Olivia Smith is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, media consultant, and AI expert based in Los Angeles. She focuses on innovating storytelling with cutting-edge technology. Smith is on the GenAI Content team at Meta. Before this role, she spent nearly a decade at Disney, working in inaugural digital positions for ABC News, Good Morning America, and ABC7. 

Smith has been honored with a number of journalism awards including Edward R. Murrow Awards and Emmy Awards. She co-produced a documentary, Dead Horse Bay, which was the first-ever piece to be nominated and to win an Emmy Award for ABC News National’s digital unit. She won her second Emmy with the GMA team. She was nominated for a third Emmy for coverage of the solar eclipse, where she was one of the television correspondents for the special report. 

Smith offers media training and content creation courses through her company Media Consulting Coaches. She also runs a media and tech blog called Get Savvy with Social. Smith is a lifestyle specialist and has a Certified Nutrition credential through the National Academy of Sports Medicine as well. She is also a writer and children’s book author of a dog detective series. 

Smith earned her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and her bachelor’s degree from NYU. 

Smith has taught fall immersion courses for graduate students and “Engaging Diverse Communities,” “Visual Journalism” and “Journalism Practicum” for undergraduate students.

Visit her website for more: OliviaSmithOnline.com.