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OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl Gonzalez

We’re so happy to be back in the swing of Book Club, especially with this incredible selection by our Managing Director, Marge Hoppe. This book covers a multitude of emotional themes, all of it set under the backdrop of our home, New York City. An added bonus, rumor is that Hulu will be making this into a series shortly. Read this book yet? We’d love to hear your thoughts!

Strong collaboration = Resounding success! 💪

A VERY Happy Thanksgiving from toddstreet.

We have so much to be grateful for... Our collaborative clients, trusted vendors, and of course our dedicated employees and their families - a community we're so lucky to be a part of.

We hope our gratitude is infectious and that you have a wonderful holiday celebration with family and friends!

Meet our newest video team member, Michael Lago! Michael comes from the world of sports, loves playing golf, is a passionate chef and has his own live cooking stream 👨‍🍳

“I'm thrilled to be joining the toddstreet team, for the new challenges and learning experiences. I look forward to making an immediate impact and pushing the creative boundaries every way I can!”

We’re hiring an Executive Training Producer who can guide teams, manage budgets AND has a passion for high impact training experiences. If you are a leader looking for a creative environment with a fresh approach to corporate training programs, please reach out: https://lnkd.in/eGbFBe2E

Last night, toddstreet celebrated a monumental change in the evolution of our business! With our expanding team, we’re moving offices to Flatiron East. Our new location is a beautifully designed, collaborative space exclusive to the creative community spanning multiple industries. Everyone at toddstreet is so excited to network with a whole new set of inspiring creative innovators.

We can't wait to have you come visit!

Maura and Evan attended The NYC Event Planner Expo this week, an industry event featuring dynamic panels, educational keynotes and a bustling exhibitor hall. Notable speakers included Mel Robbins, developer of "the 5 second rule," Jesse Itzler, entrepreneur and Atlanta Hawks owner (Evan's favorite speaker- and yes, we got a selfie!) and Mario Armstrong, 2x Emmy Award winner.

Testimonial Tuesday!

Our client relationships mean so much to us. Feedback like this continues to inspire our team, and we're so grateful that our partners put their trust in us.

toddstreet's training team is expanding! We're thrilled to welcome Heather Lynch and Eric Kuby as our newest members.

Heather is a highly-qualified pharmaceutical training professional with over fifteen years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing learning curricula and training programs. She has a proven track record in integrating sound adult learning principles with creative and interactive learning experiences, resulting in highly successful training programs which utilize a variety of mediums.

Eric has a broad background in all aspects of large-scale and small-scale project management, with hands-on experience in corporate training programs, including product launches, POAs, training module systems, workshops, audio, video, digital application and design, and website development.

With training being a key service offering at toddstreet, we're so excited to have these two experts join the team. Welcome onboard, Heather and Eric!

What better way to celebrate Meaghan Pratt’s birthday than with an outing to her beloved Mets! We ate hot dogs, witnessed a Lindor home run and cheered our hearts out! Happy Birthday, Meaghan - and Go Mets!

We're thrilled to welcome Eliana Ojeda as our newest toddstreet employee! Eliana has a deep background in billing and bookkeeping. She will be working primarily on our accounts payable processes with additional general accounting responsibilities. We're so excited to have you on board, Eliana!

"It’s so exciting to see the wide range of clients toddstreet collaborates with and I love being (just) behind the scenes as all the magic comes to life".

We love receiving heartfelt feedback from our clients - it's what keeps our wheels in motion!

This was a particularly emotional culture building event that has evolved into an ongoing campaign. We love making a genuine impact in our clients' lives and look forward to how we can evolve this important initiative even further this year!

As we farewell the long weekend, the salty sea and the sand between our toes, we wanted to share an employee profile of our favorite CFO and sailor. We know Mike in the office as the leader of our wonderful, growing finance team and the guru of financial reporting, but on the the weekends he's the captain of a different ship!

We hope you all took a page from Mike's book this weekend and sailed through Labor Day! If you see "On Our Way" cruise by be sure to give Mike a wave!

We're so proud to announce that our very own Client Finance Manager, David Marino, is now a published author! Dave has always been an employee of many talents (food reviewer, finance guru, book devourer) and we're thrilled with his success in his creative writing endeavors. Check out his new piece on http://hexliterary.com.

toddstreet hosted an epic incentive party this spring that transformed an empty ballroom into a completely immersive, tropical jungle.

Floor to ceiling atmospheric projections transported the audience to a magical remote island. Sword swallowers, top name musicians and LED dancers filled the room with a sense of other-worldliness. Attendees danced the night away on a 4 platform dance floor and left with an experience that transcended reality.

We love pushing the experiential boundaries at events like this one!

We loved welcoming the next generation of budding Drexel designers in our office today! Over coffee and donuts, our graphic design team shared stories of their favorite client work, our creative process and the wonderful nuances of working within corporate brand guidelines.

Our recent Drexel alum, Megan, shared encouraging words on the transition from student to employee and her move to New York, "Just. Do. It."

