1:34 PM ET

The Newsletter Playbook

Tyler Denk
Co-Founder/CEO, Beehiiv

The CompleteMarCom Playbook for Event Email Success

Ghazwan Almoazen
Events Audience Acquisition Director, Docusign

Email Reloaded:The 2026 Inbox Revolution

Michael Barber
Chief Marketing Officer, StarTech.com

2:10 PM ET
2:38 PM ET

Beyond the Personal Brand:Building anUnshakeableReputation

Maha Abouelenein
Bestselling Author & Founder of Digital & Savvy

Email Experts to the Rescue

Darin Adams
Growth Advisor, Thryv

Differentiating Your Email Marketing in the Age ofAI

Amanda Cole
Chief Marketing Officer, Bloomreach

Dennis Bower
Brand Manager, Sideshow

3:14 PM ET

NETWORKING TIME!!!

3:32 PM ET
3:55 PM ET

Data Mixtape: Tracks That Drive Conversions

Kimberly Snyder
Sr. Marketing Strategist, Data Axle

Jen Tabbal
VP, Content Marketing, Data Axle

25Great Email Marketing Ideas in 25 Minutes

Jeanne Jennings
Email Marketing Strategy, Email Optimization Shop

Anna Levitin
Lifecycle & CRM Strategy, DoorLoop

Sal Tripi
VP Digital Operations & Compliance, Publishers Clearing House

Luca Bellavita
Co-Founder, Chief Innovatio & Technology Officer, AImpact Marketing Agency

How Nonprofits Can Raise More With Email

Katelyn Baughan
Nonprofit Email Consultant KB Digital

The8 ½ Things You Should Never Ever, Ever Ever Do in Email

Ryan Phelan
Chief Executive Officer, RPE Origin

4:31 PM ET
5:07 PM ET

CLOSING REMARKS!

5:08 PM ET
10:30 AM ET
11:02 AM ET

WELCOME REMARKS!

11:13 AM ET
11:56 AM ET

The Fresh Prince of Email Marketing

Brendan Farnand
Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder, Knak

The Future of Email: Strategy, Impact and Innovation

Beth O Malley
Founder, Astral Digital

Will Your Black Friday Emails Even Get Seen?

Guy Hanson
VP–Customer Engagement, Validity

12:32 PM ET

NETWORKING TIME

12:50 PM ET
1:13 PM ET

5 Types of Wealth: Redefining Success in the Modern World

Sahil Bloom
Bestselling Author, Content Creator, Investor & Entrepreneur

Email's Biggest Lies: Why Everything You Test is Wrong

Alexe Cunningham
Channel Lead for Newsletter Demand, Hubspot

Smarter Than the Inbox:AI for Real Email Results

Natalie Lynch
Principal Product Manager, Sinch Mailjet

The Fastest Way to Grow Your Email List(and Your Authority)

Teresa Heath-Wareing
Online Business Launch & Growth Expert

1:49 PM ET

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

1:52 PM ET
2:00 PM ET

Grow Your Email ListFast Using Social Media

Chase Dimond
Partner of eCom Email Marketer

Gamify Loyalty:Personalize Like Your Brand Depends On It

Tim Hartley
VP of Business Development, Webbula

Using Data to DrivePersonalized Email Marketing

Gil Hsu
Product Manager, Klaviyo

2:36 PM ET

NETWORKING TIME

2:54 PM ET
3:17 PM ET

Brand Storytelling in Email

Donald Miller
Founder, StoryBrands

Entertain orDie:Day Trading Attention for the 21st Century

Mike Cessario
Founder & CEO, Liquid Death

Step-by-StepGuide to Personalized Higher Ed Email Campaigns

Mickey Baines
President & CEO, Kennedy & Company Education Strategies

3:53 PM ET

Content +
Email
Distribution in the Age of AI

Ross Simmonds
Founder, Foundation Marketing

Saved by the Bell:HowModular DesignSpeeds Emails to Market

Jena Sheperd
Senior Director of Marketing Platforms, Assurant

Humans + AI:Smarter Email Copy with Psychology

Kath Pay
International #1 Bestselling Author, Lead Trainer, Holistic Email Marketing

4:29 PM ET
4:46 PM ET
5:20 PM ET

CLOSING REMARKS

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This year's ROCKSTAR lineup is wild!!!!

