Having 15 years of experience leading
software, architecture and design teams at IBM and BlackBerry, Julian remains a hands-on
entrepreneur with an additional 15 years of experience at 8 startups including IMD Health,
Plazmic and Footprint Software. He is a full-stack developer with experience building mobile
and web apps that deliver excellent user experiences, backed by scalable backends and
automated via devops.
With over 8 years in the world of
experiential marketing, Anastasia leads Karma's Client Experience team. Managing a diverse
portfolio of brand-direct and agency clients, Anastasia knows what truly drives conversions,
sold-out product launches, and promo events. An expert in finding the best people to
communicate brand ideology to the consumer.
For more than 20 years Virginia Zavitz has systematically built a career on translating the complex needs of brands into successful campaigns that excite, educate and motivate its key players. An industry veteran, having held senior positions at many companies in senior Sales and Marketing roles, she has mastered the art of client service in every way including driving successful national level campaigns with T-Mobile, BlackBerry and Mercedez Benz. Virginia's wealth of brand experience includes work within the Tech, Entertainment, CPG and Retail sectors. She has led large multifunctional teams across various brands and is most notably recognized for delivering outstanding business results while coaching teams to reach their full potential.
Founder of Karma, a proven serial
entrepreneur having started and led many companies across a variety of industries, with
revenues ranging from $2 million up to $90 million with employees up to 5,000. Expertise in;
innovation, strategy, corporate structure, leadership and operations, with strong market
know-how in sales & marketing.
Has been in the talent gig industry for over 30
years, having created industry leading agencies such as CIM (Consumer Impact marketing) and
LAUNCH! Brand marketing (both sold to Mosaic) across North America. Recently built and sold
IMD Health to a publicly traded company, which focused on improving the experiences of
patients across North and Central America's.
Kim is a recognized industry leader with over
25 years of experience in third-party sales and marketing. She has managed many significant
client programs nationally, and internationally, and fostered strong relationships across
the CPG, technology and retail industries. Her achievements are celebrated across the
industry, including recognition as a Star Woman in Grocery by Canadian Grocer in 2016. Her
strengths include building meaningful client partnerships, people management &
development, and strategic growth opportunities.
Prior to joining Karma, Kim held senior
leadership roles at industry-leading organizations at CROSSMARK, MarketingWerks, Mosaic and
CIM (Consumer Impact Marketing), managing clients such as Procter & Gamble, Pepsi-QTG,
Rogers, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, Diageo, Adidas, RIM, and Microsoft.
Vice President & Partner, Deepak has over 20 years
of recruiting, training and building high functioning teams. With a passion for technology
and removing barriers to get results.
Deepak has built field marketing teams across
North America for market leaders, Microsoft, Xbox, BlackBerry, Lenovo, Sonos, Samsung and
many CPG brands like Nespresso, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Air Canada, American Express,
Adidas....
His areas of expertise are broad across many different verticals with
experience in Automotive, Pharma, Cannabis and Bev Alcohol as well.