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Barry Lowenthal President Hometown: Cedarhurst (Long Island), NY – as if you didn’t already know. Towns/Cities in which you lived London, UK; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; Manhattan, NY
How long in the business:
I started in October 1987. 23 years! How long at Media Kitchen: 5 years this go around. 8 years the first time (I’m a boomerang) Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Everything! Professional milestones I was featured in Out magazine (fashion shoot) in 1993. Someone thought I dressed well, Adweeks’ Media All-star, Published in Adweek, Mediaweek, Adexchanger and OMMA, Co-founder Varick Media Managment My Movie Star Name Jermaine Jones What I’m watching now: Glee, Vampire Diaries What I’m reading now: Lost Gate, Ugly Beauty: The Ugly Face of the Beauty Business, The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit What I’m listening to now: Justin Bieber Sites I like: New York Times, My Yahoo, Scrabble (iPad App), Notcouture, Facebook, Twitter, tmkthefridge.tumblr If I’m not at work, you will find me: In the summer: On Fire Island This December: southern India My links: Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/barry-lowenthal/3/645/8a2 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/barryl530 |
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Jill Meiser President, Atlanta office Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Towns/Cities in which you lived: Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, GA
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BA Journalism Minor: Linguistics How long in the business: 23 years How long at Media Kitchen: Started in 1993, spent some time elsewhere in the late ‘90s, early ‘00s… boomeranged in 2004 and have been here ever since Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, MGM Movie Studios, Hormel, Carrabbas, The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Estee Lauder, US Marine Corps, The Bon Ton and Younkers Professional milestones: Perhaps interesting: I joined the company in 1993 as a broadcast buyer, and have held the roles of Broadcast Media Director, Director of Client Services, Chief Operating Officer, and now President, Atlanta. I sit on the Atlanta Regional Board of Directors for the 4As. My Movie Star Name: Giada Vino What I’m watching now: Modern Family, iCarly (guilty pleasure) What I’m reading now: A Total Waste of Makeup (Kim Gruenenfelder), Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verhese)…I am a complete dichotomy. What I’m listening to now: Too much Miranda Cosgrove, thanks to my two young daughters Sites I like: tmkthefridge.tumblr.com, drudgereport.com, blackgospelchoir.com, tredinfluence.com retailmenot.com If I’m not at work, you will find me: trying desperately to find five minutes to call my own, usually involving my Kindle and ideally on a beach where there is spotty to no mobile phone service. My links: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=18310717 http://twitter.com/#!/jillmeiser http://www.randomeiser.tumblr.com |
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Trevor Jordan VP, Director of Business Development Hometown: Atlanta Towns/Cities in which you lived: Hilton Head Island
How long in the business:
20+ How long at Media Kitchen: 2 months this go around. 3 years the first time. (I’m a boomerang.) Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Arby’s, AT&T, Burger King, Coca-Cola, GlaxoSmithKline, McDonald’s, NAPA, RJR Tobacco, Turner Networks Professional milestones 2010 Non-Profit Launch of Mission D.A.D., Inc., Executive Director for a Mission D.A.D., Inc. The website is www.missiondad.com; 2007 Board Member, MARS (Media Advertising Reps of the South); 2006 National Marketing Chair, ADA (American Diabetes Assoc.); 2005 SE Chairman, ADA BOD; 2001 TV Guide Pinnacle Award My Movie Star Name: Lonesome Macedonia What I’m watching now: Modern Family What I’m reading now: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White What I’m listening to now: Jack Johnson Sites I like: www.missiondad. com ; www.ew.com; www.yelp.com; If I’m not at work, you will find me: With my family, at a concert, or maybe both… My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/trevor-jordan/4/606/79 |
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Andre Woolery Associate Digital Director Hometown: Morristown, NJ Towns/Cities in which you lived St. Anns , Jamaica; Durham, NC; New York, NY
