FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
Portland House of Music and Events
If you drink it, eat it, clean with it, fly on it, invest with it or watch it, it’s likely a brand Leeann has done marketing and advertising for. She grew up as an account planner at big and small agencies in NYC working on clients like Coca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase, NFL, Godiva, and Johnson & Johnson, to name a few. Three years ago she moved to Portland to join The VIA Agency as President. During her tenure, she has helped the agency raise its profile and win a slew of new business for a broad roster of clients, including T.Rowe Price, Unilever, Kraft Heinz, TD Ameritrade and L.L.Bean. She has also contributed to the agency culture, and as creator of VIA’s “Go. Do.” series, she’s led VIA to be named in the top 10 Best Places to Work in advertising. Just ask Advertising Age.
In September of 2015, Leeann was named CEO of VIA and has helped founder John Coleman execute the transition of VIA into an employee-owned company.
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