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Weekly inspiration from creative minds.
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Forum: Evan Chiplock, Creative Director / TWBA/Chiat/Day
April 3, 2026
Evan Chiplock (Copywriting, 2018) is a Los Angeles based swiss-army creative currently working at TBWA/Chiat/Day.
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Forum: Sara Singh, Head of Creative Strategy / Taco Bell
March 20, 2026
Singh is Head of Creative Strategy at Taco Bell and previously worked as a Group Strategy Director at Deutsch.
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Forum: Grant Skalak, Director / Studio.One
February 27, 2026
Skalak is a Richmond-based marketing leader with over a decade of industry experience working on iconic brands like Sprite and Playstation.
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Forum: Jerry Hoak, CCO / Martin Agency
February 20, 2026
A Brandcenter alum (Art Direction, 2005), Hoak is known for leading award-winning campaigns and driving business growth for global brands.
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Forum: Chandra Guinn / McKinney
November 7, 2025
Chandra Guinn is a JEDI leader and educator advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in advertising, education, and social justice.
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Forum: Tristan Smith, Creative Director / Google Creative Lab
November 21, 2025
Alum Tristan Smith (Copywriting, 2009) will give a talk to students, faculty and staff as part of our guest speaker series.
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Forum: Nick Kaplan / Another Thing
February 13, 2026
Alum Nick Kaplan has been a writer and creative director for well-known agencies including Le Truc, 72andsunny, and Wieden + Kennedy.
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Forum: Nadezhda Camperlengo & Alana Gleason / The Martin Agency
October 10, 2025
Social team members from The Martin Agency will visit as part of our forum series where students hear from industry professionals.
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Forum: Van Gould & Chris Sheldon / Maximum Effort
December 5, 2025
Two Brandcenter alumni, now creative directors at Maximum Effort, will visit as part of our speaker series.
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Forum: Joe Burns, Strategy Lead / Quality Meats
October 24, 2025
Quality Meats has been named a Small Ad Agency of the year by both Adweek and AdAge.