How long in the business:
7 years How long at Media Kitchen: 3 Years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: PBS, PBS Kids, Starz, Panasonic, Armani Exchange, Giorgio Armani, Homegoods, Give Back Brands Professional milestones Fashion 2.0 Best Website 2010 Award, Webby Nominee 2010, IAB Best Mobile Program Nomination 2009 My Movie Star Name Anwar St. James What I’m watching now: Akira Kurosawa Collection What I’m reading now: Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky, Drive by Daniel Pink Sites I like: brainpickings.org, summify.com, ted.com If I’m not at work, you will find me: Painting artwork or moonwalking across a dancefloor My links: Andrewoolery.com Andrewooleryart.com |
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Angie Powell President, Traffic Generators Hometown: Whitmire, SC (home to 5020 (plus 1) when I was born Towns/Cities in which you lived Startex ,SC; Roanoke Rapids, NC; Greenville, NC; Miami Lakes, FL; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA
How long in the business:
33 years How long at Media Kitchen: 33 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Arbys Roast Beef Restaurants Church’s Chicken ‘n Biscuits, Golden Corral, Pollo Tropical, Applebees, Lees Fried Chicken, Mrs. Winners, Piccadilly Cafeteria, Morrison’s Cafeteria, Boston Market, Northside Hospital, Kennesaw Hospital, CNN, Professional milestones Established Traffic Generators to provide market by market print media plans. Became President of Traffic Generators in 2006. Premier Service award 2006 from one of Arby’s largest Franchisee Group. My Movie Star Name Heather Austin What I’m watching now: NCIS, CSI, America Idol, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, The Mentalist, The Good Wife What I’m reading now: Tick Tock by James Patterson and Decision Points by George W. Bush Sites I like: Facebook, Twitter, Linked in, FOXNews, If I’m not at work, you will find me: Working on my farm . Playing in the pasture with cows, goats and running with my miniature dachshund Harley Little Man. Might do a little fishing on the side. My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/angela-powell/5/576/4b5 |
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Carolyn O’Leary Associate Director Hometown: Allentown, PA Towns/Cities in which you lived Allentown, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Brooklyn, NY
How long in the business:
11 years How long at Media Kitchen: 4 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Give Back Brands, PBS, PBS KIDS, Wendy’s, KAO, American Legacy Foundation (truth), Virgin Mobile, PUMA, Toyota Scion My Movie Star Name Lizzie Cruise What I’m watching now: I am addicted to reality TV. Anything on Bravo, Teen Mom, and PBS (of course) What I’m reading now: Just finished Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. Advertising angst at its finest! What I’m listening to now: I’m told I really like The XX, because every time one of their songs comes on I get excited and ask my husband what it is. On my own time, I’ve been listening to some early Bee Gees. Is that the wrong answer? Sites I like: Can’t stop reading fashion blogs. If I’m not at work, you will find me: acting like a true Brooklynite by doing things like updating my blog and going to brunch. My links: http://coupleofcuties.blogspot.com/ |
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Caterina Bartoli Group Director, Director of staffing, a.k.a. Media Kitchen “mom” Hometown: Middle Village, NY Towns/Cities in which you lived Brooklyn, NY; Middle Village, NY; Lucca, Italy; Colts Neck NJ; Hoboken, NJ
How long in the business:
16+ years How long at Media Kitchen: 7 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: PBS, Vanguard, Starz, Verizon, Citibank, Children’s Place, CIT, Equal, Armani Exchange Professional milestones Effie Award for PBS’ Jack Johnson, Working Mother of the Year 2008 My Movie Star Name Cindy Knickerbocker What I’m watching now: Glee, The Good Wife, and Modern Family What I’m reading now: From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor: Front Line Dispatches from the Advertising War By Jerry Della Famina What I’m listening to now: Adele Sites I like: Any children’s clothing sites If I’m not at work, you will find me: with my kids My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/caterina-bartoli/4/125/6b8 |
