MEDIA SEMINARS 2017 Global Media Summit | Together We Push Back the Darkness 31 MEDIA SEMINAR FACULTY SUZANNE NILES is BroadStreet Publishing’s Director of Relationship Development and brings years of experience in entertainment, public relations, and ministry organization with her. Suzanne started out as an actress in film, commercials, and television shows; then went on to a career in the music industry. Suzanne has a passion for networking and public relations and has worked in those arenas for Franklin Graham, World Compassion, and The Salvation Army, among others. Her great desire is to bring the love of Christ, practice of prayer and fasting, knowledge of God’s word, and the message of the gospel to people everywhere. J LOREN NORRIS is an International Leadership Speaker, TV Host and Author. He currently works as Director of Marketing for Christian broadcaster, IBN Television and also serves as the Station Manager for the local Christian TV Station KHFD 51.3 & 51.4. Before launching his career in television, Loren served in the US Air Force as a Fire Fighter, worked for more than 20 years in advertising sales, corporate marketing communications, field marketing and media barter for companies such as Winning Strategies, Verizon, Jobs.com and Faith & Family Magazine. Loren currently hosts Meet The Messenger TV and Tell It Like It Is TV as well as co-hosting Transforming Grace with his wife Karin. Loren actively trains business, government and ministry leaders in Congo, Brazil, Honduras and UK, trained teachers and pastors for Gateway Church, The Kings University, and entrepreneurial leadership at Brookhaven College. —meetthemessenger.com and tellitlikeitis.tv BENJAMIN DANE ROBINSON’S diversified background includes advertising design, marketing, art direction, and film production. After graduating with honors from the Art Institute of Dallas, he became Creative Director and Fashion Illustrator for a large department store, where he was responsible for television, print and display advertising. His experience as Head Art Director for the famed tabletop company, Fitz and Floyd, led to a transition into the agency world as Creative Director for two North Texas ad firms and ultimately, Madden Marketing and Design Group, where he developed the design, signage and advertising division. —robinsoncreativeinc.com A. LARRY ROSS is president of A. Larry Ross Communications, a Dallas-based full-service public relations firm, founded in 1994 to provide crossover media liaison at the intersection of faith and culture emanating from or targeted to communities of faith. Larry has nearly 39 years corporate, non-profit and agency experience influencing public opinion through strategic PR counsel to organizations and individuals, including evangelist Billy Graham, for whom he served as principal spokesperson beginning in 1981. A graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, Larry and his wife Autumn have three sons, one daughter-in-law and one grandson, and live in Lewisville, TX. You can follow him on Twitter at @ALarryRoss. SOCIAL MEDIA BOOTCAMP DAN R. MORRIS is an expert in the digital media industry and the founder of Blogging Concentrated. Dan actively studies the trends, advances and everything new in tech, social media and content marketing. He delivers that information weekly through the popular Amplify Podcast with co-host Rachel Marie Martin. Through live events, consulting, a forum and a membership platform, Dan helps bloggers and businesses understand the science of online success. RACHEL MARIE MARTIN is the writer behind the site FindingJoy.net, partner of BloggingConcentrated.com and co-host of the Amplify Podcast. Rachel’s top blog post, “Why Being a Mom is Enough” has surpassed 1.8 million Facebook likes and she has had her articles translated into over 20 languages. Rachel speaks worldwide about a variety of empowering topics ranging from motherhood to social media marketing to website strategy to writing to creating an authentic community. Rachel believes in living each day intentionally and loves working with others to cultivate a vision, realize their potential and see their dreams become a reality.