Springtime became hiring season for DH — we’ve welcomed several new members to our team starting with David Nurieli (Senior Business Development Executive) back in March, followed by Mike Matro (Vice President, Business Development) last month and, most recently, Julian Rad (Executive Creative Director) earlier this week!
Welcome! 🥳
This week we celebrated our April birthdays, just as we were transitioning into May — Happy (Belated) Birthday to Rob Kirsch, CFO, and Nikita Ravindra Joshi, Sales & Creative Coordinator! 🎉🎂🎈🎊
Happy 33rd Anniversary to DEVLINHAIR!
Further change and growth is on the horizon, so today is a fitting opportunity for us to look at how far we’ve come.
Of course, DH wouldn’t be able to accomplish any of this growth without the leadership of our Co-Founders, Dorothy Devlin and Barbara Hair, and our President, Julie Jackson. We’re forever grateful for their unwavering commitment!
As #WomensHistoryMonth comes to a close, we wanted to ensure we emphasized the significance and impact of women leadership and encourage other women-led and women-owned businesses to become certified!
DEVLINHAIR has been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council - WBENC since 2001, and beyond that, we’ve been 100-percent women-owned and led from the very beginning—largely due to the leadership of Co-Founders Dorothy and Barbara as well as Julie Jackson, DH President.
We remain actively committed to promoting a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and certification is a next step in furthering business and networking opportunities!
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The month of March is also a big birthday month for us — happy birthday to all of these DH superstars, including Co-Founder Dorothy Devlin and President Julie Jackson! 🎉🎂🎈🎊
Lots to celebrate in the month of March! Congrats to these dynamic DH team members on their work anniversaries this month:
• Kevin Chen, Supervising Accountant — 5 Years
• Brett Donovan, Creative Strategist — 5 Years
• Audrey Fowler, Executive Assistant — 5 Years
• Gena Hummel, Producer — 11 Years
Our core team recently had a successful Development Day, where the entire group of internal staff came together to have important discussions and align on goals for the upcoming year for the first time in a couple years!
Along with reiterating necessary processes amongst the team, individuals sharing their respective “theme song” for the year, and assembling new committees, the group also participated in creative exercises and ice breakers – for example, each team member picked a card at random from the Dixit storytelling game and had to describe how the card illustration applies to their role at DH. We were also gifted with miniature Squishmallows, each with its own distinct name and personality!
Moving away from the confinements of the conference room and continuing our team camaraderie, we all took a trip down to Pier 36 to check out the Balloon Museum, an inflatable art installation, while it was still open to the public.
All in all, a great day of team building and looking ahead to all the big things coming in 2024!
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For us, January has always been a notable month for those deciding to embark on the next chapter of their careers.
Congrats to Grace Fanning, Sales & Creative Coordinator, on her 1-year anniversary and Helen Kluger, Director of Finance & Operations, on her 10-year anniversary with DEVLINHAIR!
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The DH team is continuing to expand! A very warm welcome to Bobby Diehl, Senior Business Development Executive, and Brad Shaw, Executive Producer!
We’re kicking off the new year with some employee recognition — a big congratulations to Lenny Kaplan, VP of Production, on his 5-year anniversary with DEVLINHAIR! Thank you for always being a dynamic and delightful member of our team!
A very big congratulations to our Creative Director, Kaitlin Hogman, on her 8-year work anniversary with DEVLINHAIR today!
Coincidentally, “authentic” was selected by Merriam-Webster dictionary to be the 2023 Word of the Year, which also describes Kaitlin’s approach to creating immersive and engaging event experiences. She is fully authentic in everything she does, which includes providing creative direction for two award-winning productions this year, among many other innovative installations. DH is grateful to have her as an instrumental part of the team!
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
There’s no denying this has been a year of change and growth. We’re thankful for every member of our team that continues to support DH and lead us to greater success.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂🍁
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Awards Night
An awards night is no new concept, so we’re always thinking of ways to reinvigorate traditional ideas and make them feel fresh.
Before attendees boarded a yacht for an evening award celebration at one of our recent pharma client productions, they wrote a goal or wish for what a “reimagined” future could look like for patients. The festivities onboard featured a lively fireworks show and several message-in-a-bottles used as table centerpieces.
As attendees arrived back at the dock, the remaining lit bottles lined both sides of the walkway for a dazzling exit.
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October Photo Dump! Last month was a busy one for DH in attending several conferences and expos in the NYC area.
Here’s a few of the ones we were able to check out (in order):
The Event Planner Expo 2023 (The Event Planner Expo)
2023 NYNJMSDC Partner Awards Gala (NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.)
Advertising Week New York (Advertising Week)
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