NEXT NASHVILLE DIG: Thursday, August 26 (Brainstorming)

Posted by Amanda on August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

WERKSHOP INSTITUTE PRESENTS
THE AUGUST NASHVILLE DIG:

Brainstorming

Thursday, August 26
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Where? First Tennessee Corporate Offices

2525 West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37203
Parking will be validated. Light breakfast will be served.

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Brainstorming. The daunting task of revving up those creative juices to come up with unique and amazing solutions. No pressure right? So how do you get from point A to point B in this process? While there is no standardized handbook to guide you through there certainly are different techniques to get there. We have handpicked some creatives who certainly have done their share of brainstorming for clients and we’ll be gathering for a panel discussion on the topic. Please join us and share your brainstorming techniques as well.

Please post any questions you have about brainstorming on our Facebook page here. We will include them in our discussion at the DIG.

Panel: Chris Blanz – Cabedge (“webcentric” agency), Allison Davis – Emma (in-house creative/email marketing service), John Hussey – PK Pictures (Film/TV/Media production house) and our own Jenn Sheets – Werkshop Marketing (Agency for Marketing & Creative Strategy and execution).

About the Panel:

Chris Blanz
Cabedge’s CEO and Creative director, Chris, holds to the philosophy “Find something you love doing and figure out how to get paid to do it.” After nearly 20 years in the industry, it seems like this idea of following one’s passions just might work. You should get to know him if only so he’ll tell you the story of how he once blew up a gas station. Don’t worry…it wasn’t intentional and nobody was hurt. That is…nobody except his parents’ insurance policy.

Allison Davis
Allison is Emma’s creative director, overseeing Emma’s own brand identity work and design. She created the original Emma face (arms and chin to follow) and guides the visual brand for all of our advertising and marketing collateral. A graduate of Miami (OH) University’s fine arts program, Allison studied graphic design and painting, which explains her awfully impressive eye for color and composition. While at Miami, she also dabbled in metalsmithing, which explains her eye for, well, metal and stuff. When she’s not designing Emma customers’ templates, Allison enjoys spending time with her cats, watching Japanese Anime and explaining the meaning of Japanese Anime to the cats.

John Hussey
Director, Producer, and Senior Editor has been with PK Pictures since 1995. He feels that wearing many different hats keeps things interesting and rewarding. A six time Emmy award winner, John has garnered the honor for Editing, Sound Design, and Producing/Directing of both Children’s and Informational/Instructional Programing. A Geffen recording artist in the 1980’s, John’s band Little America toured in support of two top ten singles and MTV airplay. His musical background infuses every project with an uncanny sense of timing relating both to music and the rhythm of the spoken word.

Jenn Sheets
Originally schooled in psychology and special ed, New Englander Jennifer Sheets eventually landed in the wild world of marketing — a place where the psych degree has come in handy. She oversees all aspects of Werkshop’s creative execution and plays a big role in strategy sessions. “I love what I do because it allows me to use both the analytical and creative sides of my brain. It makes for an achy brain sometimes, but it keeps me on my toes and keeps my ideas fresh. Where else would I use the particular set of skills I’ve acquired over the years — Special Ed, Psychology, Visual Communications, Marketing — I mean, really?” Adventure, determination and quick thinking are in Jenn’s blood- she has a relative that was on the Mayflower- the only known person who managed to reboard the ship after falling off.