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Top 30 Women In Social Media Who Are
Rocking It #LikeAGirl
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 BY KIM GARST — 75 COMMENTS
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I don’t know about you but I LOVE lists! Lists of the best social media tools, lists
of the best apps to use and lists of the best people to connect with around
certain areas of expertise…love me some lists! As I was watching the Super
Bowl and the resulting excitement around the #LikeAGirl campaign, it got me
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to thinking about all the amazing women in social media. I have enjoyed a lot
of success in the social space and my new book, Will The Real You Please
Stand Up, is getting a lot of positive feedback. YAHOO! But there are so many
amazing ladies in social media that I thought it would be great if I shared some
of them with you! Please note, there is no rhyme or reason to the order…they
are ALL great women who are doing amazing things! I am sure I am missing a
few too so make sure you tell me WHO in the comments below. So here ya
go…my top 30 women in social media who are rocking it #LikeAGirl!
I hope you enjoy the list as much as I did putting it together :-)!
Links to all their Twitter profiles can be found by clicking here.
Peg Fitzpatrick: Peg is a social media strategist,
speaker and author. She is the director of marketing
and social media manager for Kreussler Inc. covering
online brand management and traditional marketing.
She is co-author of, The Art of Social Media and is
editor-in-chief of 12 Most – a community of globally-
renowned writers & business experts. She founded

the Twitter chat #MyBookClub which features the
brightest authors on social media, and is
moderator/community manager to multiple Google+
and Facebook communities.
Andrea Vahl: Andrea is a social media coach, speaker
and strategist and is co-author of Facebook
Marketing All-in-One for Dummies. She uses her
improv comedy skills to blog as an entertaining
character named Grandma Mary, a social media
edutainer.
Ekaterina Walter: Ekaterina is global evangelist for
Sprinklr, an international speaker and author of Think
Like Zuck and co-author of The Power of Visual
Storytelling. Previously, she led strategic and
marketing innovation for Fortune 500 brands such as
Intel and Accenture. An award-winning marketer,
Ekaterina is a contributor to publications such as

Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Huffington Post, and
Entrepreneur. Her thought leadership was featured on
CNBC, ABC, NBC, FOX News, Forbes, TechCrunch,
CNN, WSJ, Inc., and more.
Rebekah Radice: Rebekah is a social media
strategist, speaker and trainer. She works with
organizations and entrepreneurs to combine
intention and strategy to create breakthrough results.
She was named an Inman Top 100 Most Influential
Leader for 2013 and 2014. As a connoisseur of all
things social media, Rebekah hosts “Breakthrough
Social Media Success” where she interviews
successful business owners, savvy entrepreneurs and
powerhouse professionals.
Denise Wakeman: Denise is an online marketing and
visibility expert and founder of The Blog Squad™. She

writes regularly for several marketing blogs, and
frequently speaks at conferences and workshops
about business blogging and how to gain expert
status through social marketing. She is also a
contributing author on business blogging in Success
Secrets of Social Media Superstars, and has been
quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington
Post, Newsday, Canada’s National Post, Fast Company
online, as well as many publications.
Viveka von Rosen: Viveka is author of LinkedIn
Marketing: An Hour a Day and is known
internationally as the “LinkedIn Expert.” CEO of Linked
Into Business, she also hosts the biggest LinkedIn
chat on Twitter and co-moderates LinkedInStrategies,
the largest LinkedIn strategy group on LinkedIn.
Forbes has listed her as a top social media influencer,
and she has been cited in Ragan, CNN, Forbes,
Mashable, the Miami Herald and of course, Social
Media Examiner.

