Meet Our Speakers

Our speakers for DFW Social Media Day are not only experienced professionals in the industry, they are known locally and nationally for the experience, expertise, training and speaking ability.

Each speaker was hand picked by the conference organizer because of  their reputation and professional standing in the online world.

They are dedicated not only sharing with you the value of using social media, but tips, strategy, methodology and tools to manage your accounts successfully. Even though each speaker is focusing on a specific topic, they are all well versed in using all the social media platforms successfully to market themselves and customers in most cases.

J.R. Atkins, author of Success Simplified, is a recognized speaker, consultant specializing in Social Media, Mobile Apps & Marketing. He is best known for working with company leaders, sales professionals and marketing managers on how Social Media and Mobile Apps can make a positive impact on their organization. He values teaching organizations how to use Social Media to communicate with perspective customers, current clients and employees.

Fred Campos, author of Social Media Success in 31 days, Chief of Marketing at FunCitySocialMedia.  Fred is a teacher, trainer and social media consultant. He has taught more than 55 social media classes from cruise ships to paid tele-classes, you don’t want to miss this engaging and very funny speaker (2010 North Texas District Humorous Toastmaster Speech Winner).


Lissa Duty, founded her social media consulting practice in 2009 after discovering a passion for leveraging online social media platforms to brand clients and small businesses. She uses her energy and marketing talents to assist her clients in growing their business and network via social networking websites. Coined as “Your Online Social Coach”, she is launching an Online Social Media Coaching Program May 1st.

Patty Farmer, “The Networking CEO™”, is a multi-award winning and highly sought after marketing professional, public speaker, radio show host and author.  She was recipient of 2011’s International Women’s Day Business Service Award as well as 2010’s “Best Business Connector in Dallas” award. Patty has a network of 75,000+. She has taught thousands of business owners how to effectively network and expand their client base using a non-competitive and dynamic collaboration strategy.

Giovanni Gallucci lives a double-life. On one hand he is a recovering .NET programmer turned online brand strategist and internet journeyman. Giovanni develops strategy for online marketing and audience development for forward-thinking clients interested in breaking new ground online in music, television, film, missions and causes. On the other hand he is a professional photographer, digital filmmaker and editor currently working on Troubadour, TX, a docu-reality TV series.

Neil Lemons, Texas native, is an early 30-something adventurer, mobile lifestyle enthusiast, and Marketing Consultant. He is the Co-Founder of  ILiveInDallas.com, a hyper-local publication that attracts 45k+ visitors a month. He has written in personal blogs since 2001 and  written for and consulted with businesses for 6+ years. He works for PFSweb during the day creating & implementing SEO/SEM and affiliate strategies for household names, i.e. Gerber® Childrenswear, Roots, and P&G eStore.

Robin Moss, a high-end web designer and graphic artist founded ribit a digital marketing agency in 1994. She has always been on the cutting edge convincing people that “the web is not a fad!” since that time. Her company, Ribit, designs custom WordPress websites, logos, brochures, graphics, all branding materials for your offline and online marketing. While ribit has been awarded many awards, Robin was personally honored as one of Multimedia Producer Magazine’s “Top 100”.

Mike D. Merrill is Chief Bacon Maker and Marketing Strategist at Bacon Marketing, his own consulting practice. He consults in the areas of social media marketing, corporate and personal branding, product marketing and technology sales.  Mike’s an experienced sales and marketing professional with over 14 years experience in Fortune 500 companies and venture backed startups.

Andrea Vahl, Social Media Consultant & Speaker. She is passionate about helping small businesses understand and leverage the power of social media to actually grow their business. Andrea is co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies and is the Community Manager for Social Media Examiner. She uses her Improv comedy skills to blog as a popular character, Grandma Mary – Social Media Edutainer.

This speaker lineup is awesome! Register NOW!