Members In The News

Elevating Leadership: The Power of Respecting Your Work Colleagues

LinkedIn -- August 16, 2023 

“The journey to becoming a remarkable leader is paved with the bricks of empathy, consideration, and genuine regard for those who walk alongside you." Dan Neuburger

SCHILLER’S SHOWTIME: A MEDIA MAVERICK’S INSIGHTS UNVEILED

ADOTAT -- July 17, 2023 

“Technological innovation is the catalyst for change,” Schiller remarked with a knowing smile. “In the entertainment and media business, we’ve witnessed how technology has consistently unlocked new consumer behaviors since the dawn of media." Scott Schiller

Operating Partner – THE Difference Maker in Private Equity Value Creation in 2023?

LinkedIn -- January 2, 2023 

"Operating Partners need to have the ability to translate the investment into a business thesis, co-creating respective strategies and plans, and drive their operationalization through the management team." 

Werner Domittner

Former basketball executive aims to continue Vegas’ rise as sports mecca

Las Vegas Sun Newspaper -- November 28, 2022 

"Understanding consumer behaviors is something that I’ve always enjoyed." 

Gustavo de Mello

How This Children’s Streaming Platform Curates Content To Reach Kids

Adexchanger -- November 29, 2022 -- “On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. 

"Kids are not a homogenous audience. Content that resonates with a 12-year-old is typically quite different than a media environment that’s suited for a 2-year-old, Cohen said" 

Sharon Cohen

Meet 2022 Silver Apple Award Honoree: Andrew Yost

MCNY -- November 3, 2022 -- The Marketing Club of New York (MCNY) is profiling honorees  leading up to the Silver Apple Awards Gala (November 10, 2022) in New York. 

"I believe in the power of innovation coming from deep within the organization not simply from your leaders. When I was the CMO at Gannett, we needed to quickly revamp a corporate social responsibility program and I enlisted several talented junior level employees to help develop the strategy. They ended up creating a next-gen, social-first engagement program that allowed our brand to appeal to a younger, more socially conscious audience…a win for the brand and our consumers!" 

Profile photo of Andy Yost, CMO, Board MemberAndy Yost

Market Research Technology Platform Suzy Introduces MRX Industry Advisory Board

New York, NY -- January 20, 2022 -- Suzy, a leading agile market research software platform, today announced a new industry advisory board composed of executives from distinguished brands to guide the company’s continued growth.

"I’m honored to announce that I have joined the Suzy MRX Advisory Board — a powerhouse of business leaders and pioneers on a mission to guide Suzy in transforming the market research industry. Together, we're helping Suzy build its strategic roadmap that will lead to exciting new possibilities in the world of consumer research, data, and business intelligence."


Jennifer Stranzl

Sunless, Inc. Announces New CEO focused on Innovation and Growth

MACEDONIA, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2021/PRNewswire/ -- Sunless, Inc., the preeminent manufacturer and marketer of spray-tanning equipment, spray-tanning solutions, and other spray-tanning and personal care products, announced today the appointment of Randy Zeno as its next Chief Executive Officer and Board Member effective January 3, 2022. Mr. Zeno succeeds Susan Copperman, who will remain Chair of the Board.

"I am thrilled to join the Sunless team," said Zeno. "As the beauty industry continues to evolve and innovate, so has Sunless, and I am excited to have the opportunity to use my experience and relationships to further develop the company as it moves into its next chapter."
 
Randy Zeno

Martin Guitars Names New CEO

C.F. Martin & Co. announced that it has named Thomas Ripsam as its new CEO. The news came in a June 14 press release, which stated that long-term CEO and Chairman Christian Frederick Martin IV would assume the role of Executive Chairman, while Ripsam steps into the CEO role immediately.

“My first real acoustic was a Martin guitar, and it has been a close companion to me since,” Ripsam says. “Martin has always been an iconic fretted instrument builder and I have a deep appreciation for the company’s continued focus on quality, craftsmanship, and innovation, as well as its unique culture and history. I am honored and humbled to join the Martin family and to carry on the legacy of Chris Martin and his predecessors.”

Thomas Ripsam