Ashley Colautti, MAS, Director of New Markets for Spector & CO., has been in the industry for nearly 20 years.  She is the current Chair of PromoKitchen, an industry not for profit that promotes education and mentorship. Ashley volunteers on the PPAI Professional Development and Certification Committee and is the past event chair of Brand Chain.

Brenda Speirs is a veteran distributor and the CEO of Buzztag. She is also the founder of The Ripple Collective, an organization of promotional products professionals who come together to support one another through a peer-supported community platform and private mentor teams.

Kara Keister started her promotional professional career 12 years ago in distributor sales.  She is now the Co-Owner of Social Good Promotions, which received the PPAI Silver Pyramid Award in the Social Responsibility Program and Digital Self-Promotion categories.  Kara has served as a volunteer on regional industry boards in an executive capacity and was named to the PPAI Rising Star list in 2021.

Emily Codner is the Director of Affiliate Services for iPROMOTEu. She began her career working for a small distributor before joining her current company.  In addition to Eimly’s work with iPROMOTEu, she is also a member of NEPPA’s Board of Directors, a member of the PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference Work Group and was named as a PPAI Rising Star for 2023.