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What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? After years of working in the corporate world—navigating red tape and politics—I hit a wall. In 2018, I walked away and...
What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I've been with VBOUT for over 12 years. I joined in 2013 when the company was still in its startup phase. The founder and...
What was your first entrepreneurial moment as a kid or teen? I actually joined the entrepreneurial scene later in life. I've always been an engineering/science fan. Won my first robotics competition...
What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? When I left Corporate PR in the late 1980s, I became an independent PR agent and was quite successful with a nest of 6-8...
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 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? 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? 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 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? Back in 2010, I quit my job because I was convinced I could do things better on my own. I’d always been one of the top...
What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I continued to be frustrated at not being able to satisfy my clients' needs as a commercial banker, so I resigned & started...
What’s your backstory — how did you end up starting (or joining) an agency? I was an actor in the agency, which was operating under a different name. I took over the agency from my own agent when he...