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Discover the inner workings of a leading Midwest advertising agency through “Ask a Better Question” from Marcus Thomas. Hosted by agency veterans Derek Oyen and Jesse DiFranco, this show looks at what makes agency life tick. In conversations with their peers, Derek and Jesse explore how campaigns take shape, accounts are won and lost, and brilliant creative ideas spring to life. Get an inside look at agency roles from strategists, designers, writers and more as they share personal stories and hard-won lessons from the front lines.
Unknown Host hosts Ask a Better Question, a business show with 41 episodes published.
Join us for a very special live interview with Joanne Kim, former Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Creative Officer and Marcus Thomas icon. Recorded live at the Marcus Thomas Cleveland office in front of a "studio" audienc
We kick off Spooky Season with a conversation with David Bemer, Public Relations Account Supervisor. He talks about a few of his favorite things, including Halloween, pizza, pumpkin spice lattes, and fútbol. Episode Cred
Mix one part childhood acting class, two parts Psychology major, a generous dose of HR mentoring, a new puppy and what do you get? Kamron Clark Carpenter, our Senior Talent Manager and Young Professional champion. Episod
What does storming a mountainside with a long sword, building a tower of over sixty tires, and starting a business with your best friend have to do with each other? Nothing, really. Unless you’re Nate Bauer, our Director
The gang conducts another Cincinnati sit-down with Claire Dietz, a data analyst. Listen in as Claire talks to us about her love for dashboards, the great outdoors and her growing list of grandma hobbies. Episode Credits:
Our Cincinnati tour continues with Olivia Boeh, Management Supervisor as we discuss Hogwarts houses, MT's merger with ROInsights, and where she goes to find quiet space. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFranco Co-Host:
We're on a road trip! We took a drive to speak with some of our friends in the Cincinnati office. We kick off the mini-series with PR Management Supervisor Aya Mason, who talks about hot air balloons, moving to America f
We break from our normal guest list today and go outside Marcus Thomas – but still inside our walls – to talk with Brian Glazen, Founder and President of Think Media Studios. Come in and meet our roommates. I promise you
Kara Gildone (VP, Management Supervisor) talks to us about her calling as an account manager, facing cancer head on, being a regular blood donor, and throwing Jesse into the fire (for his own good). Episode Credits: Co-H
Nico Sibikowski was in Cleveland, so we pulled him out of the hallway and into the studio to talk about engineering, archery, gaming and what exactly does a Business Analyst do? Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFranco C
Edwige Winans tells us about her journey from France to the U.S. and her indirect path to leading Marcus Thomas's Research team, including a teaching gig at an Orthodox Jewish high school. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse
We kick of Season Two with John Kalucis in the studio to describe his brief journey from MT intern to Operations Manager, being fluent in both English and Excel, and his love for shoes and diet soda. And, yes, he is that
We finally get CTO Ian Verschuren to sit down with us to talk about his love of pinball, his need to tinker, and his winding path to Marcus Thomas. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo-Host: Derek OyenProducer: Mic
Associate Creative Director and MT boomerang Brandi Papania tells us about her travels in between stints at Marcus Thomas, birding, scuba diving, and her experience with improv. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo
Juan Garcia drops into our Cleveland studio to share stories from his twenty years with our Buenos Aires office and an epic battle with a claw machine on Osaka. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo-Host: Derek Oyen
Leandro Filipczyk puts away his keyboard to talk about werewolves, using 1980s movies to learn English, and his knack for fixing just about anything. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo-Host: Derek OyenProducer: M
The tables are turned as Jesse and guest co-host Mel Clark talk to Derek Oyen about his adventurous life both in and outside of Marcus Thomas. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFranco Co-Host: Melissa Clark Producer: Mic
King Hill talks about his journey from a kid in the Cleveland Public Schools to leading a digital marketing agency, highlighting the importance of family in all its forms. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFranco Co-Host
Nancy Hill takes time out of her very busy schedule to talk to us about her impressive career, what it was like becoming CEO during the pandemic, and what she expects for the future of our industry. Episode Credits: Co-H
Although he prefers the outdoors, custodian Rob Novisky stops by the studio to talk about why he still loves coming into the office, the many lessons he’s learned from his dad, and the ways in which his role touches ever
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