Gina Grillo journeyed from MTV to Y&R to the Ad Club, building NYC's advertising community while balancing AI innovation with creativity-first values. She believes the industry has a short memory about people and finds her best relaxation at beach parties.
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MasterCard's Raja Rajamannar went from accidental marketer to revolutionary CMO, shifting from storytelling to "story making," where consumers experience the story themselves. He creates passion-point experiences money can't buy.
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ATM guests share their surprising dream masterclasses beyond their careers: vintage shopping for authentic style, obsessive self-taught architecture, poetry appreciation despite terrible writing skills, sheep-to-sweater crafting, and teaching new parents about being present.
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Michael Nyman transitioned from Mad Men dreams to founding ACC, a communications company that bridges brands and entertainment. He splits his time into thirds: future-gazing with thought leaders, perfecting current agencies, and evangelizing his nimble "doing company" vision for rapid change.
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TIFF's Jennifer Frees brings 20 years of brand entertainment expertise to designing the festival's magical 50th edition. She champions marketers as forces of joy, empowers creatives through her consultancy, and tends to 17-25 herbs because growing things feels magical and empowering.
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ADWEEK's Alison Weissbrot accidentally went from travel writing dreams to covering advertising's biggest transformations. She documents how big agencies consolidate while indies rise, AI disrupts creativity, and the tension when agencies become the story instead of brands.
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Creative Solutions CEO Lorin Ogawa grew up playing with her mom's promotional product samples at their dining room table. Thirty-five years later, she's leading the industry's transformation from cheap tchotchkes to intentional merch that actually represents brand DNA.
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Stephanie Ramos went from NYC musical theater to ABC journalism after 9/11 inspired military service. Rose from local news grind to interviewing Latin legends she grew up loving. This greeting-obsessed working mom sees her national platform as a gift to tell stories.
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Andrea Zapata transforms T-Mobile's mobility data into privacy-first marketing solutions through T-ads, building tools by marketers for marketers. This kindness-championing executive sends daily motivational texts to her boys in LA from NYC, proving leadership extends beyond data strategy.
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Xperi Corporation's Geir Skadeen is bringing media platforms to BMW cars across 30+ markets, transforming the brand from DVR nostalgia to modern content discovery solutions. This Norwegian tech executive's side passion? Teaching people how to ski with his expertise.
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Social Vibe founder who sold to Fox, then convinced TV rivals NBC, Turner, Fox, and Paramount to create OpenAP together instead of competing. Fights to save long-form storytelling from TikTok culture takeover. Secret obsession: planning detailed vacation itineraries for friends.
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Brian came to NYC wanting to be a creative, accidentally discovered ad sales, and now leads DIRECTV's transformation to programmatic CTV. He has attracted over 2,000 new advertisers while staying ahead of measurement trends for a decade.
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