Maren Hogan

By focusing on what gives most value for employers and candidates, which is building talent communities, BraveNewTalent makes the concept of Talent Communities accessible and drives engagement by focusing on the RIGHT candidates instead of MORE candidates.

BraveNewTalent’s flagship product, Talent Words™, drives targeted candidates to employers’ profile pages from sources such as Facebook, Twitter, partner websites, societies, and more.

Employers have access to the professional profiles of talent who are interested in working for them, being able to engage, educate, segment, invite for events and ultimately recruit from their talent pool.

BraveNewTalent is being successfully utilised by blue chip employer brands such as leading international law firms Allen & Overy, Eversheds, and Pinsent Masons; the biotech company Abcam and the Europe’s largest retailer Tesco

The ultimate objective of BraveNewTalent goes beyond changing the recruitment industry. We believe that the world’s educational system no longer fits for purpose and there’s a growing gap between universities and employers. The expectations of employers regarding the candidates’ preparation to enter the work force, and the candidates’ expectations towards their first professional experience are rarely met.

By connecting talent to employers in a meaningful and enriching way, BraveNewTalent ultimately exists to bridge this gap, helping to solve global employability problems. The company has already been working closely with the UK government over these issues, being named a “Technology Company of Exceptional Potential”.

As Marketing Consult for Galavanting Productions, I oversee corporate communications, marketing and public relations for GoGalavanting.com, TravelBlogExchange.com, the TBEX conferences and TBEX Connect.

I help companies figure out the complicated landscape of social media and how to best integrate the appropriate social media tools into their current marketing plan.

Brave New Talent helps candidates by curating news about companies all in one place (open jobs, releases, videos, etc) thus allowing them to follow companies in their "career portfolio" in a simple, facebook integrated feed.

BraveNewTalent helps employers by allowing them to target candidates based on their social graph and invite them to an exclusive, employer-focused community, where the employer can segment, list, engage and keep interested candidates apprised of their upcoming openings.

Oversee the direction and strategy of all marketing initiatives and a key member of the team responsible for the ongoing expansion and development of the rapidly growing site. Responsible for the design and implementation of the RecruitingBlogs.com properties, as well as supporting the business development initiatives of the sales team.

As Envision's CMO, I research target markets, devise strategic campaigns to reach those markets, implement all initiatives through desired channels and analyze return. Within this position I use my skills in copywriting, research, layout, design, and editing.

I am the Managing Partner of Business Development at HCI. I analyze our target markets, create strategic campaigns, oversee all layout, design and copy for print, manage distribution across all channels and attend all networking events as the face of HCI.

I serve in the Women's Ministry department as a volunteer. Among my duties are the website for our ministry, special invitations and publications and updating the blog. The list below is compiled of things I currently do or have attended to in the past:

• Write articles for web and print publication monthly
• Edit and proof all submissions before posting
• Design, create, write and edit monthly newsletter
• Compile events and resources from directors and coordinators and publish
• Create, design and update website monthly
• Design and implement special event invitations and brochures as needed

• Write technical articles for weekly, monthly and quarterly distribution
• Design brochures, newsletters, website, etc
• Write and distribute press releases
• Event planning
• Edit and proofread all managerial material and make it suitable for financial representatives
• Compile and distribute performance numbers and benchmark statistics

• Initiated 20 calls daily to local non-profits and compiled a database of subscribers
• Maintained ongoing relationships to ensure subscription-based service renewal
• Write various articles for an award-winning newspaper
• Interviewing, reporting and editing
• Monthly proofing
• Began a monthly column, which eventually turned into an entire section on entertainment

Currently, I write for the HG on occassion and consult on their editorial committee.

• Devise and implement various fundraising opportunities.
• Work closely with executive director to ensure excellent donor relations
• Oversee the production of all promotional materials.
• Maintain relations with various churches and businesses and generate new sources of revenue
• Evaluate all feedback and analyze strengths and weaknesses of all fundraisers and promotions
• Supervise a PR team composed of volunteers and employees