Read biographies of feature guests for the 2017 Sales & Marketing Networking Forum being held Tuesday October 31 at River North's premier upscale speakeasy vibe lounge... Untitled Chicago. Gain insight and learn tips from industry experts!
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Jessica Delgado, Weather Anchor, Telemundo Chicago
Jessica Delgado is a weather news anchor for NBC Telemundo Chicago. As part of the Telemundo Chicago news team, Delgado reports on weather conditions and news stories on the environment. Jessica joined Telemundo Chicago in July of 2017.
Before joining Telemundo Chicago, Jessica was part of the Telemundo Arizona team since 2014. Previous to Telemundo Arizona, Jessica was a reporter for MUNDOFOX in Miami Florida and was on the editorial team for BBC MUNDO International. Jessica began her journalism career as a production assistant intern at Univision for their national news show with Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas.
Jessica received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Public Relations from Miami University and postgraduate degree in Meteorology from Penn State University.
To learn more about Jessica Delgado, visit her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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Dasha Arias, Senior Account Manager, Google
Born and raised in Chicago, of Ecuadorian descent, Dasha Arias is a Sr. Account Manager in the Sales - Global Business Organization at Google. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail sectors helping them achieve their brand and performance objectives by consulting on digital marketing strategies and solutions.
Outside of her core role, Dasha also leads Google’s Hispanic Googler Network at the global level, with a focus of helping minority-owned businesses grow online and closing the gap of minorities in STEM-related fields.
Passionate about exposure, access and opportunity for all, Dasha founded an organization over the summer called Rêver, that leverages dance as an instrument to introduce underserved youth in Chicago to the conventionalism of STEM, and equips them with skillsets to achieve their dreams.
Dasha graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Communication Studies, Dance & Business Institutions, and formerly danced for the Chicago Bulls.
Erik Cascio, Partner, New York Life Insurance Company
Erik Cascio was born and raised in Chicago in the Bridgeport and Pilsen neighborhoods. Throughout his teenage years growing up his Mom remarried and his Step-Dad who now Erik calls his real Dad took him out of the streets of Chicago and his family moved to a small little town called Crystal Lake. Erik stood out being only 1 of 5 Latinos who at that time attended the Crystal Lake High Schools. He struggled to adapt and coming from a low income neighborhood with limited education resources was behind nearly 3 years in reading, writing and math education. He barely graduated with his High School diploma.
After struggling in High School he decided to attend the local community college. He increased his GPA just enough to get accepted by DePaul University. It was at DePaul where he started to excel. Erik graduated with a bachelors degree in Marketing with a Sales Leadership Concentration. His education and drive would lead him into his current path and passion.
Erik joined New York Life in the late summer of 2014 as a Financial Services Professional. In his first year with New York Life he achieved his first Executive Council* which is a milestone that only the top percentile of advisors receive in New York Life. The next year he completed his second consecutive Executive Council* leading to his a promotion in April of 2016 as an Associate Partner in just 19 months being with New York Life. As of October of 2016, he received the official title to full Partner of New York Life and now leads one of the fastest growing offices across the company!
Outside of his career, he has dedicated time to educating young Latino families and children about financial awareness and professional development. He has partnered with many local community colleges and organizations as well as serving as a Committee Chair for Finance and Fundraising for the Elgin Hispanic Network. Lastly, he spends as much time as he can with his newly engaged fiancé Yudi Rodriguez whom he met at New York Life in 2015.
Chelsey Krull, Director of Retail Marketing, CME Group
Chelsey Krull is Director of Retail Marketing for CME Group. Chelsey joined CME Group in July, 2017 and leads their global retail marketing efforts across the APAC, EMEA and US regions.
Prior to that, Chelsey was with Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), an international, specialty B2B insurance organization. As Director of Marketing for RSG Underwriting Managers, Chelsey led the marketing efforts across North America and Europe for 17 distinct business units across high specialized and complex risk segments.
Prior to RSG, she was the Director of Marketing and Business Development with Trading Advantage, an online investment school that teaches day traders how to trade stocks, futures, options and forex.
Chelsey specializes in crafting compelling stories about how organizations solve their customer's most complex problems. To do this successfully involves strategic, well-executed integrated marketing campaigns and immersion in the clients’ point of view.
Chelsey graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Dakota with a double major in Spanish and Marketing. She is currently an MBA candidate at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.
Andrea Arreola Terán, Field Marketing Manager, Verizon Telematics, Mexico
Andrea is a Marketing Manager for Verizon Telematics in Schaumburg Illinois. Currently Andrea works in B2B inside sales and marketing for an emerging market, Mexico. Her main responsibilities are to determine current buying product trends, as well, the communicator between marketing and sales. Andrea’s objectives are geared towards best branding opportunities for market expansion purposes.
Andrea has three years in the telematics industry. In addition with her career, Andrea is laser focused on her customers, traveling to Mexico every other month for events, media interviews and demand generation. Her main purpose at Verizon Telematics is to serve as an effective intermediary amongst the marketing and sales departments for unit attainment.
Andrea graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.S in Business Administration and a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. During her college career, Andrea was actively part of many Latino oriented organizations such as: Latino Alliance, Mujer a Mujer, and DACA. Andrea is currently part of the NIU Alumni Association.
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