
Denise L. Bennett
Award Winning Entertainment Marketing Executive
Public Speaker
Diversity & Inclusion Champion
Non-Profit Board Leader
Professor
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ABOUT
At 20 years of media & entertainment marketing experience, Denise is a seasoned professional. She is currently the Vice President of Brand Strategy at iHeartMedia, specializing in multicultural marketing partnerships. She is also a professor at Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, where she teaches Advanced Business Communications at the graduate level.
Her most recent post was as a senior member of the WarnerMedia Entertainment Content Partnerships team and served as the NYC Chair of the Black Professionals at WarnerMedia Business Resource Group. Denise has held marketing roles at NBCUniversal, the NBA, and TV One’s “One Solution” portfolio team, developing award winning marketing solutions across TV One, Radio One, Reach Media, and Interactive One.
She started as an intern at Viacom's VH1 Save The Music and spent almost 9 years in various consumer and integrated marketing roles throughout the company including Noggin/The N, Comedy Central, and MTV/MTV2.
Denise has a BS in Music Business from Indiana State University and an MBA with a dual concentration in Marketing and Media & Communications from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business. She was in the 1st class of the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) MBA Prep class and has served as the President of the Fordham Black & Hispanic MBA Association and VP of the Fordham Media & Entertainment Alliance. She has served as the NY Chapter President of NAMIC (National Association of Multi-ethnicity in Communications) and in 2019, she completed the NAMIC Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
She has been recognized as a 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree from The Network Journal, a 2020 Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Technology Catalyst, and the 2021 Trailblazer Award from Black Women in Media.
Outside of her professional responsibilities, Denise is a classically trained pianist, an avid world traveler, and a proud & active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
WORK SAMPLES

WARNERMEDIA
BLACK GIRL MAGIC EVENT
with Omnicom Media Group 2019
WARNERMEDIA
Universal Parks/TBS Drop The Mic 2019
WARNERMEDIA
2018 Performance Reel

WARNERMEDIA
2019 Performance Reel
WARNERMEDIA
Audible/TNT The Alienist 2018
WARNERMEDIA
2017 Performance Reel
INTERACTIVE ONE/ONE SOLUTION
2016 CarMax - Bright Side Test Drives - Branded Content featuring Godfrey

TV ONE/ONE SOLUTION
2016 Walmart/NAACP Image Awards Custom Spot

TV ONE/ONE SOLUTION
2015 Walmart/NAACP Image Awards Recap

TV ONE/ONE SOLUTION
2014 Walmart/Essence Festival Recap
EDUCATION
Masters in Business Administration
MBA, Dual Concentration:
Marketing / Communications & Media Management
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Bachelor's Degree
B.S., Music Business, Concentration:
Business Administration
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

SPEAKER TOPICS

Integrated Marketing, What Does it Mean In Media Today?
Shifting Your Multi-cultural Strategy
Diversity & Inclusion,
An Essential Part of Your Business Strategy
Navigating the Career
Growth Trajectory
Networking for Success
Single and Striving
"Finding Balance Between Professional Achievement and Personal Growth
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Black Professionals at WarnerMedia
NYC Board Chair 2019-2021
Supervising Committee Chair 2017-2019

Fordham University Gabelli
School of Business
President, Black & Hispanic MBA
Association
2006 – 2007
www.fordham.edu


African Services Committee
Board Member
2016 – Present
www.africanservices.org

National Association for
Multi-Ethnicity in Communications
President, NYC Chapter 2011 – 2012
Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) Class XVIII

Fordham University Gabelli
School of Business
Vice President, Media & Entertainment
Alliance
2008 – 2009

Management Leadership for Tomorrow
MBA Prep & College Career Prep Consultant & Mentor 2005-present
MBA Prep Alumni 2003