Great Minds Advertising Week

On this episode of Great Minds we're pleased to welcome Ron Poulsen, bassist and founding member of PANGAEA. Ron discusses his career in this music business, from his beginnings to present.

Dr. Aaron Mair is an Environmental Justice pioneer intersectionally working in the spaces of, Health, Environment, Voting Rights and Disparities over the last 40 Years; a 35 year veteran urban environmental activist; regional and national Environmental Justice organizer and strategist from the State of New York.

A wise rabbi once said: “Judaism is a great product, but the marketing sucks.” As a Jew and a branding professional, Archie was in full agreement. She's on a mission to re-brand Judaism so that it's easy to get right to the good parts, no Hebrew required. JewBelong.com is the heart of the rebrand. It’s filled with meaningful, fun, free, easy-to-use Jewish rituals and information that will never leave anyone who's new to Judaism, or who is Jewish but didn’t get a ton of Jewish education, feeling left out or confused or… JewBarrassed.

As a member of the senior leadership team, Fabio plays a pivotal role in shaping the newly formed EFG (ESL FACEIT Group). Together with his team, they drive brand partnerships, ticket sales, fan engagement, merchandising, advertising, and marketing.

Jessica Donohue is an executive dedicated to working with institutional investors and allocators as their partner, enabling their mission/vision and creating better outcomes for them and the people they serve. Jessica has a proven track record leading client management/ solutioning, organizational transformation, product innovation, and client service/operations. Jessica is a corporate spokesperson with print and broadcast media. She's a decisive problem-solver, and a neurodiversity and disability inclusion champion.

On the eve of ClimaTech 2024 we speak with Yvonne Hao, Secretary of Economic Development for Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Yvonne was a longtime senior executive who co-founded Boston investment firm Cove Hill Partners, and was tapped by the Healey-Driscoll administration to helm the state's chief economic development agency.