Own It

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Tori Nygren of Hogwash Studios. Tori is an award-winning creative director, writer, and filmmaker who started her career learning from the best and the brightest at Droga5 and McCann. She has also worked in-house at tech giants like Uber as well, where she experienced first hand how creativity can transform a business narrative. Hogwash Studios is a production house that helps brands define their voice with video, experiential and social storytelling. We talked about her active lifestyle, her creative childhood and her journey to ownership. And, of course, we dove into her perspective on the gender gap in agency ownership. Tori is so fascinating and exciting to talk to. You’ll enjoy this. https://lnkd.in/eyBKAP5X #entrepreneurship #advertising #adagency #ownership #feminism

This week on Own It, we’re talking to three owners all together. Lauren Buckley, Allie Fendrick, and Kate Meehan are the power trio behind the The Hush Collaborative. Right off the bat the common thread we learn about them is they are all adventurous. They dance, they travel, they study and research herbs … we're almost jealous of all their experiences. Lauren, Allie and Kate started Hush in 2020. Its focus is to partner with companies who struggle because their strategies are abstract, they work in siloes and experience frustrations like employee attrition. We love their broader-than-advertising perspective to the agency ownership gender gap. We're sure you’re going to enjoy these perspectives, too. https://lnkd.in/eBQ8GC-P #advertising #adagency #entrepreneurship #ownership #feminism

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Randi Matthews of Multi-Hyphen Media. Her agency bills itself as a hybrid of math and magic and specializes in entertainment and influencer marketing along with social strategy. And it’s the perfect place for Randi, a former NCAA Division I track and field athlete who came up through the broadcasting and entertainment agency world. We talked about her journey to ownership and experiences along the way, our children and more. The diverse perspectives these agency owners bring to us here are so fascinating and insightful. We're excited for you to learn more about her. https://lnkd.in/eC78VjXZ #ownership #adagency #advertising #feminism #entrepreneurship

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Shruti Dang from the firm DANG. It is based in Los Angeles and focuses on modernizing brands to better connect them with the next generation of consumers. She is a UX / UI designer by trade but grew up through the industry and launched Dang in April of last year. Shruti is a dancer who does so with her daughter. They enjoy traditional Indian dance. We talked about that, her journey to ownership and got her unique perspective on the agency gap in ownership in our industry. We so love learning from each of our guests. This interview was no different. https://lnkd.in/e2eCRHz7 #ownership #advertising #agencylife #entrepreneurship #adagency #feminism

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Molly Lopez from Sparo. Molly came up through the media side of the advertising business and started Sparo almost six years ago. She actually started her career not far from Christy in Kentucky at Asbury College and internships at some of the brands here in Lexington. They talked about her journey to ownership which she says came about because of the lack of female ownership role models along the way. We loved her perspective and are so glad to share her journey with you. https://lnkd.in/e3tXPv7R #entrepreneurship #advertising #adagency #ownership #feminism

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On this week's episode of Own It, we’re talking to ? Cindy Dodd ? from PEMA. Her firm is based in Miami and focused on driving high quality leads for B2B clients. They do amazing work largely because of her drive and creativity. Cindy was born in South Africa, but her parents are from the Congo. Her mother was a dentist and a key inspiration for her entrepreneurial spirit. She has a goal of inspiring female marketers, so we had to have her on the show. Her background and evolution is fascinating and a different story that we often here on the show. We had such a good time exploring her journey. You’ll enjoy this episode. https://lnkd.in/e8Vy8BN5 #feminism #entrepreneurship #ownership #advertising #adagency

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Own It for 2025! This week we’re talking to Alona L. of Far From Timid. There are few people we talk to as diverse and fascinating as her background suggests. She paints, runs, plays basketball and writes. She’s a blockchain and metaverse thought leader. She’s worked on both the brand side with IBM and Marriott, and on the agency side with Razorfish, Grey and more before founding Far From Timid in 2019. As you might imagine, her journey, her influences and her perspective on our industry was quite colorful and interesting. We can’t wait for you to dig into this one. https://lnkd.in/en_Wwt4j #ownership #entrepreneurship #advertising #adagency #feminism

On this week's episode of Own It, we’re talking to Chanel Cathey from CJC Insights. Her firm is an award-winning strategic communications firm that helps brands move forward with creativity, connection and community. She founded the firm in 2018 after leading the corporate practice at Hunt & Gather. She also spent time at Viacom, Unilever and ABC News.?We dug into that journey and her thoughts on the advertising and marketing world. And we loved her thoughts on the problem we face with the lack of women in ownership roles in our industry. Chanel is just smart and fascinating and we loved this conversation. We know you will too. https://lnkd.in/ewkQy7Vb #ownership #entrepreneurship #feminism #advertising #adagency

On this week's episode of Own It, we’re talking to Tiffany Holland of Consiglieri. Her firm counsels brands and their executives on how to shift from campaign-oriented marketing to playing offense with 365-day intentional, modern marketing approaches. She developed that perspective after a career on both the agency and brand side where she was part of the digital teams at T-Mobile and Nordstrom. Tiffany and Christy had such a fun conversation about her journey, her perspectives on marketing and, of course, her thoughts on closing the gap in agency ownership that exists in our business. We also learned she spends a lot of her time away from the agency serving in leadership positions in youth and family services organizations in her community. We love that so much.?And you’re going to love this episode. https://lnkd.in/emZyVQ5u #ownership #entrepreneurship #advertising #adagency #feminism