Reliving the First Ever Top 40: Photos and Video
Let’s enjoy some great photos and video
Meet the 2024 Indie Agency News Top 40 Finalists
Holy cow, that was something
Portal A’s Michelle Fahrang Wins Platinum Project Manager of the Year Honor
Justine Smith picks up silver in our second honor.
Meet the Indie Agency News Producer of the Year Winners
Hail to the magic-makers!
Indie Agency News Honors: Project Manager of the Year
Nominate your project managers and show ’em the love!
Indie Agency Producer of the Year Nomination Deadline Extended (of Course)
Each month, Indie Agency News honors the hard-working people at indie agencies. These honors are peer-nominated and judged by Indie Agency News and select industry professionals. Our first honor is Indie Agency Producer of the Year. We all know how hard these people work to create magic—and it’s time they get the spotlight they deserve. […]
May Flowers: Gabrielle Shirdan
Remember when Solange dropped “A Seat at the Table,” and many of us were itching to claim our place among leaders at our jobs? Well, some decided that wasn’t enough and built their own. These next flowers go to one of those leaders, Gabrielle Shirdan of Kitchen Table. The Philly-bred creative director and founder has […]
May Flowers: Omid Farhang
Sometimes the ideas that feel most revolutionary are the ones that make the most sense—it takes a certain kind of leadership to help bring them into focus. One of these ideas: a general market agency that grasps America’s identity as a mosaic of cultures, and centers the nuance and vibrancy of these cultures, can influence […]
May Flowers: Carmen Rodriguez
Define gutsy. For anyone, it’s having the will to push past expectations. Spirited. Someone you see at first glance and immediately want to rally success around. For Carmen Rodriguez, Chief Client Officer of indie network GUT, it’s all those things with the multiplier effect of leads and collaborators who move as she moves: with the […]
May Flowers: Mo Said
Flowers, you said? Here we go. It’s often said (in other universes, probably) that any great grocery store (or indie agency) runs on two things—fully-stocked shelves, and high-quality mojo. For Mo Said of Mojo Supermarket, those shelves are jammed with slick creative and a value prop worth its weight in gold. And the mojo? It’s […]
May Flowers: Oriel Davis-Lyons
So much of this month has been dedicated to titans in their own corner of the Indieverse that deserve to smell the roses for their contributions to the ad industry and beyond. For today’s recipient, Oriel Davis-Lyons gets what it means to tend to a garden and watch it grow. With the mindset of a […]
May Flowers: Kwame Taylor-Hayford
Let the flowers continue to flow for the indie talent and leaders making this part of the biz so special. Today, it’s about shining the brightest lights on Kwame Taylor-Hayford, Kin and SATURDAY MORNING co-founder. Kwame’s work is a dizzyingly amazing array of goodness, filled with purpose and meaning. His leadership drives the proudly independent […]
May Flowers: Kenny Nguyen
We keep the celebration of great indie talent and leadership going with a trip down south—Baton Rouge, specifically. Kenny Nguyen, CEO and co-founder of ThreeSixtyEight, a mission-based and incredibly ambitious agency, cares deeply (and authentically) about creating genuine culture (https://lnkd.in/geczZ2b). His is a story of hustle at LSU, turning down a chance to go on […]
May Flowers: Chris Witherspoon
May is the month for celebrating the indie industry’s outstanding leaders and the community that nurtures them. Today, we keep it in the PacNW and tip our hat to DNA Seattle President and CEO Chris Witherspoon. The list of deserved accolades keeps growing—including an Ad Age Small Agency Award gold for the agency. Chris also […]
May Flowers: Eleazar Ruiz
Keeping the flowers flowing, we go to Portland to celebrate Eleazar Ruiz, founder and design principal at Odd Notion. With Dominican roots, Eleazar brings a special vibe to the Pacific Northwest design community—one that’s filled with optimism. Visit the agency’s site. You’ll get immersed in powerful work (Serve LA is a particular favorite)—and you’ll fully […]
May Flowers: Grace Teng
May is the month for celebrating the indie agency industry’s outstanding talent and the community that nurtures them. And we’re doling out the flowers. Today, we head to Los Angeles to shine the brightest lights on Grace Teng, Chief Media Officer at Zambezi. With over 20 years in the industry, Grace has progressively built a […]