Own It

On this episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Amy Deneson from House of Puff, Pheno and the Cannabis Media Council. Each of those endeavors prove she’s not only entrepreneurial, but isn’t afraid to take that plunge into founding and owning agencies and businesses within our space. 

We talked about why and how each of those were started, the challenges of marketing in the corporate cannabis world, and we get some inspiration from her to help close the gender gap in agency ownership.

It’s so inspiring to talk to women like Amy who just Own It … in more ways than one. Get ready to get inspired. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Amy Deneson. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the websites of her three businesses … House of Puff, Pheno and the Cannabis Media Council in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

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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 week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Jane Ferguson, a correspondent for PBS Newshour and contributor to The New Yorker. As you might expect, this episode expands our conversation into the world of journalism and how Jane has seen parallel challenges in gender equity and opportunity. Since our industries are not only similar, but intimately intertwined, this conversation is an important one for us to have.

Jane shared her incredible journey to the top levels of journalism, the parallel challenges she faced that women in the agency world can relate to, and had some wonderful thoughts on what we can all do moving forward to continue closing the gaps in both industries. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the show’s website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.

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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 episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Blair Brady of The With Agency. It is a brand partnership agency based in Atlanta. She is a mom, a cook and a former ballerina. She started like many of us as an intern at an agency. Her career took what she calls zig-zags through a couple of agencies before she launched With in 2012. 

Blair had so many interesting things to share including the perspective that women who lead agencies also need women climbing the corporate ladder on the brand side, so our mission here isn’t an all-or-none proposition. She had such great advice and thoughts on closing the gender gap in ad agency ownership. I’m so glad to share it with you this week.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT. You can find links to Blair Brady's LinkedIn profile and The With Agency’s 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 Shannon Gabor of Clever Creative. She has been an agency owner for almost 18 years, so we tapped into her wealth of experience in ownership.

Shannon came through the creative side of the business and, in a rather timely coincidence for what’s going on in the world today, she once worked on the licensing and packaging team at Mattel for the Barbie product line! And yes, I asked her to chime in on the amazing campaign we’re seeing today in support of the Barbie movie. 

We also talked about her passion for cooking and travel. Her mother is Guatemalan, so the conversion diverted there to even more goodness! 

Shannon was such a joy to talk to. You’re going to love this.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT. You can find links to Shannon's LinkedIn profile and Clever Creative's 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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Today's episode of OWN IT features Sarah Latz and Francesca Piancone-Crowley from Book180. It is an online portfolio school that sources the best agency talent to teach new professionals in our industry! That is so cool!

The conversation that became the idea for Book 180 was born during COVID. The two worked together at a portfolio school in Chicago before and during the pandemic and saw the online-only approach to education as an opportunity. 

Both are writers by craft, but come to the education space with great experiences from the agency space. Sarah spent time as a writer at many of the large agencies during her time in New York, Atlanta and Chicago before moving back to South Carolina. Francesca spent time in the publishing industry, but then found her way into the ad business through the portfolio school where she and Sarah met. 

We had a very useful conversation about being entrepreneurs and owners and though Book 180 isn’t a traditional agency, they are helping feed the talent into our industry that builds them. And they are most definitely a part of our community!

You’re going to love their perspective and energy.

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT.   You can find links to Sarah Latz and Francesca Piancone-Crowley's LinkedIn profiles and the Book180 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 Haley Dagan from The Written World. As you might expect, her background is as a copywriter and her firm specializes in purpose-driven copywriting and content marketing. 

Writing has been a big piece of her journey along the way. In fact, when she worked in the hotel business, she started a travel blog. She then started blogging and writing as a free-lancer which carried her through the pandemic and inspired her taking the plunge into ownership. 

I loved our talk, especially when I asked Haley what story she wants to write for our industry. I certainly enjoyed this conversation. I know you will, too. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Haley Dagan from The Written World. You can find links to Haley Dagan's LinkedIn profile and The Written World 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 week's episode of OWN IT, we’re talking to Alana Ficalora from Aligned for Impact. Alana is a dancer away from work and does a lot of community and volunteer work in Los Angeles. She actually comes from a deep tradition of building community. She founded HER - Helping Each Other Rise, a community group of like-minded women dedicated to helping women in advertising and entertainment.

Her firm, Aligned for Impact, helps companies drive social change through employee and customer engagement and sharing stories of positive impact with the world. She also co-hosts a podcast of her own called Missed Opportunities for Good where she and fellow host Steph Belsky look at brands and their social impact.

Alana and I talked a lot about community and how ours is making a change in the industry. Such a great time with Alana. You’re going to enjoy this episode!

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT with Alana Ficalora from Aligned for Impact. You can find links to her LinkedIn profile and the agency’s 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 Mary Knight of Hydrogen. She is a writer and came up in the business on the creative side of the aisle. In fact, she is currently working on a satirical novel of climbing the corporate ladder we can’t wait to read!

Mary’s father was a marketing director on the client-side of the advertising business. He raised her and her sisters with the mindset that a woman should be able to do anything a man can do. She carved out an amazing career working on brands like Tabasco and with agencies like FCB, Tracy-Locke and The Richards Group. 

She joined Hydrogen as ECD 10 years ago with the plan to one day take over as owner. She did that in January of this year. 

Her perspective of becoming an owner after years in the business is a valuable one for those aspiring agency pros, but also helpful for the owners listening. Mary brings a lot of experience to the table. So let’s dig in.

Thanks for listening to this episode. You can find links to Mary Knight's LinkedIn profile and the Hydrogen's 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 Megan Devine from cat&tonic. She came up through the account side of advertising, but is also a painter with a creative side. That mix turned out to be important in her climb to a position of ownership. 

But her path to ownership includes experiences of being fired, leaving an agency and starting something new with partners and then rebranding that agency to what is now cat&tonic. 

Megan’s thoughts on ownership and closing the gender gap in ad agency ownership are certainly worth hearing. We had such an amazing conversation. I know your’re going to enjoy hearing it. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of OWN IT. You can find links to Megan Devine's LinkedIn Profile and cat&tonic's 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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We're airing an encore presentation of OWN IT today in honor of a recent accomplishment by Libby Brockhoff from Odysseus Arms. We talked to her first almost one year ago about her path to ownership which included a stint working for James Patterson, some of the biggest agencies in the world, then founding Mother. That firm just recently won the D&AD President's Award!

Libby since moved on to found Odysseus Arms with her husband and partner.

Enjoy our revisit with one of the true visionary agency leaders today on the show.

You can find Odysseus Arms' amazing work online at O hyphen Arms dot com (o-arms.com). And be sure to connect with Libby on LinkedIn. 

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I’m Christy Hiler. We’ll talk again soon … On Own It!

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