Britt Michaelian: Britt is the host of the Mass
Amplify Show, a weekly podcast that dives into the
stories of the world’s top authors, influencers and
entrepreneurs. Britt specializes in social strategy and
digital branding, advising companies like 20th
Television, Bravo, CBS, Dairy Management Inc and
more. She has appeared on the red carpet as a social
media correspondent for the Insider and
Entertainment Tonight at events for Vanity Fair, the
Daytime Emmys and the Billboard Music Awards.
Jessica Northey: Known for her ‘sass, wit and straight
from the hip’ style, Multi-Media Personality/SocialPR
Consultant Jessica Northey is taking over Country
Music, one tweet at a time. Specializing in using Social
Media when you ARE the brand, she is consistently
ranked as an influential online personality and named
as a Forbes 2013 Top 50 Power Influencer. Jessica is

the Creator/Host of 24/7 hashtag community Country
Music Chat #CMchat and Twangout on Google+
hosting live streaming interactive interviews from the
Red Carpet to backstage to Musicians tour buses.
Ann Handley: Ann is the author of the book
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating
Ridiculously Good Content and co-author of the
best-selling Content Rules. Cited in Forbes as the
most influential woman in social media and
recognized by ForbesWoman as one of the top 20
women bloggers, she is chief content officer of
MarketingProfs; a columnist for Entrepreneur
magazine; a LinkedIn Influencer; a keynote speaker,
mom, and writer.
Sue B. Zimmerman: Sue B. is the founder of the
online Instagram course Insta-Results™, the author of

Instagram Basics for your Business, a CreativeLive
instructor, a speaker and business coach. She teaches
entrepreneurs, business execs, and marketing
professionals how to leverage the power of Instagram
for real business results. As a serial entrepreneur, Sue
B. has started over sixteen businesses, including SueB
Do, Boxer Rebellion and Sue B. Zimmerman
Enterprise.
Jenn Herman: Jenn is a social media strategist,
Instagram advocate and one of the winners of Social
Media Examiner’s TOP 10 Social Media Blogs of 2014.
Her blog, Jenn’s Trends, shares topics focused on
understanding trends in social media management
and provides tips, resources, and training for small
businesses and businesses new to social media
marketing that need to structure their social media
strategies. She is also the author of The Ultimate
Beginner’s Guide to Instagram.

Melonie Dodaro: Melonie Dodaro is the author of the
#1 international bestseller The LinkedIn Code. She is
also the founder of Top Dog Social Media, an agency
that helps businesses, sales teams and professionals
use LinkedIn and social selling to boost their visibility,
attract new customers and increase their revenue.
Dubbed by the media as Canada’s #1 LinkedIn expert
she is highly sought after internationally as a LinkedIn
and social selling speaker and trainer.
Cynthia Sanchez: Cynthia is the CEO and founder of
Oh So Pinteresting, a business that helps businesses,
bloggers and entrepreneurs use Pinterest to its fullest
potential. Prior to her venture in social media, she
worked as a registered radiation oncology nurse. With
her background in the medical field, she brings a
holistic approach to social media planning and

strategy. Cynthia has quickly become a highly sought-
after writer, podcaster, coach and speaker. Her motto:
Don’t just pin it, do it!
Stephanie Sammons: Stephanie is author of the
upcoming book LinkedIn Impact: 7 Smart and Simple
Strategies for Building LinkedIn Influence. She is also
the CEO and founder of Wired Advisor, a company
that helps professional services entrepreneurs build
their digital influence. Stephanie has been named a
Top 30 Marketing Thought Leader and Top 25 Social
Media Expert by LinkedIn, and she’s been featured in
the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, New York Times,
Forbes, and Investment News.
Donna Moritz: Donna is the founder of Socially
Sorted, winner of the Best Business Blog in Australia
2014. She helps businesses, bloggers and
entrepreneurs use visual social media and content

strategy to get more reach, referrals and results in
their business. Donna is a contributor to Entrepreneur
online, Social Media Examiner, Social Fresh and Amy
Porterfield Inc. and has been featured in Forbes, NBC
and Yahoo!. Her infographics have been published on
some of the world’s top websites and her creative
approach to marketing earned her a listing in
Australia’s Top 100 Cool Company Awards in 2013 by
Anthill Online.
Laura Rubinstein: Laura is co-founder of Social Buzz
Club, a content amplification network. As an award-
winning social media and marketing strategist, she
has optimized marketing plans for over 1000 small
businesses and is the author of the bestselling book
Social Media Myths BUSTED: The Small Business
Guide To Online Revenue.
Mari Smith: Mari is a leading social media strategist,
widely recognized for her Facebook marketing
expertise. She is author of The New Relationship

