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This morning our social justice collective spent some time shopping for Operation Backpack, an initiative to fill in the gap for children experiencing homelessness, poverty, and otherwise underprivileged circumstances. They provide backpacks, school supplies, and funding for academic enrichment to unhoused and underprivileged children to ensure they achieve success despite their circumstances. 🧡

Last week, our research and strategy team spent a couple of days together in the office making internal workshop magic. With our hybrid work schedule and Ologists spread out across the country, time spent together in person makes us happy. 🧡

As a copywriter, so much of Gabby Dionisio's work is inspired by her reading. And thanks to her trusty new Kindle, she read nearly 50 books last year. In her own words, some even "brought forth emotions that should be illegal for a single book to do."

Gabby was captivated by the storytelling of a few select reads and found herself employing some of these new strategies in her work here at Ologie.

Our new post covers what higher ed marketers can learn from Gabby's recent 5-star reads.

Keep reading: https://ologie.co/3INMyeC

We're feeling grateful for another year as a fiercely independent agency. Cheers to being employee-owned, producing award-winning work, working with the best clients in education, and doing it all with a great team (who are always up for an impromptu photo shoot at the office).

You might not guess it by his title, but our video editor Tommy Bruning is also a talented photographer. He loves capturing a wide variety of people, places, and things, from musicians, sporting events, and national parks to college campuses.

We sat down to hear more about his passion and how it connects back to his work here at Ologie.

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Today our team is wrapping up work for 2023. With gratitude, we're signing off and taking the next week to recharge with family and friends. 👋

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season. Let's make 2024 one to remember! 🧡

From conferences and events to a flourishing digital community, ThriveIN (founded and led by Ologist Chevonne Harris) provides a network for professional Millennial and Gen Z women of color to advance their careers, connect with one another, and thrive in their workplace and passions.

We sat down with Chevonne to learn more about this passion of hers - click the link below to keep reading.

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Matt Freedman, Ologie’s chief operating officer, is also the “chief frying officer” at a nonprofit he founded called Fry Out Cancer. In the last 10 years, the organization has raised nearly $200,000 for cancer research by cooking Thanksgiving turkeys. With bold goals for 2023, Matt took some time to share more about this passion of his.

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Ross Barton is a director of project management here at Ologie, and he has a not-so-secret passion for all things flying. We sat down to learn more about how he got his start and where he's at with this hobby today.

Flying is Ross' passion | Ologie Ross Barton is a director of project management at Ologie, and he has a not-so-secret passion for all things flying. Between growing up next to one of the busiest airports in the world, and taking flight lessons in high school, and later discovering the world of paramotor flying, he has some stories...

We love having new faces around the office, especially college students. Our summer design interns, Ciera and Ellie, share their favorite projects, where they look for creative inspiration, and who inspires their creativity the most.

What inspires our design interns? | Ologie We love teaching — and learning from — our interns. We’re not shy about having them dive deep into the work, right from the start. (There’s no better way to get real experience than to jump head first, right?) Our two design interns this summer, Ciera and Ellie, tell us about what inspires t...

We love sharing the ways our team members are making an impact beyond their work here at Ologie. Tahja Lauderdale is an associate director of project management by day, and a basketball coach by night.

Click the link below to learn more about how she's using the sport of basketball to influence young girls to pursue their dreams, both on the court and off. 🏀

Tahja’s passion: Using basketball to motivate girls to pursue their dreams | Ologie Where do you coach and how did you get started there? I coach at Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. I’m going into my fourth season this year. I started coaching because I got a phone call from the athletic director, asking me if I’d ever thought about coaching. He encourag...

So fun to work with a team full of creative people. This is The Gist, a monthly magazine edited and created by us, for us, to stay inspired and connected.

Today we recognize the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of slavery’s end in the United States.

On this federal holiday, we encourage non-Black folks to spend time educating themselves and considering how to support the Black community. If you're looking for inspiration, check out a collection of Black-owned businesses we've curated to support.

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Excited to be together for our first Creative Summit today. We have a loaded line-up of speakers from across the country to fuel and inspire us for the coming year ahead. Let's go!

Happy Pride Month! As we proudly celebrate and support our whole LGBTQIA+ community, let's also remember to stand up for q***r and trans people who should have the right to be their authentic selves. Equality and acceptance for ALL people makes us better humans.

We love a good adventure. Feeling inspired after a team hike in the beautiful mountains of Utah with our client partner Joe at of Utah Health.

Strategy Director Dayana Kibilds will host 'Talking Tactics,' a new Enrollify podcast that covers ways to move the needle on specific metrics: inquiries, booth visitors, apps started, video views, you name it. The catch? The tactic had to be done with limited resources: either by a single person, a small-but-mighty team, limited time, or without a lot of money.

