Starcom
With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.www.starcomww.com
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Search complete. 46 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Starcom".
Oct 22, 2026
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Yes, one through seven were taken.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
25 years ago, I was an AE at an ad network called L90, and my biggest client was Starcom IP.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Every Thursday, I'd invite everyone at 35 West Wacker to come down the street to Cozy to meet me for coffee.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
And for each person that came, I'd do a freestyle rap about them.
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Aaron GoldmanHOST
And of course, now you look where everybody is now and, you know, people are doing such incredible things.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
And speaking of which, we'll get to let's build the rest of your career.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
So when did you leave Starcom and what was your next move after that?
Rene Bell AdamsGUEST
Well, I thought I was leaving, I think, in January 2004, 2005.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Yes, one through seven were taken.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Twenty-five years ago, I was an AE at an ad network called L90, and my biggest client was Starcom IP.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Every Thursday, I'd invite everyone in Chicago at 35 West Wacker to meet me down the street at Cozy for coffee, and for each person that came, I would do a freestyle rap about them, hence the name FrapRap.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Each episode, I track down another OG IPer to reminisce about the good old days and see what they're up to now.
Pranav PanditGUEST
I agree.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Well, let's start, of course, as we always do, uh, back at the beginning.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
And, um, when did you start at Starcom, and what was your role at the time?
Pranav PanditGUEST
So here goes the start of my terrible memory.
Mario CarrascoHOST
Anne had a really interesting career across multicultural marketing, agencies, brown side roles, and growth-focused work.
Mario CarrascoHOST
Our conversation leading up to this told me about how you were one of the early team members at Starcom Hispanic, saw that evolve into Tapestry, and you've worked across all multicultural audiences, Hispanic, African-American, Asian segments.
Mario CarrascoHOST
Excited about today's conversation.
Mario CarrascoHOST
I'm going to talk about Anne's career journey, multicultural marketing, what you learned building a practice from the ground up, and kind of finding that thread across different audiences.
Ann PouloseGUEST
But now here's the other thing it's fun a different way, like I was actually planning to go into account management and I. almost didn't take my starcom interview I ended up going to the interview at the behest of my roommate who was like it's good experience, if nothing else, and I was so enamored with the discussion.
Ann PouloseGUEST
All of the.
Ann PouloseGUEST
kind of like amazing thought leadership that came out of Starcom at the time.
Ann PouloseGUEST
And like, you know, like cool ways to build engagement, cool ways to gain attention.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Yes, one through seven were taken.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
25 years ago, I was an aide in an ad network called L90, and my biggest client was Starcom IP.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Every Thursday, I'd invite everyone at 35 West Wacker to come to the Cozy across the street for coffee, and for each person that came, I'd do a freestyle rap about them.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Hence the name, Frap Rap.
Jan-Eric AndersonGUEST
So that was the first time I ever walked in the doors.
Jan-Eric AndersonGUEST
That turned into a job offer.
Jan-Eric AndersonGUEST
So I started my career there as a media buyer planner at Starcom.
Jan-Eric AndersonGUEST
and then eventually landed into IP, which would have been probably about, I was probably about five years into my Starcom career when I eventually landed in IP.
Jack BenjaminHOST
Ford has worked as UK CEO at publicist agency Spark Foundry and UK and Ireland CEO of Omnicom's UM.
Jack BenjaminHOST
Bertozzi is the former EMEA president for creator commerce company Whalar, former EMEA VP of sales at Spotify, and former global CEO of performance marketing at Starcom.
Jack BenjaminHOST
At The Zoo, the duo also run their own podcast, Mentor, in which they interview senior industry figures about their leadership strategies and experiences.
Jack BenjaminHOST
I was delighted to sit down with them last week to discuss their views on how agency models are changing and what that means for talent, as well as how AI is changing what skills are in demand by agencies and clients, and their advice to leaders navigating job loss and uncertainty.
Rachel FordeGUEST
I said, "Your job looks pretty good.
Rachel FordeGUEST
Uh, I think I could do that." She got me an interview with, uh, Andy Smith and then Tom George, and the rest is history.
Rachel FordeGUEST
And then I spent 20 years at Zenith Media, uh, and Starcom, and then, uh, late, uh, lastly, I was CEO of, uh, Mediavest, um, but went into Spark Foundry, and that's where I met Marco.
Rachel FordeGUEST
So Marco, you go.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Yes, one through seven were taken.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
25 years ago, I was an AE at an ad network called L90, and my biggest client was Starcom IP.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Every Thursday I'd invite everyone at 35 West Wacker to join me at the Cozy down the street for coffee, and for each person that came, I'd do a freestyle rap about them, hence the name Frap Rap.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Each episode, I track down another OG IPer to reminisce about the good old days and see what they're up to now.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
... and so let's do that.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
Let's go back, uh, in the way back machine.
Aaron GoldmanHOST
And, uh, when did you start at Starcom? How did you get in the door, and kinda what was your role, uh, when you started?
Jen BradyGUEST
Yeah.