Meaghan Edelstein

Resume

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In 2008 Meaghan Edelstein began her blogging career, writing about her personal experience with cancer. Through her blog and self branding Edelstein gained national attention. Edelstein went on to found Spirit Jump, a grassroots nonprofit organization with a mission to provide hope and comfort to the many men, women and children battling cancer.

Through her blog and nonprofit organization Edelstein has become heavily involved in Social Media. Edelstein has been producing national social and mobile media conferences for Global Strategic Management Institute (GSMI) since 2009 and is the Senior Editor for Social Axcess a new media blog powered by GSMI. Edelstein is also a regular contributing writer for Mashable. You can read her published articles HERE. Edelstein is also a licensed attorney in the state of Florida.

Most Recent Media Appearances

Guest Post on Tech Tonic - 7/28/10
Quoted In Inc. 7/14/10
Women Magazine Summer 2010 Feature
Quoted In Palm Beach Post - 6/2/10
Good Morning America Feature Piece - 6/12/09
Good Morning America Feature Piece - 3/21/10
ABC's Nightline With Diane Sawyer - 3/22/10
NPR
Feature On TLC’s Miami Ink
Cure Magazine Fall 2009 Feature
Featured on South Florida's CBS 2009

Most Recent Speaking Engagements

Social Media Strategies Summit, Las Vegas: Speaker: Social Media 101 Back to the Basics

ITEXPO East: Moderator

Blogworld: Speaker Kick Cancer Panel

Gravity Summit Panel at UCLA: Speaker on Social Media Meets Social Good Panel

Washington DC on The Hill: Speaker for Cervical Cancer Awareness

NTEN: Speaker On Panel:Beyond Traditional Fundraising: Utilizing the Web and Social Networks to Secure Donors.

Education

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Juris Doctor, December 2008

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - Bachelor of Arts, December 2000

Awards

In July, 2009 more than 46,000 people visited the Great Nonprofits Web site, and 1864 reviews were posted about more than 120 cancer-fighting organizations. The 2009 Cancer Fighter Award for the Southern Region went to Spirit Jump. Spirit Jump won by receiving the most positive reviews out of all the Southern Cancer Charities including American Cancer Society and Fran Dresscher's Cancer Schmancer Foundation.

Meaghan Speaking At Events

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Gravity Summit At UCLA Part 1

Gravity Summit At UCLA Part 2

Gravity Summit At UCLA Part 3

Gravity Summit At UCLA Part 4

Meaghan Has Interviewed:

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Coca-Cola Global Senior Brand Manager AJ Brustein.

Definitions 6 Director Interactive Strategy Paul McClay.

Definition 6 Creative Director Paul Iannacchino.

Dunkin' Donuts Interactive Marketing Manager Ben Smith.

Kodak CMO Jeffrey Hayzlett.

Senior Vice President and GM of Digital for SyFy Craig Engler.

Head of Online Jamie Oliver Ltd. Monisha Saldanha.

Senior Manager of Vertical Markets for PayPal Judy Chang.

Wildfire co-founder and CEO Victoria Ransom.

Co-founder and CEO of Flowtown Ethan Bloch.

Vice President of Development and Public Affairs for LA's Best Catherine Stringer.

Social Media Specialist for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Melissa Jones.

StudioGood CEO Chris Noble.

Founder of InvisiblePeople.tv. Founder Mark Horvath.

Development Director of Architecture for Humanity Barb Alvarado.

Heifer International Portland Volunteer Coordinator Noland Hoshino.

Facebook Pages created and ran by Meaghan

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These are only Facebook platforms that have been created and ran by Meaghan. In addition to these three, Meaghan has and does run dozens of Facebook platforms for various companies. While the number of "likes" is important the interaction between brand and their audience is always the most sought after. All three Facebook platforms have high engagement on a regular basis.

Facebook.com/cardsforcancer started in February with over 8,200 Likes

Facebook.com/SpiritJump with over 2,500 Likes

Facebook.com/IKickedCancersAss with close to 1,000. This is one of the brand new Community Pages started in late May 2010

Pre-Social Media Resume

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Prior to entering the exciting world of social media Meaghan Edelstein spent many years growing her legal and political career. Her extensive background in these fields has provided Edelstein with the tools necessary to manage teams, create quality content, as well as, assure all information shared socially meets legal and professional standards.

