Amanda Brinkman

Amanda Brinkman, co-host of "Small Business Revolution - Main Street" and Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Deluxe Corp., will took the Think & Link stage on September 20, 2018.

About the speaker

Amanda Brinkman is a revolutionary brand marketer, passionate speaker and the creator, producer and co-host of the acclaimed “Small Business Revolution – Main Street” series on Hulu and SmallBusinessRevolution.org.

Amanda’s career started at top ad agencies Fallon, Cohn & Wolfe London and McCann with campaigns for over a dozen brands such as Virgin Mobile, Reebok, NYSE, Colgate-Palmolive, H&R Block and her favorite client of all time - BMW on breakthrough work like the BMW Films. She then carved out a niche as an “intrapreneur,” cultivating creativity from the inside out at General Mills, Allianz and UnitedHealth Group. Amanda also serves on the boards of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Make-A-Wish, the Children's Theatre Company, the Ordway, the Women's Business Development Center Chicago and the Association of National Advertisers. She’s a trusted media source and a sought-after speaker, sharing her belief that all brands can “Do Well By Doing Good,” when they go beyond brand purpose and take meaningful brand action.

Each season, Deluxe Corp.’s “Small Business Revolution – Main Street” show gives one small town and its small businesses a $500,000 makeover. Amanda Brinkman, the show’s co-host and Deluxe’s Chief Brand and Communications Officer, will share how the Small Business Revolution has transformed Deluxe’s brand while transforming communities – and how all companies can “Do Well By Doing Good.”