This week on Own It we’re talking to Erin Gwiazdon from Level Mpls. She spent several years at Level before joining the executive team, then moving into an ownership role. Most of her career has been on the agency side, but did jump out and work for brands in healthcare and arts.  We had a…

This week on Own It we’re talking to Kristen O’Neall of Mirage Media. She came up through the account services side of the business and founded Mirage Media last year.  Kristen is an admitted workaholic and is passionate about being a strategic visionary for her clients.  We had such a fun conversation about her journey,…

This week on Own It we’re talking to Liz Seelye from StarryEyed Strategy. Her firm believes to be starryeyed means to be creative, collaborative and visionary so you can dream new ideas and make them a reality.  But she also has a renewable energy company with her husband, trail runs and has been to over…

This week on Own It we’re talking to Kerry McKibbin from Mischief. What can you say about the success of her firm? They’ve been in the top three agencies on Ad Age’s A-List each of the last four years, including topping that list twice in that time.  Their work is amazing. Their success is something…

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Emily Stutzman from Happylucky. She calls her firm a creative community built on the ethos of Fear Less, Love More. They do work that shifts hearts, minds, and culture.  Being in Oregon – one of my favorite places – Emily loves to grow things. Everything from plants…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…