Mike Stefaniak, Chief Strategy Officer at independent agency Hanson Dodge (HD), is retiring at the end of the month after a 32-year career in advertising.   The last 16 of those years were spent in various roles at HD, from Vice President of Client Leadership and Senior Brand Strategist to his current post which he has held for a decade.    …

The team will work on roster that includes Jagermeister, Teremana Tequila and Johnston & Murphy.

  Schaaf, the independent agency created by industry veteran Kendra Schaaf three years ago,  has named Lauren Laser as its chief strategy officer.   Laser joins from Zuma Labs, the strategic consultancy she founded in 2023. She arrives as Schaaf has recently expanded its client roster to include Chobani, Daily Harvest, General Mills, Girls Who Code and Meta.  …