Jennifer Davis

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  • Central States Manufacturing, Inc.

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  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Graphic

    Visionary 2023 Campaign Leader

    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

    - 4 months

    Health

    Co-leading a team, with Claire Davis, to raise money and visibility for LLS in honor of my late grandfather. Blood cancers are the number one cancer in children. LLS has contributed to 75% of the available treatments.

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    Development Committee Member

    Orchard

    - 1 year 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    Supporting the charter of Orchard who provides free professional development, consulting, and coaching to faith-based non-profit executive directors.

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    Executive Mentor, Achieva Program

    Pathbuilders, Inc.

    - Present 6 years 3 months

    Education

    Served as a mentor in Pathbuilders® Achieva, a one-on-one mentoring program for mid-level, high potential women recognized as having senior-executive potential in their organizations. Mentored women on high-impact leadership, navigating the organizational landscape, and building executive presence.

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    REGGIE Awards Judge

    Association of National Advertisers

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    Selected to judge submissions of creative campaigns from members of the Association of National Advisers (ANA) for the organization's highest honor, the REGGIE Award in it's 40th anniversary year.

  • Creators of Color Graphic

    Program Cohort and Awards Judge

    Creators of Color

    - less than a year

    Economic Empowerment

    This program spotlights and empowers sports creatives who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and helps diversity audiences at the intersection of sports, content, and education. I work with a panel of judges across the industry to evaluate submissions to the Hashtag Sports' Creators of Color program. Applications are evaluated on basis of creative capabilities, leadership aptitude, and business impact.

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    2023 Cohort Judge

    TITAN 100

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    I evaluated submissions to the Georgia Titan 100 competition, organized by Titan CEO. Applicants are c-suite executives across industries from Atlanta and across the state making an impact in their communities.

  • Women Leaders in College Sports Graphic

    Executive Mentor

    Women Leaders in College Sports

    - 4 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Mentoring under-represented professionals in intercollegiate athletics to further their careers in sports.

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    Leadership Search Committee Member, on behalf of the Board of Directors

    AVIXA

    - 2 years 2 months

    Science and Technology

    Avixa (formerly InfoComm International) is the professional society and trade association for the audio-video industry and where technology, content and digital design, and physical space combine to create integrated experiences. In my role on the Leadership Search Committee, I assist the board and association staff to identify, develop, and place high-potential volunteers into leadership roles.

  • Board Member, Board of Trustees

    Marathon Scholars

    - 2 years 4 months

    Education

    Served on the board of directors and as the chair of the community engagement and gala committees. In my tenure I recruited 4 new board members, dozens of volunteers and committee members, and fundraised over $150k of cash and in-kind donations to the organization. Marathon Scholars invests in high-potential, low-resource children, often the first in their family to achieve a college education, beginning in the 4th grade and seeing them through to their college degree…

    Served on the board of directors and as the chair of the community engagement and gala committees. In my tenure I recruited 4 new board members, dozens of volunteers and committee members, and fundraised over $150k of cash and in-kind donations to the organization. Marathon Scholars invests in high-potential, low-resource children, often the first in their family to achieve a college education, beginning in the 4th grade and seeing them through to their college degree. http://www.marathonscholars.org

  • Executive Editorial Review Board

    Graziadio Business Review

    - 4 years

    Education

    Every article in the Graziadio Business Review, a publication of Pepperdine University, is peer-reviewed by two members of the Editorial Review Board—one academic and one practitioner (in a double-blind process) to ensure that the articles in the GBR meet the highest standards of excellence and relevance.

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    Scholarship Fund Trustee

    Bold.org

    - Present 3 years

    Education

    Designed a college scholarship, the Well Made Decisions - Davis scholarship, funded with the excess proceeds from the pre-sale and sales of the Well Made Decisions book.

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    Mentor and Coach of STEM Students

    BUILT BY GIRLS

    - 2 years

    Economic Empowerment

    This mentorship program was designed to support female and non-binary students as they take the first step into their careers. As a short-term mentor, I help students explore the possibilities in tech and build up their first network.

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    Zaccheaus Fellows Facilitator

    Peachtree Presbyterian Church

    - Present 2 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Facilitate career empowerment workshops for industry internship program.

