[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Podcast Episode 2 Now Live!Alignment: Accelerating Funded Startups and the Agency of the Future, with guests Evan Kraut & Guy Poreh.With the proliferation of funded e-commerce startups focused on the direct-to-consumer, how is brand created and how can startups adapt to the changing tastes and trends to reach consumers and drive sales? Further, what are some models for agencies to reinvent themselves to not only survive, but to thrive as the media landscape evolves? How can agencies be better aligned with their clients and drive success both for the client and the agency stakeholders?The Medium Rules host, Alan Baldachin, is joined in the HBA Podcast Studio in New York City by Evan Kraut, who runs Grey Adventures for Grey Group, and Guy Poreh, founder and CEO of Playground. Grey Adventures is best characterized as Grey’s “skunk works” team, focused on developing innovative products and services that fuel new revenue streams for Grey’s brand clients, its partners and the agency itself. And Playground is a “record label” for startups which takes an “immersive” approach to partnering with funded startups on sales and marketing to “accelerate fame”. In this episode of The Medium Rules Alan, Evan and Guy cover such ground as the success story behind Quip, the intersection of frontier technology and the traditional agency model, branding issues related to legal cannabis businesses, and, finally, some thoughts about what the agency of the future might look like.Follow Guy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyporehhttps://www.thisisourplayground.com/https://www.porehomg.com/https://twitter.com/guypoFollow Evan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekrauthttps://twitter.com/evanmkListen on iTunesFollow us on Instagram and Twitter:The Medium Rules on YouTube: Watch Now[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]