Meet the board
Mitch Meyers
- Former CEO of Zipatoni in St. Louis where she retired in 2003
- Attracted clients such as Motorola, e-bay, Miller Brewing Company, Bacardi and Snapple
- Helped grow the agency to a 350-person shop, with annual billings exceeding $40 million and offices in five states
- Retired to boss two teenagers around
- AdWeek Woman of the Year – 1987
- Extensive experience as a Brand Manager, including positions with 7-Up and Anheuser-Busch
- Vested partner in two additional businesses since retirement – Maison de Chanticleer and CasaMima
- Serves on the board of US Bank, the YMCA, Southern Illinois University Foundation and the Edwardsville Arts Community
Franklin Oros
- Associate Professor of Communication Design in the College of Art at Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis
- Head of advertising curriculum – 1999-2007
- Currently developing curricula for a new media studies program as well as research projects for the Visual Communications Research Studio, a collaborative design studio within the College of Art
- Significant experience as creative director, broadcast and film producer, writer, musician and educator
- Serves advertising agencies, not-for-profits, corporations and manufacturers as a freelance creative director, communications consultant, writer and broadcast producer
- Positions include creative directorships for Veritas Advertising and Creath Jacobsen Advertising and an associate creative directorship at Gardner Advertising
- Freelance clients include AT&T, Nestlé Purina, Coca-Cola Global, Seaworld, Boys & Girls Town of Missouri, Missouri Tourism, Bacardi, Anheuser-Busch, The American Kidney Foundation, John Deere, St. Louis University, TV Guide, Volvo America, Southwestern Bell, Popeye’s Chicken and Red Lobster
Mark C. Pydynowski
- Founder and President, SOMARK Innovations, Inc.
- 2008 SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year; 2005 Winner of Olin Cup at Washington University Olin School of Business; named to 2007 St. Louis Business Journal 30 Under 30
- Community involvement includes serving as a Director at United Way of Greater St. Louis and as a Steering Committee member for GenNext
- Resident of sunny San Diego, California
Michael Lane
- Director at Protiviti, a global business consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts specializing in risk, advisory and transaction services
- Served as Vice President of IT and CIO at Spartech Corporation
- Experienced Manager at Arthur Andersen
- Bachelor of Actuary Mathematics – Drake University; Masters of Business Administration – Washington University in St. Louis
- Involved with Gilda’s Club St. Louis, serving as President of the Young Leadership Council
Joe Sullivan Sr.
- Investment advisor in retirement, financial and wealth accumulation planning at AXA Equitable since 1977
- Credentialed as CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter) ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant) as well as having achieved the Series 7 license
- Father of thinker & designer Joe Sullivan
- Resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin