AAR Partners

New York, Stati Uniti

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155 East 55th Street, Suite 5C
New York NY 10022
Stati Uniti
Telefono: (212) 644-0790

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Lisa Colantuono

Lisa Colantuono

President

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Fondata nel: 1980

impiegati: 3

Fondata nel: 1980

impiegati: 3

AAR Partners

155 East 55th Street, Suite 5C
New York NY 10022
Stati Uniti
Telefono: (212) 644-0790
Lisa Colantuono

Lisa Colantuono

President

AAR Partners Team Members

Lisa Colantuono

New Business

Lisa Colantuono

President

Co-Partner, AAR Partners & Co-Founder, Access Confidential Lisa has been immersed in advertising and marketing for almost two decades holding positions as a senior media planner at Y&R and communications specialist at the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Since June 2001, she has worked directly with dozens of marketers on agency reviews and has counseled many clients including Aruba Tourism Authority, Ben & Jerry’s, EmblemHealth, Exxon Mobil, HGTV, Jergens, Jim Beam, Lee Jeans, Panera Bread, Subaru (to name a few) on finding the best communications partners for their needs.  In 2005, she co-founded Access Confidential, a newly created division of AAR North America.  The comprehensive new business research tool has become the ‘go-to’ resource for hundreds of users’ new business needs, as well as the “web-based new business assistant” in the industry!  In response to agency consultation requests, she has also developed a new program specifically for the benefit of agencies’ new business efforts, called the ‘smAARt site’ and can often find her speaking about new business at various industry events.  In addition, Lisa is the creator of Classical Cradle®, a lullaby CD dedicated to new moms and their baby.  She volunteers as a speaker for the AEF's ‘Inside Advertising Speakers Program,’ NSAC judge for the AAF and mentor for the Baruch College Entrepreneurship Competition.  Lisa is also enthusiastic about serving as both First Vice President of the Alumni Federation Board and an adjunct professor in the ad program at NYIT, where she earned a BS in advertising and an MA in communication arts.  "

Debra Wurzel

Debra Wurzel

Affiliated Consultant - West Coast

 

Debra brings a unique experience set and perspective to AAR that includes 20+ years in Account and Agency Management, a tour of duty on the client side, and 5 years as a Senior Partner at Select Resources International and External View Consulting Group conducting agency reviews, in addition to being the founder of her own product company. 

 

Debra began her career at JWT and held account management positions at DDB and Grey, as well as with at highly respected creative boutiques, ultimately taking on the role of Managing Director of Campbell-Ewald’s Los Angeles office.  During those years, she worked on a wide variety of business categories from QSR, health clubs and telcos to theme parks, CPG and HBC products.  Throughout her agency career, her strength in branding and positioning, as well as her ability to establish and maintain successful client relationships, gained her the trust and respect of clients and agency staff at all levels.

 

Debra’s HBC experience and branding acumen landed her at Dermalogica, a world-renown skin care company, where she managed the Education department’s U.S. staff of over 100, their 18 domestic skin care schools and led a global re-branding effort for the education side of the business.

 

Debra specializes in agency search and selection and has conducted reviews for many well-known brands, including The Home Depot, Radio Shack, Aflac, Vanguard, Sargento, United Healthcare, the California Lottery and AMC Theatres. Additionally, Debra leads agency workshops on a wide variety of new business and agency growth-related topics.

 

Debra lives with her husband in Santa Monica, where they thoroughly enjoy their status as empty nesters at the beach.  She is an avid and accomplished cook and has tackled bike trips in New Zealand, Czech Republic and throughout Canada. She also enjoys accompanying her photographer husband to such far away places as Iceland, Newfoundland, The Falkland Islands and Patagonia, happily playing the role of muse and photo assistant.