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Charles Pinkerton Partner, Director of Communication Insights, Master of Ceremonies DJ Friday Hometown: Verdi, Nevada Towns/Cities in which you lived Manhattan, Brooklyn, NY; San Francisco, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; London, UK; Milan, Italy; Los Angeles, CA
How long in the business:
20 Years How long at Media Kitchen: 10 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: BNY Mellon, Delta Airlines, Song Air Service, Victoria’s Secret, Jergen’s, Joh Freidda, USA Networks, Sci Fi channel, Bravo, HBO, Showtime, UPS, HP, P&G Femcare brands, Unilever household cleaning products in Western Europe, Goldman Sachs, Diet Coke, Patek Philippe, Ermenegildo Zegna, Elizabeth Arden, Maybelline. Professional milestones Helped found the Media Kitchen, Effy Judge 2007, Mediaweek’s Media Plan of the Year 2004, Silver Effy 2003, Cannes Media Lion 2003, Gold Effy 2002, Cannes Media Lion 2002, started digital media department for The Martin Agency , started digital media department for Think New Ideas, developed first econometric model for Unilever eponymously named “Pinkerton”, My Movie Star Name Edge Larue What I’m watching now: The Daily Report, Portlandia, The Borgias, Modern Family, No Reservations What I’m reading now: The Week, The Rest is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century, Alex Ross; Ugly Beauty, Ruth Brandon; Magenta Soul Whip, Lisa Robertson What I’m listening to now: Blood Pressures, The Kills; Sunday at The Village Vanguard, Bill Evans; The Peel Sessions, PJ Harvey; The Best of Elmore James, Elmore James; The Big Come Up, The Black Keys; Low Country Blues, Gregg Allman Sites I like: nytimes, pitchforkmedia, eastvillageradio, Pandora, ted If I’m not at work, you will find me: Planning guitar in my band or playing with my newborn son My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-pinkerton/9/28a/906 http://twitter.com/#!/@Cpinkmedia |
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Darren Herman Chief Digital Media Officer Hometown: White Plains, NY Towns/Cities in which you lived White Plains, NY; Saratoga Springs, NY; New York, NY; Scarsdale, NY
How long in the business:
14 years How long at Media Kitchen: 3.5 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Vanguard, The Daily, Sesame Street, Windstream Communications, Armani Exchange, PBS & PBS Kids, Bank of NY Mellon, Professional milestones iMedia25 Class of 2010: list recognizes the accomplishments of key influencers in interactive marketing, Founded kbs+p Ventures 2011, Founded Varick Media Management 2008, BusinessWeek’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs 2006, Avenue A Razorfish Breakthru Company of the Year 2004/5 My Movie Star Name Jay Northdale What I’m watching now: ESPN, Entourage, Diners Dives & Drivethroughs What I’m reading now: The Daily What I’m listening to now: 6/11/2001 Dave Matthews Band concert, specifically, encore version of Two Step Sites I like: (apps I like): Flipboard, The Daily, Angry Birds If I’m not at work, you will find me: Skiing on the slopes of Vermont or at a Dave Matthews Band concert My links: http://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenherman http://twitter.com/#!/@dherman76 http://www.darrenherman.com http://about.me/darrenjayherman |
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Eileen Matthews SVP, Broadcast Buying Director Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Towns/Cities in which you lived Pittsburgh, New York and Atlanta
How long in the business:
26 years How long at Media Kitchen: 14 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, PBS, Windstream, Dodge, 20th Century Fox, Oldsmobile, Unilever (Surf & Dove) Professional milestones 3 High Impact Awards at agency My Movie Star Name Glitz What I’m watching now: Modern Family, IDOL, History, Military and Nat Geo networks What I’m reading now: Nelson DeMille’s “The Gatehouse” What I’m listening to now: Sirius/Pandora/AOL Radio Sites I like: Zappos, Endless & various other news sites If I’m not at work, you will find me: Sitting in traffic My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/eileen-matthews/9/820/a37 |
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Fanny Wong Associate Director Hometown: Elmhurst, Queens, New York Towns/Cities in which you lived Manhattan , Queens, Brooklyn, NY; Guang Zhou, China.