Marketing and co-author of Facebook Marketing:
An Hour a Day. Both Forbesand D&B Credibility
named Mari one of the top 10 social media
influencers, and Fast Company dubbed her the “Pied
Piper of the Online World.” As a speaker and
consultant with over twelve years in the fields of
relationships, marketing and internet technology, she
helps corporations and entrepreneurs optimize their
social presence online.
Laura Fitton: Laura is an inbound marketing
evangelist for Hubspot, co-author of Twitter for
Dummies and founder of Oneforty. Laura is credited
with convincing Guy Kawasaki and thousands of tech
execs that Twitter would have real business value.
She founded the first Twitter for Business
consultancy, Pistachio Consulting, in 2008 and has
been speaking professionally about the business use
of Twitter since 2007.

Amy Porterfield: Amy is the co-author of Facebook
Marketing All-in-One for Dummies as well as a
speaker and trainer, teaching small businesses and
entrepreneurs how to drive more traffic, leads and
sales with Facebook marketing.
Nichole Kelly: Nichole is author of How to Measure
Social Media: A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing
and Assessing Social Media ROI. She is also
president of SME Digital, a division of Social Media
Explorer. In her consulting work, Nichole has worked
with major brands such as the Sherwin-Williams
Company, the Federal Reserve Bank, Deutsche Bank
and Johns Hopkins University. She has provided
insight and training for the American Marketing
Association, Public Relations Society of America,

Forrester Research, MarketingProfs, Radian6 and
HootSuite.
Chalene Johnson: Chalene is the CEO of business
and lifestyle coaching company Team Johnson where
she has taught her personal and business
development systems to hundreds of thousands of
people. She is the best-selling author of Push and is
the first female to host two #1 infomercials. Chalene
has sold over 10 million DVDs and has sold several
multimillion-dollar fitness and lifestyle companies.
Lynette Young: Lynette is the founder of Purple
Stripe Productions and acting director of Marketing
Technologies at Mingl Marketing. She works with
brand agencies, in-house staff and career-minded
professionals to develop and effectively deploy

strategic and tactical initiatives to gain exposure,
attract talent, grow business and reach new
customers using the social web. She is the author
of Google+ for Small Businesses and has over 1.5
million followers on Google+. Lynette strives to
illustrate the unique and powerful voice women have
online and work with companies that want to reach
them.
Pam Moore: Pam is the CEO and founder of
Marketing Nutz, a full service experiential social
brand, conversion optimization and digital marketing
agency. Pam is ranked by Forbes as a Top 10 (#5)
Social Media Woman and Top 10 Social Media Power
Influencer. She is an avid international keynote
speaker, co-author of Social Media Relationship Age
and has 15+ years’ experience helping entrepreneurs,
small business leaders to Fortune 500 organizations
build winning brands and integrated platforms that
sustain business and life.

Gini Dietrich: Gini is co-author of Marketing In the
Round and the founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich, a
Chicago-based integrated marketing communication
firm. She also is the founder of the professional
development site for PR and marketing pros, Spin
Sucks Pro. Her marketing blog, Spin Sucks, is a top-
rated blog by Junta42, Cision and Social Media
Examiner. Gini can also be found writing at Crain’s
Chicago Business and in various PR and marketing
blogs and publications.
Amanda Blain: Amanda is a self-confessed Geek Girl,
wrapped in an extrovert’s personality, she is CEO of
Girlfriend Social (an online networking hub for
women), a speaker and consultant. She is an expert in
all things Google Plus, and has been voted as the
“Number 1 Hangout Personality” by the Google Plus
community.

