Hey, hello, hi.

It’s me, Molly Marshall.

I had a free trial on Canva and obviously had to make the most of it. Welcome.

I work across brand strategy and media planning in the advertising industry, which basically means I dive into category insights, consumer research, competitive trends, and media opportunities to spark neat ideas for brands and then I make them happen on a TV, browser, billboard, or food truck near you. I also make a lot of presentations with quality gifs and everyone laughs at my jokes because I am very funny. It's fun.

Molly FAQ

    • I work as a Business Outcomes Partner at Basis Technologies, a company rated Best Place to Work by Fortune, Ad Age, and me!

    • I am sharing my advice on how to be a good manager and other advice I have learned over the years.

    • I am obsessed with my Vespa GTS 300 Touring and I'd love to talk to you about how fast it goes and how I prepare for winter riding.

    • For 8 years, I served as the treasurer and a trustee of the Chicago Awesome Foundation. The group distributes $1,000 no-strings-attached grants every month to support awesome ideas in the Chicago area.

    • For four years, I was a Board Member of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, which is pretty awesome.

    • I worked on the Integrated Planning team at Empower, Integration Strategy team at Energy BBDO, the Connections team at VMLY&R, and the brand side digital team for Reynolds and Hefty brands. I also worked at Think Glink Media, Patagonia, and thinkorswim.

    • I used to be a landlord and I have rehabbed kitchens, built fences, and become a painting pro.

    • I made a 38-page deck about my trash can.

    • I was an advisor for VMLY&R Foundation.

    • I have competed in 3 power lifting competitions and I have ran the Hot Chocolate 15K, the Mag Mile 10K, Malort 5K and the WIPEOUT 5K/obstacle course.

    • I led the 2019 Awesome Summit in Chicago and was named T-Rex of the year for 2019.

    • I spoke at the Inspire conference in 2018.

    • I was the President of the Fulton & Francisco Block Club Organization.

    • I founded #PodcastClub, a Chicago-based meetup that's like a book club but for podcasts.

    • I co-hosted Devil's Avocado, a financial podcast produced by Postloudness.

    • I presented at 20x2 in 2014 and #SeanCon in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

    • I was a lucky guest on the Open Ended podcast.

    • I was a mentor with Ag47.

    • I hosted Friends & Fun from 2012 to 2014.

    • I wrote about ketchup for Gapers Block.

    • Bench press my body weight

    • Become a miniature golf national champion

    • Own and manage 6+ affordable apartment units

  • I live in the absolutely amazing Chicago in a beautiful bungalow in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood with my two cats who are named after peppers - Carolina Reapurr, and Paprika Spice. I grew up in appropriately named Happy Valley, Pennsylvania and have lived in Portland OR, Boston, and Cincinnati. I really like strategy, home rehab, and mini-golf. 


    Personality Test Results:

    • Personality type: The Campaigner, ENFP-T 

    • Strength Finders Top 5: Strategic, Activator, Futuristic, Connectedness, Positivity

    • Enneagram: 7w8

    • Sun: Gemini; Rising: Cancer; Moon: Aquarius

  • 773-988-7319 & molly@probablymolly.com

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