Not too many juniors leave an agency to start their own, but that’s precisely what Thomas Stringham did. Twelve short years later, his shop Hot Tomali is fresh off of winning the Ad Age International Small Agency of the Year award.

I’ve had the great opportunity to know Oscar Trelles for a few years now and his creative solutions to some of the web’s most influential projects have put him at the forefront of technology integration curve. He has launched large and small projects, working tirelessly to help propel the close knit Brooklyn shop he helps run to ad world fame with such greats as We Choose the Moon, The Favorite Visitors Awards (FWA Takeover) and the Sheraton Our Community.

Jen Friel is Unapologetically Awesome. I say this to help elivate the statement that she fairly defies definition. She’s been a model, actress and is now the head of a #Nerd revolution. If you think you recognize Jen it’s probably because she did a series of those insatiable Snorg Tees ads a few years back, but she has come leaps and bounds from there.

Night Agency just won the Ad Age Northeast Regional Small Agency Of The Year Award, there to accept the award was Darren Paul. Started over six years ago by Darren and two of his close friends, Night has seen a comfortable growth courtesy of their unusual tactics and forward thinking approaches. [Image from DarrylEstrine.com]

On The Record is a new series of open format interviews that cover a wide variety of personalities, agencies and topics. In the early days, Ian Schafer helped implement the foundation for platforms like Doubleclick and today can be found at the helm of one of New York city’s fastest growing digital agencies. Coming from [...]

Craig Arthur von Schroader isn’t you’re typical creative. You wouldn’t expect a full time lawyer to know a thing or two about fashion, much less have the creative drive to build a limited edition clothing brand that outfits the likes of The Roots and Mayer Hawthorne. This is Commonwealth Proper.

Brian has a disjointed past of comings, goings, returns, triumphs and tribulations that have all sown themselves together into a successful career. BJ came to JUXT, later leaving to start his own agency – Go Farm. With his newly formed shop, he and his partners decided to take the monopoly of Ticketmaster and Live Nation head on in the famed June Lake Project (more on that below). Later, he re-joined JUXT as the Director of Technology and has since been their technology solutions expert.

Scott Monty is the Digital & Communications Manager for Ford Motor Company and has helped to see the auto giant through some of the most brutal financial woes the industry has ever seen. Much has been said about Ford’s innovative marketing strategies, lead by Scott and his social media savvy marketing focus.

I’m excited to add Scott to our On The Record roll call of distinguished guests and offer readers his perspectives on current social media trends.