Watch out for these up and comers!
Jenny Brennan: Facebook Marketing Pro passionate
about helping salon and local business owners.
She also writes for Post Planner and Agora Pulse.
Kim Vij: Kim is a consultant, speaker, freelance writer,
educator, and blogger at The Educators’ Spin On It
pinning for her 1.6 Million Followers on Pinterest.

Stephanie Nissen: Social Media Manager, Marketing
Consultant.
Heather Heuman: Social Media Marketing Strategist
at Sweet Tea Social Marketing.
Liz Azyan: Experienced Digital & Social Media PRO
Styler, helping businesses stand out & get customers
to come to YOU!

Filed Under: Social Media
These are my top 30 women in social media who are killing it #LikeAGirl
but who would YOU add to the list?
About Kim Garst
Kim Garst is the best selling author of Will The Real You
Please Stand Up; Show Up, Be Authentic and Prosper in
Social Media. She is also the CEO and co-founder of Boom! Social Media
Marketing, and authors one of the top 10 social media blogs in the world.
Kim is a top 10 women and top 50 Forbes social media power influencer
and is extremely passionate about serving the small business owner.
Bringing people and businesses together online since 1995!

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Stephanie Nissen says
February 5, 2015 at 1:43 pm
WHOA. Just whoa. Thanks so much for the honorable mention. Means the
world to me to come from an amazing person like you, Kim!
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(And Queens!) You Have to Follow on Twitter
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Kim Garst says
Exciting to watch you step into your business and grow,
Stephanie

Stephanie
Look what Kim Garst just posted..Top 30 Women In Social Media
Who Are Rocking It #LikeAGirl
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Loukia says
February 19, 2015 at 2:37 am
Many thanks Kim, for putting this list of Women together! I will
hopefully try to contact all these ladies to join my
Facebook.com/selfhelpforhealing community to bring together
the feminine energies to help encourage World Peace! I am
writing a new book for women, out summer 2015!
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Andrea Vahl says
Thanks so much Kim! Totally honored to be on this list! Means so much
coming from a rock star like you!!
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Kim Garst says
This list would not be complete without ya
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Denise Wakeman says

Wow, wow, wow! Thanks so much for including on this list of amazing
women. I am honored. #YouRock!
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Your Platform
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Kim Garst says
Can’t wait to see you at Social Media Marketing World,
Denise!
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Peg Fitzpatrick (@PegFitzpatrick) says
Wow – what a list of powerhouses and LOVE your list of up and comers!
Boom social indeed.
Thank you for graciously including me.
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Kim Garst says
Peg, it is always great to see new faces really coming on
strong! #likeagirl No list would be complete without ya!
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Carrie Morgan says
Nice collection, Kim!
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Kim Garst says
Thanks Carrie
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Roxann Souci says
Leave it to Ms. Garst to so graciously and generously root for her peers! This
is an exceptional line-up of those women who have made such a positive
impact on the social media landscape. There are no cookie-cutter clones
here, either! These superstars have personality! They are an extraordinary
group of individuals who remember to keep the “social” in social media. They
lead the way by example, and they are always willing to share their
knowledge.
Kudos to All! Thank you Kim for spreading the word!
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Kim Garst says
Thanks for dropping in, Roxann

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Roxann Souci says
Kim, you are the best!
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Corina says

