Alex Daly is the founder of Vann Alexandra, DalyPR, and, now, Daly. She is the industry’s “Crowdsourceress,” a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2016, and a frequent speaker at festivals and events for designers, innovators, women entrepreneurs, and big thinkers. Having been referred to in the press as a “Kickstarter queen,” “crowdfunding guru,” and a “wunderkind,” she has managed crowdfunding and PR campaigns for Oscar-winning filmmakers, Pentagram partners, MIT Media Lab inventors, Neil Young, Joan Didion, and the female-led musical sensation TLC.

In 2017, Alex authored her first book, The Crowdsourceress published by Hachette. Originally from Miami, Alex holds degrees in Spanish, Philosophy Honors, and Film from Vanderbilt University.

Ally Bruschi is passionate about creating powerful, well-crafted messages for the companies, products, and people that inspire her. Before joining Daly as PR Manager, she worked as a book publicist at Avery, a division of Penguin Random House, where she led national and local publicity campaigns for acclaimed authors in the health, wellness, food, psychology, and business space. Ally has secured features for her clients in everything from The New York Times and The Atlantic to Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday and national NPR shows. And as one New York Times Magazine article put it, her press release “managed to concentrate the zeitgeist of contemporary female celebrity into its purest form.”

Ally has previously contributed to Bustle, Plated, Borgen Magazine, and The Daily Meal. She received her Bachelor’s degree in political science from Kenyon College.

Bec Speakman is an experienced coordinator with an international perspective. Before joining Daly, Bec worked in film and television production in Australia on notable projects including Amazon’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, and the BBC’s The Cry. At award-winning production company Carver Films, she managed the company’s film and television slates.

At Daly, Bec has worked on a number of successful crowdfunding campaigns for brands including furniture & design brand Dims, Waris Ahluwalia’s botanical company House of Waris, and New Zealand-based Heilala, the latter of which became the most funded vanilla project in Kickstarter’s history. Using her skills, she led the creation of a robust crowdfunding how-to-guide for a Zurich venture capital firm launching a new crowdsourcing site for Middle East-based entrepreneurs.

Bec received her Bachelor’s degree in Media Production from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Allie Reeves comes from a mixed background of public relations, brand strategy, and client services and is passionate about working with brands to find and tell their stories. Before joining the Daly team as PR Associate, Allie worked at Blue Hominy in Atlanta, GA helping to secure press and organize events for a variety of food, beverage, and lifestyle businesses. Prior to that, she worked as a strategist at Horizon Media Agency in New York City, planning media and campaign strategies for brands like Burger King, Snyders Lance, Sperry, and more. She also has experience in the television and film space, working on projects such as HBO’s 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide, Project Runway, and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in Television, Radio, Film from Syracuse University with a focus in screenwriting and a minor in business.

Julia Nguyen is experienced in combining the power of communications and strategy to elevate mission-driven brands, companies, and organizations. Prior to Daly, Julia interned at NPR in the marketing, branding, and communications department where she wrote social media copy for live events including Code Switch Live, Tiny Desk Talks, Creative Mornings with Invisibilia, Audie Cornish Live, and the How I Built This Summit with Guy Raz. She also served as the Internal Communications Specialist at Jacht Advertising Agency—a student-run advertising agency that offers a wide-range of creative services including: strategic branding, integrated marketing communications, campaign concepts, videography, photography, social media strategy, content creation, print design, and public relations.

Julia is fluent in Vietnamese and a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

Claire Rapuano is invested in the unparalleled impact of storytelling in reaching key audiences and realizing an organization’s full potential. Prior to joining Daly, Claire served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa, where she taught English, led projects focused on gender equality, and managed Peace Corps Benin’s media strategy. In harnessing the power of compelling digital messaging, she succeeded in telling stories, bridging cultures, and garnering support for Peace Corps initiatives in Beninese communities.

Additionally, she acted as the Public Relations Officer on the Gender Equality Committee and contributed to the success of an annual philanthropic event at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence, which was attended by various diplomats and celebrities and raised funds for female empowerment programs throughout the region.

Claire is fluent in French and received her B.A. in International Relations and Modern Foreign Languages from James Madison University.