Mason was lucky enough to sponsor a VIP After Party on the first night of the Founder Made Consumer Discovery Show this past Friday 11/17. Thank you to our co-sponsors YatpoNatalie’s Orchid Island Juice Co., and more, and especially to all the great brands who attended.

 Masonites working the crowd at CDS VIP After Party. Masonites working the crowd at CDS VIP After Party. Attendees like Grady's Cold Brew. Attendees like Grady’s Cold Brew.

Everybody here knows how much we love the COOP Talent Event.  2 of our 20 employees are COOPer’s, and we are committed to hiring more.

For the uninitiated, COOP is a career incubator for local (NYC) grads.  Participants get 200 + hours of training in Google Advertising and Analytics, Facebook Advertising, SEO, and more.  At training’s end, Google sponsors a sort of speed-dating/but-for-jobs situation, and we think it’s great.

Hearing Sarah Carberry, Head of US Multicultural Sales and Operations at Google, the always-awesome Steph Schmitt, and Bob Dillon, Director of Agency Development at Google Marketing Solutions, is great.

Even better? Meeting some fantastic new hire candidates that I can’t wait to bring in here.

 Opening Remarks Opening Remarks Steph Schmitt (Google) leading a panel with Anika Sharma and Jaquan Murphy (NetElixer) and Tammy Segal & Marcial Davis (both of IPG). Steph Schmitt (Google) leading a panel with Anika Sharma and Jaquan Murphy (NetElixer) and Tammy Segal & Marcial Davis (both of IPG).

We are super-excited to be working with an old friend, but in a new space.  GRS Academy just engaged us to help them expand their U.S. Footprint, and we couldn’t be happier about it.

525 America (and NYC AllianceDesigNow, and Love Scarlett, who are all part of the same corporate family) are right down the street from us, so sometimes we do our weekly meetings face-to-face.  Thank you Jane Pedersen and Vanina Ferulano for hosting Julie, Mike, Jessica, Leah and me.