Bouncing Back in Advertising

On episode 42 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Aliza Grover who was most recently a Senior Project Manager/Integrated producer at TBWA. This is my 18th episode for The Avail List where Aliza is currently being highlighted.

Aliza is a versatile and efficient producer with extensive integrated experience in OOH, print, digital animation, retouching, TV and more. She’s a collaborative leader, skilled negotiator, and effective problem solver.

She prides herself on her ability to orchestrate a wide range of projects for multi-million dollar global accounts, being a calm force while she and her teams are in the storm, having a logical mind, and being a great problem solver.

Her experience in managing client expectations and relationships with creatives is just one of the few reasons why you should reach out to Aliza and learn more about how she can help your brand or agency. www.alizagrover.com

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On episode 41 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Bret Ridgeway who was most recently a Creative Director/Art Director at Innocean. This is my 17th episode for The Avail List where Bret is currently being highlighted.

Bret is a veteran in the ad industry who has worked all around the world In Austin, NY, SF & Amsterdam. In his career, he has worked on almost every type of client ranging from cars, sports, planes, credits card companies, beverages, and more. If you name it, Bret has probably worked on it.

He understands the power of creativity and prides himself on being able to bring a variety of approaches to solving a brief and always bringing something unexpected to the table. He also loves to focus on picking memorable music to help drive his work. To be honest, I'm quite jealous of how amazing his portfolio is.

In his spare time Bret has started brewing craft beer at home, so make sure you reach out to him to sample some beer, but also to hire him for your next brief. You won’t regret it.

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On episode 40 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Kenneth Walfred Fojas who was most recently a Senior associate planner at The Many. This is my 16th episode for The Avail List where Kenneth is currently being highlighted.

Kenneth is a creative, curious, and pop culture obsessed storyteller who’s on a never-ending hunt to uncover unique and surprising insights.

With 5+ years of experience, he has a proven track record of growing and managing cross-functional projects & brands. He loves collaborating with people & values the different backgrounds and opinions they bring to different conversations.

In his spare time, he’s probably watching the Great British Bake Off, or reading a physical newspaper which he does to stay unto date with all the news.

Reach out to Kenneth before someone else does. [email protected]

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On episode 39 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed @Dannielle Carr who was most recently a Supervising editor at DNEG in LA. This is my 15th episode for The Avail List where Dannielle is currently being highlighted.

With over 8 years of experience in VFX editing & supervising she is ready to join any production company/agency/client and get right to work.

She loves working with great people and really enjoys being in a supervising/management role where she can make people’s lives easier and create a safe & empowering work environment.

She understands the importance of taking care of the back end/managerial jobs so that editors can have the time they need to focus on their jobs. She’s great at staying even-keeled and understands that there’s a solution to every problem.

Her roll with the punches & can-do attitude are just two reasons why you should reach out to Danielle. In her spare time, she loves to cook, play the mandolin, and is even remotely shooting a movie with friends during COVID.

You won’t regret reaching out at [email protected]

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On episode 38 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed @jordonderr who was most recently a Sr.Motion Designer at BlackSpot Design. This is my 14th episode for The Avail List where Jordon is currently being highlighted.

Right off the bat, it’s easy to see how much Jordon genuinely loves the advertising industry. His experience working at ad agencies, production companies & TV networks has him ready for any new opportunity.

He prides himself on being able to jump into any project at any stage, not being afraid to ask questions, being a team player, and his ability to art direct, animate & design.

Check out Jordon’s website jordonderr.com and shoot him an email to learn how he can help your agency today!

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On episode 37 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed
Kaitlin Summer who was most recently a Production Coordinator at the Swift Agency in Portland, and who is also a freelance photographer. This is my 13th episode for The Avail List where Kaitlin is currently being highlighted.

Kaitlin is a multi-passionate creative combining over 10 years of professional photography experience (both in and out of studios) with admin and organizational development, production, post-production, and set design.

She’s a natural leader, where’s multiple hats across different departments and has a true maker mentality.

As a photographer, she loves taking headshots because she loves the challenge of making people feel comfortable. She’s most satisfied when someone says they hate getting their picture taken, then change their mind once they finish shooting with her.

You won’t regret reaching out to Kaitlin and giving her a chance to impress you with her work feelfullphotography.com

On episode 36 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed
Treasure Brown who recently graduated from VCU Brandcenter with a focus on experiential design. This is also my 12th episode for The Avail List where Treasure is currently being highlighted.

It should be obvious to anyone who watches this episode that Treasure is a true treasure. She’s an introvert who is empathetic, laid back, and motivated to create work that amplifies racial disparities in our society.

She loves pushing ideas beyond low hanging fruit and is always advocating for those not in the room.

She’s a serial entrepreneur who has already sold one company, loves building foundations and brand strategy for new companies, and also has her own design podcast called 'Just Us'.

You won’t regret reaching out to Treasure and hearing how she can help your agency. Take a look at her portfolio treasurebrown.com

On episode 35 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Ariel Lee
who recently graduated from The University of Austin Texas focusing on political science, government, and UX Design. This is also my 11th episode for The Avail List where Ariel is currently being highlighted.

Ariel is a multi-passionate designer who is focused on building intelligent solutions to life’s problems. She’s interested in creating intuitive experiences through design thinking, art, and law.

In addition to her passion for blending UX Design and government issues, she is also an entrepreneur. Her startup, ‘Remane’, which sells toolkits to help combat curly hair is part of Target's incubator.

On episode 34 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Mark W. Conn who was most recently a Project Manager at Walton Issacson. This is also my 10th episode for The Avail List where Marc is currently being highlighted.

Marc has 15+ years of industry experience delivering high-end, and high-volume print and digital projects. Based on our conversation you can tell the dedication Mark has towards the work and helping his teams.

Because Mark started in creative services he has a greater understanding of how the creative process works, which helps him plan out timelines for creative development.

Mark prides himself on helping his teams stay calm under pressure and helping them navigate multiples projects at the same time.

After watching our episode you’ll clearly understand why you should reach out to Mark for any project management needs.

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On episode 33 of Bouncing Back, I interviewed Shin Kawase who was most recently a permalance Senior Art Director at Innocean in California. This is also my 9th episode for The Avail List where Shin is currently being highlighted.

Shin is an art directors, art director who loves to focus on the craft and ideation that goes into cracking a brief. He loves drawing, designing, photography and more.

He was confident 2020 was going to be a great year because in January he was on set in Miami and then two weeks later he was shooting with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, but unfortunately COVID put a wrench in what 2020 could have been.

He credits being born and raised in Japan for having a global understanding of advertising, loves sports, and on his spare time takes online karate classes two times a week.

After 14 years in the industry he stills get’s the same excitement with every new brief and you’d regret not reaching out to him here shinkawase.com/

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