Mediator, ADR Clinic at Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 2008

Teaching Assistant,Nova Southeastern University-Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 2006-2007

Legal Intern, Florida State Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach, FL - 2006

Immigration Paralegal, Polatsek & Sclafani, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 2002-2003

Senior Congressional Aide, United States House of Representatives; Holyoke, MA- 2001-2002

Field Director, Election Committee for U.S Congressman John W. Olver, Amherst, MA — 2000

Judicial Advisor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - 1997-1999

Paralegal, Attorney Edelstein, esquire, Northampton, MA -1997-2001

Conferences Meaghan Has Attended

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The social media field is ever changing and in order to stay up-to-date on all the newest tools, platforms and brands its imperative to attend as many useful conferences as possible. Here are the most recent conferences Meaghan has attended:

Contact Meaghan

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Cell: (561) 755-2595

Email: Meaghan.Edelstein@gmail.com

Twitter: @cancerlost

Facebook: Facebook.com/megse5

LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/meaghanedelstein

Whose Tweeting With Meaghan?

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People Who Recommend Meaghan

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“Meaghan has taught me a lot since we have been working together. As a social media newbie she took me under her wing and really taught and explained this new world to me. I can honestly say working with her has been a great pleasure. While running campaigns and rewiring client's social media platforms we have collaborated to creatively build a strong brand. I look forward to the many more things she has yet to teach me!” July 22, 2010 Rachel Solimini, Social Media Consultant, Smashyn. Reported to Meaghan at SMASHYN

“Meaghan is a pleasure to work with. She has helped me out of several jams when trying to find new and out of the box strategies for interactive marketing. She is my go to person in terms of social media. Many people in the social media industry offer services but Meaghan delivers results.” July 19, 2010 Andy Vitale, Senior Designer/Social Media Manager, Pro Wrestling Fusion was with another company when working with Meaghan at Mashable

“Meaghan is one of the most driven, courageous, and hard working person I have ever met. She puts her mind to a cause and nothing will stop her. She is top of the line in technical knowledge and has successfully started more than one amazing cause based solely on her own initiative. She has a kind heart and is willing to go out of her way to make sure everyone is happy. She is an exceptional team player and is always looking out for her fellow colleagues in life. There is no one I would rather have in my corner than Meaghan.” June 16, 2010 Jetty Kircher, Coordinator, Artist, Lagomorph Studios worked directly with Meaghan at Spirit Jump

“Meaghan, who is president of Spirit Jump, is one of the most dedicated, sensitive, smart, and button down executives I've ever had the privilege of knowing. Personally I've seen that everyone who has ever worked with her feels exactly the same way. I can't recommend this wonderful woman strongly enough.” June 16, 2010 Alyn Darnay, Writer/Director/Author, Chaos Films worked with Meaghan at Spirit Jump

“Meaghan is an amazing professional who started Spirit Jump out of her own battle with cancer. She cares deeply about the people who help her help others and those she helps. She is also a fantastic marketer, writer and highly impressive as the face of Spirit Jump to so many. She has built Spirit Jump from the ground floor and I am confident in the near future it will be a charity that everyone knows and many more participate in!” July 5, 2009 Laura Levitan, Partner/EVP Brand Development, Mr. Youth worked directly with Meaghan at Spirit Jump

“I found Meaghan through her charitable site, Spirit Jump, and was so impressed by her work. I signed on to be a member of this wonderful group. Meaghan is a powerful woman. By powerful, I mean that she has the biggest heart and passion for what she is doing. She has set aside her own health issues and struggles to help others, so that they can go through it with a HUGE support group. Part of surviving cancer and other diseases is a will to live. Meaghan gives that to people. She organized this support group of people with the sole purpose of lifting the spirits of those suffering, letting them know that they are not alone. I only wish there had been this group when my Grandmother went through her last days in the battle against cancer. Meaghan is an inspiration to me. I am so proud to be a part of Spirit Jump.” June 30, 2009 Lagean Ellis, Owner, Serene Moments reported to Meaghan at Spirit Jump