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Brains Earns Great Place to Work Certification for 7th Consecutive Year

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2 years ago

July 3, 2024

Leading with Purpose, Brains Sets the Standard in Culture and Innovation for Creative Agencies

LOS ANGELES and GREENVILLE, S.C., July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Brains is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 7th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Brains.

Brains Earns Great Place to Work Certification for 7th Year setting the standard in culture for Creative Agencies.

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. “Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Brains stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

“As a 25+ year old company, Brains has reinvented itself time and time again. I myself have worked at Brains for over a decade, living and leading through multiple iterations of this culture. We always had a hunch we were onto something special, but it wasn’t until our partnership with Great Places to Work that we had the data to back it up. When we received our 2023 data, we knew we had to focus on purpose. We used the GPTW results as an opportunity to dig deeper. What does purpose look like in a post-COVID world? What was resonating, and what was falling flat? We polled our entire team, and used that information to update our core values in a way that reflected our culture as it stands today. Once those values were in alignment, we were able to set a clear yearly vision, create quarterly goals that laddered up to the vision, and implement feedback and coaching all centered around that shared purpose. It was a game changer for our culture and our work, and the GPTW Trust Index Survey was absolutely the catalyst to getting us there.” Moe Rice, Director of People and Culture

“Using insights from our Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey, we collaborated with our team to set key culture goals for the year. We focused on stabilizing workflows to reduce burnout, introduced ‘No Meeting Fridays’ to alleviate meeting overload, and launched goal-setting at all levels to drive accountability and improvement.

Our aim is to balance productivity with a healthy work-life environment, enabling our employees to thrive professionally and personally. Each initiative is designed to make Brains a place where our team feels motivated and ready to tackle every creative challenge for our clients.” Brandy Amidon, Co President + CFO.

About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

ABOUT BRAINS, INC: http://www.brains.co
Brains, Inc. is an independent full-service creative agency empowering brands with transformative creative. Brains was named a 2023 top 10 small agency to work for by AdAge. Clients past and present include: Amazon Studios, tonies® USA, MAGNA-TILES, Hanx For Our Troops, Hers, Dole, Barry’s, Thrive Market, Warner Bros, Green Park Brands, muu, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Hello Bello, and others. Learn more at http://www.brains.co.

Mass Culture Inc., a sister company of Brains, is a growth marketing agency that believes in the power of brand to drive conversion – not the other way around. They specialize in growth marketing, whole picture analytics, complete customer journey, brand-first creative and D2C optimization. Learn more at massculture.com.

CONTACT
Brandy Amidon
brandy@brainsonfire.com
(864) 380.4979

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Quote.com Announces New Senior Leadership Additions

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15 minutes ago

April 22, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quote.com, a leading tech-enabled, omnichannel performance marketing organization, today announced the addition of two new executive team members to support the company’s continued growth and strategic expansion. Chase Nichols joins as Chief Marketing Officer and Ben Hochstetler as Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Quote.com announced the addition of two new executive team members, Chase Nichols and Ben Hochstetler.

The appointments strengthen Quote.com’s leadership team as the company continues to invest in execution, growth, and expanding its ability to help consumers access insurance solutions more easily and efficiently. “We are excited to welcome Chase and Ben to the Quote.com leadership team,” said Nick Stommes, Chief Executive Officer at Quote.com. “Both bring deep industry expertise, experienced execution capability, and a strong focus on operational excellence that will help accelerate our growth while improving how consumers access and compare insurance options. Their leadership will play a critical role at Quote.com as we continue scaling our platform and strengthening our partnerships.”

Chase Nichols joins Quote.com as Chief Marketing Officer; Chase is responsible for all performance marketing planning, organization, and execution, and is focused on driving efficient, measurable consumer touchpoints. With nearly two decades of experience in financial services and performance marketing environments, he brings a data-first approach to scaling growth while balancing brand development and direct-response marketing.

Ben Hochstetler joins as Senior Vice President of Marketing, leading digital marketing strategy and execution across Quote.com’s omnichannel performance marketing footprint. He brings more than 15 years of experience building and scaling performance marketing execution in highly competitive and regulated markets.

About Quote.com

Quote.com is a tech-enabled omnichannel performance marketing organization that delivers high-quality, mission-critical demand at scale to industry-leading partners. The company serves customers across multiple insurance verticals, including auto, home, life, and Medicare insurance. Quote.com provides significant value to consumers by providing an independent, third-party comparison-shopping experience.

