Julie has collaborated with Langton Creative Group on many initiatives including the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s second largest physician trade organization; Private Prep, an educational services company named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies; and New England Asset Management, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. She is the Founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy that helps entrepreneurs and corporations build stronger, more profitable brands. She is the author of TWIST: How Fresh Perspectives Build Breakthrough Brands.

Prior to founding BrandTwist, Julie served as the VP of Brand for Richard Branson’s Virgin Group as well as the Executive Director of Consumer Branding for Interbrand, a leading global Brand Consultancy. Julie has been an Adjunct Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications at Columbia and Cornell Universities and is a frequent commentator on brand strategy and innovation in top business media such as Forbes. com, Entrepreneur Magazine and CNN.

Maria led the marketing communication initiative with Langton Creative Group on Moody’s KMV; created the market positioning and elevator speeches for IPRO; and wrote the 20th anniversary content for the Primary Care Development Corporation. She is Principal of MJ Lilly Associates, LLC, a strategic communications consultancy specializing in the development of branding and integrated marketing programs. Previously, she spent three years as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Edelman Worldwide and two years as Managing Director of the marketing group at Gavin Anderson & Company.

Maria is a cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Albany with a B.A. in Rhetoric and Communications. Active in professional and civic organizations, she has served on the Advisory Board to the Ageno Business School at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, the marketing committee of MCC Theater and has provided pro-bono services to an array of marketing and communications industry non-profits.

Deborah Brozina’s experience in three vastly different worlds - management consulting, technology development, and film production – position her perfectly to guide clients who want to benefit from this media and technology convergence. Deb uses creative and analytic skills to help both large companies and entrepreneurs to define media and technology solutions that change the game they are playing.  Her clients include media conglomerates, large multinational financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies, as well as leading nonprofits.  Her focus on achievable strategies and reliable execution has allowed her clients to take the lead in new markets and permanently lower long-term costs by as much as 20%.

With an engineering degree in Operations Research and an MBA in management and international business, it was logical for Deb to pursue a career in management consulting and technology.  However, it was her passion and creativity – as well as her multitasking skills - that drove her to pursue a career in film at the same time.  She developed a parallel path as a camera assistant; working on films such as Mighty Aphrodite, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Insider and TV shows such as NYPD Blue, and Spin City. As media and technology converge, Deb can create content, manage technology and show you the money.

Deb has served as the Board Secretary for New York Women in Film and Television and on the Technology Governance Board of God’s Love We Deliver.