Great list Kim! You gathered some of favorite ladies on social. Nice line-up of
the up-comers too! Thumbs up for you Kim!
Cheers,
Corina
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and Peg Fitzpatrick – Book Review
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Kim Garst says
Thanks, Corina!
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Lynette Young says
THANK YOU for this Kim! I love lists like this because it gives me a chance to
learn about amazing people that I can be inspired by and learn from. We are
nothing but the impressions we give and the memories we have… and these
ladies give the goods!! xoxo – Lynette
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Kim Garst says
Love your comment that we are nothing but the
impressions we give and the memories we have! YES!
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Gabriella Sannino says
Excellent, I love when women support each other! I know quite a few ladies
on this list and needless to say, they deserve all the accolades given them.
I’ve signed up to your RSS feed and look forward to more wonderful support
in our community. Bravo!!
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Kim Garst says
Thanks Gabriella
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Mark Stevens says
I can think of three you are really missing out on. Tamara McCleary –
@tamaramccleary – is a powerhouse on social media. Rachel Miller –
@rachelloumiller – of Pipeliner and MillennialCEO should also be on this list,
she is well known and is heavily engaged. Melissa Stewart – @melissaonline
– is also very deserving.
Hopefully I don’t sound too much like a cheerleader for these three, but I
dabble in some social analytics and these three have engagement numbers
that would make most women on the list above envious (if you are looking at
social media metrics – fav’s per 1,000 / RT’s per 1,000, etc.).
Great list, but many more deserving!
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Kim Garst says
Thanks for introducing me to some awesome gals who I
was not aware of! So many amazing women out there!
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Mari Smith says
Hola Kim, first – thanks heaps for the inclusion. Of course!! Second, I can’t tell
you how much it means to me that you replaced “killing it” with “rocking it.”
Honestly, I am so impressed that you did that on the fly after the fact, hehee.
Even brought a tear to my eye, tbh. You just bumped up another notch in my
estimation. #OneForTheGirls!! Woot!

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Your Facebook Engagement: The Social Scoop Issue 134
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Kim Garst says
Thanks Mari
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Rebekah Radice says
What an incredible list of amazing women Kim. You have such a giving spirit.

Thank you for the honor of being mentioned next to each one of them!
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Small Business Results
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Kim Garst says
Hope to see you and get time to connect at #SMMW15,
Rebekah!
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Adam Zand says
Sorry, but this seems like a misguided effort. If your goal is to link to smart
people (who happen to be women) and help your readers make connections,
maybe you could link to their social profiles and list some ways they like to
mentor other women. As it is now, it reads very “white” and a bit “light” –
would you feature men with duck face poses?
Hmm, sorry … but you lost me at the “girl” hashtag and “I don’t know about
you but I LOVE lists.” This one feels link bait-y, even though I have learned
from and spent time with a few of the “rocking” women on your list.
Maybe I need some more action-oriented new blog posts or maybe I’m full of
it.
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Kim Garst says

Obviously you haven’t been tracking the #likeagirl hashtag
so the reference was lost on you, Adam. Yes, these are
amazing women in the social space and there are links to their
websites so that you can connect with them in any way you wish.
Here is a link to the a list on Twitter where you will find all of their
profiles in one handy spot. https://twitter.com/kimgarst/lists/top-
women-in-social-media
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Heather Heuman says
Kim, Honored to have made this list among such talented talented women!
What a fantastic list of truly powerful women. It meant the world to me to see
I was on as ‘Up and Coming’ and I truly am excited! The journey
continues..and I’m ready to go UP! It was amazing being highlighted among

these great women.
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Heather Heuman says
Kim, Honored to have made this list among such talented talented women!
What a fantastic list of truly powerful women. It meant the world to me to see
I was on as ‘Up and Coming’ and I truly am excited! The journey
continues..and I’m ready to go UP! It was amazing being highlighted among
these great women.
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Kim Garst says

