Brooke Kahn

A recovering workaholic from New York City, Brooke gave up everything she owned in 2016 to embark on a journey to see the world. After a year of traveling around Asia and breaking barriers she didn’t know were in her way, she relocated to Sydney to bring her experience working for large companies like Apple and Universal McCann to a little-known Australian start-up.
Upon returning to the US, Brooke knew that to avoid repeat burnout, she could not lose sight of her other passions and keeping her love of travel alive would be essential. Unfortunately, it was March 2020, and the world was put on hold as COVID took over our lives. After settling into her new role as a Campaign Director at Flashtalking, Brooke once again relocated, this time to Mexico, to become a digital nomad. While she loves the lifestyle, there are many challenges she had to navigate on her own, particularly the absence of attending industry events and creating connections with her colleagues and peers.
Throughout her career, Brooke has enjoyed helping brands embrace digital media technology that help to deliver on their business goals and create long-lasting connections with their audience. By taking the time to understand what problem(s) they are trying to solve, she uses her knowledge and understanding of ad technology to make recommendations and will even break it down into a crawl, walk, run approach for brands that are hesitant to jump right in. 
In her current role of Regional Director, Campaign Management, Brooke helps drive and execute the strategic vision for Flashtalking’s west coast clients as well as leads a team of campaign managers, offering mentorship and guidance as their navigate their own careers.
It may have been by luck that Brooke fell into an operations role 15+ years ago, but as a self-proclaimed operations and process junkie, Brooke is passionate about documenting everything! As technology continues to get more complex and nuanced, Brooke believes that success is not possible without clear and concise documentation which facilitates scaling the operation across larger teams but also enables collaboration with the product team to further advance the product.
Brooke is also passionate about women supporting women and lifting each other. While there are several women within tech, there are much fewer in leadership roles. While she has had the pleasure of working under some women in C-Suite roles, she knows we can only see more if we band together and support one another instead of fighting for that single seat.