StrawberryFrog has promoted Shana Bellot and Dan Langlitz to co-managing directors of its creative marketing and advertising business. They will oversee the growth of the business, as well as maintain its strategic, organizational and cultural vision.
StrawberryFrog founder and CEO Scott Goodson said, “Shana and Dan are incredibly sharp and experienced and have helped shape much of our vision for more effective, purpose-led marketing.”
Bellot brings a wealth of management experience to her new role. As the former client services director at the agency, she has an intimate knowledge of the firm’s accounts and operations. Her experience prior to joining the company also includes work with many leading brands like Samsung, Heineken, Hershey, and The Gap, among others.
For his part, Langlitz offers an equal depth of experience and expertise. His background both during and prior to his time at StrawberryFrog includes account management on a global scale for brands such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, PepsiCo, and more. His international credits and global perspective in particular make him a formidable asset in his new role.
“Over my time here,” said Bellot, “I’ve watched StrawberryFrog become something truly unique. Our vision of creating marketing movements to drive client growth has set the new standard for advertising effectiveness. I look forward to continuing to challenge the status quo and bring our clients breakthrough work.”
Langlitz added, “The focus of our firm is activating purpose in order to increase people’s willingness to buy from a brand. It’s remarkable what we are achieving here. We’re impacting our clients’ businesses and creating positive change in their markets. I’m happy to be a part of it and look forward to the challenge of growing our company and helping more clients meet their goals.”
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More