Nicole Kidman

Academy Award-Winning Actress

Ann Handley

MarketingProfs
Chief Content Officer

Amy Porterfield

NYT Best-Selling Author
#1 Marketing Podcast in U.S.

Lance Bass

Pop Icon

Ross Simmonds

Foundation Marketing
Founder

Donald Miller

StoryBrand
Founder

Sophie Miller

Pretty Little Marketer
Founder

Sahil Bloom

Bestselling Author
Content Creator, Investor, & Entrepreneur

Mike Gordon

Emma
Chief Executive Officer

Mike Cessario

Liquid Death
Founder & CEO

Brianna Doe

Verbatim
Founder

Amanda Cole

Bloomreach
Chief Marketing Officer

Nick Lachey

Pop Icon
 

Tim Glomb

Wunderkind
VP Digital, Content & AI

Alexe Cunningham

HubSpot Media
Channel Lead for Newsletter Demand

Chase Dimond

Partner of Ecom Email Marketer

Brendan Farnand

Knak
Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder

Flavor Flav

Legendary Musician

Maha Abouelenein

Bestselling Author
Founder of Digital & Savvy

Tyler Denk

Beehiiv
Co-Founder/CEO

Emily Popson

Callrail
VP of Growth Marketing

Stania Antoine

GURU Media Hub
Director

Nancy Harhut

HBT Marketing
Chief Creative Officer

Daniel Murray

The Marketing Millenials
Founder

Daniel Disney

The Daily Sales
Chief Executive Officer

Jena Sheperd

Assurant
Senior Director of Marketing Platforms

Beth O'Malley

Astral Digital
Founder

Michael Barber

Startech.com
Chief Marketing Officer

Brian Minick

Zerobounce
Chief Operating Officer

Darin Adams

Thryv
Growth Advisor

Natalie Lynch

Sinch Mailjet
Principal Product Manager

Guy Hanson

Validity
VP–Customer Engagement

Jen Tabbal

Data Axle
VP, Content Marketing

DJ Graffiti

Official DJ of GURU Media Hub

Ghazwan Almoazen

DocuSign
Events Audience Acquisition Director

Kath Pay

International #1 Bestselling Author
Lead Trainer, Holistic Email Academy

Kimberly Snyder

Data Axle
Sr. Marketing Strategist

Tim Hartley

Webbula
VP of Business Development

Ryan Phelan

RPE Origin
Cheif Executive Officer

Teresa Heath-Wareing

Online Business Launch & Growth Expert

Dennis Bower

Sideshow
Brand Manager

Jaina Mistry

Brand, Content & Email Marketing Leader

Jeanne Jennings

Email Optimization Shop
Email Marketing Strategy

Anna Levitin

DoorLoop
Lifecycle & CRM Strategy

Sal Tripi

Publishers Clearing House
VP Digital Operations & Compliance

Katelyn Baughan

KB Digital
Nonprofit Email Consultant

Gil Hsu

Klaviyo
Product Manager

Luca Bellavita

AImpact Marketing Agency
Co-Founder, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer

Mickey Baines

Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
President & CRO

Jay Schwedelson

GURU Media Hub
Founder

Tiffany Nwahiri

Networking Leader

Aiza Coronado

Networking Leader

AJ Ferrill

Networking Leader

Auroriele Hans

Networking Leader

Dahlia El Gazzar

Networking Leader

Danielle Messler

Networking Leader

Dayana Kibilds

Networking Leader

Des Brown

Networking Leader

Jamie Bradley

Networking Leader

Karina Sanchez Gudino

Networking Leader

Kate Reeves

Networking Leader

Kayla Plattenberg

Networking Leader

Lauren Meyer

Networking Leader

Leah Miranda

Networking Leader

Margaret Ward

Networking Leader

Melanie Kinney

Networking Leader

Nikki Elbaz

Networking Leader

Phil Ireland

Networking Leader

Philip Bacon

Networking Leader

Yuval Ackerman

Networking Leader

Julee Foster

Networking Leader

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  • QUICK TIPS, TACTICS & PITFALLS TO AVOID
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  • QUICK TIPS, TACTICS & PITFALLS TO AVOID
  • QUICK TIPS, TACTICS & PITFALLS TO AVOID
  • QUICK TIPS, TACTICS & PITFALLS TO AVOID
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • EMAIL DELIVERABILITY, DATA & METRICS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • COPY & DESIGN TRENDS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS TO CONSUMER, DIRECT TO CONSUMER & e-COMMERCE
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • EXPLORING PLATFORMS & EMERGING TOOLS
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
  • THE FUTURE: AI, CHATGPT & WHAT'S NEXT
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(Past GURU Conference Speakers)