LOVED your photo, Heather! Totally made my day!
#likeagirl
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Liz Azyan says
What an amazing honour to be included with women I really admire and look
up to. This is a fantastic list Kim! And I love the sentiment behind the
#LikeAGirl campaign. I’ve watched that video I’m not sure how many times.
It’s so empowering and delivers such an incredible and overlooked message
for girls, young ladies and women as a whole.
I’m proud to do things #LikeAGirl and hope that the future generation will
feel the same. Thank you for the empowerment Kim! xx
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Kim Garst says
Here’s to ROCKING it #likeagirl
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Teodora says
Great article, the only thing I would’ve wanted to see is a direct link from each
name to their Twitter account.
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Kim Garst says
We did links to their websites instead of their Twitter
accounts BUT here is a direct link a Twitter list that has
everyone on it. https://twitter.com/kimgarst/lists/top-women-in-
social-media
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Howie Goldfarb says
Hi Kim
I don’t like subjective lists like this. When I see them from bloggers or

marketers or even big time trade pubs I just feel they are pretty thin and used
either as linkbait or to brown nose. I am a champion of the ladies. Ask
anyone. But my view of success in social and many people in socials view is
different. Unless you show me ‘anyone male or female’ helped clients
increase sales or reduce costs..concrete results….to me they failed. Having a
successful book or being a key noter (most of the speakers at Social Media
World in San Diego I would never pay to see speak) means nothing. Some of
the books written by people you list I would never recommend to others.
Persona brands died at least two years ago. I fully know, admire and respect
some on this list. Others I feel differently about as more self promoters than
client helpers and others while it is nice to see them listed and learn who
they are I certainly would need to investigate to see what my view is. And
anyone who Forbes or Mashable highlights is a hige red flag. No serious
business person reads those equivalent of People Magazine. If you are
involved in Facbook Marketing (which is just paid advertising now) and still
promoting brand pages you have zero credibility with me. If you are in
content marketing for SEO same. I will trump your content with my AdWords
100% of the time…faster and cheaper with higher conversion rates.

My point is while you might get plenty of traffic and shares you also turn off a
lot of people…men and women. I found this because a friend ‘And
accomplished Female’ shared this with a group of marketers I am in and we
all discussed how much we hate these lists. Dark sharing. I am bringing it to
light.
I would rather you pick individuals and highlight their work for clients and
show what they did to benefit clients vs themselves because to me that is
true credibility. The best work is done off line not on. Using social media for
yourself or personal branding means nothing in my world. I know most of
the last Gen of rockstars were men. Brogan. Solis. Armano. Kawasaki and
many lesser people like Collier for example etc But guess what. I never found
anything they wrote of value for me or my clients and much was fraudulent!
Maybe nice guys but valueless as marketers.Wealthier than me but frauds to
me. But how may lists have they been in?
So just my thoughts not meaning to attack you versus the actual fact people
write these. As I said an in depth interview or profile with real success for
clients is what I seek. Show me that I will always share and always follow.
Thank you.

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Kim Garst says
Thanks for your input, Howie!
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Kim Vij says
What a rockstar list of creative minds sharing about the power of social
media on a daily basis. Very humbled Kim to be included on your “up and

coming” list. Thanks for making the twitter list too!
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Out
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Kim Garst says
Makes it easier for connection for sure
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Ravi raj says

