Molly Voska

Molly Voska

Greater Chicago Area
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Connecting the marketing community ~ Specializing in culture-based…

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Activity

Experience

  • The Drum Graphic

    The Drum

    Remote

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    Kalamazoo, Michigan Area. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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    Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

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    Western Michigan University

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    Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Barrington, IL

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    Western Michigan University Sports Club Council

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    Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

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    Kalamazoo, Michigan

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    Lake Barrington, IL

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    Tower Lakes,Il

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    Fox Point, IL

Education

  • Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business Graphic

    Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business

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    Activities and Societies: Marketing Director - Waterski and Wakeboard team at WMU Website Manager - WMU AdClub Coach - Swim and Dive team at WMU Founding Member - Aspiras WMU

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    Activities and Societies: Semester Immersion Program

    Participated in the UNIBE International Business School partnership with Western Michigan University as a representative of HCoB, as the first and lone Bronco participant of the new agreement. Classes were with local students, in English and Spanish, immersing myself in both the language and culture of the Dominican Republic.

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    Activities and Societies: Multicultural club -Multicultural show 2012, 2013 -Leadership team 2012-2013 Swim and Dive team - 2012 Varsity team

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • National Collegiate Water Ski Association Graphic

    Marketing Chairwoman

    National Collegiate Water Ski Association

    - Present 7 years 7 months

    Education

    Manage a committee of 5 to build the NCWSA Brand and Organization.
    Support sponsorship engagement and fundraising.
    Increase brand awareness through social media and events.
    Develop website content to drive traffic, engagement, and create resources for participants & fans.
    Work with individual teams to promote membership and increase marketing effectiveness.

  • Aspiras Foundation Graphic

    2017 Volunteer trip: Mentor

    Aspiras Foundation

    - Present 7 years 5 months

    Children

    Participated in the inaugural Aspiras Volunteer Trip, traveling to 6 clubs in as many cities. I played a coordinator role in the planning, helping to organise volunteers, promote the trip, collect donations and host clothing drives. As the trip neared, I packed boxes to be shipped to the Dominican Republic, and assisted other volunteers in their final trip details. On the trip, I was in charge of marketing and messaging, as well as was an advocate for women in sports.

  • Diving Coach

    Irish Swim Camp

    - Present 9 years 7 months

    Education

    Coached elementary and middle school students to give them a glance at high school athletics

  • Counselor, Lifeguard

    YMCA Camp Eberhart

    - Present 11 years 2 months

    Children

    Labor Day Camp Volunteer

  • Food and Entertainment Director, Design and Building Crew, Security, Ticketing, Actor

    St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Annual haunted house

    - 5 years 1 month

    Leader in $30k church fundraiser
    Annually responsible for design, planning and execution of a room and it's actors
    Actor training and development
    Managed food for +30 staff and nightly entertainment (DJ, Musician) for 6 day event
    Promoted event by distributing flyers, coupons and on social media

  • Advertising Coordinator

    Malibu Open

    - 6 months

    Contracted Radio Advertising and coordinated production of ads
    Designed flyers and distributed to grow awareness and attendance
    Supported sponsorship search and on-site activity bookings

  • She Runs It Graphic

    Diversity, Equity, & Belonging Committee Member

    She Runs It

    - Present 4 years 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    She Runs It Education Loan Relief Grant Winner, 2021
    Multicultural Bootcamp Planning Committee, 2021 & 2022

Publications

  • How Rise NY & partners rose to success

    The Drum

    Celebrated The Drum Awards winner Rise NY & Partners with an interview showcasing their work, and what's to come from the agency.

    See publication
  • The US Advertiser and Agency report

    The Drum

    Supported The Drum's market research team with the publication of US Advertiser and Agency Report.

    See publication
  • Interview: Optimize the Natural Path to Conversions

    Pathmonth

    Captura Group has fully embraced the multicultural space as a Hispanic digital agency with full-service bilingual capabilities. They maximize their clients’ growth by combining digital expertise with Hispanic in-language and in-culture competencies.

    Marketing Manager Molly Voska discusses their own growth initiatives and the benefits of adopting this space. While making sure clients’ secure long-term growth, they hope to do the same for their own business. With a website revamp they aim…

    Captura Group has fully embraced the multicultural space as a Hispanic digital agency with full-service bilingual capabilities. They maximize their clients’ growth by combining digital expertise with Hispanic in-language and in-culture competencies.

    Marketing Manager Molly Voska discusses their own growth initiatives and the benefits of adopting this space. While making sure clients’ secure long-term growth, they hope to do the same for their own business. With a website revamp they aim to optimize the natural path to conversions. By offering the right content at the right time Molly wants to understand the customer

    Other authors
    • Lukas Haensch
    See publication
  • U.S. Hispanic Students Are Transforming Higher Education

    Captura Group Hispanic + Digital Insights

  • Cajun Feast

    The Water Skier

    The official tournament recap for the Syndicate Waterskis 41st Collegiate Water Ski National Championships, Oct. 10-12, at Bell Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda, Calif.

    See publication
  • 5 Steps To Building A Multicultural Marketing Plan

    Alumni Unscripted, Haworth College of Business

  • Staff Writer

    National Collegiate Water Ski Association

Courses

  • Advertising and Promotion

    MKTG 3740

  • Basic Chinese II

    CHN 1010

  • Business Statistics

    STAT 2160

  • Conversational Spanish

    SPN 3170

  • Global Negotiation

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  • Integrated Communication in Business

    BCM 3700

  • International and Global studies

    INTL 2000

  • Intro to Business Computing

    CIS 1020

  • Intro to International Business

    BUS 2200

  • Marketing Principles

    MKTG 2500

  • Marketing Research

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  • Multinational Management

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  • Spanish Composition

    SPN 3160

  • Sports Marketing

    MKTG 3800

Projects

Honors & Awards

  • Lee Honors College

    Western Michigan University

  • Illinois Scholar

    Illinois Secretary of Education

  • Presidential Volunteer service award

    Barack Obama

  • Varsity Letter

    BHS swim and dive team

Test Scores

  • ACT

    Score: 30

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • Chinese (Mandarin)

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • She Runs It

    Member

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    Active committee member of Young Executives & Multicultural teams.

  • National Collegiate Water Ski Association

    Marketing Committee Chair

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    -> Elected the Waterski and Wakeboard team at Western Michigan University Social Media Director. 2013-2017 -> Elected as Midwest Region - Great Lakes Conference Marketing Chair. 2017-2018 -> Appointed as National Marketing Committee Chair. 2017-Present

  • Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association

    Assistant Dive Coach

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    High School Divers are from the following schools: Mattawan, Hackett, Kalamazoo Central, Loy Norrix, Alligan, Plainwell, and Otsego.

  • American Advertising Federation

    Affiliate Club Member

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    WMU AdClub

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