Jasmin Brand
CEO
The Start Dallas

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