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We didn’t just visit Brittany & Normandy, France.

We lived it.

20 of us, all brought together by our brilliant friend Janine in honor of a milestone. We biked over 150 miles in 5 days across ground that changed the world. But the miles were never the point.

Janine’s husband Dave, a military genius, gave her the trip as a gift: a staff ride. Not a tour. A structured battlefield study where you walk the actual ground & become the person who was there.

Months ago, we were each assigned a real person connected to June 6, 1944, and the months before & after it. Some of us represented Allied leaders & soldiers. Others took on German commanders, because understanding this history means understanding both sides of it. We researched them, became them, then stood where they stood.

We started in Saint-Malo, nearly 80% destroyed in the fight to liberate it in 1944, then rebuilt stone by stone. Then Mont Saint-Michel, one of the rare places the war left untouched.

Longues-sur-Mer, German artillery still aimed at the sea. Arromanches, where the Mulberry Harbor remains, towed across the Channel because there was no port to take. Juno, Omaha, and Utah Beaches. Pointe du Hoc, where Rangers scaled sheer cliffs under fire to take out German guns.

Then Colleville-sur-Mer. Row after row after row. 9,388 white crosses & Stars of David of US soldiers facing west, toward the country that raised them.

Sainte-Mère-Église, where paratroopers dropped into a burning town.

Finally Carentan…where the Utah & Omaha beachheads were meant to link up, the objective that made the whole invasion hold together. Fitting ground to finish on.

We spoke of the 101st Airborne, Easy Company 2/506th, the Royal Air Force, & Canadian divisions. The Jedburgh teams & SOE operatives who worked in shadow, the French Resistance, Free France commandos and so many others.

Among us: 4 pilots, veterans, special ops, 4 lawyers, educators, artist, business leaders,health professionals. All of us forever impacted.

This trip was for Janine.

But it was really for them. The ones who didn’t get to grow old, so we could.

May we never, ever forget.

#DDay #StaffRide #Leadership WWII #eatlife™️ #NeverForget

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In case you missed our April Caffeinated Mornings with @cubrandstudios @jcgillette @parisa.tashakori @heysteele and @normshearer here is a highlight from the lightning round, full spisode on youtube, itunes and spotify!

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@buckrossproductions @coupestudios @snappylittlenumbers @thecoffeeride @cubrandstudios @monthofmodern @boulderlifestyle @prophotorental @sander.michelle for helping bring this event to life.

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You don’t have to be middle aged, or white, or even a lady to reap the benefits of strength training.

But yeah, vests have become a thing.

Is it a “fad”? 🤷‍♂️

Maybe, but we couldn’t think of a much better fad than doing hard things 💪💪

What are your thoughts?

Are you pro vest? Anti-vest?

Or Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn about a vest?

#axistence #denver #vest #weightedvest #stronggirl #strength

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Life lately🤭… somewhere between cap & gown and golden hour #graduated

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Did you know Cry has a podcast?🎙️

Check out and follow @filmmakersinadvertising , the podcast where we interview directors, copywriters, producers, and more in the world of advertising and commercial filmmaking!

@winbateswork @toolofna @hymkr.co @familiarcreatures @bindiadr @gsdmaustin @missmarts @antisocialsolutions @thinkingbox @anomaly @normshearer @cactusdenver @qualitymeatscreative @nataliemetzger

📖See the show notes and links at FilmmakersInAdvertising.com.

🎧Listen on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, & Spotify.

#cry #filmcry #podcast #filmmakersinadvertising #filmproduction #advertising

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On the latest episode of Noobs, Matt Pitroff sits down with Norm to reveal his cheat codes for young creatives looking to break in to the film and production industry. Matt Pitroff runs Working Stiff Films and chats with Norm about his story, embracing trends, pitching work, and what he looks for when hiring young creatives. ⁠
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Hear the whole conversation on Spotify (link in bio).

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Our own CCO Norm Shearer is speaking at the One Club for Creativity Creative Leaders retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona. A Cacti among the Cacti - how fitting.

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What was supposed to be the last painting of 2024 has instead become the first painting of 2025! This little morsel is making its way to Los Angeles and will be available @theautry exhibition and auction ROMANCE REIMAGINED which runs February 8 thru March 23, 2025.
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“Bocado 2420”
©️2025
mixed media
20x20 inches
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Hats off and hearts out to so many dear friends - and really everyone in the Los Angeles area - who are dealing with so much destruction and loss. Your resilience, positivity, and endurance IN THE FACE OF UNTHINKABLE ODDS is truly inspiring.
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My years @artcenteredu in Pasadena were some of the happiest, most rewarding, and most important years of my life… and connected me with some of my most inspiring and influential friends. The vibrant pulse, beauty, music, food, cultures and history of that amazing basin was the physical heartbeat of those years.
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Because #lifeisart #artislife and life… does not come easy. BIG LOVE!

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Our Partner and CCO, Norm Shearer was recently on the Saville Productions Purpose Podcast and talked all about why we consider Cactus to be the OG purpose driven agency. Take a listen at the link in our bio.

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