Nice and informative post. No matter you are a girl or boy. Girl can also
become a good leader like above are mentioned. Happy Valentines day
2015 Quotes and Wishes
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Lizabeth Hall says
Great list. My goal is to get on this list next time and I hope with many of the
tips I learn from you and these fine ladies I will earn the right to be on the
list!!! Thank you!
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Tracy says
Wow, what an article. It just made me feel I might have a spot among the
ladies up. Thanks for this stimulating article.
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Anitra says
Holy smokes! What an inspiring list! I have just started a SEO consultancy
business with one client and I have sooo much to learn, but I am completely
encouraged by reading the profiles and accomplishments of these ladies.
Thanks Kim, and kudos to the women on this list!
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Judy Douglass says
I would surely recommend Becky Robinson at Weaving Influence. She’s doing
a great job using social and other means to promote business books and
writers.
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Kim Garst says
Awesome, thank you!
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Raina says
Congratulations to all of the amazing women who made this list! I’m sure
they are extremely deserving, but I can’t help but notice the lack of diversity
here. There is no mention of any of the very influential ladies of color who
rock that I personally follow or identify with, or even ladies of color who I
don’t follow. It personally makes me feel left out of feminist movements like
#LikeAGirl, even though I personally identify greatly with it.
As I’ve gotten deeper into feminism I’ve found this to be an ongoing problem
that I continuously run into; many feminist publications seem to push for
solidarity with, celebrate, and defend only white women, even when referring
to issues that all women face. To a WOC feminist like myself this feels like a
slight; it feels like erasure, it feels like exclusion. Perhaps it was not
intentional, but I wish that the author had worked to diversify her list, or to
lengthen it to include other amazing women that don’t look like her.
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Kim Garst says
Would love your suggestions, Raina, on other ladies who
are doing amazing things through their social media
businesses.
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Antonio says
As a man who believes in the power of women and how much you can
achieve, this article makes me feel proud. Great list Kim!
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Gini Dietrich says
I LOVE the #likeagirl campaign and love that you were clever enough to use
it. I also love that you included me in your list. But you have me thinking…
perhaps there are many bloggers who should consider following your lead.
Hmmmm…
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Kim Garst says
It’s been a great traffic generator, Gini

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Julie Gribble says
Thrilled to see Kim Vij on your list of up-and-comers! She’s incredibly helpful
and has taught me so much about Pinterest. We’re very lucky to be working
with her!
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Kim Garst says
Love Kim :-)!
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Fiona Redding says
Loren Bartley of Impactiv8 is pretty awesome in my opinion
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Kim Garst says
Thank you!
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Donna says
Thanks for listing me KIm! I would have to add a lady from Australia who is
doing cool things in the digital space – her name is Fiona Lucas from
irespectonline.com (you may have met her) – she is an online reputation
strategist and she has also written an awesome book FutureProof Your Kids.
She was voted one of the most Clickable Women of 2014 by a major site here
and is one to watch! And of course I agree with all your gals listed here, and
also Jenny Brennan deserves to be there as she is doing great things!
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Fiona Lucas says

Wow thank you so much Donna. Yes Kim and I have met at SMMW14.
I really appreciate that you have thought of me. I have some great
stuff coming this year so hang 5!
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Stephanie Sammons says
Kim, thanks so much for including me on your list! By the way, it’s a great list.
I’ve been thinking that we need to do a better job of highlighting the women
in this space and bring them together as well! I appreciate your vote of
confidence.
Stephanie
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Ashani Mfuko says
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome list! I follow many of these ladies
on social media, and read their blogs as well, so I know how fabulous they
are!
I’m just a little disappointed that there isn’t one black woman on this list. I
find that we are missing in a lot of these types of lists on various, popular
social media marketing blogs, which saddens me. I’m sure that there are lots
of fantastic black women in the social media marketing space, that are killing
it too! Anyhow, just a thought. I hope that, in the near future, lists like these
will be more ethnically diverse.

Thank you for all that you do Kim, and shout out to all of the fabulous ladies
on this list! I’m currently reading your book “Will The Real You Please Stand
Up”, and loving it of course! Blessings to you, your family, and the Boom
Social team! Keep on doing what you’re doing. Your work is appreciated!
Look what Ashani Mfuko just posted..How To Completely Change Your
Perspective On What Success Means On Social Media
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Kim Garst says
Would love your suggestions, Ashani, on black women
who are doing amazing things on social! Shoot me a
tweet with their Twitter usernames, pretty please?
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Cynthia English says
So inspiring Kim for our #YouthUnitingNations –watching you all succeed
teaches everyone. Thank you for sharing!
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Fiona says
Another amazing Girl from down under, Loren Bartley of impactiv8 is my go
to girl for all things social media.
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Melanie says
Wow! This is a pretty comprehensive list. Totally awesome idea to list women
who are rocking it in social media. I hope in the near future I might make it
on a list like this. I have a small blog about social media, but at the same
time I’m a chemistry major, so the blog goes straight to the backburner over
the school year. I hope to really amp it up over the Summer.
Great list! I’m going to share this all over because I think it’s really
empowering. I feel empowered, anyway.
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Jay McHugh says
Great great list…..

