I push companies to blur the lines between PR, business development and marketing to grow their market share. My time is dedicated to brands worth talking about or those with interesting problems to solve. ___________________ Julie Anne Mossler is a growth and communications strategist specializing in consumer tech launches, hypergrowth transition and crisis management for first-to-market lifestyle brands. She currently serves as head of global communications, policy and creative launch strategy at Waze and works across drivers, governments and influencers to make connected cities a reality. Prior to managing Waze comms during acquisition by Google in June 2013, Julie was both the first PR and Consumer Marketing hire at Groupon, building the comms department globally and navigating through its IPO. She shaped policy on controversial deal categories from gun ranges to sex shops, served as primary global spokesperson and developed award-winning integrated marketing stunts like LiveOffGroupon.com to accelerate growth. In life prior to the tech industry, Julie honed her skills at various PR agencies, developing experiential launch events for luxury alcohol brands and music acts. Concurrently, she became a go-to advisor in times of crisis for both small business owners and major brands, overseeing response strategy to mitigate damage and create opportunities for change. This personal drive to scratch both the left and right brain has been a quirky and vital trend in her career. Julie appeared on PRWeek's "Innovation 50"​ in 2014 and "40 Under 40"​ list in 2011, and was named as one of the "Top 50 Tech PR People"​ in 2013 by Business Insider. In her free time she's a consultant and advisor to several startups – past clients include GoButler, Donde, NerdWallet, Applauze and more. Julie’s also a person outside of work! ....a proud native Chicagoan, dancer and an obsessive consumer of new media and cover songs.

Head of Global Communications, Policy & Creative Strategy @ Head of global communications and international consumer launch strategy // storyteller responsible for smart corporate and consumer comms programming. Crisis & policy lead. Spokesperson & friend of the media. Managed company positioning throughout acquisition by Google in June 2013. Currently developing international integrated marketing & media relations programs as a senior member of the Waze Growth team to grow the incredible Waze driving community, including global product launches, strategic celebrity partnerships, grassroots user events, policy & crisis management and business development. From April 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Mountain View, CAHead of Global Communications @ From November 2009 to April 2013 (3 years 6 months) ChicagoSenior Media Relations and Event Manager @ From May 2008 to October 2009 (1 year 6 months) SAE @ From July 2006 to April 2008 (1 year 10 months) Greater Chicago AreaSAE @ From July 2004 to June 2006 (2 years)

Bachelors of Journalism, Advertising/Public Relations, Spanish @ University of Missouri-Columbia From 2001 to 2004 Julie Mossler is skilled in: Thought Leadership, Media Relations, Press Releases, Crisis Communications, Social Media, Strategic Communications, Public Relations, Publicity, Corporate Communications, Event Planning, Social Networking, Trade Shows, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Integrated Marketing, B2B, Online Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Advertising, Strategy, Event Management, Internal Communications, Digital Media, Blogging, Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Sponsorship