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Step Up Announces Its 25 Mentors of the Year in Honor of Nonprofit's 25th Year of Service

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Step Up, the mentorship nonprofit that guides girls (and those who identify with girlhood) to their success, today announced its first-ever list of 25 Mentors of the Year in honor of the mentorship nonprofit's 25th anniversary. This new distinction is reserved for those who serve as role models in the community for defining and pursuing dreams of success demonstrated through their impactful work, journey, and character. 

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Step Up, the mentorship nonprofit that guides girls (and those who identify with girlhood) to their success, today announced its first-ever list of 25 Mentors of the Year in honor of the mentorship nonprofit's 25th anniversary.
  • The Mentors of the Year and Next Gen Leaders will be acknowledged at Step Up's upcoming Inspiration Awards, set for October 6 in Los Angeles and November 16 in Chicago.
  • Please find the full list of 25 Mentors of The Year list below.
  • Carla Harris - senior advisor, Morgan Stanley
    Mellody Hobson – president and co-CEO, Ariel Investments
    Build Skills: these mentors demonstrate how to grow our abilities.

Conrad Persons Named President of Grey London

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey London has appointed Conrad Persons as its new President. Conrad will report to Grey Global CEO, Laura Maness.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey London has appointed Conrad Persons as its new President.
  • Conrad will report to Grey Global CEO, Laura Maness.
  • On his appointment, Conrad said: "I am honored and excited to join the dynamic team at Grey London.
  • Most recently, Conrad served as Global Strategist at WPP and considers London home after 15 years.

Conrad Persons Named President of Grey London

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
KFC, Education, EY, Culture, WPP, Samsung, Conrad, PepsiCo, Creativity, Acquisition, AMEX, Grey Global Group, Growth, Johnson & Johnson, Baidu, Warner Music Group, Industrial design, Management, Film industry, Amazon, Vodafone, Unilever

LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey London has appointed Conrad Persons as its new President. Conrad will report to Grey Global CEO, Laura Maness.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey London has appointed Conrad Persons as its new President.
  • Conrad will report to Grey Global CEO, Laura Maness.
  • On his appointment, Conrad said: "I am honored and excited to join the dynamic team at Grey London.
  • Most recently, Conrad served as Global Strategist at WPP and considers London home after 15 years.

MORE THAN 300 SONGWRITERS, ARTISTS, AND PRODUCERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHERED FOR WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC'S ANNUAL LAS VEGAS WRITING CAMP

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has wrapped its annual Las Vegas Songwriting Camp today, which gathered some of the biggest artists and songwriters from around the world to collaborate and create new music.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has wrapped its annual Las Vegas Songwriting Camp today, which gathered some of the biggest artists and songwriters from around the world to collaborate and create new music.
  • Press concluded: "So much work went into making this camp possible, and I'm incredibly thankful to our team and the writers, artists, and producers who participated.
  • Tay Keith added: "This camp always brings the biggest and best names together, and this year was no different.
  • Warner Chappell organized an amazing space to collaborate in unique and fresh ways, and all the sessions gave me freedom to get really creative."

BRYAN CASTELLANI APPOINTED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR WARNER MUSIC GROUP

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG) today announced that Bryan Castellani is joining the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 16. A seasoned media and financial executive, Castellani has spent more than two decades at The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving as CFO for Disney Entertainment & ESPN. Based in New York, Castellani will report to WMG's CEO, Robert Kyncl. He succeeds WMG's long-time CFO Eric Levin, who is staying on to ensure a smooth transition, before retiring in January.

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  • Dynamic leader joins from The Walt Disney Company with experience including Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and The Walt Disney Company Japan
    NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG) today announced that Bryan Castellani is joining the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 16.
  • A seasoned media and financial executive, Castellani has spent more than two decades at The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving as CFO for Disney Entertainment & ESPN.
  • Kyncl said: "Bryan has wide-ranging experience helping one of the world's most impactful creative enterprises build long-term value and unlock new global possibilities.
  • Castellani said: "I'm delighted to be joining WMG at such an exciting and pivotal time for the company and the music industry.

