Management and talent consultancy will focus on creative companies in the advertising content creation, production and post sectors
Industry vet Dee Tagert has launched management and talent consultancy Sage Ideas. The new venture will draw on Tagert’s experience spanning advertising, production and postproduction at such companies as jumP (where she was managing director and partner), JWT, R/GA, RSA and Levinson, Israelson & Bell. Her mission at Sage Ideas is to help creative people manage their companies smarter and achieve measurable results.
Tagert noted that these are uneasy times for owners of companies that service ad agencies and clients, and her insights can help make a difference. “Our industry as a whole is in a state of flux and facing great challenges,” said Tagert, who has held top leadership positions with both the AICE’s New York Chapter as well as on its International Board. “I wanted to take the sum total of my expertise and knowledge and share it with multiple people and businesses, instead of just deploying it on behalf of one entity.”
Current Sage Ideas clients include two production houses, a music studio and several editorial shops.
Tagert has hands-on experience on everything from budgets to workflow to staffing and strategic direction. As for the biggest benefit Sage Ideas can bring to clients, she related, “Often it’s just knowing what mistakes not to make. I think one of my greatest skills is in seeing the big picture and beyond in terms of where the business is heading and how to prepare yourself for it.
“I also think partnerships can be complicated things,” Tagert continued. “It can be very useful to have an independent and objective set of eyes taking a fresh look at what you’re doing. It can be just a small adjustment that a company needs to make, after which everything falls into place. That’s what I can bring to the party.”
Sage Ideas enters a unique niche in the production and post industries, related Tagert. “There is no legacy of management consultants or time-honored business textbooks to turn to for guidance in this business,” she said. “Running a successful company can be a self-taught experience, and often these lessons are learned the hard way. My job is to help smooth that process along, and provide some depth and experience, whether it’s for a talent search, a restructuring, a re-organization, help with accounts receivable, just about anything.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Arrested In NY After Federal Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury.
The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren't immediately announced by prosecutors, but the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, confirmed in a statement that federal agents had Combs in custody.
"We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time," Williams said in a statement.
Combs was arrested in a Manhattan hotel lobby, according to a person familiar with the arrest who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs had been cooperating with the investigation and had relocated to New York last week in anticipation of charges being brought.
"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Agnifilo said, describing his client as a music icon and a "loving family man."
"He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Agnifilo said in a statement, adding "Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
The criminal charges are a major but not unexpected takedown of one of the most prominent producers and most famous names in the history of hip-hop.
The federal investigation of Combs, 58, was revealed when Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs' mansions in Los Angeles and Miami... Read More