Clear the AIR with Ann

Moderated by AIR Vice-President Ann Asprodites, Clear the AIR is a roundtable discussion which brings agency and production together to discuss and demystify issues of content creation. Pros from across all areas of the business attack the industry issues of the day from treatments + budgets to the myriad problems we gripe about behind closed doors. We’re talking about all these pressing issues and exploring how we can improve our industry.

Episodes of Clear the AIR (as with all AIR events) are periodically
on Mondays at 10am PT // 12pm CT // 1pm ET
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  • The topic of this session, titled "Direct to Brand-Finding a Common Vocabulary," focused on working with in-house brand agencies. 

    With our panelists:

    • Hugh Broder | Producer | GoDaddy

    • Jefferson Burruss | Senior Director, Brand Strategy | Mattress Firm

    • Taylor Johns | Senior Director, Content Production | Yeti

    • Matt Silliman | Senior Director of Broadcast Production| Rooms To Gom description

  • The topic of this session, titled "Merging Companies / Blurring Territories," will examine the impact of recent agency consolidations on the traditional delineation of market territories. 

    Panelists:

    • Craig Crawford | Agency Creative Director | Black Noise

    • Keith Jamerson | Freelance Agency Producer 

    • Donald O'Connor | Production Company EP | Compulsive Pictures

    • Elena Robinson | Agency HoP | Barkley OKRP

    • Sean Thonson | Production Company Director | The Bigger Picture

  • Our topic for this session will be titled "Refining Relationships" and will focus on the dynamics between Reps, Agencies, and Production Companies.

    Panelists:

    • Cassandra Brooksbanks | Director | Hey Wonderful

    • Kathy Love | Freelance Agency Producer 

    • Shon Rathbone | Founder & CCO | 3-Headed Monster

    • Chinkara Singh | HoP | Area23 

    • Jason Wolk | Founder & Managing Director | Spears & Arrows 

  • Panelists:

    • Melanie Wallace, Account Director @ McKinney Advertising

    • Brett Alexander, Head of Production @ The Martin Agency

    • Lisa Tauscher, Executive Producer @ Partizan

    • Jillian Martin, Director @ Untitled

    • Leigh Browne, Creative Director @ GSD&M

    • Lindsey Wilson, Sr. Producer @ Walmart/ Austin

    • Jack Rosman, Head of Production @ Five to Sixty

  • Panelists:

    • Ronnie Allman, Freelance ACD/AD + AI Artist/SF

    • Danixa Diaz, Consultant for Entertainment Marketing + Brand Experience/Los Angeles

    • Rupert Cresswell, ECD @ Alkemy X/Los Angeles

    • Roland Gauthier, EP @ Hinge Digital/Portland

  • Panelists:

    • Brad Johns, Managing Director/EP @ Burn Studios/NY

    • Laura Busino, HOP @ McGarrah Jesse/Austin

    • Sheldon Candis, Director @ Quriosity Productions/Los Angeles

    • Tom Wilson, ECD @ Chemistry/ATL

  • Panelists:

    • Mitch Bennett, ECD @ Baldwin& | Raleigh

    • Mickey Strider, Producer @ BBDO/ATL

    • Virginia Bertholet, Freelance Agency Produder/Richmond

    • Susan Anderson, EP/Partner @ We the People/Los Angeles

    • Greg Popp, Director @ SEED/Chicago

    • Chris Clark, ECD/Music Supervisor @ Squeaky Clean/Chicago

  • Panelists:

    • Tyler Smith, HOP @ VLMY&R/Kansas City

    • Greg Gibson, Director of Broadcast @ The Richards Group/Dallas

    • Steve Pytko, EVP / Director of Content Production @ Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness Healthcare

    • Jim Evans, EP @ Untitled

    • Tracy Mays, EP @ The Bigger Picture

    • Jim Huie, EP @ Alkemy X

    • Darin Chavez, Attorney @ Tricarico Chavez LLP

  • Panelists:

    • Will Clarke, ECD @ Fleishman-Hillard/Dallas

    • Liz Paradise, CCO @ Bright Red/Tallahassee

    • Greg Lane, Freelance Agency Producer/Austin

    • Heather Haley, EP @ BBDO/Atlanta

    • Kris Mathur, EP @ Backyard Prods./LA

  • Panelists:

    • Susie Lodise, Client Management Director @ Hogarth/NY

    • Halle Griffee, Freelance Agency Producer/Atlanta

    • Beth Kushner, Creative Director @ Mekanism/NY

    • Ramaa Mosely, Director @ Station Film/LA

    • Marlene Bartos, Managing Director/EP @ Yessian Music/NY

    • Rebecca Wray, Executive Producer @ Durable Goods/LA

  • Panelists:

    • Aaron Evanson, ECD @ VMLY&R/Chicago

    • Diana Schroeder, VP Production @ The Marketing Arm/Dallas

    • Bernadette Rivero, EP @ Cortez Brothers/Los Angeles

    • Paul Schneider, Director @ Durable Goods/Los Angeles

    • Alyson Griffith, Independent Rep. @ AG Reps./Dallas

  • Panelists:

    • Lisa Masseur, EP/Founder @ Tessa Films/Chicago

    • Jordan Brady, Filmmaker/Founder @ Commercial Directing Film School/LA

    • Roxanne Artesona, Independent Rep. @ ROXANNE & Co./NY

    • Chris Smith, Principal/CCO @ Plot Twist Creative/Dallas

    • Ryan Lichtenfeld, VP/Account Director @ BBDO/NY

    • Renee Williams Royal, EP @ Huge/Atlanta