Episodios

  • How Kimberly Eberl from The Motion Agency, Owns It

    How Kimberly Eberl from The Motion Agency, Owns It
    Mar 31 2026
    This week on Own It, we’re talking to Kimberly Eberl from The Motion Agency. Her firm is based in Chicago and helps clients like Ace Hardware, Whirlpool and more accelerate growth with results-driven creative. Their work and thinking is impressive, for sure. We talked about her journey from growing up in Cincinnati, to working for Harley Davidson, to founding Motion 20 years ago. She came up through the PR ranks, working at Weber Shandwick and Ogilvy among other firms along the way. We loved her thoughts on closing the gender gap in agency ownership and learned so much. You will too. You can find links to the LinkedIn profile for Kimberly Eberl and the agency website for The Motion Agency in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    42 m
  • How Gina Clementi from Good Story, Owns It

    How Gina Clementi from Good Story, Owns It
    Mar 24 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Gina Clementi from Good Story. Her firm does what she calls brand archaeology. They dig past marketing speak to uncover stories worth telling. We had fun uncovering her stories worth telling including how she came into ownership. Her experiences with Nike where she built much of her expertise in the industry, and her lifestyle in the pacific northwest. We also dug into her thoughts on closing the gender gap in ownership in the ad business. This is another episode where you’ll learn and laugh. It was so much fun talking to Gina. You can find links to Gina Clementi’s LinkedIn profile and the agency website for Good Story in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    37 m
  • How Cassie Hughes and Gabrey Means from Grow Marketing, Own It

    How Cassie Hughes and Gabrey Means from Grow Marketing, Own It
    Mar 17 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Cassie Hughes and Gabrey Means from Grow Marketing. Their firm is a full-service agency based in San Francisco that specializes in brand strategy, design and production. They’ve been together for a quarter of a century after early career stops at some major brands. Cassie worked at Levi Strauss and Esprit along the way. Gabrey was at The Gap and Banana Republic. We talked about their journeys, both individually and together, their passions and interests in and outside of work and of course, we got their insights into closing the gender gap in agency ownership. As you know, we always have so much to learn and be inspired by on episodes of Own It. This one is no different. You can find links to the LinkedIn profiles for Cassie Hughes and Gabrey Means and the agency website for Grow Marketing in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    50 m
  • How Erin Fabio of Grit Studio Owns It

    How Erin Fabio of Grit Studio Owns It
    Mar 3 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Erin Fabio from Grit Studio. Grit Studio is a boutique marketing agency built for bold brands and the women behind them. Erin brings a “dream it, build it” mentality to every challenge. She also recently took up tennis and says it's her time to not think about anything other than being in the present. Erin has so many good nuggets to share in this conversation. We talked about her journey, her inspirations and certainly discussed the gender gap in agency ownership. You’ll love her thoughts and insights. We know we did. You can find links to Erin Fabio’s LinkedIn profile and the agency website for Grit Studio in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    45 m
  • How Alexis Toney and Grace Kwak from Background Noise, Own It

    How Alexis Toney and Grace Kwak from Background Noise, Own It
    Feb 24 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Alexis Toney and Grace Kwak from Background Noise. It is a strategic consultancy that promotes diversity through inclusive strategies that help meet brands where they are and help them grow to where they need to go. And diversity lives through every bit of their firm. Alexis is a New York City club deejay when she is not working on client projects. Grace balanced that busy life by moving to California not long ago for a more relaxed lifestyle. We talked about their journeys, how they met and connected, who inspired them to lead and own their own firm and a lot more. And their perspectives on closing the gender gap in agency ownership were insightful and interesting. And the two partners almost immediately made the conversation fun! You’re going to love this episode. You can find links to the LinkedIn profiles for Alexis Toney and Grace Kwak, and the agency website for Background Noise in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    43 m
  • How Mandana Mellano from PEONY Talent, Owns It

    How Mandana Mellano from PEONY Talent, Owns It
    Feb 10 2026
    This week on Own It, we’re talking to Mandana Mellano from PEONY Talent. It is a boutique talent recruitment and advisory practice that services the media, advertising, marketing, technology and entertainment industries. Her efforts have been focused on modernizing the talent recruitment process in our industry. I love how she’s innovating in that space for us all. Mandana and I talked about her journey, the issues facing the industry with regards to talent, and certainly got her thoughts on the gender cap in advertising agency ownership. I love the different perspective each of our guests bring. This conversation is no different. I learned so much. You can find links to Mandana Mellano’s LinkedIn profile and PEONY Talent’s agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    41 m
  • How Chelsea Matthews of TUX, Owns It

    How Chelsea Matthews of TUX, Owns It
    Feb 3 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Chelsea Matthews from TUX, a creative agency with offices in L.A. and Montreal. Chelsea is also an owner beyond the agency world. She is also a partner in Highly Likely which has a number of casual dining restaurants in Southern California, and co-founded Candid, a content creation platform that was acquired in 2024. We certainly dove into her ability to thrive balancing multiple ventures and used her amazing experience to get to her thoughts on closing the gender gap in agency ownership in the advertising business. Chelsea is so interesting and smart. This was such a fun learning experience to get ot know her. We know you’ll enjoy this as much as we did. You can find links to Chelsea Matthews’s LinkedIn profile and TUX’s agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    40 m
  • How Tiffany Rolfe of R/GA Owns It

    How Tiffany Rolfe of R/GA Owns It
    Jan 20 2026
    This week on Own It we’re talking to Tiffany Rolfe from R/GA. She is the global chair and one of the new owners of one of the world’s largest and most successful agencies so this episode has a lot of value in it. Tiffany has recently touched work with Puma and Jay-Z, the ACLU and many more. She’s in the middle of leveraging influencers and creating strategic solutions at the intersection of storytelling and technology that lead to growth and cultural impact for her clients. This was such an amazing conversion and you’ll enjoy getting to know her, her work and her perspective on the gender gap in agency ownership a lot. You can find links to Tiffany Rolfe’s LinkedIn profile and R/GA’s agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com. If you’re enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community. Also, if you’re a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.
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    1 h y 15 m