We are so proud to announce that Emma Smith, a veteran financial communications pro, has joined @StreetCred_PR as our Executive Vice President. Her depth of knowledge and PR skill will drive us to be our best as we continue to grow & evolve as an agency. businesswire.com/news/home/2…

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🎉📣 BREAKING NEWS: We are thrilled to welcome our friend, collaborator and brilliant mind Charles R. Barrett as Senior Creative Director at @StreetCred_PR! Charles has been working with us as an external partner for years, and will now be deploying his extensive brand development and design expertise exclusively as a member of our team. In this capacity, he will help further elevate our own unique brand, and those of our clients. With 35+ years in the creative industry, Charles has built a distinguished career that began in the music business at Bertelsmann Music Group, RCA and Atlantic Records. His expertise spans various sectors, and his collaborative, creative leadership has enabled him to work alongside some of the most talented artists and art directors in the country. In 2007, Charles took a bold step and founded FZ Creative, an award-winning brand marketing and design agency in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Over the years, his team has crafted impressive brands across multiple industries, including financial services, staffing and careers, B2B product development and more. ✨ His client roster speaks for itself, including noteworthy names like: Hilton Worldwide, TransUnion, TIAA, Northern Trust, Six Flags, Cisco, ServiceMaster and more. He has also previously, and successfully, worked with some of StreetCred’s existing clients. In addition to his work at FZ Creative, Charles founded FZ Works, a dynamic creative space in Yardley, PA, built to foster collaboration, innovation and community. Please join us in giving Charles a very warm welcome to the StreetCred team! 🥳🚀

A cold email one year ago changed my life. Without it, Exhibit A wouldn’t exist. Here’s our story: Around this time last year, @michaelbatnick, @Downtown, @Ritholtz, @awealthofcs, and @krisvenne gave me the opportunity to enhance @TheCompoundNews and @RitholtzWealth's chart game. As a superfan of their content, I was over the moon. In theory, the project was simple: create consistent branding across internal market-related charts so advisors could look sharp and build trust with clients and prospects. But in practice, it was far more complex: find the raw data, build the charts, format them to match the Ritholtz color scheme. It was a 300 hour project. And I loved every minute of it. Prior to this, I would ask myself: “why do advisors default to misbranded, outdated charts in their client/prospect communication?” It turns out the answer was simple: it’s not only hard to do, but overwhelmingly time-consuming (caveat: impossible without the proper skillset). So myself and Michael assembled an all-star-team including @EricDiviney (our superstar CTO), and @aramfestekjian (the most talented product designer I've ever met), to not only solve the problem, but do it at the highest level in the Wealth Management Industry. After a year of work and thousands of hours of time put in, on Monday we officially launched Exhibit A at Future Proof Citywide. We launch with: - Over 100 custom-branded charts, updated daily. - 10 custom-branded, pre-built deck templates, updated daily. - Key talking points. - Full brand customization (logo, colors, custom disclosures) - Custom deck creation. - Automated deck scheduling (recurring to your inbox). - All on an easy-to-use software platform. - And this is just the beginning. What would have taken 300 hours to make can now be accessed in minutes. Exhibit A is your "analyst as a service." To say I am grateful is an understatement; not only to those mentioned in this post, but to the helping hands along the way: Graham Thomas (our Chief Revenue Officer), @robpas, @billsweet (our CFO), @callieabost, @jimmymoock, @StreetCred_PR , and to all of the advisors that gave us advice along the way. Without your constant support, none of this would be possible. Advisors that are interested in taking their client communication to the next level can view a demo and start a free trial here: exhibitaforadvice.com. With all of the gratitude in the world, Chart Kid Matt