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Own It

We’re buying out of the ad industry boys’ club. Hosted by Cornett owner Christy Hiler, Own It lifts up the stories of women and nonbinary ad agency owners: their challenges, their successes, and their goals for the industry. We’re aiming to start a movement—because you don’t have the power until you own it.

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41:09

How Emily Stutzman of Happylucky, Owns It

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2025/06/03

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Emily Stutzman from Happylucky.She calls her firm a creative community built on the ethos of Fear Less, Love More. They do work that shifts hearts, minds, and culture. Being in Oregon – one of my favorite places – Emily loves to grow things. Everything from plants to clients to her agency. We talked about so much … her journey, her approach to clients, and her perspective on the gender gap in agency ownership. You’re going to love this episode. You can

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32:50

How Kelly Long from Manifold, Owns It

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2025/05/20

This week on Own It we’re talking to Kelly Long from Manifold. It is a creative experiential marketing firm that aims to create experiences that engage, delight, captivate and inspire people. And inspiring, Kelly certainly is.Host Christy Hiler and Long talked about her journey, her role models and dug into the topic of the gender gap in agency ownership. Kelly is also a fellow University of Oregon grad, so it is extra special to have her on the show for Christy! You will love her insights in

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36:34

How Mary Cornette from Fuel, Owns It

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2025/05/13

This week on Own It we’re talking to Mary Cornette from Fuel. While we have the same last name, we don’t think we’re related. It’s spelled different. But, her family does have roots in Kentucky, so who knows?Mary is based in Greenville, South Carolina and her firm Fuel is a brand-building agency. She landed there from New York where she spent time at R/GA and Digitas, among others. Her brand experience is a Who’s Who list of brands and her experiences and perspective are a treasure to learn

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54:25

How Benita Conde from Create Radical Love, Owns It

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2025/05/06

This week on Own it we’re talking to Benita Conde from Create Radical Love. After many years in the advertising industry at stops like Fallon, BBH and Anomaly, Benita started Create Radical Love which is a life coaching and consulting firm for people who want to radically love their whole life experience.So this episode will be informed by her agency experience, but include much, much more. We talked about her journey, her firm’s intent and work, and of course the challenges we face with the

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44:32

How Shannon Langrand from Langrand, Owns It

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2025/04/29

This week on Own It we’re talking to Shannon Langrand from her self-titled agency, Langrand. She founded the agency 22 years ago and has built an amazing firm focused on solving tough problems, telling great stories and doing meaningful work.Shannon’s father was a Nicaraguan revolutionary. She is bi-cultural with her roots there, but her upbringing in Illinois. She now calls Houston, Texas, home where her agency brings that diversity to bear for her clients. She’s writing a book, but we got a

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25:09

How Hani Anis of Kahani Digital, Owns It

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2025/04/22

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Hani Anis from Kahani Digital. Her firm is a little over four years old. It focuses on telling the stories of South Asian owned and founded brands through digital marketing and social media.Hani grew up in Maryland, but her family is from India. Her geographic journey is as diverse as her professional one. We talked about her early interest in medicine, then work in investment banking and beyond. COVID shifted her priorities and needs and Kahani Digital was

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32:37

How Alyssa Toro from Connelly Partners, Owns It

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2025/04/15

This week on Own It we’re talking to Alyssa Toro from Connelly Partners. She is a senior partner and chief creative officer there and has been with the firm since its inception 25 years ago. She worked in a few design shops early in her career including Leonard Monahan, Hill-Holliday and Engle. The latter is where she met eventual business partner Steve Connelly. We talked about her journey to ownership, the challenges we face in the industry today, and so much more. You’re going to learn a lot

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40:29

How Laura Jordan Bambach from Uncharted, Owns It

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2025/04/01

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Laura Jordan Bambach from Uncharted. Laura is not only the founder and chief creative officer of Uncharted but also the co-founder of SheSays, an organization that educates, promotes and inspires women to take up digital creative careers. As you can tell, she is a perfect guest for Own It! We had a great conversation about her path through the industry which included stops at Grey, D&AD and an independent firm in the UK called Mr. President. She’s very active

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41:07

How Laura Petruccelli from nice&frank, Owns It

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2025/03/25

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Laura Petruccelli from nice&frank. She co-founded that firm in 2022 after a long stint with Goodby Silverstein and has quickly guided nice&frank to an AdAge Newcomer Agency of the Year honor. Laura is a creative through and through. Her father was a commercial photographer, so she grew up around art directors and copywriters. She even started a cartoon business as a child. Her background and journey are so very interesting. We had so much fun listening to

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36:31

How Jessica Dimcevski from Blurr Bureau, Owns It

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2025/03/18

This week on Own It we’re talking to Jessica Dimcevski from Blurr Bureau. It is a brand strategy and branding firm Jessica founded in 2022. She also invests in founder-led brands through Blurr, including Flings, an award-winning snack brand found in Target. Jessica began as a graphic designer in Melbourne, Australia before leading brand strategy at Redscout in New York. There, she led brand strategy and innovation projects across its international audiences. I so enjoyed learning more about her,

