Team

Debbie Landa, CEO and Founder

Debbie Landa, founder of Dealmaker Media, is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing, and public relations. Before starting Dealmaker Media in 2000, Debbie was the director of business development for Double Impact, a venture catalyst firm focused on accelerating the growth of emerging startup companies. Prior to that, she was the founder of several companies including a PR and event production company. In addition, Debbie has 10 years of experience in the apparel industry, working with various clothing manufacturers, designing and developing private-label programs for major retailers.
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Jasmine Antonick, Management Consultant

Jasmine Antonick left the Canadian cold to join forces with the Dealmaker Media team after having met them while working as VP Communications for a tech startup. With over seven years of marketing and public relations experience, Jasmine likes to focus on what brings people together to connect and innovate. She's featured in a Harvard Business School case study on distributed innovation, the We Are Smarter than Me research project, and the NY Times. She loves strawberries, cheese, tech, hiking and will one day be a rock star (once she learns to slay a guitar).

Giselle Umland, Director of Events and Operations

Giselle Umland is the Director of Events and Operations at Dealmaker Media. Her event and meeting planning experience spans the business development, human resource, and finance fields. Prior to joining Dealmaker Media, Giselle was an Event Manager at Agencia Um, a leading event production company in Sao Paulo, where she served clients such as Citibank, Bank of Boston and ABN AMRO Bank. She holds a B.A. degree in Tourism from Anhembi Morumbi University and completed the San Francisco State University Event and Meeting Planning Program.
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Stephanie Smith, Operations Manager

Stephanie is responsible for the daily operations of the Dealmaker Media office, which includes accounting, contract management, all things related to event registration and membership and of course, taking out the trash on Mondays. She has 8 years of professional experience in a wide range of industries including event planning for the Convention & Visitors Bureau in her hometown of Akron, Ohio and for Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts in Napa Valley. Stephanie also gained a great deal of operations experience through her role as operations assistant for a national real estate investment firm. She holds a B.A. In Justice Studies from Kent State University. She is an avid runner, and enjoys backpacking, sailing and cooking.

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Conferences & Roundtables

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Jeff Clavier

Founder, SoftTechVC

Dealmaker Media brings together some of the most interesting and innovative minds in the Silicon Valley. The network is one of the best in Silicon Valley, and it takes a lot for me not to attend one of their events.

Peter Pham

CEO, BillShrink

Surviving and succeeding in both LA and Silicon Valley has a lot to do with your network and support base. Learning from peers, mentors, and other successful individuals is all part of personal growth and Dealmaker Media is an essential part of that network.

Ravi Simhambhatla

VP and CIO, Virgin America

Dealmaker Media has clearly succeeded in filtering out the noise around technology and innovations, and in highlighting meaningful, relevant and sustainable technologies and technology companies. This is an invaluable and highly recommended partnership for technology executives who are constantly besieged by fiction rather than fact.

Tim Chang

Principal, Norwest Venture Partners

"Dealmaker Media has a been a terrific partner to work with in terms of seeking out the best-of-breed emerging startups - unlike many "flavor of the year" conferences, Dealmaker's Under the Radar conference goes to great lengths to truly source qualified and compelling next-generation founders."

Andy Kleitsch

Startup CEO, Billing Revolution

"Dealmaker Media's events are top notch. The level of exposure and credibility we now enjoy has exceeded our wildest expectations."

Kent Goldman

Principal, First Round Capital

"Dealmaker's community and conversations stand out for their quality and depth. Through it, I've developed relationships with both entrepreneurs and VCs whom I otherwise wouldn't have met."

Sunil Dhaliwal

General Partner, Battery Ventures

Under the Radar always attract the best investors, IT visionaries and elite startups. It continues to be the single best event for networking.

Luke Kanies

CEO, Puppet Labs

"Under the Radar was a great show to highlight Puppet Labs, and especially our strength in the cloud. The meetings I had with industry peers, investors and press as were extremely valuable. I would definitely recommend this show to any early stage startup." Luke,

John Quinn

VP Engineering, Digg

"The under the Radar conference is a great way to quickly come up to speed with the latest activities of the companies floating in the stratosphere of the cloud computing revolution, and connect with their key players."

Andreea Enache-Thüne

VP Games & Digital Distribution, Marvel Entertainment

Unplugged was by far one of the best industry events I have attended in a long time.

Daniel Rosen

Head of AKQA Mobile

“I thoroughly enjoyed Under the Radar, it was brilliant. This really does set the benchmark for mobile technology events. There was a great selection of companies taking part, which of course makes or breaks such an event. Both the caliber of companies and diversity of offering was well chosen.”

Richard Ting

VP & ECD, R/GA

“Under the Radar is an excellent event. I tell everyone that it is probably one of the most valuable and interesting mobile events in the U.S.”

Joe Weinman

Strategy and Emerging Service, AT&T

“Wouldn't it have been nice to know about eBay or Google just as they were getting started? Under the Radar gives you that opportunity, bringing together a thoughtful mix of CIOs, investors, business development and other industry execs, analysts, and media into an entertaining and insightful high-speed short-form blitzkrieg of information and ideas. As these startups finish coming in Under the Radar, it means that they'll either soon be shot down, or accelerate to new heights."

Spencer Hunt

VP, Sony Pictures Television

"I can't say enough good things about how well constructed the Unplugged event was to effectively break up the natural clicks that can easily form. It was great seeing some old colleagues, and even better meeting new ones, who I already have follow-up calls planned, and hopes for some lucrative relationships."

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