2020: The Year of Disruption

From Member Troy Troutner, Regional Vice President, West Coast, Kargo Remember when the word “disruption” was primarily about tech innovations? Then a global pandemic came along, followed by a long-overdue mass movement for racial justice. Now, disruption is a constant state and it’s not just for tech. All brands have been truly challenged and pushed in…

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Meet The Fellows: Ro Kalonaros

Ro Kalonaros connects, elevates, and amplifies the deep collective knowledge and brilliant creative work of Omnicom’s 70,000+ employees globally to facilitate agile and efficient collaboration across the network. She spearheads the strategic direction of OMC Hive, Omnicom’s internal knowledge sharing platform, and uses the platform’s business and cultural intelligence to advise cross-functional teams at the…

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Meet The Fellows: Brittany Johnson

  Brittany Johnson is a Content Supervisor at Spark Foundry. She is a St. Louis native (Go Cards!) and a Loyola University of Chicago alum. She began her career in multicultural media strategy, and her passions led her to branded content & entertainment. Brittany’s previous clients include Procter & Gamble (P&G), State Farm, Wrigley, and Citi Bank. What she…

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Meet The Fellows: Laura Marie Mariel

  Laura Marie Mariel is an award-winning Senior Art Director with nearly a decade of advertising experience. She’s worked on both national and international clients including, but not limited to, Nissan, Smucker’s, State Farm, Applebee’s, PreparationH and Always. She’s garnered global recognition from some of the most prestigious festivals, including New York Festival, D&AD and…

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Meet The Fellows: Pilar Mera

  Pilar Mera is the Director of Trade Marketing for the NBCUniversal Hispanic Group  (Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes & Universo) where she and her team develop the go-to market plans for the NBCUniversal One Platform through strategic trade communications.  She previously focused on NBCUniversal Entertainment Group (USA, SYFY, and WWE) where she led client experiences for…

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Meet The Fellows: Imani Albert

  Imani Albert is a social media manager and strategist at VMLY&R New York, a global full-service creative agency. Previously, Imani worked as a social media strategist at global PR agency, FleishmanHillard. Through culture-first thinking, Imani has worked with brands across apparel, food & beverage, entertainment, beauty, and more, to create social campaigns that make…

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Defining Bravery in Advertising with Marc Charles, VP, Momentum

From Member Marc Charles is VP, Group Director at Momentum Worldwide. During his 12+ years at Momentum, Marc has held leadership positions on key accounts including Verizon, Porsche, Bentley, American Express and Coca-Cola. Throughout his career, his focus on creating disruptive omni-channel campaigns has consistently driven business results and brand equity. How do you define…

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