Biography
Darian is an Indigenous business leader with 15 years of experience in marketing, communications, and public relations. Throughout his career, he has also been a founder and board member of various foundations and charitable organizations. Darian is a co-host on the show Marketing Jam (featured on all the podcast channels and Amazon Prime). Through his award-winning company, Jelly Marketing, Darian has worked with various local, national, and global brands building and executing their digital & PR strategy. He co-founded the Canadian Internet Marketing Conference and he's a regular contributor with BCBusiness magazine, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. Being both an educator and practitioner, Darian's mix of stories, practical examples, and takeaways leaves audiences feeling inspired and equipped to implement SEO, digital ad, social media, and PR strategies into their organizations. Darian brings his wealth of experience as well as his educational and interactive teaching style to conferences and workshops all over North America. He lives in Fort Langley, BC with his wife and four kids and loves to dabble in watercolour, ink drawing, and gardening. Having interviewed over 100 marketers such as LEGO, Starbucks, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and Buzzfeed, Darian's recently launched Marketing News Canada, a (website that highlights some of the top industry news and insights from guests. Darian additionally runs Jelly Academy - a WorkBC approved training program that helps brands bring marketing in house or helps upgrade existing staff members with the key marketing skills. Darian's newest book Marketing Mentors is set to be available in book stores in Fall 2020.
