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  • FCB Chicago Kelly CEO Kelly Graves is leaving

    FCB Chicago Kelly CEO Kelly Graves is leaving

    FCB Chicago’s Kelly Graves is taking a job as CEO of Eastport Holdings.

    AdAge, 02/20/2025

  • Your Store IS the Campaign | Eastport Holdings

    Your Store IS the Campaign | Eastport Holdings

    Big cultural plays shouldn’t peak at the press release. If the store isn’t part of the idea, you’re leaving impact on the table. It’s the only place attention converts - where people don’t just see it, they step into it. The brands that win design experiences that people participate in, not just observe. Check out this insightful piece from 500 Degrees' Strategy Lead, Amanda Gibson to learn more about how cultural moments into experiences people can actually step into - and remember.

    LinkedIn, 04/14/2026

  • Inspiration, Mastered: Masters of Marketing 2025 | Eastport Holdings

    Inspiration, Mastered: Masters of Marketing 2025 | Eastport Holdings

    ANA Masters of Marketing offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of some of the world’s most renowned brands–and this year’s conference didn’t disappoint. The true test of a marketing leader is their ability to inspire–it’s what fuels their brand’s success. And inspiration abounded at the 2025 ANA Masters of Marketing. Check out some of the standout quotes from the visionary leaders shaping the future of our industry. Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu Todd Kaplan Hernán Tantardini Melanie Huet Norm de Greve Maggie Schmerin Marc S. Pritchard Lara Hood Balazs Nichole Robillard LVMH Kraft Heinz PepsiCo Newell Brands Norm de Greve United Airlines Procter & Gamble Adobe Red Lobster Association of National Advertisers

    LinkedIn, 10/22/2025

  • What Actually Mattered at Shoptalk: The Human Element in an AI-Driven Market | Eastport Holdings

    What Actually Mattered at Shoptalk: The Human Element in an AI-Driven Market | Eastport Holdings

    A smart perspective from Suzanne DeMaso, our SVP of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, following Shoptalk. AI was everywhere. But across conversations, one idea kept surfacing: human insight is still the advantage. Read the report below to learn more. https://lnkd.in/epUHXGKp

    LinkedIn, 04/29/2026

  • 19 Crimes Collabs With Liquid Death to Intro ‘Severed Red’ | Eastport Holdings

    19 Crimes Collabs With Liquid Death to Intro ‘Severed Red’ | Eastport Holdings

    When bold brands meet the right creative partners, category lines blur - in the best way. The 19 Crimes x Liquid Death collaboration from 9Rooftops is proof that cultural storytelling and commercial instinct can coexist beautifully. This is the kind of inventive, fearless thinking that defines the Eastport network. #PartnershipInAction #CreativeCollaboration

    LinkedIn, 12/19/2025

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  • Kelly Graves

    Kelly Graves

    CEO

  • Fernando Espejel

    Fernando Espejel

    Chief Business Innovation Officer

  • Suzanne DeMaso

    Suzanne DeMaso

    Senior Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Partnerships

  • Christyn Lovelace

    Christyn Lovelace

    Senior Vice President, Director of Growth

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