Darian Kovacs
Indigenous Business Leader in Marketing, Communications, & PR
I am an Indigenous business leader with 15 years of experience in marketing, communications, and public relations and have founded my own firm, Jelly Digital Marketing & PR.
2013-2021
Founding Partner at Jelly Digital Marketing & PR
I founded my own PR and digital marketing firm, Jelly Digital Marketing & PR, in 2013. Jelly uses a blend of PR and digital marketing tools to increase brand awareness, drive leads and reach target audiences for their clients. Since then it has grown in size and success as an award-winning company along with being a certified B Corp and “Great Place to Work”.
Podcast Host
I started Marketing Jam, the first Canadian podcast to stream on Amazon Prime, in 2016 to host the brightest minds in marketing. Since then, we have evolved to being Marketing News Canada, Canada’s #1 show in marketing.
Writer
I am a regular contributing writer to BC Business magazine, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. Additionally, I contribute pieces to our news site, Marketing News Canada.
Instructor
Through Jelly, I’ve created a 6-week WorkBC approved course, Jelly Academy. I, alongside other industry professionals, teach this course in order to share the most important skills and strategies for digital marketing.
Jury Member
Through Marketing News Canada, we have created Canada’s Marketing, Advertising, PR & Communications Hall of Fame where I have become a jury member. I’ve also been fortunate to be a jury member for the Hashtag Awards, which celebrates the work of Canadian marketers and organizations.
2014-2017
Conference Co-creator
I co-created and co-hosted Western Canada's largest marketing conference, Canadian Internet Marketing Conference, from 2014-2017. This conference helped marketing professionals network and learn in great locations.
Speaker
I began speaking for Talent Bureau in 2016 and hosted presentations and workshops on subjects related to PR, digital ads, growing your brand and social media. From there, I started speaking at TEC Canada, hosting presentations to help Canada's top executives learn and implement effective problem solving techniques.