Hailed "a trailblazer" by Forbes Media, serial entrepreneur Carissa Lintao has spent the past five years as a leading business woman, marketer, and educator.  

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Carissa is the CEO of Apptuitive, an award-winning marketing agency focused on mobile app marketing. She’s currently bootstrapping the company from nothing to seven figures & beyond and works with Fortune companies and startups alike. The agency is responsible for the growth of over 300 startups and established companies.

 

Informing Gen Z, women, and minorities about the future of technology & work is her passion as she lives it out through mentoring independently and with TECHNOLOchicas, a division of NCWIT. She also independently fosters young up and coming talents to accelerate their growth.  

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TEDxBayonne is also one of Carissa’s ventures. The independently organized TED event is a catalyst for Bayonne’s community progress and serves to uplift, challenge, and inspire.

 

One of Carissa's maxims is that founders, designers, developers, & makers have an obligation to uphold responsibility for everything they build.  

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In her spare time, Carissa researches and reports on overlooked ethical issues regarding tech, such as humane design, social media usage, app developer responsibility, and inequality. 

 

Carissa has been featured on TEDx, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, CNBC, Thrive Global, Grit Daily, and Roadtrip Nation's documentary, Venture Forward, for her entrepreneurial efforts and focus on utilizing technology for good.