Mindshare, Bleacher Report, AdColony execs and more win this year’s Digiday Top Boss awards
This year’s Digiday Top Boss Awards go to senior executives from Mindshare, Bleacher Report, AdColony and others who are building positive relationships with their employees.
The Top Boss Award recognizes managers who go above and beyond to deliver results, build a strong team dynamic and provide mentoring.
Winners range from founders and directors to the C-suite. Erin Vitellaro, Mindshare Chicago’s managing director of client leadership, and PMG founder and CEO George Popstefanov won in the media agency category. Winners in the sports media category were Bleacher Report president Rory Brown and Intermarkets’ vp of ad operations Stephanie Snow. AdColony’s vp of creative Doug Manson won in the advertising technology category.
The full list of winners is below. They’ll be recognized at the Digiday Awards Gala on November 7 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Purchase tickets here.
Agency
Media agency
Erin Vitellaro, managing director, client leadership, Mindshare
Full-service agency
Ed Mitzen, founder, Fingerpaint
Independent agency
George Popstefanov, founder and CEO, PMG
Media Company
News
Stephanie Snow, vp of ad operations, Intermarkets
Lifestyle
Warren Webster, president and CEO, Coveteur
Sports
Rory Brown, president, Bleacher Report
General interest
Rich Sutton, chief revenue officer, Trusted Media Brands
Technology
Gil Eyal, CEO, Hypr
Technology
Marketing technology
Ran Sarig, CEO, Datorama
Advertising technology
Doug Manson, vp of creative, AdColony
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