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KC Crain is president and chief executive officer for Crain Communications Inc, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Crain Communications, as well as the company’s family of brands including Automotive News and Advertising Age. Previously, he held roles of chief operating officer, executive vice president and director of corporate operations, vice president, and group publisher. He started at Crain as a reporter for Automotive News. Active in a number of civic and business activities, KC is board chair for the Detroit Children’s Fund. He also sits on the boards of the Young Presidents Organization, and the College for Creative Studies. In addition to keen interests and influential connections throughout the automotive, tech and publishing industries, KC is dedicated to Detroit’s economic development with investments and partnerships in real estate and restaurant ventures. KC Crain earned a B.A. in Communications from Denison University. He and his wife, Ashley, live in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., with their four young children.

Rachelle Franklin is a seasoned marketing executive, with a proven record of leading and executing global brand strategy, advertising, and integrated marketing programs, excelling at both the art and the science of marketing. The more complex, ambiguous, and misdirected a situation is, the higher the probability that Rachelle will bring the necessary clarity to it, chart a trajectory of success and move business forward. For 20 years, she served in senior marketing leadership roles with notable companies such as Motorola, Office Depot and Cable and Wireless. Rachelle “off-ramped” the corporate track, becoming an entrepreneur and CEO of Frontline Marketing & Promotions. Over the past 14 years she has brought her expertise to Fortune 500 clients who are leaders in their industries such as: ADT, Amazon, AutoNation, Best Buy, Dolby, Florida Power & Light, Pernod Ricard, Plantronics/Poly, Staples, NETGEAR, Microsoft and Walmart. Her passion and desire to stay on the cutting edge of technology and fully participate in the Innovation Economy led her to pursue tech start-up advising. In addition to serving big clients, she acted as the COO of AMP Global, an Africa and US-based tech and entertainment start-up, and advises local businesses through Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Tech Runway program and the Small Business Development Council (SBDC) at FAU. Specialties: Strategic Business Planning, Branding Strategy, Integrated Marketing Planning & Execution, Organizational Design & Development, Compensation Analysis, Technology Start-up Advising, Executive Coaching.

Eric Schurenberg is a Chief Executive Officer at Mansueto Ventures LLC and President & Editor in Chief at CBS MoneyWatch and is based in New, York. He has worked as Money Editor at Large at AARP; President and Editor-in-Chief of Inc. at Inc. Magazine; and Editor in Chief, BNET and CBS MoneyWatch at CBS MoneyWatch. Eric studied at Marshall Goldsmith coaching and Brown University.