We're so excited for what their career paths have in store for them!

📚 Next up in toddstreet book club:
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers!

This book was handpicked by our favorite team author, Dave Marino:

"Dex, the novel’s hero, is a tea monk, spending time with people in the world, dispensing wisdom and reflection and a warm drink to any who want it. The real magic of A Psalm for the Wild-Built is it doesn’t need that cup of tea to make its reader feel warm and cared for. Chambers’ words manage that all on their own. So come meet Dex and Mosscap out in the woods, out there, where, if you listen real close, you might even hear the crickets sing."

We're so excited to host students from Drexel's Undergraduate Graphic Design program in our office next week! Our creative team is going to share the world of experiential communications, the ins and outs of graphics day-to-day, our design process and the behind-the-scenes of client service.

We're especially proud to have our very own Drexel alum on the team, Megan Santacroce, who will kick off the day!

We're thrilled to welcome thrill-seeker Dan Cristofaro as the newest member of our video team! Dan comes to toddstreet with over 10 years of experience producing video content for global brands across multiple industries including sports, entertainment, healthcare, tech and real estate.

“I can't wait to create engaging, inspiring content for our clients that help them reach their goals.”

When Dan's off the clock you can find him on the steepest possible slopes, jet skiing to glaciers, hiking ice caves or casually flying a plane upside down!

Team bonding at toddstreet often strays from the conventional "happy hour" and last night's axe throwing event was no different. Naturally, we had a blast flinging sharp and dangerous objects at a giant target!

Many thanks to Kick Axe Throwing BK for hosting a wild time and congratulations to our axe throwing champions Dave and Kyle!

To close out May, our team is celebrating National Pet Month by awarding each of our hard working furry “freelancers” an official toddstreet title.

We've gathered personality shots from our extremely active slack channel and have determined key roles. Who would you hire full time?

Digital Producer, Jaleesa Francois and Associate Creative Director, Laurence Bye had a blast learning all the latest and greatest in hybrid events at yesterday. Multiple panels from diverse speakers, including marketers at SalesForce, CUNY, Broadway Unlocked, The Vendry and Hopin addressed the challenges and successes of engaging audiences authentically over the past two and a half years.

It was so great to be back at an industry event, sharing insights with our peers!

For the toddstreet team, our social responsibility efforts are so meaningful.

Junior Project Manager, Anchi Friedman was onsite at Terminal 5 supporting the production as a Script Coordinator of the Little Kids Rock benefit concert. This event drives their efforts to deliver music education to students across 48 states - and this year raised over $191,000!

Every year Little Kids Rock features top artists. This year's event included Hozier, John Rzeznik and Mavis Staples.

"I have been honored to be a part of the production team and to help support this wonderful organization. I get to work with, and witness, amazing performances by great musical artists. Growing up I was involved with different music programs, and know how impactful these programs can be for children. Little Kids Rock is such a special organization. I love to watch it grow, year after year, knowing they are changing the lives of so many students across the nation."

You can learn more about Little Kids Rock incredible work restoring, expanding, and innovating music education here: https://www.littlekidsrock.org

Nothing matches the exhilaration of a launch meeting - and this delivered not just a flagship product but also a completely new company. Coming together for the first time, the atmosphere was truly magical. Establishing a high performance culture, we were proud to have played a part. Some nice feedback along the way also feels great too!

Our Art Director, Kyle Rose, has been an artist almost as long as he has been a nerd. During his over 11+ year tenure, Kyle has brought endless innovative design and creative strategy to the toddstreet team. From creating pop culture-based illustrations and designs to publishing captivating comic series, he is on a never-ending quest to find ways to incorporate these visually rich disciplines into his work. Kyle looks forward to the day a client will eventually say yes to “What if we made this PPT into a comic?“. We’re thrilled to feature some of his recent work here and more can be seen on his Instagram page !

Today's features one of our favorite (and most photogenic) press launch activations! In this experiential event, we launched Hasselblad's first ever pro-sumer camera by demonstrating its versatility and performance in unique and challenging photoshoot environments. This event attracted a mix of influencers, media, and professional photographers.

Fun fact - Hasselblad cameras were used during the Apollo space missions when the first humans landed on the Moon!

Happy International Women's Day! Today we're celebrating our leaders Marge, Aimee, Ronnie, and Kate who are daily role models in the work we do at toddstreet. Marge, our Managing Director of Production Strategy attests to the community we've created:

"Potential candidates often comment that many of us have been working at toddstreet for so long, really for most of our careers. The long tenure of this group of women is a testament to our strong working relationships. We support each other day-in and day-out, and that's what makes this possible."

Employee Appreciation Day but !

That means bumper cars on ice at Bryant Park (yes it’s a thing and you should try it!) following a hilarious awards ceremony recognizing one another’s unique talents. It was bonus points for creative submissions so there were laughs all around.

Here’s to recognizing our incredible team! How did you celebrate yours?