How long in the business:
7 Years How long at Media Kitchen: 3.5 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Windstream, BNY Mellon, Victoria’s Secret, William Grant, Sesame Street, Circa. My Movie Star Name Fanny Brice What I’m watching now: The Colbert Report, Real Housewives (all states), Top Gear, The Kardashians franchise and lastly, I still DVR the Golden Girls and sing along to the opening tune every time. What I’m reading now: Travel books, US Weekly, The Week, In Style. What I’m listening to now: 21 by Adele. Sites I like: Tumblr, Google. If I’m not at work, you will find me: Planning my next trip My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fanny-wong/2/361/401 |
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Jack Dempsey Southerland III Associate Director Hometown: Bayside, NY Towns/Cities in which you lived Hookerton, NC; Hinesville, GA ; Atlanta, GA ; Paterson, NJ
How long in the business:
10 Years How long at Media Kitchen: 5 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Vanguard, Panasonic, Wendy’s, Mikes Hard Lemonade, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, Revlon, Old Spice My Movie Star Name My name is already one What I’m watching now: 30 Rock, Community, Treme, Nurse Jackie, What I’m reading now: Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis by Stephen Few What I’m listening to now: 90’s R&B, The Golden Era of R&B Sites I like: Flipboard, Business Insider, Mashable, THR, Music/Entertainment Blogs If I’m not at work, you will find me: In Barnes & Nobles or Starbucks with my headphones in, laptop open dreaming big and working on my music! My links: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15776765&trk=tab_pro |
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Justin Terry Associate Search Director Hometown: Island Park, NY Towns/Cities in which you lived Wilmington, NC; Boise, ID; Brooklyn (NY)
How long in the business:
6 Years How long at Media Kitchen: 1 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Vanguard, Windstream, The Daily, Mohegan Sun, Armani Exchange, Sesame Street, Home Goods, Sandals, Aeropostale, Ann Taylor, Apple, Abebooks (an Amazon company) Professional milestones: I won the agency Passion Bagel! My Movie Star Name Beavil Beaverton What I’m watching now: MST3K, 30 Rock, Californication What I’m reading now: Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut What I’m listening to now: Buddy Guy, Pinback, Kopecky Family Band, Lettuce, The National Sites I like: gizmodo.com, businessinsider.com/sai, lifehacker.com, searchengineland.com, ted.com If I’m not at work, you will find me: at a local concert, enjoying a mimosa brunch, reading a book in a Park Slope coffee shop My links: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15776765&trk=tab_pro http://twitter.com/#!/jterrySEM |
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Kimberley Babcock Smith Group Director Hometown: currently reside in Katonah, New York, grew up in Town of Clinton, NY Towns/Cities in which you lived Millbrook, NY; Town of Clinton, NY; Clinton, NY (yes, they are different☺); Hoboken, NJ; Stamford, CT; Katonah, NY
How long in the business:
20 Years How long at Media Kitchen: going on 5 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Windstream, Victoria’s Secret, Kao, Strong American Schools, Astellas, Century 21 Stores, Colgate-Palmolive, Nestle, Slim Jim, Nabisco, Lifesavers, Planters, US Army, Whitehall Labs, AT&T, KFC, Xerox, Kraft Professional milestones: Judge, Effie Awards; Member, Nabisco Media Council; Y&R Media Excellence Award; Speaker at both Nabisco and Colgate Summer Associate Agency Days My Movie Star Name Madonna Frost What I’m watching now: Castle, Fairly Legal, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, secret obsession Real Housewives of Beverly Hills What I’m reading now: anything by Kate Atkinson, Richard Russo or Maggie O’Farrell, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson, The Flavia de Luce Mysteries by Alan Bradley, The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht What I’m listening to now: all old stuff, Sheryl Crow, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel Sites I like: Msnbc.com, Jezebel, Food52, Lonnymag, Digiday, MediaLife, Motherlode If I’m not at work, you will find me: chauffeuring kids, reading, catching up on TiVo My links: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberleybabcocksmith |
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Kylie M. Anderson Associate Director Hometown: Born and raised New York City Towns/Cities in which you lived New Orleans, New York City
How long in the business:
