The Influencers

InfluencerCon speakers are selected based on their work, ideas, passion and cultural significance. They are handpicked based on their knowledge of influencer culture. They provide an intimate level of thought leadership resulting in invigorating dialogue, groundbreaking ideas & inspiration. Past InfluencerCon alum include, Translation Founder & CEO Steve Stoute, Award Winning Photographer Jonathan Mannion, Enternships.com & Startup Britain Founder Rajeeb Dey, Artist & Futurist Raghava Kk, Author / Social Strategist John Gerzema, Impact Hub NYC Founder Marissa Feinberg, DJ / Media Personality Jasmine Solano, Economist & Philosopher Umair Haque, DJ & Sound Engineer Young Guru, MakeLoveNotPorn Founder Cindy Gallop, Author / Entrepreneur Ruma Bose, Writer / Director Issa Rae and many other dynamic leaders at the forefront of influencer culture have been featured.

Influencer Con 2015

New York City

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Tel Aviv

Mumbai

The Touchpoints

what the Influencer team delivers

Future Mark

Art of the Impossible

Amplify Series

Alchemy

What We do

At InfluencerCon we believe in the Art of the Impossible. This philosophy inspires and permeates each project we didecide to invest in and create.

Our extensive influencer ecosystem gives us unparalled access to the genius, energy, will power and expertise to actualize bespoke projects that might have seemed “impossible” but we can manifest.

We are committed to building extraordinary projects that will have significant cultural impact.

Ideation

We develop external strategies (marketing, audience curation, experiential events) or internal strategies (workshops, team optimization, targeted consulting) for those who want to build lasting and authentic impact.

Digital

We develop mobile apps, web-based design and products to enhance communication and audience experience with your service or product.

Research

We offer research capability that can help you pinpoint cultural insights in an ever changing global market. We create reports that are designed to tell you what is important for your product or service, with the expressed goal of making sense of complex variables and data that will in turn create better decisions and strategic planning.

Blog

Walker & Company and Cultural Design

Jan 12, 2016

Written by Philip L. McKenzie Yesterday Walker & Company’s Bevel released their newest product the Bevel Trimmer. Bevel upped the ante in their goal to become the preeminent company creating beauty and health products for people of color. The Bevel Trimmer allows the company to enter a new market currently dominated by other players while […]

Don’t Be PC & Don’t Be a Dick

Oct 12, 2015

By Michael Jamal Brooks & Philip L. Mckenzie The war on language and PC culture has been waging across college campuses since the 80s and through the 90s. In the 21st century, the battlefield has shifted primarily online via social media and other online mediums. Both the political Left and Right find a leg to […]

Why We Get What We Deserve

Oct 2, 2015

Written by Philip L. McKenzie & Michael Brooks Last week two stories dominated the business pages and spread through the social media bloodstream. First car manufacturing giant (and aggressively green branding) company, Volkswagen admitted to a global scheme to evade US clean air emissions standards on its diesel fleet. The ensuing fallout has already cost […]

lovely growing team

Michael Brooks Media Strategist, NYC

Philip L. McKenzie Founder + Global Curator

Yves Louis-Jacques Strategy, NYC

Rodrigo Reis Captain, Sao Paulo

Brielle Maxwell Captain, Detroit

Elena Donets Captain, Tel Aviv

Donnet Bruce Communications

Neelesh Marik Captain, Mumbai

Maitreyi Doshi-Joshi Co-Captain, Mumbai

The Experience

Testimonals

“Influencer Con is an essential program, community and platform for culture today. An international discussion between people who are successful in art and business is key! I was honored to be a part of it and can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future.”

Jasmine Solano
DJ

“InfluencerCon is a transformative experience. The forum inspires extraordinary dialog and fresh perspective from everyone in the room. Phil has a gift for creating and curating unique, inspiring, sophisticated content. I love diving into issues with Phil’s incredibly engaged group. The intimate and collaborative setting allows people to connect and be open to change. I leave InfluencerCon with more resources, new relationships and an expanded mind.”

Marissa Feinberg
Founder, Impact Hub New York (formerly GreenSpaces)

“There are no shortage of conferences, forums and events. But Phil + his team have put together a unique concept in InfluencerCon, where marketers rub shoulders with poets and economists trade ideas with architects. This inclusivity and diversity of thinkers is what makes this global conference series different, better and special. It’s a chance to push your thinking and step out of your day-to-day. “

John Gerzema
best-selling author, speaker and social strategist

“What makes InfluencerCon special is a deep level of intimacy, and engaging topics that you just won’t find at any other conference. This encourages openness and insight. And when you’re in a room full of savvy tastemakers, you’ll end up learning just as much from your fellow audience members as you do from the invited speakers.”

Jason Mowatt
Co-FounderTrillectro Music Festival

“In 2010, i hopped on a bus from DC up to NYC for a day trip to InfluencerCon. i made the four hour trek to hear team epiphany’s coltrane curtis discuss his journey in the industry, but ended up hanging around for the entire conference, crashing on a friend’s couch in the city so i could soak up all the wisdom imparted by the vast array of panelists. i took notes on my laptops, asked questions, and made new friends. in 2013, i was an InfluencerCon panelist, and met young, ambitious hustlers who had hopped on buses from their respective hometowns to catch me speak. i hope my words inspired people to chase their dreams and push it to the limit, much like the InfluencerCon panelists i caught in ’10 did for me. like pharrell said, “you can do it too.”