What does the future of work look like? In office or remote? One thing is for sure: on the tail end of this 15-month unplanned work-from-home experiment, our collective creativity has taken a beating. But on a brighter note, a creative resurgence is nearing.

Oasis Center is a Nashville institution. It’s been around longer than some of us at GS&F have been alive. And since its inception in 1969, it’s made one thing a priority: Providing Nashville youth with resources to help them thrive. In 2021, that’s more important than ever. Following one of the most challenging years on record, youth are dealing with a shared trauma that stalled their school year, upended their identities and made the already-daunting teenage years even tougher.

Lochinvar’s key tradeshow, the 2021 AHR Expo, had been canceled due to continued ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s where we came in, excited to partner with their teams to create a virtual event that stood out from the rest.

Laramey Lawson serves as Executive Vice President, Director of Insights & Engagement at GS&F. After joining the team in 1990, Laramey has created work for almost every client the agency serves. As we celebrate Pride month, we sat down with Laramey to hear his story firsthand. Here’s our conversation.

Every year, millions of Americans battle living with mental illness or a neurodiverse condition. We sat down with a few of our Friends to discuss mental health and work, including how GS&F works to create a culture that promotes mental wellness and how you can take steps toward bringing this to the culture in your own company.

No brand can completely avoid every challenging moment. But a holistic vision of crisis management can help, and that includes reputation management. With a strong foundation of reputation management you can help your brand insulate itself from the impact of crises, proactively addressing them head-on through lived brand values that serve as proof points in your strategic approach.

Recently, Section 230 and social media content has come under scrutiny. Calls for reform have been widely heard, both in the political sphere and the advertising industry. Let’s break down the basics of Section 230—what it is, what it means for the internet, and what it means for marketing.

This month, we’re taking a chance to look back on our work with some of our longtime Friends at GS&F. Join Roland, Lisa, David, Leslie, Laramey and Scott to explore lessons we’ve learned, challenges we’ve overcome, and how it all impacts our work moving forward.

Consumers are constantly on the lookout for ways to stay healthy despite hectic schedules and busy lives, and the trillion-dollar health and wellness industry is there to guide them. In our work with Juice Plus+ branding and social media, we’re leveraging the Juice Plus+ partners as the company’s most powerful asset for telling their story.

Retaining top talent goes beyond an above-average benefits package and compensation. These factors may contribute to a team member’s decision to stay with your company, but ultimately high performers want to be held accountable to greatness.