TAG TAKES: Happy Hour with Ajit Kara

JT Pierce, brand expert and problem solver, loves finding marketing solutions for clients’ ‘gnarly things.’ Influenced by Rap Music early in life, he could never rap freestyle, until one Halloween night…Since then, his life is full of creativity and storytelling.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield,  VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India AUDIO ENGIN...

Scott Harding, procurement expert and extreme tailgating fan, reminisces on his childhood RV trips around the US with his grandparents, and his Detroit Bad Boys days. A career in golf and basketball may have eluded this 6’6” guy, but his hugs are unforgettable.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield,  VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Sushma Sridharan, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Bal...

Lucie Kim, Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager at Tag, lived in Taiwan and France before moving to the US in her teens. She quickly fit in with other American girls, who also dreamed of being the next Mrs. McIntire to a 90s boyband heart throb.  

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Malavika Rajagopal, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurugan Mariapp...

Andrea Flanders, General Manager for Tag Canada, loves running and had a personal best in the New York City Half Marathon. She strives to give her personal best professionally, with her can-do attitude helping her make great strides along the way.   

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurug...

Audree Rueger, Account Director at Tag, believes her foreign exchange student experience in France helped prepare her for real life. She loves to paint portraits, and admits they’re less ‘real’ and more like modern art.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield,  VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Miti Shah, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurugan Mariappan, Tag India COVER ART: Sharon P...

Nicole Malino, Senior Account Director, Creative Services at Tag Americas, believes in angels, but not the Los Angeles kind. A New Jersey girl at heart, it’s New York Mets or Brooklyn—and pizza all the way!

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield,  VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India  AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurugan Mariyappan, Tag India COVER ART: Sharon...

Megan Jackman, Solutions Director, Creative Operations at Tag, has a jolly attitude about life, loves adventures, April Fools, and applause—especially after a terrifying bungie jump over a cliff in New Zealand! 

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurugan Mariyappan, Tag India COVER ART: Sha...

Duanduan Chen, Account Director at Tag, once dreamed of being a Chinese Opera diva, but conquered the ocean instead, becoming a certified open water 60 ft. scuba diver. Originally from China, she continues to love Mandarin cuisine, including… stinky tofu? Yes, stinky tofu.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India AU...

Jaime Aguilo, who leads the Creative Studio at Tag New York, is a huge soccer fan, and even played on an indoor Spanish league. He successfully started his own advertising business at age 23 during the Great Recession, but has since moved to New York where he’s happier to be in ‘a league of his own,’ putting his talents to work.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER / EDITOR: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Ame...

Abigail Glenn, Talent Acquisition Manager at Tag, loves to learn and tackle new things, and even joined two basketball leagues having never played before. Raised in Botswana, she’s traveled the world and lived on five continents, which might explain her bravery…for eating Chongololo. 

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield,  VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Sushma Sridharan, Tag India AUDI...

Samadnya Kulkarni, Creative Services Sr. Project Manager at Tag, loves creative concepting, Bollywood films, and even worked alongside several Mumbai stars. Though Canada is now home, her mom’s Indian cooking is still close to her heart.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India  AUDIO ENGINEER: Balamurugan Mariappan, Tag India...

For Cynthia Ward, Strategic Programs Director at Tag, volunteerism and hard work have always been part of her family’s DNA, made apparent by her 91-year-old father who’s still working. Her love of travel led her to swimming with sharks in Bora Bora, walking ancient paths in Israel, and clocking over 250,000 miles on her classic SUV.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas...

For Katrina Shih, Project Manager of Creatives Services at Tag, the excitement of seeing her favorites win on the soccer field and F-1 race track is incomparable. Except for maybe her love of photography and a cherished Czech Republic national treasure. 

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas AUDIO ENGINEER: Daniel Ferguson, Tag Americas COVER ART: Sharon Pollack, Tag Am...

Cristal Velazquez, Account Director at Tag, loved her Icelandic honeymoon adventure, but nothing compares to the journey of motherhood. Cristal believes being your authentic self is important, and would give up everything for music or food, unless it’s fermented shark.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Esakiyarajan Shanmugam, Tag India AUDIO ENGINEER: Ba...

Jacques Tégé, Head of Pipeline at Taylor James, a Tag company, saw his Ray Harryhausen dreams become a reality with the magic of VFX and inspiration from Cecil B. DeMille and Fangoria magazine. Originally a Brooklyn Native, Jacques now finds peace watching “The Mandalorian” and practicing Tai Chi.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, Head of Marketing, Tag Americas POST PRODUCER: Shwetha N, Tag India AU...

Lynnie Palancar, Global Business Director at Tag Americas, loves being knee-deep in home reno and also enjoys sailing in the deep. Learning piano, Spanish, and Mandarin at a young age are great feats, but nothing compares to being a mom to young Henry.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas AUDIO ENGINEER: Daniel Ferguson, Tag Americas COVER ART: Sharon Pollack, Tag Amer...

Nena Rosic has seen it all, from the Serbian front lines to the world's most expensive dog house in New Jersey. HR Director for Tag Americas, Nena shares why Nikola Tesla is her home renovation inspiration, what most excites her, and how raising her son across two cultures is her greatest joy.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas

PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas

AUDIO ENGINEER: Daniel Ferguson, Tag Am...

Dan Kanacki, Director, Sourcing Operations at Tag Americas, had aspirations that took him to single A-league baseball. Now, married with two children, his Serbia memories of chickens and a brush with Jay-Z reminds him that life (and cake) is good.

HOST: Ajit Kara, CEO, Tag Americas PRODUCER: Kaylie Stansfield, VP Head of Marketing, Tag Americas AUDIO ENGINEER: Daniel Ferguson, Tag Americas COVER ART: Sharon Pollack, Tag Americas