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Candid, generous, and action-oriented. Mixing Board, powered by Axios, is a curated network of peers ready to share their expertise, support one another, and elevate their industry.

Our 900+ members have led comms at places like Peloton and Instagram, marketing at orgs including LinkedIn and Google Ventures, creative at Oatly, strategy at SXSW, and innovation at Nike. They’ve led internal comms, crisis comms, consumer comms, policy comms—really, every kind of comms—at the world’s most recognizable brands.

Member Experience

Airbnb

Apple

Delta

Disney

Dunkin’

Dyson

Etsy

Glossier

Instagram

Intel

Microsoft

Netflix

Nike

Oatly

Peloton

Slack

Starbucks

Stripe

Uber

Walmart

Workday

Airbnb

Apple

Delta

Disney

Dunkin’

Dyson

Etsy

Glossier

Instagram

Intel

Microsoft

Netflix

Nike

Oatly

Peloton

Slack

Starbucks

Stripe

Uber

Walmart

Workday

Community Perspectives

Getting More Comms Leaders onto Cap Tables

Ashley Mayer

Co-founder and GP, Coalition Operators

How Comms Has Changed & Where It’s Going Next

Shannon Brayton

Partner and CMO, Bessemer Venture Partners

Expanding Intersection of Comms and DEI

Abenaa Hayes

DEI and Health Equity Strategist

On Time at Peloton and How to Manage Career Incline Rides

Jessica Kleiman

Senior VP Global Communications, StubHub

Bringing Visibility to Smart Communications

Eleanor Hawkins

Communications Strategist and Writer, Axios

Communications as Relationship Building

Andrew Blotky

VP of Communications, Johnson & Johnson

Unlocking Opportunities by Asking the Right Questions

Nancy Douyon

Design Ethicist and CEO, Douyon Signature

Finding Quiet in the Chaos

Heidi Hackemer

Executive Director, Oatly Futures Lab

How Growth, Creativity & Purpose Can Operate in Harmony

Tony Weisman

Former CMO, Dunkin’ US

The Existential Divide Between Corporate Purpose & Human Meaning

Nina Montgomery

Head of Product, Doveras

The Expanding Intersection of Creativity & Technology

Nilesh Ashra

Founder, Pragmatic Futurism

Bringing Comms to Space and Back

Sarah Blask

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

How Flexport Capitalized on its Big Moment

Eva Rijser

CMO, Density

A Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

Maryam Banikarim

Former CMO, Nextdoor

How a Culture Shift Led Playboy to Shift Culture

Anna Ondaatje

Former VP, Global Brand & Franchise Strategy, Playboy Enterprises

A Path from Twitter Comms to the Web3 World

Brandon Borrman

Former VP, Global Comms, Twitter

Putting a Plan Behind Purpose

Aime Woodall

CEO + Founder, The Black Sheep Agency

Creating Connection and the Evolution of VC Comms

Katja Gagen

Senior Director, External Comms, Brex

The Future of Content

Mischa Vaughn

Head of Content, Felicis

Turning Your Company’s Story Toward the Future

Kate Mason

Founder and Principal, Hedgehog + Fox

Humility and Meeting People (and Voters) Where They Are

Dan Pfeiffer

Former Comms Director for President Obama and Co-Host, Pod Save America

When the Future Is No Longer Far Away for Brands

Tom Savigar

Futurist and Founder, Avansere

How to Make Your Words Resonate

Erika Ekiel

Founder, Storyboard

The Power of Staying Curious in Comms

Allison Braley

Partner and Head of Marketing, Bain Capital Ventures

Communicating Optimism & Avoiding Reductive Seduction for ‘World Positive’ Co’s

Gabe Kleinman

Former Head of Marketing & Portfolio Services, Obvious Ventures

Fearlessness & How Founders Should Approach Comms

Carolyn Penner

Chief of Staff and Head of Comms, Royal

The Future of Creativity

Greg Swan

Chief Creative & Strategy Officer, The Social Lights

Career Pivots and How Companies Should Embrace Them

Zeit Ambika Nigam

Founder + CEO, Zeit

Video Strategy for Companies Big and Small

Jeremy Briggs

Executive Producer, Modern Health

On Modern Brand & Human Connection

Katie Dreke

Former Senior Director, Global Concept Development, Nike Women

Starting and Staying Strategic in a Big Comms Job

David Swain

Former Head of Comms, Instagram

The Future of Events and The Next SXSW

Todd Hansen

Former Head of Conference Programming, SXSW

Building Communities With Intention

Bailey Richardson

Head of Community, Substack

A New Era for Internal Communications

Amanda Atkins

Former Sr. Director, Head of Global Internal Comms + Culture, Slack

Writing for Obama and Those Who Want to Be Like Him

Cody Keenan

Chief Speechwriter for President Obama

How Intentionality Brought Sarah to Nike and Carved a Path to a Bold Future

Sarah Kay

Former Head of Global Brand Innovation, Nike

Connecting the Dots Between Ideas and People

Ashley Simon

Former Director of Product Marketing, Medium

Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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Career Built on Intentional Serendipity and Being a Good Neighbor

SARAH BLASK

Senior Manager, Public Relations at Blue Origin

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