They come from different backgrounds – Jon Alagem in tech, Michael Scott Cohen in sales – but in combining their skillsets, the two guys leading Harper + Scott (asi/220052) have built a successful business over nearly a decade that creates projects with major clients like Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread as well as leverages disruptive tech like the metaverse and AI.

Since 2018, Alagem and Cohen – who met thanks to their wives, two childhood friends – have seen 15% and 20% growth each year. They were also named to the Counselor Power 50 list of the industry’s most influential people for the first time in 2022.

“We figured that taking my background in sales with the user experience that Jon has, we could have something really powerful. … We’re focused on building a really great company for our staff and clients, but to win an award like this is really meaningful for us. We’re excited to share it with the team.”

In this episode of Promo Insiders, Alagem and Cohen discuss getting their start in 2014, their vision for the company and their expectations for the next two years.