Watch for Stacey Alcorn on this list soon…..
Google her and watch her…..she is phenomenal …..
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Kim Garst says
Thanks Jay!
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Vicky says
While it is great to give credit where it is due and terrific links for all

concerned – I have to agree with the ‘turn off’ effect of ‘Women in___’.
I am a human in Social Media marketing – I do not want to be singled out as
female. I am good at my job because I am good at my job.
It still smacks of (and I am aware of the #LikeaGirl hashtag) the outdated ‘not
bad for a girl’ commentary.
I personally loath ‘women in business’ type groups etc as it maintains the
divide and is anti-feminist in my book.
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Kim Garst says
Thanks for your comments
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Devi says
What a great lineup of powerhouse women. Thanks for giving them some
love! I hope I can be on that list someday.
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Audra says
Congratulations to the all the ladies mentioned in your list. I am disappointed
at the lack of diversity. I find it difficult that not one African American was
worthy of your accolades. As a whole, minorities were highly
underepresented. A fact that unfortunately haunts many speaker panels and
lists. Perhaps next year you will make it a point to go outside the familiar and

shake up the status quo. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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Kim Garst says
Thanks for your comments! I addressed my feelings on
the diversity matter in some of the previous comments.
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Kailei Carr says
Hi Kim – first of all, congrats on the new book! Thanks for creating this list –
great to see so many folks who are rocking it #likeagirl! I would have loved to

see more diversity in your list, however. There are so many Black and brown
women who have been rocking it as well and would have liked to see more
than just one make your list.
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Kim Garst says
Thank you, Kailei! As for this list, I love to highlight
ANYONE who is doing well in the social space. For me,
this was all about choosing prominent, well-known (to me) women in
the social space who are doing amazing things. It had nothing
whatsoever to do with their skin color.
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Dave Kerpen says
Cool. I would definitely add Carrie Kerpen, cofounder and CEO of Likeable
Media, a pioneer in social media for big brands and one of the largest and
fastest growing independent social media and content marketing agencies in
the world. Carrie is also the host of the popular All the Social Ladies podcast
and a writer for Forbes. (And my wife and the mother of 2 and soon 3
awesome kids!)
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Kim Garst says
Thanks for the suggestion, Dave.
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Paula Penn-Nabrit says
Dear Kim, Hi! I love lists too and I find them very insightful on multiple levels.
One of the greatest insights lists offer is seen in what is not listed, not
included, what is in effect relegated to the negative space. In art and design
we understand that negative space shapes, moulds and defines the actual
boundaries of positive space. In this instance your list’s exclusion of women
of color, it’s centering of women who appear to be phenotypically Caucasian-
white in the positive space of inclusion and exclusivity is definitive and by
default and/or design relegates women of color to the negative space. This is
insightful from a marketing perspective as just one demographic sector you
relegated to the negative space covers an estimated 17.8 million African-
American women. The estimated overall buying power of the black
community is expected to exceed $1Trillion in 2015. Marketing, sales,
coaching and consulting gurus should be examining how many consumer
dollars are in that negative space, what percentage of those dollars can be

captured and what approaches, strategies and techniques are most effective
and efficient. Those that do not should critically re-examine their status as
subject matter experts-positive space list inclusion notwithstanding.
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Kim Garst says
Paula, I love highlighting ANYONE who is doing an
amazing job in the social space, regardless of color. If you
have any suggestions on who should have been included, I would love
to hear about them.
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