Our Judges | Women in Content Marketing Awards 2020
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The Women in Content Marketing Awards (WICMA) are judged by an esteemed panel of industry leaders and experts in content marketing. Learn more about our judges!
Robin Bennefield
Editorial Director of Creative & Content Marketing, Marriott
Robin Bennefield is Editorial Director of Marriott Creative and Content Marketing, leading editorial storytelling and content strategy across Marriott Bonvoy brands. She also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Marriott’s online magazine telling good travel stories that inspire exploration of the world’s greatest destinations. Bennefield comes to this role with 25 years of experience as a journalist and digital media producer, encompassing work as a reporter for U.S. News & World Report, travel writer and expert for TravelChannel.com, as well as executive producer and editorial director of several Discovery web sites, including Discovery.com, TLC.com, and AnimalPlanet.com.
Jennifer Goforth Gregory
Freelance Content Marketing Writer & Author
Jennifer Goforth Gregory started her freelance writing career when her youngest started school 13 years ago and built her business from scratch to a six-figure a year business. She creates content and strategy for a wide range of clients, including Microsoft, IBM, CVS, Adobe, Epson, Experian, Ameriprise, HPE, Samsung, AT&T and Verizon. Jennifer also helps other writers build freelance content marketing businesses through her popular blog, training and best selling book The Freelance Content Marketing Writer: How to Find Your Perfect Client, Make Tons of Money and Build a Business You Love. In her free time, she rescues homeless dachshunds and referees the teenage drama in her house.
Annie Granatstein
EVP, Creative Newsroom Director, Edelman
Annie Granatstein recently joined Edelman as EVP, Creative Newsroom Director, leading and growing their multimedia journalistic content offering. She believes passionately in the importance of storytelling for brands to deeply connect and build trust with their audiences.
Formerly she founded and headed The Washington Post’s in-house creative agency, WP BrandStudio (explore portfolio site). There she created a content engine to power important programs for the world’s most iconic brands. Over her 4+ year tenure, she dramatically increased the team’s revenue, staff, and number of advertisers, garnering a slew industry accolades from leading organizations, including Webby, Digiday, Telly, and OMMA.
She’s a juror for the Shorty, Telly, and World Media Awards and leads talks at numerous industry events, ranging from SXSW and the Sundance Film Festival to Content Marketing World and the IAB Leadership Summit. In 2019, Folio named her a Top Woman in Media in the Industry Trailblazer category.
Lizbeth Cardozo
Co-founder & Producer, Tiny Milkshake Media
Lizbeth is a co-founder and producer at Tiny Milkshake, an animation and creative content studio, where she leads the company’s operations, marketing and production efforts. She and her husband launched the company in 2017 to focus on creating bite-sized animated stories that delight audiences and build brands.
Her award-winning studio has worked with a wide range of clients such as Talkspace, Perdue, Lego, Novartis, Hershey and Hewlett Packard. In April 2020, she launched a Women in Content virtual meetup where over 300 women signed up to join. There, she offers a space where women can support and elevate each other while facing COVID-19 and all it’s uncertainty. Lizbeth also serves as a brand ambassador for She Runs It, a nonprofit working to elevate women in media, advertising, and tech. In her free time, she loves to hike, tear up the road with her bike, and enjoy ice-cream; her favorite summertime treat.
Laura Hamlyn
Senior Director, Global Content Team, Red Hat
Laura is head of content strategy and content marketing programs for Red Hat’s Marketing Communications team. She manages a global team responsible for web content strategy, content marketing programs, content operations, translations and localization, and content messaging and governance.
Stephanie Stahl
General Manager, Content Marketing Institute
Stephanie Stahl is General Manager of the Content Marketing Institute where she leads the brand’s event and digital operations. CMI is the leading global content marketing education and training organization, teaching enterprise brands how to attract and retain customers through compelling, multichannel storytelling. Previously, Stephanie served as VP of Content Marketing for UBM’s Technology portfolio, providing strategic guidance on content development, content optimization, and audience engagement for technology clients. She’s worked for the company, which is now owned by Informa, for more than two decades, helping shape new multimedia content and event offerings. Stephanie lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband and they enjoy spending time taking care of their many pets and visiting their two daughters on their college campuses.
Jennifer Jordan
VP & Head of Content, Babbel
Jen is the VP and Head of Content at Babbel, the world’s best-selling language learning app. In this role, she leads Babbel’s overall content strategy for the U.S. Her team produces engaging long-form, social and multimedia content for language enthusiasts, armchair linguists, and lifelong learners.
Prior to Babbel, Jen led content and community at several other high-growth, B2B, and B2C software startups. She’s translated her interests in public policy, mission-driven work, creative storytelling, and internet culture into a career in marketing.
Jen regularly shares her experience in content and leading teams by speaking at events — most recently Content Marketing World, Digiday, and Marketo Summit. She lives in coastal New Jersey with her husband and dog.
