OLSON Expands Management Team
OLSON add a new, important member to its management team. Steve Hanson joins the Minneapolis office as the agency's first-ever General Manager/Chief Operations Officer.
"One of the most innovative things about our company is how we collaborate and create work," said agency CEO, John Olson. "Steve Hanson joined us to help scale this new approach to managing."
As OLSON's first GM/COO, Hanson is dedicated to making each group world class in its own right, while ensuring they connect seamlessly in OLSON's uniquely holistic model.
On why he made the move to OLSON, Hanson said, "I believe in OLSON's unique ability to build brand communities. My goals are to help the agency achieve bottom line efficiencies, improve quality and develop new capabilities to stimulate growth. I'm working side-by-side with clients, business leaders and third-party service providers to achieve these goals and streamline our operations."
Previously, Hanson played key leadership positions with three of the most highly respected Twin Cities service companies, including the largest media/publishing and marketing/communications companies in Minnesota: The Pioneer Press, The Star Tribune and Campbell Mithun advertising.
Hanson is among 25 people who have joined OLSON since March 1 of this year.
