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Michael Koziol is the co-founder of newly launched Dragonfruit
Studios, an Atlanta-based media-independent content studio. From April
2004 until the end of 2007, Michael served as EVP, Strategy and
Development for Nurun, Inc., a global interactive agency with offices
in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. He joined Nurun after it
acquired Ant Farm Interactive, the Atlanta-based interactive agency
that he co-founded with Melissa Honabach. While involved with Nurun
and Ant Farm, Michael advised world-class brands and organizations,
including AT&T Wireless (Cingular), Equifax, L'Oreal, Unilever, The
Home Depot, Bombardier Recreational Products, Evian, and many others
about interactive marketing, new consumer and audience expectations
and changes in the media mix, the potential for brands to become media
properties, and the role of community and social networking in
relationship marketing.
Prior to launching Ant Farm Interactive in 1999, he was with BellSouth IntelliVentures and was responsible for product development and pricing of the full range of BellSouth Internet advertising products. In addition, he identified and analyzed new investments, business lines, and product opportunities. He is currently a board member of the Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund and The Center for Puppetry Arts.
David has more than 18 years of experience in the development of category management processes and training programs for both retailers and manufacturers within the consumer products industry. He has helped his clients change organizational behaviors and processes to sustain enterprise-wide category management capabilities. He has also helped MIS departments design strategy, evaluate software, and develop their category management information systems.
Prior to founding Delta Associates, Inc., in 1995, David’s experiences were in Sales and as a Business Analyst. Since 1989, David has been directly involved with category management as a category consultant and national manager of strategic category development and space management. He also served as a member of two reengineering teams for a major consumer products company.
Deborah Faucette is a registered pharmacist with over 20 years experience in the pharmacy industry. Starting her career at Rite Aid Corporation as a staff pharmacist, she was later promoted to various corporate management positions in pharmacy operations, human resources and clinical services. In addition, she has lectured at various pharmacy schools across the country, and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Faucette also worked for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, where she collaborated with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, FDA Office of Women’s Health, National Diabetes Education Program, and Poison Prevention Council to produce patient outreach resources for pharmacy retailers. She also co-authored “HIPAA Security Training for the Pharmacy Workforce,” which has been utilized by more than 70% of the pharmacy retailing industry.
Ms. Faucette has also served as Vice President, Industry Relations and Pharmacy Network Development, for Catalina Marketing. She is currently on the advisory boards of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and the publication, Pharmacy Times.
Robert Petisi is the President of Tween Waters Marketing Alliance, a strategic growth and turn-around consultancy, specializing in growth coaching and strategic guidance for media, publishing, private equity, in-store marketing and the professional services industry.
Prior to founding Tween Waters, Bob was with The Thomson Corporation, where he assumed the role of Chairman of Drake Beam Morin (DBM) in July 2001, and continued in that role through 2003. As Chairman, Bob was responsible for DBM’s worldwide operations and overall strategy and direction. DBM, one of the leading HR consulting companies in the world, reached year-end sales in 2003 of $270 million.
Bob received his BS in Marketing from the University of Rhode Island where he is a Board Member of the College of Business and a Trustee at the University. Bob has been involved with and provided marketing advice to charitable organizations in Connecticut, including The Pequot Library, Near and Far Aid Association, The Discovery Museum and The Connecticut Economic Development Council.