Wilson Standish
Associate Board Member @Hope Chicago
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Board Member @Hope Chicago
Chicago, IL, US
Hope Chicago funds debt-free college and career access across multiple generations within families — centering high school communities to shift neighborhood trajectories from within and strengthen Chicago as a whole.As an Associate Board Member, I help advance that mission through consultation, relationships, and community engagement.
EDUCATION
University of Denver
BA, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
SKILLS
ABOUT WILSON STANDISH
In 2018 I built a glorified timer for kids to brush their teeth. It won a Cannes Lion, a Clio, and Amazon\'s Skill of the Year. No data told me it would work. But the triangulation of signals gave me the confidence to bet on it. That\'s how I think about strategy and partnerships. I don\'t just find opportunities. I build things that didn\'t exist yet based on seemingly fragmented data-points that showed there was an opportunity, prove them out, and scale them into something the market eventually copies. My career started at CAA writing macro trend forecasts, translating cultural signals into brand strategy for Fortune 100 companies. That instinct, seeing what\'s crossing from niche to mainstream before anyone else names it, has driven everything since. At Gimlet I built a interactive voice practice that earned us recognition as Fast Company\'s Most Innovative Advertising Company. And eventually led to Spotify acquiring the company for the most ever spent on a podcast company to-date. At Spotify I integrated Gimlet\'s prestige creative group into Spotify\'s scale, bringing a level of creative measurement and audience scale never seen before. At Omnicom, I\'ve driven $5B+ in new business development, built the Cultural Momentum Framework for Amazon to evaluate cultural integrations using data rather than opinion, and launched Amazon Health\'s first experiential program, which won two Clios. A few things I\'m known for- Ecosystem development and strategic partnerships that become case studies, not just campaigns- Turning emerging platforms into scalable revenue before they have benchmarks or best practices- Brand partnerships that focus on value and don\'t feel like advertising with clients like: Amazon, P&G, Nike, AT & T, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover, CHANEL, Red Bull Outside of work I\'m raising three kids in Chicago with my wife Allie, which has made me a better storyteller than any award has. If you\'re building something at the intersection of media, technology, and culture and need a partner who\'s done it before, let\'s talk.
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