One Global Partner at a time…

04: behind the scenes | Brett McKenzie - Portfolio Night 8 |

Every year at about this time, my job becomes very focused on finding the companies that become the global partners of Portfolio Night, the ones that make such an event possible. And yep, it’s that time of year again.

ihaveanidea is looking for partners to work with us to make Portfolio Night the awesome event that it is. We could get companies to just drop their logos onto the website, but we’d much rather work with those who really care about the goals of the event, and want to work alongside us for months to make the evening amazing.

I believe that companies who invest in the future generation will reap the benefits when those creatives make it big and into the agency. I never forgot any of the people and companies that helped me out when ihaveanidea and my own career were just starting out.

Last year was admittedly difficult. Everyone was nervous about the economy, but this year we’re feeling the total opposite. It appears as if the world is back on track — huzzah! We’ve already lined up nearly two dozen cities, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to possibly double last year’s event.

But let’s not get too excited. There’s lots of work to be done, and for me, that means I’ll be glued to my phone, my email and my frequent flyer card.