Marketing & Advertising Industry Network Career Conversation: "Lessons in Leadership" (Online)

Location

Online via Zoom

Event Description

Join fellow alumni for an Alumni in Marketing & Advertising Industry Network conversation featuring Doug Zarkin, GWSB BBA '92, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Luxottica's Pearle Vision business, as he discusses his career and shares lessons in leadership in the marketing industry. The conversation with Doug will be moderated by Melissa Stone, CCAS BA '06, Founder of Eastend Marketing and a member of the GW Alumni in Marketing & Advertising Leadership Council.

The conversation will be followed by a brief Q&A session with the panelists. This event is open to all GW alumni and members of the Class of 2021.

Speaker

Doug Zarkin, GWSB BBA '92, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Luxottica's Pearle Vision business, is recognized as a global strategic retail and brand marketing expert and has led the transformation of Pearle Vision's global strategic marketing, digital platform, visual merchandising, product promotion, and retail footprint. During the course of his career, Doug has earned an impressive array of honors for his marketing and brand building work including; ANA Genius Award, Brandweek’s Constellation Award, a Silver Clio Award and multiple Effie Awards. Doug was recently named a Retail Innovator Award Winner and was recognized by his peers as Top 40 Over 40 and Innovative Marketer of The Year by The CMO Club. He’s previously been named “Marketer of the Next Generation” by Brandweek and appeared on several Top 50 Marketers Lists. His public presence includes appearances on all of the major broadcast networks and business publications and frequently lecturers on the subject of brand marketing at many top universities, such as Harvard, NYU, Duke, Cornell, Xavier, The George Washington University, Miami of Ohio, Temple, Duke, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

System Requirements

This conversation will take place live via Zoom Webinar. Access details will be provided once you register.