NBA VP of Global Media Insights Michelle Auguste Joins Industry Leaders from Ipsos, Quirk’s Media, Greenbook, and More to Shape ICN’s Future
October 29, 2024 – Insights Career Network (ICN), a community support network that helps insights and research professionals in career transitions, has announced the addition of Michelle Auguste to its advisory council.
With over 20 years of experience in media insights, Auguste currently serves as Vice President of Global Media Insights at the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her impressive career includes leadership roles at Lifetime Network, Logo/MTV Networks, and Fuse Media, with her start at BET.
“I’m inspired by ICN’s mission to guide research and insights professionals through an increasingly unpredictable job market,” Auguste shared. “I’m excited to contribute my expertise to help ICN achieve its next milestones.”
Brian Fowler, Co-Founder and Senior Executive Director of ICN, and Business Strategy Consultant at Brain Flower Services, echoed this sentiment: “Michelle’s vast industry experience and leadership will be a tremendous asset to ICN and her personal career story features persistence, dedication, creativity, and passion, and it serves as an inspiration to people fighting to follow their dreams. We are eager for her guidance as we continue to evolve the Insights Career Network and find new ways to support research and insights professionals in their career journeys.”
Auguste joins a distinguished group of senior leaders on ICN’s insights industry advisory council, including:
Lisa Gudding, President, IPSOS
Matt O’Mara, Founder and Managing Director, Cranbrook Search Consultant
Dan Quirk, Owner, Quirk’s Media
Debby Schlesinger-Hellman, Co-Founder, The Art and Science of Jo
Karen Lynch, Head of Content, Greenbook
Zontziry Johnson, Head of Research, Knit
Giselle Restrepo, Managing Director, Strategy, Roundpeg Consulting
Giustina Parisi, Teaching Faculty – UW School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2024 has been a year of significant growth for ICN. The organization recently surpassed 2,000 members, and its popular LinkedIn page now has close to 17,000 followers. Additionally, the ICN’s annual Hiring Study is currently in progress, with preliminary findings already being shared by its Research on Research team.
“We’re working to close gaps in the social and professional support network here and the guidance of our insights industry advisory council is an incredibly important part of the equation,” Doug Keith, ICN Co-Founder and Sr..Executive Director, adds. “They are helping us make the right decisions at an important and exciting time in the ICN’s development.”
ICN offers a wealth of free resources for job seekers, including job listings and career support, all accessible through its website: https://insightscareernetwork.org/.
About Insights Career Network
Insights Career Network (ICN) is a community that helps research and insights workers navigate career transitions and personal challenges by providing accessible community resources that highlight jobs and insights trends that matter to workers in transition; hosting free virtual job seekers and allies meetups that help and heal; highlighting job opportunities available to the community; and prioritizing the perspective of the research and insights community.
To see current job referrals or a list of current job seekers, please visit https://insightscareernetwork.org/
For interview requests, please reach out to:
Kelvin ClaveriaVice President of Marketing, ICN
kelvin@rivaltech.com | 604-351-1052
