Jay Langston has spent his career working with businesses and local communities to help improve their economic well-being. Now the Executive Director of Shenandoah Valley Partnership, he is leading efforts to expand and relocate business to the region while staying true to the Valley’s roots. In this episode, Jay talks about what it’s like working in economic development and the new priorities companies have when they’re considering a location for their business.
What do you do once you’ve been named Adweek’s Ad Agency of the Year? You set the next goal. As the two-time winner, The Martin Agency understands how important it is to keep that momentum going. And as the CEO, Kristen Cavallo is always running toward the next challenge. Her mission? Fight Invisibility.
When you think of intimate and intentional brand experiences, what comes to mind? Often, we equate those experiences with smaller, mom-and-pop shops or perhaps a local boutique hotel. In fact, for those outside the hospitality sector, rarely would a city like Las Vegas come to mind. However, MGM Resorts International’s SVP of Marketing, Sarah Moore, has made it her personal mission during and post-COVID-era to create the kind of personal experiences that resonate with their resorts’ customers, ultimately turning them not only into raving fans — but avid returners.
Purposeful and courageous marketing is more important than ever. Yet, it’s more than simply creating buzzworthy campaigns. In fact, Bayer Global CMO/CDO Patricia Corsi sees it as giving authenticity to both your brand’s positioning and messaging in the market to create an audience-first experience. And that experience should ultimately resonate on the deepest of levels — and on the most human of levels, too.
Working your way to the very top of professional poker’s top winnings list takes more of the same intangible qualities of a successful athlete or top entrepreneur than many would think. Like many of the highest performers, Bryn Kenney credits a lot of his success to his grounded and encouraging upbringing, but also to the internal qualities and characteristics he forged through countless hours playing in the high-stakes world of poker. His focus on intuition and mindfulness has enabled him to not only endure but excel in one of the most mentally-taxing games of strategy on the planet. All with a real, raw, and exceedingly positive presence.