


The women of PowerToFly and Women in Cable Telecommunications New York (WiCT NY) were excited to host a virtual happy hour on Thursday July 30th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm EST.
Learn more about PowerToFly and hear from one of our talent advocates who will be sharing tips and answering your...
The women of PowerToFly and Women in Cable Telecommunications New York (WiCT NY) were excited to host a virtual happy hour on Thursday July 30th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm EST.
Learn more about PowerToFly and hear from one of our talent advocates who will be sharing tips and answering your questions about job hunting during COVID times.
The event will kick off with a welcome address by PowerToFly and conclude with virtual speed networking sessions - you won't want to miss this!
Hope to see you there!
Lauren Hagerty is the Director of Marketing and Community for PowerToFly - the largest gender diversity recruiting platform and community connecting women with fortune 500 corporations and fast-growing startups. Previously, Lauren lead the social media and community efforts for the industry-leading smart home platform Wink, where she recreated and revitalized the company's voice a persona. In her free time, you can find Lauren skiing (with her very own handmade knit goods, of course) or taking pictures of her Pomeranian, Sprinkles.
Kelly Russell is the Senior Manager of Entertainment Partnerships, Digital at FOX Network. In her current role, she is responsible for the ideation and execution of integrated digital sales partnerships across all of FOX’s scripted and unscripted entertainment shows. She assists in the strategy of social platform monetization, optimizes branded content and tracks, analyzes and reports on the data for each campaign.
Prior to joining the FOX team, Kelly worked at NBCUniversal for four years, where she managed the social media for CNBC Primetime Entertainment programming. Much of her role there involved producing content, managing all of the network’s social media pages, executing ad sales partnerships, and collaborating with talent. She was also responsible for collecting and analyzing data.
Kelly started her career in television at WABC-TV (Eyewitness News), the local ABC news affiliate in New York City. She started there as an intern, became a news desk assistant upon graduation, and finally a Social Media Producer. She worked on both news and entertainment content at WABC-TV. Some of her greatest mentors are from her time at WABC-TV!
In her free time, Kelly loves being with her family and friends, cooking and traveling. She is passionate about helping young professionals navigate the working world and is eager to broaden her network community!
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