EMCEES
Suzanne McGee
Director, Marketing & Communications,
EP+Co.
Rebecca Sullivan
Director of Public Relations, North America, VML
SPEAKERS
Toni Lee
President, Toni Lee Communications
Toni Lee is founder of Toni Lee Communications and co-founder and secretary of the board of the BLAC (building leaders & Creators) Internship program. Her 26-year-old agency focuses on helping drive growth through PR for independent agencies and marketing firms including BarkleyOKRP, Acadia, Prophet and others. She also worked inhouse at Grey Advertising and as a consultant to Ogilvy.
Suzanne McGee
Director, Marketing & Communications, EP+Co.
This is a great opportunity to learn and network with your comms peers - the people who know what you do and what it takes to achieve what you do. Angles only takes place once every two years so don't miss it!
Kyle O’Brien
Agencies Reporter and AgencySpy Editor, ADWEEK
Kyle O’Brien is Adweek’s Agencies Reporter and AgencySpy editor, covering the global advertising agency industry. Prior to Adweek, Kyle was the Creative Works Editor for The Drum. In his career he has worked on all sides of the advertising and marketing world, as a journalist, copywriter and creative director. He has worked for The Oregonian newspaper, Nike and Entercom (Audacy) Radio, along with being a longtime freelancer for the agency and brand worlds. He is a former Californian and Oregonian, now living in Pennsylvania and working in New York.
Jeanine Poggi
Editor in Chief, Ad Age
Jeanine Poggi is the editor-in-chief of Ad Age, where she leads the editorial direction of the newsroom and spearheads the development of innovative content strategies and products. Since joining Ad Age in 2012 as a TV reporter, Jeanine has played a key role in shaping coverage around the rapidly evolving media and marketing landscape. Before Ad Age, she covered retail and media for WWD, Forbes, and TheStreet. Jeanine is passionate about elevating the conversation around the future of media and advertising, particularly as it relates to the integration of technology and storytelling.
Sabrina Sanchez
Senior Creativity Reporter, Ad Age
Sabrina Sanchez is senior reporter, Creativity, at Ad Age. She was previously creative editor at Campaign US and served as a writer and reporter at Sidekick by Morning Brew and PRWeek.
Geno Schellenberger
CEO, Breaking and Entering Media
Geno Schellenberger is the CEO and Host of Breaking and Entering Media, a platform dedicated to helping aspiring advertisers, marketing executives, and creative professionals thrive in the advertising industry. Since its launch in 2020, Geno has grown Breaking and Entering into one of the top five advertising podcasts globally, with over 150,000 weekly listeners. The platform now provides key insights into agency culture, marketing strategy, and industry trends.
Geno is currently wrapping up his Master’s Degree in Strategic Brand Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Earlier this year, he taught a course at the university on Advertising and AI applications. His journey began at UIUC, where he majored in advertising and launched Breaking and Entering during the pandemic. What started as a passion project quickly evolved into a leading industry resource.
In 2022, Geno’s childhood friend, Jack Westerkamp, joined as Head of Growth, helping to expand Breaking and Entering Media. The platform now features segments like The Insider Series and Agency Break-In, offering behind-the-scenes insights into agency operations. It serves aspiring advertisers, marketing executives, and agency leaders navigating the complexities of the industry.
As CEO, Geno has transformed Breaking and Entering into a crucial connector within the advertising industry, bridging gaps between agencies, brands, and talent. In September 2024, Geno and Jack took the platform full-time, moving to New York City to produce more content and grow its influence.
Under Geno’s leadership, Breaking and Entering Media is consistently ranked among the top five advertising podcasts globally. Geno has been named Campaign US Magazine’s Young Advertiser of the Year (2024) and featured in Ad Age’s 23 Gen-Zers to Know List (2024).
Looking forward, Geno’s vision is to expand Breaking and Entering Media beyond advertising, connecting professionals across creative industries like music, design, and photography, while continuing to empower individuals to break into their dream careers.
Rebecca Sullivan
Director of Public Relations, North America, VML
As Director of PR in North America at VML, Rebecca develops PR strategies for creative campaigns and making agency leaders and our clients famous. She oversees creative PR for clients including Unilever, Nestle, Lenovo, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, and loves to dig into ideas surrounding AI, accessibility and anything that can change the world. Rebecca joined Wunderman Thompson (now VML) after serving as SVP and Director of Agency Communications at IPG’s MullenLowe U.S. (clients included Acura, Burger King, Constellation Brands, E*TRADE, Humana). She spent 15 years handling PR for Effie Worldwide, working with the most effective brands and agencies across the globe. As a consultant, she focused on PR strategy for small to mid-sized agency brands including SS+K, A&G, Nail, SwellShark and more. She started her career at Arnold.
Jeff Sweat
Founder, Sweat + Co
Jeff Sweat is the founder of Sweat + Co, a PR consultancy focused on advertising. As an ex-journalist, content marketing pioneer, two-time novelist, and agency PR veteran, Jeff has learned it’s not enough to tell a story—you have to create a story worth telling. Since launching in 2015, Sweat + Co has helped its ad agency clients grow press hits by 300% in the first year.
Julie Thompson
Founder & Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, juliethompsoninc
Catalyst, Connector, Strategist. Lover of all things advertising. Industry advocate and for-hire sharpshooter. Proud founder of juliethompsoninc, her NYC-based technology and media advisory firm focused on advancing leading digital platforms, innovative startups, and industry trade groups. Of counsel to CEOs, CMOs, and their marketing, sales & comms organizations. Sixteen years of success between 2006-2023, now re-launched and open for fractional CMO work and strategic assignments.