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    Author, blogger, and speaker

    BridgeSpan Media

    - Present 9 years

    Served business leaders with information and insight on topics related to innovation and leadership. Published 100 articles on marketing, leadership, technology, and innovation for publications like CMO.com, CEO Magazine, LinkedIn Pulse, and more. Sought after speaker and emcee at events like Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletic Forum, CoSIDA Annual Convention, the McDonald's G2 Forum hosted by Coca-Cola (a round table for second-generation McDonald's franchisees), Technology…

    Served business leaders with information and insight on topics related to innovation and leadership. Published 100 articles on marketing, leadership, technology, and innovation for publications like CMO.com, CEO Magazine, LinkedIn Pulse, and more. Sought after speaker and emcee at events like Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletic Forum, CoSIDA Annual Convention, the McDonald's G2 Forum hosted by Coca-Cola (a round table for second-generation McDonald's franchisees), Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), InfoComm, Digital Signage Expo, Society for Experiential Graphics (SEGD), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), PDX Marketing Forum, American Marketing Association, Technology Association of Oregon (TAO), and #FlipYourFunnel account-based marketing conference. Consulting engagements with Boston Consulting Group and companies in the audio-visual and digital signage markets.

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    Mentoring Circles Co-Leader

    Network of Executive Women

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    I co-lead a peer Mentoring Circle Learning Group in Atlanta, Georgia of executive women across industries and functions who wish to develop themselves as leaders and business people.

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    Community Outreach, Executive Mentor

    AMA PDX

    - 2 years

    Volunteered as executive sponsor and facilitator of the American Marketing Association's Portland, Oregon chapter's Community Outreach program which paired marketing professionals with non-profit organizations for specific projects to move their missions forward.

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    BizWomen Mentoring Monday - Mentor

    Portland Business Journal

    - 2 years

    Served as mentor for leading networking event in the Portland area.

  • Vistage Worldwide, Inc. Graphic

    Peer Advisor - Key Executive Group

    Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

    - 2 years 1 month

    Connected monthly with peers from a diverse range of businesses and backgrounds for challenging discussions, fresh perspectives on the key executive role, and strategies to create business success. Advised executives including delivering product management and marketing training presentation.

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    Advisor

    TEDxPortland

    - 1 year

    Volunteered and sponsored event, advising on display technologies including the use of 4k, transparent, and virtual reality

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    Mentor and Guest Blogger

    Saturday Academy

    - Present 9 years

    Education

    Served as mentor for ASE internship program placing high-potential high school students studying STEM in work environments.

  • Leadership Advisory Board Member

    PDX Marketing Forum

    - 2 years

    Served as a co-chair and advisory board member for invitation-only marketing executive event in Portland, expanding to other cities.

  • Leadership Mentor

    Amazon Mentoring

    - 2 years

    Meet individually with professionals across Amazon to provide advice, to review strategy documents, or to build their networks.

  • The Mount Vernon School Graphic

    Mentor and Project Liasion

    The Mount Vernon School

    - 7 months

    Education

    Proposed and evaluated a project for an Innovation Diploma cohort.

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    Contributor

    Forbes

    - 3 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Helped business leaders align sales and marketing to become more customer-centric. Profiled success stories and best practices across industries and business models. Sourced, researched, and wrote articles for global business community.

  • Board Member

    Marathon Scholars

    - 2 years

    Education

    Appointed to fiduciary board of directors and chair of the community engagement committee. In my tenure, I recruited 4 new board members and dozens of volunteers and committee members, fundraised cash and in-kind donations to the organization, and brought on corporate sponsors. Marathon Scholars invests in high-potential, low-resource children, often the first in their family to achieve a college education, beginning in the 4th grade and seeing them through to their college degree.

Publications

Patents

Courses

  • Cloud Practitioner Essentials

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • Communicating for Impact

    McKinsey Academy

  • Disney's Approach to Service

    Disney Institute

  • Honeywell User Experience (HUE)

    Human-centered design

  • How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci - National Technological University

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  • Inclusive Leader Summit

    WMFDP

  • Leading High-Performance Teams - Gallup

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  • MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

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  • Team Building

    McKinsey Academy

Honors & Awards

  • CMO Technology Innovator Award

    The CMO Club

    Recognizing excellence in the deployment of marketing technology to drive business objectives. In this case the deployment of the processes and technologies for the company's first B2B marketing plan, which included content marketing in conjunction with insights and data analysis teams, martech stack development and deployment, lead nurturing via email and social, and internal alignment and cooperation. This was a cross-functional team effort that resulted in net-new leads for the sales…

    Recognizing excellence in the deployment of marketing technology to drive business objectives. In this case the deployment of the processes and technologies for the company's first B2B marketing plan, which included content marketing in conjunction with insights and data analysis teams, martech stack development and deployment, lead nurturing via email and social, and internal alignment and cooperation. This was a cross-functional team effort that resulted in net-new leads for the sales organization nationally and locally, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in new revenue from the first pilot campaign.

