Lindsay Smith – Massive Media
Hello Vancity Profile: Lindsay Smith, Chief Geek & CEO of Massive Media
Lindsay Smith is the CEO and founder of Massive Media, a digital strategy and social video marketing company. Drawing on extensive experience in communications and information technology, Lindsay and her team help companies extract clear insights from their online marketing campaigns.
She was awarded by Business In Vancouver Magazine as a Top Forty Under 40 for outstanding achievement in business and was nominated for Woman of Vision at the Canadian New Media Awards.
As a regular guest expert on Global TV’s News Hour and Shaw TV’s Studio 4, she evangelizes new technologies and digital living. Lindsay recently joined the Board of the BC America Marketing Association as the Director of Vision, an annual conference that attracts hundreds of senior marketers from across the province who participate in the development of forward thinking marketing strategies. Lindsay is also sits on the advisory board for Social Media Week, an organization that advances the use of social media in business.
Prior to starting Massive Media in 2005, Smith was the CEO and co-founder of Techvibes.com, a portal that markets high-tech companies to the masses. Smith was also the Executive Producer of some of Canada’s largest technology tradeshows including the Massive Tech Show and the F5 Expo from 2003 to 2010.
From 2007 to 2009, Lindsay was the co-host and executive producer of GetConnected Television (BNN and City TV). She also co-hosted GetConnected Radio (Corus Radio Network) demystifying technology for listeners across Canada. From 2004 to 2009, Smith sat on the National board of directors for Wired Woman, a Canadian association for women in technology. There she volunteered her time as CTO until she was elected to President of the association in 2005 where she actively supported women in IT for over 3 years.
Considered an expert in her field, Smith has been quoted countless times by local and national media. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences from Simon Fraser University and resides in Vancouver, BC.
Lindsay will be speaking at Social Media + Mobile Marketing Unplugged Conference at SFU Segal Graduate School of Business on July 7, 2012. Don’t forget to use promo code “hellovancity” & recieve an extra $25 off!
For more information, please visit: http://massive-media.ca
