Tagged in “From The President”

10
May

Welcome Back, Sarah Dyerson

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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We are thrilled to announce the return of Sarah Dyerson as AAF-KC director, effective May 20. Sarah spent the past year with the Greater Kansas CIty Chamber of Commerce as their Small Business Director. While there, she oversaw the largest Small Business Celebration in the nation. She was also director of the genKC program... Read more

09
Jan

The Quiet Curse of the Midwestern Work Ethic

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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If you've lived in the Midwest for any length of time, then you're probably familiar with the concept of the "Midwestern work ethic." It's an unwaveringly pragmatic and dogmatic belief that hard work and perserverance rooted in quiet humility pays off in the long run. And guess what? It does. You don't... Read more

23
Aug

Fighting the Old or Building the New?

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~ Socrates I don't care what anyone says: everybody hates change. Change is hard. Change requires effort. Change is a pain in the ass. And few things are as necessary on a regular basis as creating change.... Read more

28
Jun

Why I Love Kansas City Advertising

Posted by Kevin Fullerton
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As you may know, I am bat-**** crazy about the Kansas City advertising industry. I’m a big believer in our community and will go on and on about it any chance I get. I even flew to Cleveland in the middle of a brutal winter just for the chance to spend 90 minutes telling people about Kansas City advertising. We have a... Read more

29
May

Announcing Our New AAF-KC Board Officers

Posted by Kevin Fullerton
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Aaahhh... election season. So we recently announced our newly elected members of our AAF-KC, Art+Copy Club and ad2 boards. Now we're in the process of electing the officers for each group's respective board. This past Thursday, our new AAF-KC board members joined us for the May meeting and as part of that meeting we... Read more

17
May

Final Reminder to Rock the Vote!

Posted by Kevin Fullerton
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One last reminder that it's time to elect new members to the AAF-KC, Art+Copy and ad2 boards. These are the people who act as the voice of the Kansas City advertising community. Among other things, they plan events such as the ADDYs, Ad Wars, speaker programs, Wednesday Accelerations and much more. Your call to action?... Read more

14
May

Best Wishes to Sarah Dyerson

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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Our director, Sarah Dyerson, is leaving us. She has accepted a new position with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Her last day with the AAF-KC will be Thursday, May 31. However, she will be joining us at the Bulletproof event on June 7th and will be helping as we transition to a new director. We are finalizing our... Read more

08
May

No Democrats. No Republicans. Just ad people. And we actually get things done. (Between drinks.)

Posted by Kevin Fullerton
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It’s time to elect new members to the AAF-KC, Art+Copy and ad2 boards. These are the people who act as the voice of the Kansas City advertising community. Among other things, they plan events such as the ADDYs, Ad Wars, speaker programs, Wednesday Accelerations and much more. Your call to action? Simple. Vote. On Monday,... Read more

01
May

AAF-KC President Delivers Commencement Address at NWMSU

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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[Photo Credit: Kari Kolts] This past weekend Kevin Fullerton, president of AAF-KC, delivered one of the addresses at this year's commencement ceremonies at Northwest Missouri State University. Kevin is a proud graduate of NWMSU and gives much back to his alma mater. In recognition of this, he was recently honored with the... Read more

15
Dec

Why Kansas City?

Posted by Kevin Fullerton
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I knew the answer before I asked the question. “Why Kansas City?” Why had Google chosen Kansas City over 1,100 other cities to launch it’s new Google Fiber project? What made Kansas City special? Simple. We’re Kansas City. We kick ass. (Okay, the person I asked was much more polite than that. Please... Read more

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