Enrollify | Podcasts | Talking Tactics with Day Kibilds Listen and follow Talking Tactics to learn from and celebrate your most creative and resourceful peers reaching enrollment success — one tactic at a time. Hosted by Day Kibilds

There’s something uniquely special about the walking group that Mimi Darwish started in spring 2021. It’s called Columbus Sole Survivors and it’s for women who are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.

Mimi is an associate director of project management here at Ologie, so we sat down and talked to her about this passion of hers.

For the last two years, she’s been helping women maintain their sobriety and take control of their lives. Last year, 16 members walked 370 miles together, 6 celebrated one year of sobriety, and the group competed in 3 races.

Read more about Mimi's passion:

Mimi’s passion: A walking group that does good in the world | Ologie It’s called Columbus Sole Survivors, and it’s for women who are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.

Congratulations to our talented colleague Chevonne Harris for being honored in the new Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 Class of 2023! We couldn't be more excited for her and this recognition of her many accomplishments. Read the full list here: https://ologie.co/3KVVws7

Oh hey, we know them! We love sharing our insights and expertise with the next generation of young professionals.

"The most important thing you can do is start with a big idea." -- Bev Ryan, Ologie's founder

The big idea known as Ologie officially began on March 16, 1987. Cheers to 36 years 🧡

We were honored to receive 3 gold awards and 2 silver awards at the 2023 AAF Columbus Awards.

Motherful Columbus was one of our Brand Camp clients last year, and together with Canvaas Consulting LLC, we received the gold award for copywriting and the gold award for public service marketing campaign. The Motherful brand also won two silver awards, for logo design and illustration.

Our work with the Columbus Zoo and Aquariumalso received a gold award, specifically for the sound design of the ZOMBIEzi Bay horror theme park video spot.

A big thanks to the creative community of central Ohio for this recognition!

One of Ologie’s core values is invest and celebrate. We lift each other up. We give credit where it’s due, and we show up for each other, every day. This February, we’re looking to live out this value in honor of Black History Month.

We're celebrating Black folks who have made history (or are currently doing so). But we want to go beyond that, and invest in the economic opportunities of Black Americans today -- by contributing dollars and time to Black-owned businesses and organizations, and by encouraging our Ologists to do so as well.

Here are some of our people's favorite Black-owned businesses and initiatives from their hometowns and neighborhoods, across the United States.

Let's invest and celebrate, together.

Invest and Celebrate: Black-Owned Businesses | Ologie This Black History Month, we're investing in the economic opportunities of Black Americans today — by contributing dollars and time to Black-owned businesses and organizations, and by encouraging our Ologists to do so as well.

It's been a busy, yet fulfilling year at Ologie! We're dedicating the next week to spending time with friends, families, and pets, so December 23rd is our last day in the office until the new year. In the meantime, check out these highlights from our annual holiday party a couple weeks ago! We'll see you in 2023. 🧡

Last week, we hosted an arts workshop for the kids of Motherful Columbus, empowering them to tap into their inner artists, while the parents of Motherful had space and time to relax and be in community together. Thank you to our friend Jonathan Juravich, Ohio's 2018 Teacher of the Year, for guiding them in these watercolor and oil pastel art pieces! 🎨

Brand Camp is THIS WEEK. This year, Ologie and Canvaas Consulting LLC are working with two incredible organizations: Motherful Columbus and My Sister's Place.

As a woman-owned business, the overturning of Roe v. Wade hit very close to home. So this year, we've channeled our Brand Camp efforts to support organizations whose work advances and advocates for the rights of women (and humans with uteruses).

Motherful's goal is to bring collective mothering back into the consciousness of the people. Four years ago, Motherful started as a single spreadsheet with a list of resources for single moms. Today, they have over 325 members in their collective, a free pantry, advocacy events, nights out for moms, subscription boxes, meal trains, events for kids, and a community garden. Everything they do is rooted in helping single moms to know that they are not alone.

My Sister's Place* is a domestic violence agency in Athens, Ohio, serving Athens, Hocking, and Vinton Counties. Founded in 1977, it began as a grassroots effort to provide a safe respite for victim survivors of interpersonal violence and their children. Today, MSP provides a 24/7 hotline, outreach counseling, court advocacy, and emergency shelter. Their goal is provide space to foster safety, resiliency, healing, and hope in their community.

*Confidentiality is vital for My Sister's Place. These are general photos of the geographic area they serve, but not actual photos of their location, as that is kept confidential.

Ologists from across the U.S. and Canada got together last week for Ologie Summer Fest 2022. The theme? O-Chella ✌️☮️

Ariana Solis Gómez and Jen Cox of Culture ONE World are teaming up with Doug Edwards of Ologie to challenge SXSW EDU attendees to think and act differently when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Too often, brands (including colleges and universities) make DEI about themselves, instead of making it about the communities and people they’re trying to reach.

Marketing that doesn’t approach communities from an authentic place rooted in culture means you’re wasting time and money, damaging your reputation, or even worse, hurting people.

Vote today to help us get them on the SXSW Edu 2023 stage! https://ologie.co/3ptn7VS