Meet the jury

The people judging the work

Judged by practitioners, not pundits. Every juror leads or ships work at an indie shop — founders, creatives, strategists, and heads of craft. The people who make the work judge the work.

Hall of Fame

The Indie Agency Hall of Fame

A small committee choosing this year's Hall of Fame inductees — a career-long legacy honor celebrated live in New York City on December 1.

Kai Deveraux Lawson
Co-founder, Head of Culture and Marketing · Valerie
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Suzanne Powers
Founder & Co-CEO · All&
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Final round

The Top 40 Jury

An elite panel of jurors on tap to determine this year's Top 40 rankings.

Gati Curtis
President · Elite Media
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David Hunter
Co-Founder & COO · hunterblu media
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Daniel Jeffries
President/Founder · Jeffries Consulting
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Jonathan King
Partner, Head of Growth · Quality Meats Creative
Gordy Sang
Co-Founder and Co-CCO · Quality Meats Creative
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Leyla Touma Dailey
President/CCO · Doe-Anderson
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Donna Wiederkehr
CEO · Wiederkehr Balloon Academy
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Round 1

The Round 1 Jury

These are the folks that will dig into their categories with a Category Captain that leads the way.

Category

10 Toes Down

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Tom Christmann
CMO · TiNY
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Maija Hoehn
Chief Marketing Officer · Broadhead
Category

Addy Hot Streak

Category sponsor:Pathlabs logoPathlabs
Category Captain
Chantal Sagnes
Fractional Managing Director · 270B
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Jurors
Amy Edwards
Partner, Managing Director · Quality Meats Creative
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Hasan Ramusevic
Founder + CEO · HARMONIUM
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Riku Vassinen
CEO · hasan & partners
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Category

Best Living Room

Category Captain
Leigh Baker
Managing Director · SIX+ONE
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Jurors
Amanda Cosindas
Director of Communications · Zambezi
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Angey Iazzetta
Partner / President / Director of Brand Integration · Rise and Shine and Partners
Paul Rivait
Vice-President, Creative Impact · Public Inc.
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Category

Create Your Own Category — Work

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Johan Angantyr
Creative Director / Founding partner · Differ Agency
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Jess Zafarris
Author / editor / content director / speaker · Independent / multi-hat (Ragan Communications, Emerson College, Words Unravelled)
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Category

Digital Detox

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Ellen Carlton
Chief Strategy & Communications Officer · Tilt Creative Studio
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Christian Gani
Managing Partner · Øuterkind
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Alex Goulart
Founder & Executive Creative Director · Fire Kite
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Category

Dynamic Duo

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Carlene Esposito
Co-founder, President & Managing Partner · Antidote
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Brian Siedband
Co-Founder and Co-CCO · Quality Meats Creative
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Category

No Flukes

Category Captain
Roberto Max Salas
Co-Founder + President · Young Hero
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Jurors
Jill Applebaum
Chief Creative Officer, North America · Public Inc.
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Denise Orman
Founder & CEO · Zurda
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Category

Rooted Regional

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Emilie Hitch
Chief Strategy Officer · Broadhead
Category

Shift Creator

Category Captain
Christopher Chao
Founder / Creative Partner · The Canal Collective
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Jurors
Stacy Graiko
Founder & Chief Insights Officer · Voxelle Insights
Fern Miller
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer · Uncharted Studio
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Aris Spenjian
EVP, Media Science · Eden Collective
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Category

Silent Producer

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Emily Blanchard
Account Director · Karsh Hagan Madden (KHM)
Vanessa Miller
Head of Account Management + Partner · Quality Meats Creative
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Category

The Signal Finder

Category Captain
Joe Burns
Head of Strategy + Partner · Quality Meats Creative
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Jurors
Nate Carter
VP Business Development, Agency Partners · Goodway Group
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Caleigh Farrell
VP Research · Public Inc
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Heather Samples
Partner, Executive Strategy Director · Transport New York
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Keith Stoeckeler
Founder, Head of Strategy and Operations · Heartlent Group
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Category

The Un-Agency Partner

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Leslie Griles
Chief Client Officer · Dotted Line Agency
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Matt Lawton
Chief Marketing Officer · Five by Five Global
Matt Lawton
CMO · Five by Five
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Evan Levy
Chief Client Partnership Officer · Ammunition
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Category

Under The Radar + On The Money

Category Captain
Stuart Hayhurst
Group Director, Planning · Curiosity
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Jurors
Chris Novak
Chief Operating Officer · Eden Collective
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Shoshana Winter
CEO · Converge
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Katie Young
Creative lead / partner · The Canal Collective
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Category

Unskippable Idea

Captain to be announced.
Jurors
Bennett Johnson
ECD · Quirk Creative
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Mike Rovner
Partner / Chief Creative Officer · TiNY Ad Agency
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