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Empower Media Names Ashlee Clarke CEO and Majority Shareholder

After 38 years of being owned by the Price family, a new era of ownership and leadership is ushered in

Empower Media CEO Ashlee Clarke
Clarke plans to continue to build on Empower’s diversity momentum.Empower Media
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By Kyle O’Brien

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Empower Media is entering a new era of ownership and leadership, as Ashlee Clarke becomes the majority shareholder and CEO of the independent agency, based in Cincinnati. Clarke is the founder, CEO and CCO of creative and media agency NitroC, and the two agencies are now tied together by the acquisition.

With the new leadership structure, Empower Media will continue to service its media clients, including Bush Brothers, Zaxby’s, Brooks Running, American Standard, Wendy’s and Rust-Oleum, while NitroC will service creative clients, including Sprouts Farmers Market, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Jockey and FreshPet.

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Kyle O’Brien

Kyle O’Brien is a staff reporter for Adweek and editor of AgencySpy.

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