OUR STORY

Built by people with
curious minds. 

OUR STORY

Built by people with
curious minds. 

EMG began talent-first: as a recruiting firm with a focus on analytics. As the work evolved and our
partnerships expanded, we saw an opportunity to go even further. We kept our best talent and became a
full-fledged agency built to keep the advertising engine running. By bringing creative, media, analytics, and
strategy together under one roof, we built a more connected way to solve problems and be a well-rounded
collaborator for brands and companies.

Meet Our Team

The Minds Behind EMG

Joe Kaufman

CEO, Founder

Whitney Smolczynski

Vice President, Strategic
Partnerships

Scott Lepkofker

Chief Media Officer

April Horn

VP of Recruitment

OUR APPROACH

Where Collaboration
Meets Structure

We are true partners to the brands and agencies that we work with, adapting our process to meet your needs. This flexibility is only possible with a sturdy structure that sits underneath. This approach helps provide all the intelligence and feedback necessary to forge the smartest and fittest campaigns to hit the market.

01

Onboard

We align on expectations, workflows, and communication from day one, establishing a shared foundation for how we’ll work together.

02

Discover

We ask the right questions and collaborate closely to understand the full picture before decisions are made.

03

Define the Roadmap

We translate learnings into a clear plan: aligning goals, audiences, and creative strategy into a focused path forward.

04

Execute & Activate

We move from strategy to launch, beginning media planning, creative development, and production.

05

Measure & Refine

We don’t set-it-and-forget it: we monitor performance as we go and refine where needed so that the work evolves.

OUR THOUGHTS

The EMG team offers
end-to-end marketing

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