As senior director of marketing and communications, Heather Gately oversees the marketing, communications, and media relations for The Marketing Store, a global promotional agency and product development group with offices in twelve countries. With thirteen years in digital and technology marketing, specializing in emerging media thought leadership, Heather was previously part of the global corporate marketing team at Razorfish, one of the world’s leading digital agencies. She led the strategy and execution around the agency’s digital and social media presence including content development at leading industry events such as SXSW Interactive, Digital Kids Summit, and ad:Tech to name a few, and most recently has spoken at AMA Momentum and the HAVI WISE forum, where she accepted the Leadership Award for Success. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and lives in downtown Chicago with her husband, son, and two ancient micro-dogs.