Jeff Lakusta
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99 Humans
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Sep 2021 - Present
99 Human Leaders is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership.
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Google
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Americas Professional Services
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Jun 2019 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area Lead Professional Services team responsible for strategic technical support of all Agencies and Certified Partners in AMER Region across Google's suite of ad products. Brings together engineering and product expertise, through best in class consultative engagements. Founding member of Google's Coaches Council. Site Lead: Google Atlanta
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Manager, Technical Services Google Marketing Platform
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Apr 2014 - Jun 2019
San Francisco Bay Area Lead the technical service team behind the Google Marketing Platform of enterprise Ad Tech including Display (DV360), Search (SA360), and Analytics (GA360).
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Manager, Social Ads Team
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Sep 2012 - Apr 2014
San Francisco Bay Area Working to build and grow a robust social ads offering at Google & Wildfire. Building a team of ad strategists dedicated to helping advertisers take social advertising out of its silo and optimize across social's Paid, Owned, and Earned media as well as optimize social within the wider digital landscape. Leveraging expertise on social advertising across Facebook, G+, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube to help marketers achieve results.
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Wildfire Interactive, Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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Manager, Social Ads Team
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Oct 2011 - Sep 2012
San Francisco Bay Area Wildfire was a SaaS social media marketing platform and was acquired by Google in August 2012 (http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/31/google-acquires-wildfire/). Wildfire grew to 40M+ ARR, 20K paying customers and 400+ employees. - 1st social ads employee, growing team to large, global group - Trained global sales team of 200+ on social advertising - Formed partnerships, infrastructure, and team to build multimillion dollar ad business
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Chairman and Founder
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Nov 2007 - Nov 2011
Lead teams of volunteers to Africa under the mission of providing relief to the most poverty and disease ridden areas of Africa through monetary donations and volunteerism. In its first two years, EOAF raised more than $100,000, spread globally to college campuses in Turkey, Wales, Scotland, etc, and saw projects succeed like the mobile HIV testing vehicle which raised the average monthly number of people being tested by over 700%. After being named one of JPMorgan's "Chase… Show more Lead teams of volunteers to Africa under the mission of providing relief to the most poverty and disease ridden areas of Africa through monetary donations and volunteerism. In its first two years, EOAF raised more than $100,000, spread globally to college campuses in Turkey, Wales, Scotland, etc, and saw projects succeed like the mobile HIV testing vehicle which raised the average monthly number of people being tested by over 700%. After being named one of JPMorgan's "Chase Community Giving" Top 100 on facebook, the Eyes on Africa Foundation became a global nonprofit empowering people to make a difference. Show less
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Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Tech Coordinator
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Jun 2010 - Oct 2011
Coordinate, update, maintain, and manage all website, social networking, blog, and online marketing efforts. Responsibilities include web design and maintenence, blog creation and upkeep, as well as full service social networking efforts to create a consistent brand image for Dallas Metro North.
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Strategic Marketing Consultant
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Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
Work included business plan & sales strategy development through the creation of a research based social media network; serving as project leader, updating and recreating DMX client case studies to be used in acquiring new clients and showcasing DMX' work; and project leader composing research on Pandora Media Inc delivering in-depth briefing for DMX CEO. DMX and Pandora have now partnered. As a music producer I help put playlists together which are then pumped into stores - the music… Show more Work included business plan & sales strategy development through the creation of a research based social media network; serving as project leader, updating and recreating DMX client case studies to be used in acquiring new clients and showcasing DMX' work; and project leader composing research on Pandora Media Inc delivering in-depth briefing for DMX CEO. DMX and Pandora have now partnered. As a music producer I help put playlists together which are then pumped into stores - the music of our music, video, scent, messaging and a/v systems. Make Your Brand Unforgettable / Full Sensory Branding Experience Show less
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Stone Ward
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Management Intern
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
Greater Chicago Area Account Management Intern in Stone Ward advertising agency's Chicago office. I worked with US Soccer, Snap-on Tools, Terminix, Nature Conservancy, and more. During my time at Stone Ward I was able to create the first ever grass roots campaign designed at targeting youth soccer players.
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
Intern for Celia Barlow, Labour Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade. As a research assistant my tasks included dealing with mail from constituents and various organizations, preparing press releases, answering phone calls, helping with the diary, drafting policy letters to constituents and Government departments as well as research on a variety of subjects. In addition, I attended meetings with other MPs, lobbyists, and other organizations related to different projects like the… Show more Intern for Celia Barlow, Labour Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade. As a research assistant my tasks included dealing with mail from constituents and various organizations, preparing press releases, answering phone calls, helping with the diary, drafting policy letters to constituents and Government departments as well as research on a variety of subjects. In addition, I attended meetings with other MPs, lobbyists, and other organizations related to different projects like the economic bailout. Show less
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Education
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University of Leeds
Msc, International Marketing Management -
University of Notre Dame
Science-Business, International Peace Studies -
Flower Mound High School