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News
Andrew Zimmern shares his story with JTM
We hosted award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and social justice advocate Andrew Zimmern for our monthly speaker series – such a fantastic storyteller who’s up to all sorts of cool things right now.

Culture
We turn 46 today!
It all started at Jay Mega’s kitchen table on January 31st, 1976. He’s the one on the left holding this incredibly long sub from our first client, Clark’s Submarine. Some days it seems like we’ve done it all—from neighborhood sandwich shops to kitchens around the world—but there’s always another mouth to feed and another smile to make.

Community Involvement
JTM Participates in Grow North’s Founder’s Forum
Digital Director/SVP Sandri Dekker, VP Digital and Strategic Planning John Schneider, and VP/Director of Business Development Anna Braun participated in Grow North’s Founder’s Forum last month. Our team members were able to chat with a small group of entrepreneurs regarding digital strategy and problem-solving. Thanks to Grow North for having us!

Culture
JT Mega named Top Workplace 2020
We’re proud to be recognized as a StarTribune Top Workplace based on employee responses to survey topics such as engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction at their workplaces.

Culture
JTM Foodie Series hosts Michael Giacomini
This month we hosted Michael Giacomini, Director of Finance for Red Cow and Red Rabbit. Michael is the Director of Finance for the Red Cow and Red Rabbit restaurants throughout the Twin Cities. He shared insights on how these establishments have had to adapt over the last year and also discussed ways they’ve promoted community involvement.

Culture
BrandLab Workshop – Words Matter: Intent vs Impact
This week, the BrandLab team led our 2nd workshop about race, identity, and inclusion. The goal of this workshop was to examine intent versus impact, discuss examples of microaggressions, and address biases.

Culture
BrandLab Fearless Workshop – Three Fearless Questions
Big thanks to The BrandLab for kicking off the first of four workshops in the 3 Fearless Questions series with our team. We look forward to continuing our agency-wide education around race, identity, and inclusion with such a great organization.

Thought For Food
Thought For Food: Foodie Series – Rick Nelson
This month we hosted StarTribune Restaurant Critic Rick Nelson, who gave us an interesting look into the Twin Cities dining scene.

e-Commerce
JT Mega Speaks at Grow North MN’s Intro to Ecommerce Event
Digital Strategist Caitlin Scanlon and Front End Developer Amy Dalrymple speak on successful digital marketing strategies you can employ to drive online sales, touching on SEO, UX and all things social media.