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2008 Impact Awards – AWNY Celebrates Mentoring Luncheon
sponsored by The Weather Channel / Weather.com
and
Nxtbook Media was held on April 17, 2008 at the New York Hilton Hotel
& Towers.
The partners included:
Donna
Campanella, Avon
Products, Inc.
and Charlie Rutman, MPG
Sarah Fay Carat and David
Verklin, Aegis Media Americas
Robin Steinberg, MediaVest
and Donna Speciale, MediaVest
Peggy Green, Zenith Media
USA, who honored her late Father, Harry Meyers
The participants discussed their inspirational mentor relationships and
the lessons they have learned. The mentees described how the relationship
is one of caring, trust, listening, and understanding. The best mentoring
relationships transcend traditional professional borders and become friendships.
In the words of Robin Steinberg, SVP Director, Print Investment &
Activation, MediaVest, when speaking about her mentor Donna Speciale,
President, MediaVest Worldwide, a mentor lets you go after what you believe
in and envision.
Importance was placed on fostering similar relationships within agencies
today to ensure that junior level women have a strong foundation on which
to grow.
Impact Award honoree David Verklin,
gave a list of his seven Lessons in Mentoring:
1. Maintain and keep an entrepreneurial spirit and extend that spirit
company-wide
2. Possess relentless optimism
3. Maintain your calm under fire
4. Hard work really matters
5. Be persistent tempered by patience
6. Listen aggressively
7. Maintain and never forget the importance of human contact
Written by Meghan Gerrity, Project Manager,
DraftFCB, and Member of the Young Executive Committee.
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