Sarah Jessica Parker

Actress & Entrepreneur

Martha Stewart

Television Personality

Daymond John

Star of ABC's Shark Tank

Ann Handley

MarketingProfs

Amy Porterfield

NYT Best-Selling Author

Jay Schwedelson

Founder of SubjectLine.com

Nancy Harhut

HBT Marketing

Ross Simmonds

Foundation Marketing Founder

Grace Sedaghatpisheh

SKIMS

Gabriel Auricchio

Docusign

Micki Howl

Marigold

Amanda Cole

Bloomreach

Anthony Aurrichio

charity: water

Alexandrya Bajomo

GymShark

Brianna Doe

Verbatim

Robby Keller

Dixxon Flannel

Beth O'Malley

Astral Digital

Gina Novacco

Palo Alto Networks

Kevin Vaudry

Campaigner

Virginia Marsh

RRD

Neej Gore

Zeta Global

Kath Pay

Holistic Email Marketing

Divya Mulanjur

Bloomreach

Adam Savino

ASIS International

Andy Crestodina

Orbit Media Studios

Shana Brewer

Veeam

Brian Westnedge

Red Sift

Jenny Maglio

Maglio Marketing

Kaitlin Foley

Bloomreach

Tali Hasanov

WSI Digital Path

Tony Wagner

Strategic America

David Scott

Amazon Web Services (Former)

Sheri Otto

Hubspot (Former)

Don Le

Meta

Tina Nguyen

Shopify

Dave Charest

Constant Contact

Pierce Ujjainwalla

Knak

Rima Deming

Marigold

Paul Hebert

Marigold

Elliott Curry

Fidelity

Rebecca Herwitt

Kimberly-Clark

Jerry Nichols

Bottomline Technologies

Steffen Schebesta

Brevo

Alexa Bennett

Vericast

Emily Swanson

Vericast

Brian Minick

Zerobounce

Caroline Ruggiero

Match Strike Strategy

Jenny Adams

Adobe

Anthony DelPizzo

Klaviyo

Scott Miller

WSJ Best-Selling Author

Andrew Kordek

iPost

Hannah Shain

SmartBug Media (Former)

Guy Hanson

Validity

Chantelle Marcelle

Uber

Daniel Disney

The Daily Sales

Katie Meloche

UiPath

Tobias Eickelpasch

Rock Your Email

Jemma Sears

Kulani Kinis

Tim Hartley

Webbula

Rajit Joseph

Zoominfo

Millie Beetham

Zoominfo

Kristen Haines

Phonexa

Talar Malakian

Phonexa

Corinne Hendrickson

Lenovo

Rachel Cowlishaw

Movable Ink

Karen Talavera

Synchronicity Marketing

Alex Garcia

Marketing Examined

Valerie Khalifeh

morefire

Phil Burch

Sendoso (Former)

Kisha Anderson

Comcast

Martin Kihn

Salesforce

Elizabeth Jacobi

Mocabear Marketing

Samar Owais

Emails Done Right

Anna Levitin

DoorLoop

Chris Marriott

Email Connect

Stania Antoine

GURU Media Hub

Ryan Phelan

RPEOrigin

Ari Murray

Go-To-Millions

Brian Sisolak

PeakInbox

Daniel Murray

The Marketing Millenials

Jeanne Jennings

Email Optimization Shop

Phil Davis

AtData

Dela Quist

Alchemy Worx & SubjectlinePRO

Mason Cosby

Scrappy ABM

Adam Bornstein

Pen Name Consulting

Steve Mandurano

Association CMO

Melanie Diehl

Melanie & Co

Chase Dimond

Structured

Jason Feifer

Entrepreneur Magazine