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33:05

How Molly Rice from Spyglass, Owns It

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2025/03/11

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Molly Rice from Spyglass. It is a strategic brand marketing firm based in Minneapolis. Molly was a founding partner when the company began back in 2001. She now serves as CEO and president. We talked about her journey to ownership, but then got some great insights from her two decades of experience being a leader and an owner in our industry. We also talked about a book she’s writing! It’s so much fun to learn from our guests. This one is no

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30:28

How Hope Farley from Adolescent Content, Owns It

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2025/03/04

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Hope Farley from Adolescent Content. She and her partner Ramaa Mosley founded Adolescent in 2013 with a mission to help talented creative individuals from underrepresented backgrounds found paths to exposure. Think of it as part creative agency, part talent agency and all amazing. We talked about her path to ownership, the agency and its focus, and of course, her take on solving the gender gap problem in agency ownership. Hope was so fun to talk with. We

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31:16

How Tori Nygren of Hogwash Studios, Owns It

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2025/02/18

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Tori Nygren of Hogwash Studios. Tori is an award-winning creative director, writer, and filmmaker who started her career learning from the best and the brightest at Droga5 and McCann. She has also worked in-house at tech giants like Uber as well, where she experienced first hand how creativity can transform a business narrative.Hogwash Studios is a production house that helps brands define their voice with video, experiential and social storytelling. We

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45:35

How Lauren Buckley, Allie Fendrick and Kate Meehan of...

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2025/02/11

This week on Own It, we’re talking to three owners all together. Lauren Buckley, Allie Fendrick, and Kate Meehan are the power trio behind the Hush Collaborative. Right off the bat the common thread we learn about them is they are all adventurous. They dance, they travel, they study and research herbs … we're almost jealous of all their experiences.Lauren, Allie and Kate started Hush in 2020. Its focus is to partner with companies who struggle because their strategies are abstract, they work in

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29:02

How Randi Matthews of Multi-Hyphen Media, Owns It

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2025/02/04

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Randi Matthews of Multi-Hyphen Media. Her agency bills itself as a hybrid of math and magic and specializes in entertainment and influencer marketing along with social strategy. And it’s the perfect place for Randi, a former NCAA Division I track and field athlete who came up through the broadcasting and entertainment agency world.We talked about her journey to ownership and experiences along the way, our children and more. The diverse perspectives these

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43:54

How Shruti Dang of Dang, Owns It

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2025/01/28

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Shruti Dang from the firm Dang. It is based in Los Angeles and focuses on modernizing brands to better connect them with the next generation of consumers. She is a UX / UI designer by trade but grew up through the industry and launched Dang in April of last year.Shruti is a dancer who does so with her daughter. They enjoy traditional Indian dance. We talked about that, her journey to ownership and got her unique perspective on the agency gap in ownership in

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43:43

How Molly Lopez of Sparo, Owns It

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2025/01/21

This week on Own It, we’re talking to Molly Lopez from Sparo. Molly came up through the media side of the advertising business and started Sparo almost six years ago. She actually started her career not far from me in Kentucky at Asbury College and internships at some of the brands here in Lexington. We talked about her journey to ownership which she says came about because of the lack of female ownership role models along the way.We loved her perspective and are so glad to share her journey with

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26:05

How Cindy Dodd of PEMA, Owns It

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2025/01/15

On this week's episode of Own It, we’re talking to Cindy Dodd from PEMA. Her firm is based in Miami and focused on driving high quality leads for B2B clients. They do amazing work largely because of her drive and creativity. Cindy was born in South Africa, but her parents are from the Congo. Her mother was a dentist and a key inspiration for her entrepreneurial spirit. She has a goal of inspiring female marketers, so we had to have her on the show.Her background and evolution is fascinating and a

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53:24

How Alona Lisa from Far From Timid, Owns It

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2025/01/07

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Own It for 2025! This week we’re talking to Alona Lisa of Far From Timid. There are few people we talk to as diverse and fascinating as her background suggests. She paints, runs, plays basketball and writes. She’s a blockchain and metaverse thought leader. She’s worked on both the brand side with IBM and Marriott, and on the agency side with Razorfish, Gray and more before founding Far From Timid in 2019.As you might imagine, her journey, her

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34:02

How Chanel Cathey of CJC Insights, Owns It

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2024/12/16

On this week's episode of Own It, we’re talking to Chanel Cathey from CJC Insights. Her firm is an award-winning strategic communications firm that helps brands move forward with creativity, connection and community. She founded the firm in 2018 after leading the corporate practice at Hunt & Gather. She also spent time at Viacom, Unilever and ABC News. We dug into that journey and her thoughts on the advertising and marketing world. And we loved her thoughts on the problem we face with the lack of

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