Ask a Better Question

Ask a Better Question

Marcus Thomas LLC

Episodes 41
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (12)
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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About This Podcast

Discover the inner workings of a leading Midwest advertising agency through “Ask a Better Question” from Marcus Thomas. Hosted by agency veterans Derek Oyen and Jesse DiFranco, this show looks at what makes agency life tick. In conversations with their peers, Derek and Jesse explore how campaigns take shape, accounts are won and lost, and brilliant creative ideas spring to life. Get an inside look at agency roles from strategists, designers, writers and more as they share personal stories and hard-won lessons from the front lines.

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Recent Episodes

S2E12 Joanne Kim is LIVE

Oct 29, 2025 41m

Join us for a very special live interview with Joanne Kim, former Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Idea Officer and Marcus Thomas icon. Recorded live at the Marcus Thomas Cleveland office in front of a…

S2E11 David Bemer is double the fun

Oct 01, 2025 29m

We kick off Spooky Season with a conversation with David Bemer, Public Relations Account Supervisor. He talks about a few of his favorite things, including Halloween, pizza, pumpkin spice lattes, and…

S2E10 Kamron Clark-Carpenter is a life saver

Sep 17, 2025 35m

Mix one part childhood acting class, two parts Psychology major, a generous dose of HR mentoring, a new puppy and what do you get? Kamron Clark Carpenter, our Senior Talent Manager and Young…

S2E9 Nate Bauer is a square peg in a square hole

Sep 03, 2025 34m

What does storming a mountainside with a long sword, building a tower of over sixty tires, and starting a business with your best friend have to do with each other? Nothing, really. Unless you’re…

S2E8 Claire Dietz is super excited

Aug 20, 2025 28m

The gang conducts another Cincinnati sit-down with Claire Dietz, a data analyst. Listen in as Claire talks to us about her love for dashboards, the great outdoors and her growing list of grandma…

S2E7 Olivia Boeh is not a liar

Jul 31, 2025 27m

Our Cincinnati tour continues with Olivia Boeh, Management Supervisor as we discuss Hogwarts houses, MT's merger with ROInsights, and where she goes to find quiet space.Episode Credits: Co-Host:…

S2E6 Aya Mason stays in tune

Jun 18, 2025 30m

We're on a road trip! We took a drive to speak with some of our friends in the Cincinnati office. We kick off the mini-series with PR Management Supervisor Aya Mason, who talks about hot air…

S2E5 Brian Glazen loves to figure it out

May 21, 2025 29m

We break from our normal guest list today and go outside Marcus Thomas – but still inside our walls – to talk with Brian Glazen, Founder and President of Think Media Studios. Come in and meet our…

S2E4 Kara Gildone meets life head on

Apr 16, 2025 35m

Kara Gildone (VP, Management Supervisor) talks to us about her calling as an account manager, facing cancer head on, being a regular blood donor, and throwing Jesse into the fire (for his own…

S2E3 Nico Sibikowski will do almost anything

Apr 02, 2025 30m

Nico Sibikowski was in Cleveland, so we pulled him out of the hallway and into the studio to talk about engineering, archery, gaming and what exactly does a Business Analyst do?Episode Credits:…

S2E2 Edwige Winans feels culture shock

Mar 19, 2025 28m

Edwige Winans tells us about her journey from France to the U.S. and her indirect path to leading Marcus Thomas's Research team, including a teaching gig at an Orthodox Jewish high school.Episode…

S2E1 John Kalucis is bilingual

Mar 19, 2025 29m

We kick of Season Two with John Kalucis in the studio to describe his brief journey from MT intern to Operations Manager, being fluent in both English and Excel, and his love for shoes and diet soda.…

S1E29 Ian Verschuren is an edge case

Dec 11, 2024 28m

We finally get CTO Ian Verschuren to sit down with us to talk about his love of pinball, his need to tinker, and his winding path to Marcus Thomas. Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo-Host:…

S1E28 Brandi Papania says, "Yes. And?"

Nov 11, 2024 26m

Associate Creative Director and MT boomerang Brandi Papania tells us about her travels in between stints at Marcus Thomas, birding, scuba diving, and her experience with improv.Episode Credits:…

S1E27 Juan Garcia is a song to life

Oct 23, 2024 25m

Juan Garcia drops into our Cleveland studio to share stories from his twenty years with our Buenos Aires office and an epic battle with a claw machine on Osaka.Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse…

S1E26 Leandro Filipczyk is still adjusting

Oct 09, 2024 25m

Leandro Filipczyk puts away his keyboard to talk about werewolves, using 1980s movies to learn English, and his knack for fixing just about anything.Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFrancoCo-Host:…

S1E25 Derek Oyen monkeys around

Sep 25, 2024 27m

The tables are turned as Jesse and guest co-host Mel Clark talk to Derek Oyen about his adventurous life both in and outside of Marcus Thomas.Episode Credits: Co-Host: Jesse DiFranco Co-Host: Melissa…

S1E24 King Hill sees the beauty in things

Sep 11, 2024 26m

King Hill talks about his journey from a kid in the Cleveland Public Schools to leading a digital marketing agency, highlighting the importance of family in all its forms.Episode Credits: Co-Host:…

S1E23 Nancy Hill doesn't care who gets the credit

Jul 31, 2024 28m

Nancy Hill takes time out of her very busy schedule to talk to us about her impressive career, what it was like becoming CEO during the pandemic, and what she expects for the future of our…

S1E22 Rob Novisky gives it a shot

Jul 17, 2024 24m

Although he prefers the outdoors, custodian Rob Novisky stops by the studio to talk about why he still loves coming into the office, the many lessons he’s learned from his dad, and the ways in which…

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