Jasmin Brand is the CEO of LAUNCH., bringing close to a decade of executive experience in digital publishing and marketing strategy to the Texas-based media company laser-focused on connectivity. Jasmin and her team recently launched The LaunchPad, the first community dashboard for the innovation ecosystem in Dallas-Fort Worth and eventually all of Texas. She is the founder and President of DARBY JAMES, a digital publisher and respected agency leader in experiential marketing, events and comprehensive brand strategies for cities and startups.

Some of Jasmin’s accolades include:

• Minority Business Leader of the Year Award presented by the Dallas Business Journal
• First Ever Recipient of the Young Professional Leadership ATHENA Award presented by the Dallas Regional Chamber and KPMG
• Techweek 100 Talent Cultivator Award
• Best of the Best in PR/Marketing by Examiner.com
• Leadership Dallas Alumni
• 10 Texas Women To Watch In Media