Meet the Street Fight LIVE 2025 Speakers: Part 2

We’re just weeks away from Street Fight LIVE 2025 on September 30th in Los Angeles at Microsoft’s Playa Vista headquarters.

What better place to tackle the huge impact that tech, AI, and digital media is having on the brick-and-mortar business ecosystem? Plus, the ecosystem itself is rapidly changing, with retailers, restaurants, service businesses, convenience stores, groceries, hospitality companies, and other multi-location brands morphing to meet the needs of today’s consumers.

This one-day thought leadership conference (200+ senior executives, agencies, and tech companies) is designed to make the best use of your time and vision.

Unlike many other gatherings, Street Fight LIVE features fast-paced, 20-minute sessions, so you can “scroll” through thousands of ideas and insights. But each of our speakers is committing to leaving you with at least ONE big idea that you can apply to your own MULO (multi-location) brand or business.

The day is designed around three core areas:

1. The People (talent and bots)
2. The Places (in real life and online)
3. The Profits (because survival depends on it and technology can impact it)

We’re thrilled to announce our next round of eclectic and seasoned speakers! (See the first list, here.)

• Formerly of Uber, Twitter, and Nextdoor, Brett Baker is now General Manager of the Advanced Technology Group at Metropolis. An expert in the “checkout-free future,” Baker will share his insights into tech trends that streamline consumer transactions.
• An author of books for CEOs and a champion of the franchise community, Monica Feid of Thunderly Marketing, will share her perspectives on the “agency of the future” and what brands should be seeking from their creative and execution resources.
• As CEO of  Consumer Fusion, Brynn Gibbs and her team help companies monitor reviews, remove illegitimate content, boost customer satisfaction, and improve local visibility.
• We’re bringing back the digital scavenger hunt this year! Sponsor company Sparkcatcher Media and its President, Paige Sawin Krauss will kick-off this entertaining and immersive experience and reveal the winner.
• Founder of Motif Brands, Reilly Newman wrote the book (literally) about branding for a new era.
• Meet Corey Quinn, former CMO of Scorpion, who’s Corey Quinn Inc. now helps businesses and agencies scale dramatically.
• In the phygital era, it only makes sense that one of our speakers is a robot. Meet Pepper, who will share the stage with humans. Thank you to our sponsor RobotLAB who will serve as his “agents.” (It IS Los Angeles, after all!)
• ChoiceLocal helps franchise brands grow rapidly at both the franchisor and franchisee levels. CEO Joe Soltis leads the way, incorporating AI into franchise management.
• Sharing the moderator/emcee role with me will be Emily Steele, who is revolutionizing influencer marketing by leveraging local fans to drive content and  sales. As the founder of Hummingbirds, she brings a unique perspective on how consumers discover brands and products.
• Gregory Ugwi returns to the Street Fight LIVE stage! His company Wefranch has disrupted the franchise world and also serves as a source of new franchise owners/investors!

Interested in sponsoring? A few choice slots remain!If you’re interested! Please get in touch.   

See you in September at Street Fight Live 2025.