
Expert to Know: Joana Meireles
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...
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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...
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What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? The idea of starting an agency came from my husband, Viacheslav Olianishyn, who is also the Art Director of Obys. Back in...

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 Gorilla in 2015, two years out of college. It was impossible to get any experience or traction in the industry,...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I started Brick Marketing in 2005, I was a Marketing Manager at a travel company in Boston and I offered consulting and...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? Starting my own agency was something I had always envisioned. I’ve been a designer for over 15 years, and after working in...

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? As the story goes, I could recognize a Holiday Inn sign before I could even read—my love for exploring was evident from an...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? Spark & Pony Creative started as a friendship and grew into a business. Kass and I met in 2016 at an automotive marketing...

What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? The first 15 years of my career were spent working in-house with lifestyle brands, directing design and overall creative...
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What was your first entrepreneurial moment as a kid or teen? Selling homework to classmates. What started with helping a few friends quickly escalated into a full-blown operation across the school....

What was your first entrepreneurial moment as a kid or teen? When I was a kid, I used to sell tomatoes in our front yard because my mother insisted on growing more than we could ever possible eat. It...