Introducing our panellists and moderator for today’s second instalment in CPRS Toronto’s Behind The Headlines panel series, The Role of Digital in Media.
Moderator:
Bunmi Adeoye
Panellists:
Takara Small
Mishal Cazmi
Brandon Gonez
Corinne Perez-Abergel
Takara Small covers technology and business for a variety of national and international publications. She is a technology contributor for CBC (national), BBC World News (North America). She is also pursuing a SANS cybersecurity certification. Takara hosts CBC series “Death in Cryptoland” about a crypto-tycoon, and Sony Entertainment podcast “They Did That” about the movers, shakers and innovators that changed our world. She is also the founder of VentureKids Canada, an award-winning nonprofit that provides coding classes and startup workshops to youth living in underserved communities.
Mishal Cazmi is an award-winning writer, editor and content strategist with over a decade of experience working in print and digital media within the lifestyle space, covering beauty, fashion and entertainment. In addition to being on the mastheads of Hello! Canada and Glow magazine, she's written for some of Canada's top publications. As a consultant, she's also helped brands shape their voice, and worked with agencies to develop campaign ideas. In her current role at Pinterest, she leads editorial on the global Originals team, working on all original content and curation, along with heading up the workstream for public figures. She regularly appears on The Social as an on-air beauty expert. She also has a newsletter called Small Joys about all the little things that bring joy, featuring curated recommendations, musings and interviews.
Brandon Gonez is the CEO/Founder of Gonez Media Inc (GMI), founded in November 2020, and is now Canada's fastest-growing online news & entertainment company. GMI has disrupted the media landscape by creating and acquiring informative and entertaining media brands such as The Brandon Gonez Show and Now Toronto. Both platforms have become the go-to spaces where the biggest names in news and entertainment come for sit-down interviews. These names include Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, R&B sensation Jully Black, Dancehall superstar Shenseea and international dance duo Les Twins, just to name a few.
Corinne Perez-Abergel is a Senior Account Director on the Consumer + Lifestyle team at Proof Strategies. Working in public relations since 2011, Corinne has led award-winning campaigns and specializes in events, red carpets, media relations and influencer programming. Corinne helped to launch the first ever Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards and has worked with brands like MaxMara, Nike, Adidas, Free People, L’Oreal, L’Occitane on Provence, SOCAN Awards, and many more.