About Dave Van De Walle
Joined Zilis LLC in July 2018 to help build the narrative around CBD Oil.
Spent a decent amount of time in the bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain world as Managing Principal of Metacoin. Before that, was part of the team at TMD, a Canadian marketing and communications consultancy.
Formerly Managing Principal of Area 224, a marketing, communications and social media firm I founded in 2006.
Co-creator of 12 Minute Marketing - https://www.linkedin.com/redir/general-malware-page?url=http%3A%2F%2F12MinuteMarketing%2ecom - a training program that helps businesses of all types, sizes and styles become more effective marketers, in an investment of just 12 minutes a day. Launched CloutReach, a "co-sourced social media service," in early 2012.
Former Founder, President & CEO of U Sphere, Inc., an education technology startup that made a decent amount of noise as an online portal for the college admissions process.
Before beginning my entrepreneurial journey, spent 6 years with Chicago-based Aon Corporation in a variety of PR and Marketing capacities, culminating in leadership (as Vice President, Global Public Relations) of Aon's Global PR Team of 25 professionals.
Work experience also includes public relations and integrated communications roles at the Turnaround Management Association, TransUnion and Chicago State University.
Former journalist; earned Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University, worked while in school for WAER-FM, the "Cradle of Sportscasters."
Specialties: hemp, CBD oil, emerging industry PR, insurance, insurance industry, B2B social media, sales velocity consulting, social media, consumer finance, real estate, real estate social media, SMM, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Entrepreneurship, public relations strategy, messaging, executive media relations, investment banking, raising capital, IPOs, corporate communications, media training, not-for-profit PR, education, sports marketing, sports information director
Education
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Syracuse University
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Experience
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Area 224
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UOP
- Communications Consultant
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Zilis LLC
- Director of Marketing & Communications
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TMD
- Vice President
- Strategy and Client Services
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Aon Corporation
- Vice President
- Global Public Relations
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Grant Thornton LLP
- Senior Communications Consultant
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Chicago State University
- Sports Information Director
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Turnaround Management Association
- Director
- Public Relations
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TransUnion Corporation
- Communications Consultant
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