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Meet Our Speakers
Martin
Vilata

Keynote
TikTok
At TikTok, Martin Vilata helped pave the way as one of the first SMB advisors and specializes in onboarding businesses of all types and sizes to find success on the platform. Martin is a sales professional with previous experience at Glassdoor, Adobe, and Facebook advising SMBs, enterprise companies, and ad agencies.
Erika
Wise

CEO
WiserWay Media
Erika Wise is the Founder and CEO of WiserWay Media, a digital marketing company based in San Diego, California, and the creator of brands such as BittiBite Boxes, AfroChucks, and LocalBraid. Erika is the creator of Wiserly.io, an all-in-one marketing resource hub, e-learning and social networking platform.
Holly Blackwell

Owner
H2M Solutions
Holly Blackwell is a Small Business Marketing Advocate, Writer, Blogger, Speaker and Teacher. She has worked with a diverse spectrum of businesses ranging from self-employed consultants to billion-dollar corporations, and a great number of non-profit organizations, retail businesses, and services.
Amy
Wood

Founder & CEO
Flint Avenue
Amy Wood is the Founder and CEO of Flint Avenue, a Texas-based creative marketing and software development company. Amy is an award-winning instructional designer and marketing strategist. She has over 20 years of international experience in product and service marketing and strategic planning.
Mark
Nanez

Owner
NineYes Marketing
Mark is the owner of NineYes Marketing where he helps businesses gain more exposure through online marketing. He works with businesses and serves as the chair advisor of Texas State University's Masters in Marketing Program.
Michael Bazar

CEO
Bazar Solutions
Mike is the CEO of Bazar Solutions. Since 2009 Bazar Solutions has been focused on providing enterprise level IT support and cybersecurity to the SMB space. This focus on the customer experience has turned Bazar Solutions into a nationally recognized multi-million dollar business
Katie
Britt

VP of Marketing
Wichita Falls Chamber
Katie Britt is the Vice President of Marketing for the Wichita Falls Chamber, a Toastmaster, Digital Marketer, Graphic Designer, artist, and storyteller. She believes in maximizing opportunities for organizations and people to magnify their growth.
Nick Hawks

Founder & CEO
12TeachYou.com
As the founder of 12TeachYou.com Nick Hawks shares his business knowledge to both public audiences and private consulting. As an e-commerce guru, he offers classes on topics such as how to sell on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Instagram, and Facebook, finding the perfect product, marketing, and website creation.
Ashton Montgomery

Project Manager
Flint Avenue
Ashton Montgomery works with the Flint Avenue creative team and loves helping clients turn their dreams into reality. Ashton is a Google Certified and SharpSpring CRM Super User Certified data analyst. Ashton is passionate about putting real numbers to client success.
Dr. Keith S. Jones

Professor/Dept Chair
Texas Tech University
Dr. Keith S. Jones is a human factors psychologist who specializes in human-computer interaction. His current research focuses on human factors issues related to cybersecurity, with an emphasis on social engineering.
Agenda

Dietary accommodations and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance to nwtsbdc@ttu.edu.
Masks not required but encouraged.
Funded in part through the State of Texas and a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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