Alex Daly is the founder of Daly and known as the industry’s “Crowdsourceress.” Alex started her career at New York and WSJ magazines, before transitioning into the documentary film and then crowdfunding space, where she launched groundbreaking campaigns for Oscar-winning filmmakers, MIT Media Lab inventors, Pentagram partners, Neil Young, Joan Didion, and the musical sensation TLC with her first company, Vann Alexandra.

After hundreds of successful campaigns, clients began asking for support for their ongoing PR efforts, and Alex founded Daly—a marketing and comms consultancy. Having been referred to in the press as a “guru,” “whiz” and “wunderkind” who has “an innate understanding of what motivates people” Alex has managed comms for clients ranging from the best designers on the planet to women making significant impact in the world. At the heart of her work, Alex believes in creating intimate relationships with her clients to tell their untold stories.

In 2017, Alex authored her first book, The Crowdsourceress, published by Hachette. She is 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. 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. At Daly, Ally has secured print features for clients in The New York Times, Bon Appétit, New York Magazine, The New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Outside Magazine, as well as a range of digital placements in publications like Forbes, Quartz, Bustle, mindbodygreen, Food & Wine, and The Strategist—all the while leading a growing team for Daly’s comms arm.

Before joining Daly, Ally worked as a book publicist at Penguin Random House, where she led national publicity campaigns for acclaimed authors in the health, wellness, food, psychology, and business space including the Dalai Lama, Brené Brown, Seamus Mullen, and Amanda Chantal Bacon. Ally has always been obsessed with nailing just the right message about her clients. As a New York Times Magazine article put it, her press pitch “managed to concentrate the zeitgeist of contemporary female celebrity into its purest form.”

Ally has previously contributed to Bustle, Plated, The Daily Meal, and Borgen Magazine; has been featured in Girls’ Night In; and has spoken on panels for Her Campus. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Kenyon College.

Bec Speakman is an experienced manager 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, the BBC’s The Cry, and the feature film Relic. At award-winning production company Carver Films, she managed the company’s film and television slates—supporting filmmakers, networks, and financiers from conception to delivery.

At Daly, Bec has worked on a number of successful crowdfunding campaigns for brands including furniture and 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. In addition to her crowdfunding work, Bec spearheads Daly’s company and account operations, creating cohesive and efficient workflows and systems. She also leads Daly’s events arm, strategizing and executing activations for clients including Heilala and Canadian furniture company EQ3.

Bec received her Bachelor’s degree in Media Production from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is certified in Australian Sign Language.

Allie Reeves comes from a mixed communications background, with experience in brand strategy, public relations, and events. At Daly, Allie has helped spearhead the Daly Paper, and has supported in building out the events arm, including researching and negotiating media partnerships and sponsorships, to final event execution. On the comms side, she has robust press relationships across genres, including Azure, V Magazine, Dazed, i_D,  Monocle, and more.

Before joining the Daly team, Allie worked at Blue Hominy PR in Atlanta, 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 in New York City, planning media and campaign strategies for iconic brands. Additionally, Allie has experience working in television and film, assisting on projects like Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and Project Runway.

Allie 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. At Daly, Julia has managed a variety of robust, organic influencer campaigns and social media partnerships, while also strategizing and executing Daly’s own social presence. Julia also has a wide range of client press under her belt, with secured features in publications like Into the Gloss, Quartz, and Mashable.

Prior to Daly, Julia interned at NPR in the marketing, branding, and communications department, where she contributed to the NPR Extra blog, facilitated a Q&A livestream for prospective interns, and 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.

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 impact of storytelling 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 messaging, she succeeded in bridging cultures and garnering support for Peace Corps initiatives in Beninese.

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—raising 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.