Marketing Your Business

Join us to explore innovative marketing strategies. Our board of speakers will cover a range of topics including SEO work, creating quality virtual media, and the ins and outs of finding your target audience.

Meet our panel of speakers: 
 

Braedon Swindler | SEO & Marketing Strategy Specialist 

 
Braedon Swindler is the Founder & Lead Marketing Strategist for Valley Crossing Digital as well as the IT Edge Marketing Division Lead. Braedon has a passion for all things Digital and all things Business, and found Digital Marketing to be an ideal combination of the two. Braedon has an extensive Digital Marketing background, with expertise in Website Design, Social Media Management, Analytics Tracking, Marketing Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Copywriting, Paid Advertising Strategy, and much more.

Braedon graduated from West Chester University in a three-year accelerated International Business program, and completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from West Chester University in an accelerated one-year program.
 

Justin Chan | Video Production & Media Specialist

Justin is the owner of Valley Creek Productions, a Coatesville based video production business. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in Broadcasting, Telecommunications, and Mass Media and completed his Master's in Business Administration at Penn State University. Since forming Valley Creek Productions in 2005, Justin's company has produced over 800 weddings, events, and corporate videography projects. Because he thrives under pressure, Justin particularly enjoys directing live broadcasts and working live events. Valley Creek Productions was voted Best Video Production in the Main Line and Western Suburbs by Main Line Today Magazine, is in the Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame and recognized as one of the top 25 LGBT owned companies by the Philadelphia Business Journal. 
 

Ellen Langas | Public Relations, Advertising, and Marketing Specialist

With more than 30 years of experience in the marketing communications industry, Ellen has successfully developed and managed public relations, advertising, media training, sales and marketing campaigns for national and regional clients.

Prior to founding NouSoma in 1995, Ellen was on the executive leadership team of billion-dollar QVC, Inc. where she originated the Public Relations Department and gained national visibility as a popular on-air host and consumer spokesperson.

Ellen received her MBA from the Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and her Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Robert Morris University, summa cum laude.

Ellen was named one of Philadelphia’s Women of Distinction and a Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council Women of Achievement honoree. She also received an Excellence Award from Working Woman magazine, and was named one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business. She has instructed marketing at the Wharton Small Business Development Center at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Active in her community, Ellen volunteers and provides pro bono work for organizations including Enactus and the Alzheimer’s Association of the Delaware Valley. She is the creator and author of the Girls Know How book series. She resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband and has two grown daughters and two stepsons.