7 years How long at Media Kitchen: 1 year Some Accounts you work(ed) on: William Grant & Sons, Victoria’s Secret, Diageo, Avis Budget Group, Lehman Brothers, Olive Garden Professional milestones: Winning 1st prize at the TMK Bake-Off! My Movie Star Name Tampa Dawn What I’m watching now: Top Chef Masters, Real Housewives (all states), Hoarders, Modern Family, It’s Always Sunny, 60 Minutes, anything HGTV What I’m reading now: Nemisis- Jo Nesbo & Don Bartlett, The Week, People, Food & Wine What I’m listening to now: Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 Sites I like: WSJ, groupon, hopstop app, epicurious If I’m not at work, you will find me: In my kitchen cooking, trying one of many restaurants in NYC, or convincing my co-workers to try a new and different gym class (anyone heard of Kangoo?) My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kylie-anderson/5/a33/466 |
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Russell Rice SVP, Media Director Hometown: Huntsville, AL Towns/Cities in which you lived Huntsville, Birmingham, Atlanta
How long in the business:
17 Years How long at Media Kitchen: going on 13 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, GSU Robinson College of Business, BioGuard, Knology, Greased Lightning, InCharge Debt Solutions, DS Waters, Cellular South, Piccadilly Cafeteria, Papa John's Pizza Professional milestones: Agency awards: One-time Annual Silver Cup winner (Employee of the Year), Three-time Annual High Impact Award winner My Movie Star Name Clark Russell What I’m watching now: Turner Classic Movies, Portlandia, ATP/WTA Tennis, That Mitchell and Webb Look What I’m reading now: Alain de Botton, Oliver Burkeman, Seneca, Tom Hodgkinson, McSweeney’s What I’m listening to now: M. Ward, Elbow, Spoon, Radiohead, Mark Kermode’s Film Reviews Sites I like: http://www.theschooloflife.com/, http://www.good.is/infographics, http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/aub-m-footbl-body.html, http://drownedinsound.com/ If I’m not at work, you will find me: On my way to work My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/russell-rice/9/9b5/881 |
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Sean Galligan Group Director Hometown: North Haven, CT Towns/Cities in which you lived NYC
How long in the business:
12 Years How long at Media Kitchen: 4 years Some Accounts you work(ed) on: William Grant & Sons (Glenfiddich, Hendrick’s, Balvenie, Milagro, Sailor Jerry, Grant’s), Victoria’s Secret, CIT, Starz, truth, L’Oreal, Motorola Professional milestones: First ever advertising to run across editorial in various publications, first ever deal with TiVo to click on an ad to record a client’s commercials My Movie Star Name Whitney Quinnipiac What I’m watching now: How I Met Your Mother, Glee, Million Dollar Listing, Modern Family, Community, RuPaul’s Drag Race, House Hunters International What I’m reading now: Water For Elephants What I’m listening to now: Adele Sites I like: gilt, towleroad, jetsetter, scoutmob If I’m not at work, you will find me: on the tennis or volleyball court, running through the village, eating milk & cookies at Jane My links: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sean-galligan/3/593/734 |
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This is our “technology laboratory.” And it was built by the experts at Popular Science just for us. Every cool, new piece of media technology can be found here. If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “Jeez, I wish I could try that,” we’ve already tried it. Our collection of advanced gizmos gives us hands-on time with the things that are changing how people collect, curate, and consume media. We’re talking only the most bleeding-edge technologies here. So everything gets updated every four months. The Test Kitchen exists to inspire the creative ideas behind our brands. We want to share new ideas on how to engage today’s media savvy consumers and demonstrate how these ideas would work on the actual gadgets themselves. Plus, we also just really like hanging out in there. |
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Mobile / Cameras / Handheld Gaming • Apple, iPhone 4 • Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy • HTC EVO • Droid X • Nintendo DSI 3XL • Nikon S11PJ Camera (with built-in projector) • Cyber-Shot with TransferJet with Eye-fi Card Gestural (Swipe / Touch) • iPad • Archos Home Tablet • Sony Vaio L Touch HP |
Internet Devices • Chumby • Sony Dash Convergence • Samsung – 3-D TV • Blu-ray DVD player • Slingbox • Mac Mini • Xbox Media Center • Nintendo Wii • Microsoft Kinect • Sony PlayStation Move |
























