B. Todd Bright
MBA marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience contributing to the growth of multimillion-dollar companies. Motivational leader with a consistent record of developing and fostering team play at all levels of an organization.
Skilled communicator, able to persuasively present ideas to colleagues and clients, and adept at creating valuable community connections. Creative innovator capable of supplementing traditional marketing techniques with expert deployment of interactive media.
PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH
- Best of Louisville Leadership Summit
- Leadership Louisville
- Indiana Chamber Executives Association
- Kentucky Chambers of Commerce Executives
- Greater Louisville Inc.
- Kentucky Farm Bureau
- Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Anderson Indiana Chamber
- Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
- Advertising Federation of Louisville
- One Southern Indiana
- Identity Verification Conference
- American Farm Bureau
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CV AND AWARDSB. Todd up close
- Work experience
- Expertise
- Honors
With more than twenty-five years of experience as a senior executive, I have a track record for leading teams that get results.
- 2009-Present
I serve on the executive leadership team and lead the development of strategic goals, priorities, vision, and management of the organization’s marketing and communication efforts. - 2005-2009
Led the development and execution of client-focused business development strategies that drove bottom-line results using well-placed advertising, aggressive public relations activities, and coaching of attorneys to establish, maintain, and grow profitable relationships with new and existing clients. - 1999-2005
As co-founder and member of the leadership team, I led the creation of the overall marketing strategy and business development activities for the organization. I helped establish the corporate culture that led it to not only survive, but thrive, during the dotcom bust and become one of the largest interactive advertising agencies in the nation.
- Principle-centered leadership
- Complex problem solving
- Brand strategy
- Critical thinking
- Creativity
- Personnel management
- Emotional intelligence
- Decision making
- Service orientation
- Negotiation
- Active listening
- Public speaking
Business First, Louisville Forty under 40
Each year, Business First honors forty rising young professionals in the Louisville business community. Selected from an annual candidate pool of more than 500 nominees.
New Horizon Award
Two-time winner of the New Horizon Award, an honor given by the American Farm Bureau to recognize the most innovative programs implemented by a Farm Bureau during a given year.
Public Relations Society of America
Won multiple awards during my tenure at Kentucky Farm Bureau for media events showcasing candidates for state and national elected offices in Kentucky.
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
EY honored the founders of LEAP Agency for entrepreneurial innovation and ingenuity in the small business category.
Leadership Louisville Center Bingham Fellows
Worked with other community leaders to help Louisville put programs in place to create a smarter food culture, bridge the urban-rural divide, and make our city a healthier place to live, work, and play.