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Weekly inspiration from creative minds.
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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.
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Forum: James Nord & Gabrielle Schaefer / Fohr
September 26, 2025
The communications and advertising professional will talk about influencer marketing.
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Forum: Eric Cruz, Group Creative Director / Sphere Studios
April 11, 2025
He is currently a Sr. Group Creative Director at Sphere Studios, leading its Ads & Brand Experiences practice for the Exosphere, helping pioneer new experiences for what TIME Magazine voted as one of