Last week saw Kerry Morrison, of endloop, visit the Welcome! studios at Girth Radio.
Kerry was born in the Yukon, grew up mostly in Edmonton and moved to Vancouver in 1994. Most recently he’s lived in Italy ( Rome & Florence), Mexico and Montreal. Today, Kerry calls Toronto home.
During this episode we chat about:
Growing up in the Yukon and Edmonton.
His dad buying a Macintosh and then falling in love with technology.
The importance of traveling.
Why make the move from Vancouver to Toronto?
Why Kerry identifies as an Apple fan
And why Father John Misty is his favourite musical artist
A lover of digital and coffee. Asker of good questions. Sleuth of business problems. Identifier of emerging trends, consumer insights, impacts of digital upon consumer behaviours. Laurie Dillon Schalk is my guest in the Welcome! studio.
In this episode, Laurie and I chat about:
How she earned her MBA.
Her amazing 7 years at IBM
What she did at Great Gulf Homes
How Laurie started Social Wisdom in 2009 during the height of the last great recession
How she landed the job at WestJet as Director of Digital Strategy
Her time at JWT as Director of Digital Strategy
Working with the iconic OREO brand at FCB Global in Toronto
And finally ending up at Evidently where Laurie is currently the Head of Planning
We also chatted about the future of the traditional agency model
Mark Farmer is a pioneer in digital strategy, a prognosticator & expert rapini chef.
Mark has worked in digital and social media since graduating school from Canada’s East Coast. He has worked for companies such as Earth Day Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, Intuit Canada and now York University. We also both teach in the social media marketing certificate program at George Brown college in Toronto.
Listen to this interview with one of Canada’s most revered digital professionals as we talk about trends – both past and current. We also touch on the political debate surrounding and environmentalism.
