The Strategic Advisory Team
Strategic leadership. Coordinated execution. Elevated results.
Strategic influence requires depth.
Authority is not built through visibility alone - it is built through coordinated strategy, precision positioning, and aligned execution.
The Strategic Advisory Team is made up of senior-level specialists across media, partnerships, communications, and growth strategy. Each engagement is supported by a curated team aligned around one objective: elevating influence and unlocking strategic access.
When you partner with us, you partner with a fully integrated advisory team operating with clarity, discretion, and shared standards of excellence.
Dana Flanagan
Founder & Chief Authority Architect
Dana leads strategic positioning and serves as the principal architect for all client engagements. She works alongside the Strategic Advisory Team to design high-level visibility, influence, and partnership strategies for select leaders and organizations.
Vicky Talbot
Head of Public Relations
Vicky Talbot architects strategic media placement for clients who are ready to command industry visibility and authority.
With a background spanning global fashion houses, international publications, and high-profile commercial campaigns, Vicky understands how to position brands in rooms that shape perception and revenue.
Her experience includes negotiating and securing placements tied to major advertising campaigns, editorial features, and global brand activations. Having worked alongside iconic brands such as Calvin Klein, Armani, Ralph Lauren, L’Oréal, Victoria’s Secret, and Guess, she brings both luxury-level positioning expertise and large-scale media strategy to every engagement.
She focuses on:
• Strategic press positioning
• Authority-driven media campaigns
• Editorial and feature placement
• Brand narrative refinement
• High-level media negotiation
Her work is not about publicity for attention.
It’s about aligning media exposure with long-term authority, influence, and revenue growth.
Vicky ensures clients are not just seen -but strategically positioned.
Meredith Marder
Director of Strategic Events & Experiences
Meredith designs and executes high-impact events that elevate brand authority and create meaningful access.
With more than 15 years of experience in venue sourcing, contract negotiation, and large-scale event execution, she transforms environments into strategic assets - ensuring every experience reflects positioning, influence, and intent.
From private executive gatherings to conventions hosting thousands, Meredith brings operational precision and elevated hospitality standards to every engagement. Her strength lies in aligning logistics with larger brand objectives -securing premium venues, negotiating favorable contracts, and producing seamless, high-level experiences.
Within the Strategic Advisory Team, Meredith ensures that when clients step into a room, the room reflects their authority.
Robert Brown & Raven Ea
Directors of Strategic Media
Robert and Raven lead high-level multimedia production and visual strategy initiatives designed to elevate brand authority and expand market presence.
With decades of combined experience in live event production, cinematic media development, broadcast execution, and executive storytelling, they bring both technical precision and creative vision to every engagement.
Their background spans large-scale theatrical premieres, live broadcasts, promotional launches, commercial media campaigns, and executive brand films. They have supported global entrepreneurs, corporate organizations, industry leaders, nonprofit initiatives, and growth-stage ventures -consistently producing media assets that drive visibility, audience engagement, and revenue expansion.
Robert’s expertise in stage production, cinematography, and live event technical execution pairs seamlessly with Raven’s nearly three decades of executive production leadership and large-scale event direction. Together, they transform complex ideas into polished, high-impact visual experiences.
Within the Strategic Advisory Team, Robert and Raven ensure that authority is not only articulated -it is captured, produced, and amplified with clarity and scale.
Donna Valdes
Strategic Marketing & Digital Infrastructure Architect
Donna serves as the strategic marketing and digital infrastructure lead within Dana’s authority ecosystem. With over 25 years of experience leading multi-million-dollar sales organizations and building scalable business systems, Donna specializes in turning visibility into leverage.
Her expertise includes:
• Authority-driven website architecture
• High-converting funnel strategy
• Brand positioning and messaging systems
• CRM and automation infrastructure
• Digital amplification strategy
• Conversion-focused content systems
Donna builds the systems that make it compound.
Her approach blends executive-level strategy with precision execution, ensuring that visibility translates into measurable growth.
I don’t just help you “build a brand.”
I architect your influence so it becomes your competitive advantage.
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The Elevated Team
In partnership with Epique Realty, we have built a thriving and dynamic community of real estate professionals known as The Elevated Team. With agents spanning across the U.S., our organization is more than just a network—it's a family. Together, we collaborate through masterminds, training sessions, and exclusive events, all designed to support each other in growing our businesses and becoming the best versions of ourselves. At The Elevated Team, we believe in rising together, embracing innovation, and achieving unparalleled success in real estate.