HOW Design Live
Ilise Benun is a seasoned marketing professional and educator with extensive experience spanning several decades. Since 1988, Ilise has served as The Brains Behind Marketing Mentor, providing strategic insights to creative professionals. For HOW Design Live, Ilise has been a Programming Partner since 2008, responsible for speaker selection and hosting the Creative Freelancer Summit. Past roles include Business Manager, Advisor, and Agent for direct response copywriter Bob Bly from 1990 to 2022, and part-time faculty at The Maryland Institute College of Art and visiting faculty at Pratt Institute, teaching courses in marketing and client communication. Ilise has also contributed as a marketing consultant for various firms, including Cleveland Design and Bending Design, helping clients identify target markets and develop effective marketing strategies. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish and French from Tufts University, completed in 1984.
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HOW Design Live
HOW Design Live is one of the largest annual gatherings of creative professionals in the world, HOW Design Live is a career-changing, life-altering experience that provides access to up to 100 educational sessions and keynotes that will change your thinking, radically improve your work and build business and marketing skills essential to your job. You will hear powerful keynotes representing some of the best creative minds in the world. You will experience a truly global happening, with nearly 3,000 attendees from every state in the U.S. and from dozens of countries around the world. You will have an exclusive opportunity to preview new tools, technologies and products in the industry’s largest exhibit hall. You will become part of a creative community that embraces every attendee, validates your work and empowers you to do great things.