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 Megan Lally of Highdive, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Megan Lally of Highdive. She and her partners spun off Highdive after working at…

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How Maureen Maldari of The BAM Connection, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Maureen Madari of The BAM Connection. I had the good fortune of getting to…

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How Lori Gaffney of Borders Perrin Norrander, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Lori Gaffney of Borders Perrin Norrander … BPN. Previously on Own It, we’ve talked…

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How Danielle Wiley of Sway Group, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Danielle Wiley of Sway Group. Daneille launched her agency in the middle of the…

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How Ruth Bernstein of Yard NYC, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Ruth Bernstein of Yard NYC. Ruth came from the brand side of the business…

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How Nasya Kamrat of Faculty, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today, we’re talking to Faculty’s co-founder and CEO, Nasya Kamrat. She started her career as a writer and…

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How Carol H. Williams of Carol H. Williams Advertising, Owns It

Today, we are truly honored to learn from Carol Williams. She is perhaps most commonly known as the first African-American female creative director and vice-president in the advertising business. She accomplished that at Leo Burnett in Chicago in the early 1980s.  But she is more deeply known as a tireless pioneer and change agent, who…

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How Courtney Spritzer of Social Fly and Entreprenista, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today I’m talking to Courtney Spritzer of Social Fly and the Entreprenista community. People with a background in…

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How Katie Klumper of Black Glass Consulting, Owns It

Hi and welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  Today I’m talking to Katie Klumper of Black Glass Consulting. After several years on the traditional agency side…

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How Libby Brockhoff of Odysseus Arms, Owns It

Welcome to the OWN IT podcast, where we celebrate the growing number of (women and non-binary) ad agency owners and talk about buying out of the boys’ club of advertising, one agency at a time.  I’m Christy Hiler, owner of Cornett and today I’m talking to Libby Brockhoff from Odysseus Arms. Her path to ownership…

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