
Expert to Know: Adrian Newman
What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? We started as the marketing department of one of Canada's largest information publishers. After we grew their online...
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What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? We started as the marketing department of one of Canada's largest information publishers. After we grew their online...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I worked as a television journalist before joining a PR agency in 2005. At that time, I had no idea what a PR professional...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I started as a fine artist—drawing, painting, sculpting. Then Photoshop showed up. So did the digital camera. I fell...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I’ve always been equal parts strategist and storyteller. I started my career in finance, but quickly realized I craved more...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I joined the Model B Board first, then, 18 months later, in January of 2023, I became President. I've spent most of my 30+...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? Since I was very young, I have always had a strong inclination toward creativity. In primary school, I led the design of...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I wanted to change the narrative of data agencies, from seeing them as cost functions to centers of driving revenue and...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I’m the Co-Founder of JMR Digital Marketing Agency, and I’ve been working in the digital marketing industry for over 15...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? Before founding Synergo Group, I was building a product of my own and ran into a lot of common issues — unclear scope, poor...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I studied Computer Engineering and always liked the mobile and web industry. What was your first entrepreneurial moment...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I started my career at an agency, where I learned the value of working with diverse clients and industries. I then went...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I was happily pursuing life as a logistical specialist in the corporate world when I had back-to-back bad experiences with...