  • Georgia Titan 100

    TITAN CEO

    The Titan 100 is a program to recognize a premier group of 100 CEO's and C-level executives from the private and public sector. I was proud to join accomplished business leaders demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion in the first year of this program in the state of Georgia. Collectively, the 2022 Georgia Titan 100 and their companies employ upwards of 240,000 individuals and generate over $66 billion dollars in annual revenues.

  • Distinguished Alumni of the Year

    Warner Pacific College

    Recognized for business impact and community involvement.

  • Female Executive of the Year (Silver - Business Products)

    The Stevie Awards

    The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition produced by the creators of the prestigious International Business Awards and American Business Awards. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. More than 1,300 nominations from organizations and individuals in 26 nations were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories including Entrepreneur of…

    The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition produced by the creators of the prestigious International Business Awards and American Business Awards. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. More than 1,300 nominations from organizations and individuals in 26 nations were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Most Innovative Company of the Year, and Startup of the Year, among others. More than 160 professionals around the world participated in the judging process.

  • Planarian Award

    Planar Systems

    Top honor awarded to cross-functional contributors across the company which included a recognition trip and dedicated leadership conference.

  • Key Achievement Award

    Planar Systems

    Acknowledging my contribution to the establishment and growth of the desktop monitor business.

  • Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference - First Place in Marketing, Management, and Impromptu Speaking

    Phi Beta Lambda

Organizations

  • Private Directors Association (PDA)

    National and Atlanta Chapter Member

    - Present

    PDA is the leading advocate of excellence in private company board formation and governance.

  • American Marketing Association

    Member

    - Present

    The leading organization for marketing practitioners and academics.

  • Kettering

    Member

    - Present

    Kettering is the premier executive network in the Atlanta area who join together for education and to give back.

  • WITI (Women in Technology International)

    Member

    - Present

    WITI (Women in Technology International) is committed to empowering innovators, inspiring future generations, and building inclusive cultures, worldwide. A leading authority of women in technology and business, WITI has been advocating and recognizing women's contributions in the industry for more than 30 years with 3 million professionals, 60 networks, and 300 partners globally.

  • Onboard

    Advocate and Member

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    OnBoard is an Atlanta-based organization dedication to preparing women for board of directors positions in corporate and non-profit settings.

  • Peachtree Presbyterian Church

    Younique Trainer and Facilitator, Student Ministries; Communication's Chair, The Builder's Class

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  • Women in Sports and Events (WISE)

    Professional Member

    -

    WISE is the leading voice and resource for women in the business of sports and live events seeking to empower women to reach their career goals.

  • CMO Club

    CMO Member, Peer Mentor, Speaker

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    The CMO Club is the world’s most engaged community of marketers supporting marketers. We’re committed to helping each other solve our biggest challenges and celebrate our greatest accomplishments in a candid, trusted environment.

  • Technology Association of Georgia

    Speaker, volunteer, member

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  • Business Marketing Association of Atlanta - Association of National Advertisers (ANA)

    Speaker

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  • Network of Executive Women (NEW)

    Member and co-chair of Atlanta Chapter

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  • Avixa

    Leadership Search Committee Member and Enterprise Member

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  • Avixa Women's Council - Atlanta Chapter

    Co-chair

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    Co-founded the local chapter of the women's networking group for Avixa (formerly InfoComm) bringing together technologists and experience designers.

  • PDX - AMA: American Marketing Association Portland Chapter

    Outreach Committee Executive Mentor

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    Facilitated kick-off meeting and served as executive sponsor for the Outreach Committee's work to connect worthy non-profits with marketing professionals for pro bono marketing strategy and communications projects.

  • Oak Hills Home Owner's Association

    4th of July Volunteer Chair

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