TinyWins Receives Two Awards in the 2023 MUSE Awards: Season 2

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The MUSE Creative and Design Awards presents TinyWins, a women & minority-owned global brand strategy, design and digital product studio that builds irrational love between companies and their consumers, with two Silver awards in the Brand Transformation/Repositioning and Rebranding categories for its second competitive season of 2023. Seeing as many as 6,500 entries from across the world, the awards have become one of the leading competitions that honor creative and design professionals. Winners alongside TinyWins include renowned companies like Coach, NBCUniversal, Mastercard, Paramount Global, and more.

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  • For this competitive season, TinyWins walks away victorious, adding the Brand Transformation/Repositioning, Silver award and Rebranding, Silver award to their name.
  • As a testament of their immense growth, TinyWins was recently ranked on the 2023 Inc. 5000 as one of America's fastest growing companies.
  • The MUSE Awards is made up of a series of competitions organized to honor excellence in various fields and industries.
  • Thanks to IAA's global presence, the MUSE Creative and Design Awards received entries that included names of globally prominent organizations.

Tamnoon Raises $5.1M in Seed Funding and Appoints Executives to Accelerate Customer Adoption of Assisted Cloud Remediation

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tamnoon, the leader in Assisted Cloud Remediation, today announced it has raised $5.1M in seed funding and appointed two key executives to advance the company's expansion and commercialization of its managed service solution, Assisted Cloud Remediation. The seed funding was led by cyber investors Merlin Ventures and Secret Chord Ventures, with participation from Elron Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, and toDay Ventures. 

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  • The seed funding was led by cyber investors Merlin Ventures and Secret Chord Ventures , with participation from Elron Ventures , Inner Loop Capital , and toDay Ventures .
  • I'm delighted to join Tamnoon, and for the opportunity to accelerate the market's adoption of Tamnoon's Assisted Cloud Remediation Service."
  • The multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate Warner Music Group Corp. is a new customer that depends on Tamnoon to provide assisted cloud remediation services to their DevSecOps team.
  • "Tamnoon is solving a major problem created by the adoption and operation of cloud infrastructures," said Shay Michel, Managing Partner at Merlin Ventures.

TinyWins Ranked on 2023 Inc. 5000 As One of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed that TinyWins, a women & minority-owned global brand strategy, design and digital product studio that builds irrational love between companies and their consumers, ranks No. 613 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Additional rankings on the list include No. 16 in Colorado, No. 44 in Advertising, and No. 14 in Englewood. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other household name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

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  • 613 overall
    NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed that TinyWins , a women & minority-owned global brand strategy, design and digital product studio that builds irrational love between companies and their consumers, ranks No.
  • 613 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
  • This year's Inc. 5000 companies have added 1,187,266 jobs to the economy over the past three years.
  • The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 23.

Halten Records LLC Aims to Reshape the Music Industry by Utilizing Financing Strategies Common to Other Industries

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Halten Records is an Electronic Dance Music (EDM) company proposing a change that disrupts traditional financing models.

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  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Halten Records is an Electronic Dance Music (EDM) company proposing a change that disrupts traditional financing models.
  • New market offerings include an accelerator by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Polygon, and an AI Incubator by Universal Music Group (UMG) and YouTube.
  • Halten Records is exploring its distribution strategy with its near-term goal of producing EDM music.
  • For prospective investors wanting to learn more and preview Halten's EDM tracks, its official website is https://haltenrecords.com/

Hello There Games Chief Named Most Innovative CEO in the European Games Industry by Business Worldwide Magazine

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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LONDON, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello There Games' Founder and CEO, Oskar Eklund has been named 'Most Innovative CEO in the European Games Industry' in the 2023 Business Worldwide Magazine CEO Awards.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello There Games' Founder and CEO, Oskar Eklund has been named 'Most Innovative CEO in the European Games Industry' in the 2023 Business Worldwide Magazine CEO Awards.
  • The intention is to give worthy leaders the recognition they deserve, while using their example to inspire others to achieve similar success.
  • These two games along with Hello There's collaboration with Tim Bergling (AVICII) are among Oskar's proudest moments in his career.
  • Several of the studio's games have won awards, and the team is always looking for innovative ways to engage with its global audience.