Steering Committee
Deborah L. Esayian
Co-President
Emmis Interactive, Inc.
Deborah Esayian develops the market opportunities for Emmis Interactive, the software company that empowers the websites and interactive businesses of hundreds of broadcast entities in the United States and Canada. She is the architect of one of the most profitable internet business models in media today. The pioneer of several innovations in the broadcast industry, she is a catalyst for corporate reinvention. Emmis Interactive serves Astral Media, Corus Entertainment, Greater Media, Emmis Communications, Lincoln Financial Media, Renda Broadcasting, Maverick Media and many others as their clients.
A former product manager with Procter & Gamble and Novartis, Deborah guided the growth of the Formua 44®, Pampers®, Vaporub® and Transderm Scope® brands in addition to several others in the packaged goods industry. She blends classic marketing expertise with high-level sales experience to forge the successful integration of new and traditional media.
In 1994, she founded Next Generation Radio, a new business development enterprise that returned hundreds of millions in lost business to the industry. She has managed radio stations and sales teams and, over the past five years, trained and developed more than 3,000 salespeople and managers across the globe in using creative engagement solution techniques to monetize their websites.
In her work she becomes the confidant and consultant to the senior management teams of each Emmis Interactive customer, taking the word “partnership” to a new definition.
Deborah holds a B.S.N. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. Recognized as one of Radio Ink’s Most Influential Women in Broadcasting, she is the recipient of many industry awards for her skill in launching successful new businesses with strong investor return.
Deborah maintains dual residency in the United States and Canada and is a native of the Philadelphia area.
