Marisa Ricciardi

Marisa has advised many venerable brands, including Goldman Sachs, Omnicom, Morgan Stanley and NYSE Euronext. As CMO at NYSE Euronext, she led the firm through a dramatic brand transformation, retooling the NYSE's listings franchise to become #1 in attracting technology IPOs. Through this interaction with both Fortune 500 companies and pre-IPO startups, she identified a market need to advise growing companies on a host of marketing issues, inspiring her to found the Ricciardi Group. She is a frequent guest lecturer at NYU Stern and teacher at General Assembly for Digital Enterprise.

Karma von Burg

Karma von Burg is a seasoned marketing executive having worked extensively leveraging insights to build leading edge brands. She is recognized for her expertise creating strategic marketing initiatives and solving business challenges. In this regard, she spent 12 years with Red Bull North America where she developed and led their legendary culture marketing operation, generally agreed on as the gold standard for programmatic marketing. Karma serves on the board of World Up, a non-profit focused on engaging at risk youth through music and technology. Karma is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

LaVerne Baker

LaVerne is an experienced administrator and project manager who is self-motivated, innovative and is continually pursuing new challenges. She is a true partner and confidante to the Ricciardi Group team.

Erin Bradley

Erin joined RG after graduating from James Madison University with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in General Business. Her various experiences in analytics and project design cultivated her passion for marketing. She thrives in challenging environments where she helps solve complex business problems and tell compelling narratives backed by research and insights.

Jason Brown

With over 20 years experience in brand strategy, identity and product innovation, Jason has overseen the creation and evolution of globally recognized brands in financial services, consumer goods, transportation services, insurance and technology. His presence in market includes work for Coke, Google, Virgin, McDonald’s, NYSE, UPS, Thomson Reuters, TD Bank and BNY Mellon. Jason brings a unique perspective and great passion to his work with a belief that design has the unlimited power to shape ideas, ignite desire and grow business. For Jason, applying a design perspective early in the process delivers a more targeted and impactful articulation of the idea, and a clearer vision of the possibilities.

Jeanne Cotroneo Darrow

Jeanne has more than 20 years of editorial and marketing experience. Before joining RG Marketing in 2016, she was Vice President of Content Strategy for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and a key change driver in the firm's digital transformation. Prior roles included Vice President of Segment and Channel Marketing for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Director of Editorial Services for the New York Stock Exchange and leader her own content marketing agency Working With Words, LLC. She is a member of New York Women in Communications and Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for collegiate schools of business.

Megan Creighton

Megan has 7+ years of experience executing lead generation, growth and acquisition, digital marketing and social media campaigns for B2B technology companies. She joined RG from LRN, an ethics and compliance solutions provider offering an innovative SaaS platform & host of advisory services for enterprise companies. During her two year tenure, Megan implemented multi-channel content marketing strategies to drive new business and retention. She is a data-driven, resourceful marketer who is passionate about architecting well-crafted, creative campaigns that impact the bottom line.

Jay DiPietro

Jay joins the Ricciardi Group from ComplySci (formerly "Compliance Science"), a leading global regulatory technology provider headquartered in NYC. At ComplySci, Jay was responsible for the strategic planning and tactical execution of marketing campaigns across social, email, and media and research partners. As a data- and analytics-driven marketer, Jay used intensive ROI and Marketing / Sales data to fine-tune and optimize the "marketing machine," helping to achieve high double-digit growth YoY during his tenure. He is a graduate of Trinity College where he studied Political Science with a focus on Comparative Politics.

Don Hogle

Don develops the in-depth intelligence gathering and discerning analysis to get to the right story for your brand or for your products and services. He has deep experience in financial services, technology-enabled products and services. His specialties are design and execution of interviews, analysis and storyline development for brand positioning and communications development. He created tremendous growth for Charles Schwab with their ‘Talk to Chuck’ marketing efforts.

Rebekah Iliff

Rebekah Iliff is a Nashville, Tennessee-based writer, content strategist, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of WriteVest, a strategic advisor for AirPR Software, and an advisor for Survios. Additionally, she is a strategic partner for talkTECH, a technology public relations firm she co-founded in 2010. She is a currently a contributing writer for Inc., Entrepreneur, Business 2 Community, and The Satirist. Additionally, her insights on technology, entrepreneurship, and culture have been featured in Mashable, HuffPost (Business and Comedy), Comediva, THINK Review, The New York Times, Spin Sucks, Fast Company, and more. Rebekah holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago, and an M.A. in Organizational Management and Applied Community Psychology from Antioch University at Los Angeles (AULA).

Deb Larsen

Deb was the brand ambassador of the NYSE for 20 years, guiding the iconic institution from a privately held domestic exchange to a public company on the global stage. She managed teams and divisions including brand licensing, creative services, employee engagement, multi-media operations and experiential events.

Claudine Lorme

Claudine is a creative director who honed her strategic chops at advertising agencies in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and London, creating meticulously crafted campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands. In another life, she helped newly signed bands break into the European dance music scene with Sony Music, Germany. In 2009, she started My Sister Fred, a creative agency ready for any media necessary.

Amanda Loveday

A decade of experience in broadcast journalism and politics taught Amanda the importance of getting to know the community and how to interact with people, especially those with different personalities and backgrounds. Amanda graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and started her television career at Dateline NBC as an Assistant Producer. Prior to moving into corporate PR, Amanda served as the Communications Director to the Assistant Democratic Leader, Congressman James E. Clyburn. Her expertise is in crisis management, stakeholder management, media relations and strategic communications.

