Barry Strauber / Owner & chief growth officer at RISING

Barry Strauber is a 30-year veteran of the advertising agency industry, working for agencies on the east coast & west coast, such as Young & Rubicam, Saatchi & Saatchi, Della Femina and Draft FCB. In Rochester, Barry worked at partners + napier for 12 years as Vice President of Agency/Creative Services.

Today, Barry is an adjunct professor at RIT, where he teaches marketing & he is a member of the RIT College of Liberal Arts Dean's Advisory Board where he looks for opportunities to integrate new technologies & marketing practices in order to expand student learning and success.

And Barry is founder and owner of RISING NY LLC, a branding and marketing agency in Rochester, NY. RISING is a pioneer in the virtual network model for serving clients. RISING has a national network of over 300 diverse specialists from which to cherry-pick a team solution just for you. The best possible talent that perfectly fits your needs. RISING brings in best-in-class industry marketing experts with knowledge in the categories that you need for your business to be successful. Tapping team specialists creates a scalable model within a flexible structure that allows RISING to be smart about how best to use your budget, deliver your message and elevate your brand. Personalized value every step of the way without the 'agency price tag'.

Members of the RISING network have served clients such as: MICROSOFT / ESPN / OREO / GROUPON / CADBURY / NASA / INTEL / APPLEBEE'S / XBOX/ BAUSCH+LOMB.