Debbie Landa, founder of Dealmaker Media, is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing, and public relations. Before starting Dealmaker Media in 2000, Debbie was the director of business development for Double Impact, a venture catalyst firm focused on accelerating the growth of emerging startup companies. Prior to that, she was the founder of several companies including a PR and event production company. In addition, Debbie has 10 years of experience in the apparel industry, working with various clothing manufacturers, designing and developing private-label programs for major retailers.



Christen O’Brien comes to Dealmaker Media with over 8 years of experience in conference production and marketing, spanning the legal, investment banking, healthcare, non-profit and technology sectors. At Dealmaker Media, Christen is responsible for content, speakers, strategy and execution of all activities related to DM conferences, roundtables and events. Prior to Dealmaker Media, Christen worked for American Legal Media, Houlihan Lokey, Littler Mendleson and the MDA. In addition, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bulgaria where she taught elementary-level English and learned to survive bitter, cold winters without heating. Christen graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Communications and Business, as well as an endless love for college football.


Giselle Umland is the Director of Events and Operations at Dealmaker Media. Her event and meeting planning experience spans the business development, human resource, and finance fields. Prior to joining Dealmaker Media, Giselle was an Event Manager at Agencia Um, a leading event production company in Sao Paulo, where she served clients such as Citibank, Bank of Boston and ABN AMRO Bank. She holds a B.A. degree in Tourism from Anhembi Morumbi University and completed the San Francisco State University Event and Meeting Planning Program.




Jasmine Antonick left the Canadian cold to join forces with the Dealmaker Media team after having met them while working as VP Communications for a tech startup. With over seven years of marketing and public relations experience, Jasmine likes to focus on what brings people together to connect and innovate. She's featured in a Harvard Business School case study on distributed innovation, the We Are Smarter than Me research project, and the NY Times. She loves strawberries, cheese, tech, hiking and will one day be a rock star (once she learns to slay a guitar).
  
 Stephanie Smith, Operations Manager
Stephanie is responsible for the daily operations of the Dealmaker Media office, which includes accounting, contract management, all things related to event registration and membership and of course, taking out the trash on Mondays.  She has 8 years of professional experience in a wide range of industries including event planning for the Convention & Visitors Bureau in her hometown of Akron, Ohio and for Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts in Napa Valley.  Stephanie also gained a great deal of operations experience through her role as operations assistant for a national real estate investment firm.  She holds a B.A. In Justice Studies from Kent State University.  She is an avid runner, and enjoys backpacking, sailing and cooking.