Our philosophy and approach has led us to operate under four core tenets.

The first tenet is that where you say something is as important as what you say – that marketing energy can only come from a union of media and creative working together. Media is creative and creative is media.

The second tenet is that we are media agnostic. Now, most media companies will say the same thing. But we can prove it. The breakdown in our billings is almost evenly proportioned among the media types. Plus, everyone in the Kitchen is multi-modal. We don’t have offline and online planners – we just have planners.

The third tenet is that a good idea can come from anywhere. Plain and simple. Everyone in the Kitchen is invited to solve a client’s marketing issues. That goes for a strategist fresh out of school all the way up to the president. Here you’re expected to internalize and live the clients’ brands.

Equally, our third tenet means we work well with others. As most clients now have a stable of agencies to handle PR, CRM, Direct, and Creative, we pride ourselves on playing nice in the sand box. After all, we want to solve our client’s challenges. Not add to them with in-fighting amongst agencies.

The fourth tenet is that you can’t do the same thing and expect different results. We get smart through rigorous targeting, campaign measurement, analytics, and then applying our learnings to optimize our clients’ campaigns. To accomplish this, we’ve built state-of-the-art tacking methods, analytics systems, and real-time reporting dashboards.






NYC
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
ATL
Jill Meiser
President, Atlanta office
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio

Towns/Cities in which you lived:
Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, GA

Major:
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
ATL
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
NYC
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
ATL
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
NYC
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/
NYC
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
NYC
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
NYC
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
ATL
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
NYC
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
NYC
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
NYC
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
NYC
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
NYC
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
ATL
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
NYC
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
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.
Here are some of the media technologies you can currently find in the Test Kitchen:
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