Evan White

As a Senior Public Relations and Communications Leader with over 15 years of experience, I have developed a strong expertise in strategic communication, digital media, brand positioning, and business development within both startup and corporate environments. My journey has equipped me with exceptional communication and leadership skills, enabling me to plan and drive digital transformation projects from inception to launch. I take pride in cultivating robust client relationships and effectively sharing client stories with large audiences across major media outlets.

Key Achievements

• Founded and grew a successful marketing and public relations firm, generating media across all markets that reached over 100M impressions.
• Achieved 10M+ impressions on out-of-home advertising campaigns and 100K social media engagements for the local commerce app, Boardwalk, while increasing its active monthly user base to 9K users.
• Selected from over 7K applicants to participate in the 2018 and 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) panel program series for discussions on Loneliness, Happiness, and Tech.
• Expanded the Viddy app’s user base from 50K to 50M, achieving 1M Android app downloads in the first month and positioning the iOS app as #1 in 49 countries.
• Secured $36M in funding for Viddy, expanding the team ten-fold in 18 months and onboarding prominent celebrities and brands such as Rihanna, Apolo Ohno, and MTV.
• Received multiple awards, including Startup of the Year at the iMedia Las Vegas Breakthrough Summit and Best Business App at the Silicon Beach App Awards.

Currently, I am enthusiastic about connecting with like-minded professionals to share my expertise and insights in strategic communication, digital media, brand positioning, and business development. I also developed an online course, theREACHcourse.com, designed to assist Neighborhood Councils and Chamber of Commerce organizations in enhancing their outreach and communications strategies to better engage their target communities.

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www.yourfriendevan.com