Own It

This week on OWN IT, we’re talking to Katie Irving of The Moonshot Agency. She works mainly in the fashion industry and started her career as a textile designer. That happens to be one of my favorite things, so we could have spent the whole episode talking about that … but we didn’t!

Katie and Christy Hiler explored her journey to ownership, the women who inspired her along the way and the challenges we face in closing that gender gap in agency ownership. This was such a great conversation and the fashion insights she brought to the table expanded what we know.

We're sure you’ll learn something new today. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Katie Irving of The Moonshot Agency. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Leeann Leahy of The VIA Agency. 

She hails from Portland, Maine where VIA does outstanding work and is an outstanding place to work. They were Ad Age’s Best Agency Culture winner in 2022.

Leeann’s history of work is impressive. She’s been with big and small agencies through the years. She admits she had to learn how to play politics at the big agencies but enjoyed carving her own way at smaller shops. 

She actually started in Advertising at six months old. She was an Ivory Snow Baby and modeled through her childhood. 

Leeann likes to entertain friends and family in her spare time. And as you can probably imagine, an agency owner does that very well.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Leeann Leahy of The VIA Agency. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Victoria Roedel of Ice Cream Social. Her experience includes time at both big agencies and big brands. She co-founded Ice Cream Social, which is a digital media and content firm, in 2020. They have PepsiCo, among other brands, on their client list.

And yes … they actually have three ice cream trucks which are incorporated into their business. 

Victoria is also a foodie and rides a Vespa, which as you’ll hear sparked a bit of a coincidence with me! So much fun! 

We so love the creativity and energy Victoria brings to the industry. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, too.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Victoria Roedel of Ice Cream Social. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Natalie Graeme and Lucy Jameson of Uncommon London. Both spent a number of years at a handful of incredible agencies before joining forces on the management team at Grey. From there they envisioned starting their own shop and in 2017 they did. 

They’ve always been known for great work, but 2023 turned out to be “The” year for Uncommon. The agency won work from Nike Jordan, Pinterest and Beats and in March was named A-List International Agency of the Year by AdAge. In the summer, they sold a majority stake in the firm to Havas. 

We can all learn a lot from Natalie and Lucy, so let’s get to it. Here’s my conversation with Natalie Graeme and Lucy Jameson from Uncommon.  

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Natalie Graeme and Lucy Jameson of Uncommon London. You can find links to their LinkedIn profiles and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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This week on OWN IT, we’re talking to Lyndsey Corona of Slap Global. She has just been an owner for about a year, so that piece of her journey is new. But her path to that point has a lot of lessons for us all.

First of all, Lyndsey is a boxer. She says it’s shaped her approach to business and ownership. She has certainly come into ownership swinging and I must say those punches are landing. She and Slap Global are winning a lot.

But she has a lot of experience she and her partners are bringing to their agency. She’s spent time at McCann, TBWA/Chiat/Day, Saatchi and Saachi and others. 

Now she’s taking that big shop and boxing toughness to ownership, so our conversation was quite different and incredibly enlightening.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Lyndsey Corona of Slap Global. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Josy Amann and Taji Zaminasli of Media Matters Worldwide. Their agency is 20 years old and is a media planning, buying and analytics agency. It has always been independent and women-owned so their experience is a treasure trove for us. 

Josy and Taji also trail-blazed the concept of remote work. Media Matters Worldwide has been fully remote since 2005 – long before the pandemic made it necessary for some.

I so loved their perspective and experience that is so valuable. I’m excited for you to learn from them, too.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Josy Amann and Taji Zaminasli of Media Matters Worldwide. You can find links to their LinkedIn profiles and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Louise Rengozzi and Jess Hickman from The Cusp. This dynamic duo has worked together in various stops along their journey, but joined forces to found The Cusp earlier this year. So we’re catching them on the very beginning of their journey as owners. 

Louise and Jess are based in Whales in the United Kingdom. We talked about their decision to launch The Cusp, the thinking behind their firm and of course, the challenges we face as female owners in a male dominated industry. It’s always great to get new perspectives on Owning It. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Louise Rengozzi and Jess Hickman from The Cusp. You can find links to their LinkedIn profiles and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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On this week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Katie Klencheski of SMAKK. It is a Brooklyn-based branding and marketing agency focused on wellbeing. Katie has dedicated her life and career to using creativity to drive meaningful change.

We talked about her love of art, her path to ownership and, of course, her take on what we can do to close the gender gap in agency ownership. I so enjoyed this episode and talking to Katie. I know you will, too. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Katie Klencheski of SMAKK. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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In this encore episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Cindy Gallop from If We Ran The World and Make Love Not Porn. The original episode dropped on August 29, 2022.

As you might guess from the name of her companies, Cindy is bold, brave and a bull in the China shop. She has deep experience in the advertising business and has been ruffling the feathers of the status quo for a long time.

Cindy starts off taking swings. She says women are at a distinct disadvantage in the advertising world because white men undermine their progress. Intentionally. You may want to buckle up for this conversation. Cindy is truly amazing. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Cindy Gallop from If We Ran The World and Make Love Not Porn. Make sure to connect with her on LinkedIn as well. We’ll have those links in our show notes. 

If you’re enjoying Own It, please subscribe, then rate and share it on your podcast service of choice. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at untilyouownit.com.

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This week on OWN IT, we’re talking to Krista Carroll of Latitude. She and her husband took a mission trip to Haiti in 2009 and returned to reshape their life to reflect their values. Latitude was the by-product of that shift as they launched the agency with the purpose to spend half of their time reinvesting in purpose-driven causes and brands.

The company mantra is “Purpose Elevates Talent.” They’ve been using that talent for clients from a multitude of industries and verticals for almost 14 years now. Perhaps the most fascinating piece of her story is that prior to founding Latitude, Krista was a school teacher. 

As you can imagine, this episode produced a very different conversation. So let’s get to it. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Krista Carroll of Latitude. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. 

Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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