Jackie Monfort

Jackie is a senior marketing leader with deep expertise in financial services, with a focus on financial technology and information services. She has successfully led dynamic teams to create brand awareness, increase market share and drive revenue goals. Jackie has managed corporate brand, digital marketing, conference and event management, media relations and creative services. Her experience includes leadership roles at Fundtech, Thomson Reuters, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., UBS and Schwab Capital Markets. Jackie is a member of NY Women in Communications, the Financial Communications Society and works with the Taproot organization to provide marketing services to non-profits.

Kristan Mullane

Kristan developed her communications toolkit working in publishing, content editing and social media. She joins RG Marketing from foodie tech company GrubHub, where she worked on the Seamless, MenuPages and Allmenus brands. Previously, Kristan fueled her passion for books as a bookseller and literary assistant.

Jennifer Ogden

Jennifer is an accomplished agency leader and brand strategist, known for her ability to cut through the clutter to uncover sharp business and consumer insights that transform brands. She creates deep consultative relationships and builds world-class teams around client needs. Jennifer nurtures big ideas that garner results, broadens agency relationships and earns industry accolades. She has significant expertise in brand identity, portfolio strategy, building consumer and B2B brands in the digital, social landscape.

Alana Poser

Alana joined the RG team after graduating the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Bachelor of Art in Studio Art. Her role as Advertising Chair on the executive board of the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Maryland sparked her passion for marketing. Throughout her experiences, she has developed a deep appreciation for the role that both creativity and innovation play in the marketing environment. 

Tim Reed

Tim is an Entrepreneurial Strategic Marketer with US/global leadership experience launching, growing and turning around businesses. He has a distinctive ability to identify business opportunities, direct multi-faceted branding initiatives, and create integrated marketing solutions to drive revenue and profitability. Tim is highly regarded for cultivating partnerships and building lasting relationships across global business sectors (including C-level executives within Fortune 100 organizations), inspiring teams, and delivering results.

Kevin Roddy

Kevin has been the creative leader at some of the most respected and admired creative agencies in America including, Riney/San Francisco, BBH/New York and Fallon/New York. During this time, he has led these agencies, and the brands we worked with, through the transforming landscape of advertising creativity, helping them undergo considerable change into the new ways of communicating on behalf of brands. This resulted in ground-breaking work and global recognition for extraordinary creativity, innovation and brand success.

Meredith Rowley

From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to the halls of the U.S. Capitol, Meredith brings 15+ years communications experience that spans financial services, politics and media. Most recently, she worked at NBCUniversal planning and executing their first ever cross-portfolio campaign and Upfront presentation, key drivers that led to their #1 position in the Upfront marketplace for the past two years. Meredith's passion and expertise lies in storytelling and creating 360 degree brand experiences. She is an energetic, creative and thorough communications strategist.

Kimberly Solarz Gordon

Kimberly is an enthusiastic marketer who believes the best brand strategies are equal parts heart and data. For ten years. She’s been successfully helping brands endear themselves to their most relevant audience on the inside. Her expansive experience in various industries allows her to work with anyone from scrappy tech start-ups and nonprofits to industry leaders. She helps firms tackle their current marketing challenges while making smart decisions to ensure they can reach future business goals.

Robert Smith

Robert started his career creating brands and campaigns in the technology sector. Clients included Apple, Claris, Duracell and Teletrax. In more recent years Robert has advised a range of financial and fintech clients both in the US and Europe, including NYSE Technologies, SWIFT, and The London Stock Exchange, along with high-profile technology brand including Ricoh and start-ups and challengers including Bankable, ABE, Rialto and Flyer.

Dan Spiegel

Over his 14 year career, Dan has driven brand transformation across a variety of industries, including sports & entertainment, Fintech, Insurtech, financial services, and logistics. Dan brings experience from all corners of the marketing landscape, having worked in media buying/planning, brand strategy, digital marketing, and market research. Most recently, Dan served as Vice President, Brand at FanDuel where he led the repositioning of the brand, impacting the organization across advertising, product, and culture.

Charise Mita

Charise is a culture and brand strategist, who identifies as a FWD (Fast, Wide, Deep) Thinker. She is an expert in cultural analysis, brand strategy, digital strategy, customer insight, advertising, integrated marketing, and marketing.

Wallis Post

Wallis is an accomplished and dynamic brand communications executive with 15 years of experience in the development, implementation and management of results driven PR, digital and integrated marketing programs and strategic partnerships. She has a proven track record of strong leadership, excellent client/project management skills and ability to think and act cross functionally. Her expertise is in developing and executing strategies to mobilize audiences and drive engagement to promote brand objectives.

Karen Propp

Leigh Silver

Leigh supports the Ricciardi Group's clients with various digital media initiatives, including email marketing (HubSpot), lead generation campaigns (SalesForce), social strategy, paid search, paid social, and content development.

Christena Wong

Christena is a Boston University MBA graduate specializing in marketing and entrepreneurship with brand management experience in world class FMCG. She exhibits a personable leadership style, insightful analytical skills, and team oriented ambition through roles such as: university chapter president, branding associate, consulting associate, marketing strategist. From detailed engineering estimate work at one of the nation's most prestigious privately owned aeronautical system manufacturers to increasing top line potential at one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, Christena has thorough training in relationship management, interacting with cross functional groups, and developing marketing plans for brand growth.