Our guest for the May 30th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Drew Holmgreen, CEO & President, Promotional Products Association International

As the President and CEO of Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Drew Holmgreen leverages 25 years of strategic leadership in association management and marketing and brand development to reinforce the industry’s message that “promotional products work.”

A proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Advertising, Drew built his career in the agency world, working with global powerhouse McCann-Erickson and top creative firms like Proof Advertising, TM Advertising, and Belmont Icehouse. His expertise in brand strategy and marketing spans some of the world’s most recognizable names, including 7-Eleven, Bell Helicopter, Mattress Firm, Texas A&M University, and Texas Tourism.

Before joining PPAI, Drew spent seven years at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), where he rose to Chief Experience Officer, driving impactful initiatives that elevated MPI’s global presence and revolutionized the member experience.

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Phone: (972) 258-3050

Host: Steve A Klein, Guest: Drew Holmgreen, PPAI

Our guest for the May 16th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Russ Anderson, President & CEO, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Russ Anderson is the president and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, North Texas’ leading brokerage for exceptional homes, ranches, land, and commercial property. He’s been honored by D Magazine as one of the 500 most powerful business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth for three consecutive years from 2022 through 2024.

Before joining Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty in 2018 as its chief integration officer, Russ was president and CEO of Guardian Mortgage, a Dallas-based mortgage company with offices in six states. Russ has held leadership roles with Bank of America, Countrywide Financial, Wells Fargo, Prudential Home Mortgage, and First Union National Bank.

In a highly unique Texas-California collaboration, Russ is also the president and CEO of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, headquartered in San Diego and specializing in the Southern California luxury market. California and Texas have a unique relationship: Each is the state where more of the other state’s residents move to than any other. The dual roles for Anderson are part of a core strategy of the $35 billion Peerage Realty Partners network, of which both Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty and Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty are a part. Peerage Realty Partners is the world’s largest strategic investor in Sotheby’s International Realty affiliates, now with 6,100 advisors across 206 offices.

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Phone: (214) 350-0400

Guest Russ Anderson, Host Steve A Klein