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Young Voices Across Oceans: Telling China’s Story Fiji Special Showcases GDI Achievements

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15 minutes ago

April 22, 2026

SHENZHEN, China, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This year marks the 5th anniversary of the Global Development Initiative (GDI). Shenzhen Media Group’s “Telling China’s Story” program presents a special Fiji season, taking the perspective of young Chinese people to the Pacific island nation of Fiji. It documents the implementation of numerous cooperative projects which are smaller in scale but well-designed, showcasing the heartwarming stories and broad prospects of China and Fiji working together to promote common development and share the fruits of cooperation, vividly illustrating the practical achievements of the GDI.

The program will air from April 20th to 22nd, 2026. The first episode features Chinese actor Zhao Xiaotong, food blogger Yang Beichuan, and Wu Dongwei, a doctoral student at China Agricultural University, who visit the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center in Nadi, Fiji, to explore how this “Happiness Juncao” from China has taken root and grown in the South Pacific island nation, benefiting people’s livelihoods.

This “Happiness Juncao” has yielded “win-win results” in Fiji, bringing tangible changes to local families. Internet technology engineer Ashmir not only gained a stable income by learning Juncao (a type of grass cultivation) to grow mushrooms, but also successfully paid off his car loan.

During this filming, a “Mushroom Team” of young Chinese people joined Ashmir in a Fijian market to promote mushroom dishes and introduce locals to various new ways to enjoy mushrooms. The humble mushroom became a bond of friendship across mountains and seas, conveying the warm sentiments of mutual understanding between the Chinese and Fijian people amidst the bustling market atmosphere.

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Laminar Wins Gold 2026 Edison Award for Physical AI that Powers the Self-Driving Factory

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April 22, 2026

Top honor recognizes Laminar’s innovation and transformation in the CPG manufacturing industry

BOSTON, April 22, 2026 /CNW/ — Laminar, a physical AI solution helping the world’s leading manufacturers run more productive and sustainable factories, announced that it received a Gold 2026 Edison Award in the Manufacturing & Logistics category. The award recognizes Laminar for enabling food and beverage manufacturers to unlock new levels of productivity and sustainability through innovation – running faster production lines while cutting water, chemicals, and downtime.

“Laminar is leading the way CPG manufacturers implement physical AI on the factory floor with first-of-their-kind self-driving processes,” said Annie Lu, Laminar Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. “Our patented spectral sensors and complete library of ML models enable a new, transformative approach to closed-loop automation, making the goal of the self-driving factory achievable today. We are honored the Edison Awards recognized our commitment to building a new category of technology and reshaping the future of manufacturing.”

Laminar’s physical AI transforms operations by enabling CPG manufacturers to transition from manual, timer-based operations to self-driving. Deployed across six continents for Coca-Cola, AB InBev, Danone, and Unilever, Laminar delivers measurable sustainability and profitability gains from the same investment. Laminar’s self-driving processes include:

Self-Driving Clean-in-Place Self-Driving Product Changeover Self-Driving Batch Optimization Self-Driving Quality ControlAnd more

The Edison Awards, established in 1987 and named in honor of inventor Thomas Edison, celebrates game-changing innovation across industries worldwide. Drawing a global community of innovators across 60+ countries, the Edison Awards elevate solutions that reimagine our future.

Recognition for Laminar’s Innovation

Headquartered at Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA – North America’s leading cleantech incubator – Laminar is a woman-founded startup backed by top-tier investors, including Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital.

Recognized for its innovation and impact, Laminar received AB InBev’s 2024 Cheers Award for outstanding startup partnership and was named Unilever’s 2023 Supplier Startup of the Year. Laminar’s solution is also deployed in World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories recognized for their leadership in cutting-edge technology.

About Laminar

Laminar’s physical AI helps the world’s leading manufacturers run self-driving factories with more sustainable, efficient operations. Our patented spectral sensors and complete library of ML models transform manual operations into self-driving processes that cut water, chemicals, and downtime in real-time. Deployed in factories across six continents and trusted by global leaders like AB InBev, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, Laminar is building a new category of physical AI that will power the future of process manufacturing. Learn more at runlaminar.com

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