Straight Talk Series
Straight Talk is a panel discussion curated by President/ co-founding member, Veronica Lombardo where a hot topic is presented to a panel of 4 to 5 individuals usually in the production side of things within an ad agency or brand where we discuss differing points of views on a pressing subject ailing the industry at that time. We approach a topic from all sides through friendly yet challenging discourse with the goal of finding some resolutions, solutions, and tactics to strengthen the industry at-large.
Episodes of Straight Talk Series are periodically on Mondays at 10am PST // 11am MST // 12pm CST // 1pm EST
NOTE: No Videos are accessible on this page. Only participants and topics.
Pandemic in Review - Where are we now ? What's working + not ? - November 14th, 2022
Panelists:
Marsha Trainer | Manager, Creative Content Production & Development | General Mills
Robin Feldman | SVP Integrated Production | McCann Health NY
Jack Epsteen | SVP Production | GSD&M Austin
Reps x Producers: Pleasure Points & Pain Points, vol. 2 - May 23rd, 2022
Panelists:
Veronica Beach, Director of Production @ Pereira O’dell/ NYC + SF
Chris Schaldenbrand, Sr. Producer @ Deutsch/ LA
Ann Vorlicky, Executive Producer @ BVK/ Milwaukee
Reps x Producers: Pleasure Points & Pain Points, vol. 1 - April 4th, 2022
Panelists:
Matt Faris, Freelance Executive Producer (Austin)
Leandro Ekman, Freelance Sr. Producer (Global)
Annette Suárez, Executive Producer - McCann Health (New York)
Anne Kurtzman, Freelance Sr. Producer (LA)
Jaime Roderer, Freelance Producer (Dallas)
Chris Capretto, Freelance Executive Producer (PDX)
Freelance Directors x In-House Agency Production Arms: Best Practices - Jan. 10th, 2022
Panelists:
Paul Nelson, Director of Production @ TRG Studios/ Dallas
Alex Cohn, EP @ Fin Studios - Zambezi/ LA
Rachel Harms, Freelance Director/ LA
Tim Abshire, Freelance Director/ NY
Iqbal Ahmed, Freelance Director/ LA
Angela Kohler, Freelance Director/ LA
Cost Consultants - Sept. 25, 2020
Panelists:
Vicki Mayer of Claire Randall & Associates
Sandy Tyler of EVP Consulting
Paul Mavis of Mavis & Co. and Alexander Page of MRA Services
Brands - June 26, 2020
Panelists:
Arlene Fernandez, Regional Advertising Producer - North America Global Advertising Production @ Unilever
Lindsay Stillman Cohen, Director of Production @ Smile Direct
Alex Colvin, Manager - Creative Content Production @ General Mills
Pam Fujimoto, Creative Director @ Twitter
Agencies - June 5, 2020
Panelists:
Robin Feldman, Executive Producer @ McCann Health
Jack Epsteen, SVP / Director of Production @ GSD&M
Keith Jamerson, Executive Producer @ DDB
Paul Albanese, Managing Director of Broadcast Production @ David & Goliath