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Leading The Way Through Mentorship | Emily Wilcox, Head of Account Management, Johannes Leonardo
Tell us how your mentor(s) has supported and elevated your career. Past and present, I have been so lucky to call some of the most strategic and intelligent minds in the industry colleagues, mentors and friends. There are two powerful pieces of advice they have all instilled in me that, to this day, I still…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | Sindhuri Bhimavarapu, Strategy Supervisor, OMD
What is the greatest advice you’ve received from a mentor? How has that advice made an impact in your professional and/or personal life? That is a tough one! I would have to say the best piece of advice I’ve ever received has been from my dad. In his own words, he told me if I…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | Wendy Weatherford-Marks, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Clear Channel Outdoor [Pt. II]
What advice would you share for helping a new mentor spot, train and elevate a rising star? My friend and colleague, Dianna Jason, VP, Marketing, Meruelo Media, reached out to me a few years ago and asked if I’d meet with a young woman, Conner Calabro, who was interested in interning in NYC in marketing.…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | Wendy Weatherford-Marks, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Clear Channel Outdoor [Pt. I]
How has your mentor supported & elevated your career? Do you believe people are put in your path for a reason? I do. I’m blessed to have amazing family members, friends and colleagues who have given me sage advice along the way in my career. Mentors have been an incredibly important part of my life.…
Read MoreHow Ad Innovation Drives Success from Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Head of Field Sales, Verizon Media
We recently had a chance to speak with Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Head of Field Sales for Verizon Media, about what’s to come for advertisers with the growth of live streaming, advances with 5G and innovative new ad formats. What is Verizon Media’s approach to live streaming, for both consumers and advertisers? With brands like Yahoo Finance,…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | Jessalin Lam, Learning & Development Manager, 4A’s
What is the greatest advice you’ve received from a mentor? How has that advice made an impact in your professional and/or personal life? I have received a handful of impactful advice from multiple mentors, and I am grateful to have those kinds of people in my personal board of directors. The one piece of advice…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship |Michelle Aragon, SVP, Business Solutions, MAGNA Global
Tell us how your mentor has supported and elevated your career. This is tricky for me to answer. As a first-generation college graduate, I was unaware of what a mentor or sponsor was/could do for my career development. I’ve always been an observational learner, so early in my career I pieced together “mentorship” by watching…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | David M. Kohl, President and CEO, TRUSTX
Tell us how your mentor has supported and elevated your career. Mentors that stand out are the ones who are brutally honest and have learned how to convey “tough love” messages on my terms. In looking back over the years, my greatest mentors were those that took care to provide coaching before career challenges became…
Read MoreLeading The Way Through Mentorship | Kris Magel, President, DAN Media Clients
By: Kris Magel, President, DAN Media Clients True mentorship is rare. In an entire career, most professionals are lucky if they encounter a single individual who takes a genuine interest in them, their professional development, their life in general. I’ve learned this over two and a half decades of working in the media industry – from…
Read MoreThe CMO/Digital Media Disconnect
By: Ron Stitt, Strategic Advisor, Clinch I’ve often wondered about the discrepancy between high-level marketing and advertising discussions and the way digital media is actually transacted. Recently, I attended a very thought-provoking Ad Club of NY #theverticals panel discussion on “How to Market for Transformed Viewing Experiences”, featuring leaders from Anheuser-Busch, Roku, NatGeo, Verizon /…
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