Lawrence Riddick, Contributor
Lawrence is a dynamic marketing professional with over 8 years of experience in helping brands and ideas emerge and evolve. He has working experience in marketing, design, project management, publishing, and writing.
Most recently while at Experience Marketing as an Experience Director, Lawrence helped his team execute and activate hundreds of sponsored events on behalf of General Motors. Prior to Experience Marketing he worked as a project manager in the branded content publishing division of Campbell-Ewald Advertising on publications such Corvette Quarterly and OnStar Magazine.
Lawrence started his career with an entrepreneurial effort as owner of an agency, The Riddick Group, that serviced small to mid-size businesses with marketing communication solutions. In addition to creating marketing plans and ad campaigns for clients, he expressed his design and writing abilities, as publisher of a branded publication for the apparel company DAVERSE in Detroit, MI.
He is currently consulting individuals and small organizations at Clarity Consulting and Design on marketing, branding, and content creation in the web 2.0 space.
Christopher M. Chandler, Contributor
Chris works for an event marketing company as an Executive Director and leads the Event Planning Department for Experience Marketing. Chris had a considerable impact on the founding of Experience Marketing and has significantly contributed to their success and growth. He has worked with Fortune 50 companies and has executed thousands of events across the country.
Chris was born in Petoskey, MI, a small town in Northern Michigan where he learned the importance of relationships, integrity, hard work and striving towards excellence. He later lived in Midland, MI where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a dual focus on Marketing and Management. He continued his education at the DeVos Graduate School of Management receiving his MBA in Integrated Management graduating in the top 5 of his class.
He has been working since age 10 and has a sharp awareness of business and entrepreneurship. He has gained valuable business experience from both small to large corporations while also having the opportunities to work in hundreds of cities across the US.
Chris currently resides in Midland, MI with his wife Kelly and dog Buddha. He loves to play golf, enjoys running, and many other athletic sports that involve competition and being outside.
