Own It

We’re buying out of the ad industry boys’ club. Hosted by Cornett owner Christy Hiler, Own It lifts up the stories of women and nonbinary ad agency owners: their challenges, their successes, and their goals for the industry. We’re aiming to start a movement—because you don’t have the power until you own it.

How Kelly Long from Manifold, Owns It

This week on Own It we’re talking to Kelly Long from Manifold. It is a creative experiential marketing firm that aims to create experiences that engage, delight, captivate and inspire people. And inspiring, Kelly certainly is. Host Christy Hiler and Long talked about her journey, her role models and dug into the topic of the…

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How Mary Cornette from Fuel, Owns It

This week on Own It we’re talking to Mary Cornette from Fuel. While we have the same last name, we don’t think we’re related. It’s spelled different. But, her family does have roots in Kentucky, so who knows? Mary is based in Greenville, South Carolina and her firm Fuel is a brand-building agency. She landed…

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How Benita Conde from Create Radical Love, Owns It

This week on Own it we’re talking to Benita Conde from Create Radical Love. After many years in the advertising industry at stops like Fallon, BBH and Anomaly, Benita started Create Radical Love which is a life coaching and consulting firm for people who want to radically love their whole life experience. So this episode…

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How Shannon Langrand from Langrand, Owns It

This week on Own It we’re talking to Shannon Langrand from her self-titled agency, Langrand. She founded the agency 22 years ago and has built an amazing firm focused on solving tough problems, telling great stories and doing meaningful work. Shannon’s father was a Nicaraguan revolutionary. She is bi-cultural with her roots there, but her…

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How Hani Anis of Kahani Digital, Owns It

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Hani Anis from Kahani Digital. Her firm is a little over four years old. It focuses on telling the stories of South Asian owned and founded brands through digital marketing and social media. Hani grew up in Maryland, but her family is from India. Her geographic journey…

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How Alyssa Toro from Connelly Partners, Owns It

This week on Own It we’re talking to Alyssa Toro from Connelly Partners. She is a senior partner and chief creative officer there and has been with the firm since its inception 25 years ago.  She worked in a few design shops early in her career including Leonard Monahan, Hill-Holliday and Engle. The latter is…

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How Laura Jordan Bambach from Uncharted, Owns It

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Laura Jordan Bambach from Uncharted. Laura is not only the founder and chief creative officer of Uncharted but also the co-founder of SheSays, an organization that educates, promotes and inspires women to take up digital creative careers.  As you can tell, she is a perfect guest for…

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How Laura Petruccelli from nice&frank, Owns It

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Laura Petruccelli from nice&frank. She co-founded that firm in 2022 after a long stint with Goodby Silverstein and has quickly guided nice&frank to an AdAge Newcomer Agency of the Year honor.  Laura is a creative through and through. Her father was a commercial photographer, so she grew…

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How Jessica Dimcevski from Blurr Bureau, Owns It

This week on Own It we’re talking to Jessica Dimcevski from Blurr Bureau. It is a brand strategy and branding firm Jessica founded in 2022. She also invests in founder-led brands through Blurr, including Flings, an award-winning snack brand found in Target.  Jessica began as a graphic designer in Melbourne, Australia before leading brand strategy at Redscout in…

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How Molly Rice from Spyglass, Owns It

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Molly Rice from Spyglass. It is a strategic brand marketing firm based in Minneapolis. Molly was a founding partner when the company began back in 2001. She now serves as CEO and president.  We talked about her journey to ownership, but then got some great insights from…

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