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Solis is the principal of FutureWorks, an online PR/communications firm he founded in 1999. The company combines traditional PR with social media techniques. In 2008 Solis was listed by the San Jose Business Journal as one of “Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40.”
Solis entered the technology public relations field in 1991, working for the Dodge and Mansfield agency, an advertising/ PR firm in Ventura, California. Solis also held the position of Director at The Benjamin Group, a Silicon Valley PR agency which was later acquired by Weber Shandwick.
Solis is a co-founder of the Social Media Club, a national organization which convenes events for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing standards and promoting social media literacy. He is an original member of the Media 2.0 Workgroup.
Solis coined the phrase “PR 2.0″, and is described in the 2008 book PR 2.0 as “a founding father of the PR 2.0 concept” who “realized early on how PR, multimedia and the Web would intersect and create a new breed of PR/Web marketers.”
Jesse Thomas is the CEO and Founder of JESS3 – a creative interactive agency based in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Jesse is as much a entrepreneur as he is an innovator, designer, visionary and eager learner. When it comes to the worlds of branding, data visualization and social media, Jesse is constantly pushing the limits and exploring new frontiers. JESS3 has the pleasure to design innovative solutions, directly or through other agencies, for: Mashable, Microsoft, Marriott Intl, Ace Hardware, C-SPAN, AARP, PepsiCo/Tropicana, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, Nestle, Pfizer, Shopzilla, SnagFilms, IndieWire, Advertising.com, National Press Foundation, Webgiftr, Busboys and Poets, New Media Strategies, Ashcroft Group, Heritage Foundation, Blue State Digital, Widmeyer Communications, DBC PR, Adfero and many more.
In addition, Jesse enjoys participating in the industry through partnerships with organizations such as WOMMA, Social Media Club, Barcamp, Facebook Developer Garage, AIGA and Art Directors Club.
Rounding out his approach to creativity and travel, Jesse has also held a number of solo and group art shows in places like China, Cuba, New York, Ohio and DC.
