Spend two minutes with Wayne Glowac and you know you’ve met one of the good guys in the strategic planning business. He has a rock solid reputation in this state, both personal and professional.

Wayne is the original founder of Orion Marketing Group, which he re-structured and re-named Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc. Here, he not only co-leads our agency, but he continues to inspire our account management team and new business efforts to greatness. And when Wayne delivers one of his Brand-SMART® brand management workshops, business people get re-energized.

Wayne’s branding expertise has helped a variety of clients — from Marshfield Clinic to Brookstone Homes to Capital Brewery.

Wayne Glowac is a leader of the board of the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, an active member of MCAN (Marketing Communications Agency Network), CIM (Council of Independent Managers), Madison Advertising Federation and the Madison Area Builders Association.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Northern Illinois University. His wife, Laurie, and three sons — Preston, Taylor and Connor — have recently built their dream home in Cross Plains. Wayne’s passions include his family, his agency and cycling.

Wayne spent 28 years at McDonald’s: 13 years with corporate in operations, franchising, construction, real estate, purchasing, personnel and strategic marketing, plus 15 years as an award-winning franchisee.

But, Wayne Harris offers much more than just hamburger know-how. Wayne Harris knows everyone. He knows what it’s like to be on the client side and how to meet client expectations. He’s also our fiduciary wiz. Agency management leader. New business strategist. Better yet, he’s extremely bright and fun-loving.

As past president of Forward Wisconsin — the marketing arm of our state — he served on the Governor’s cabinet. In between spin classes and client meetings, Wayne is an active member of the Marketing Communications Agency Network (MCAN), and also on the Board of Directors of the Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund and Gilda's Club.

He was the past chair and still is an active committee member for the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross. Wayne received his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Illinois. He also manages two very important accounts: his son, Brian, and his daughter, Lindsey.

“Doug’s executions are always on the money and the results astound our customers.” — Paul Crossey, Manager, Multimedia, Chicago Tribune Company

Doug offers our clients 25 solid years as a writer, creative director and master craftsman of brand positioning and strategic messages. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Doug has a special flair for health care marketing, but he’s also delivered big ideas for consumer goods (Pepsi, Jim Beam, Brach’s, Wrigley, Quaker, Head & Shoulders) while working at Chicago agencies (BBDO, Cramer-Krasselt, Lowe Lintas, Frankel & Company).

Beyond creative, Doug's strategic planning skills have been put to work in many industries (Allstate, Encyclopedia Britannica, Eli Lilly, Hitachi, Principal Financial Group, DeVry University, Barrow Neurological Institute, BlueCross BlueShield and Ameritech).

Through the Consulting A La Carte arm of Glowac+Harris, Doug has provided marketing consulting for the Chicago Tribune, Radio Flyer Wagons, Home Run Inn Frozen Pizza, Chicago Public Schools and the Alzheimer’s Association.

Doug taught improvisation for 15 years at the Players Workshop of Second City in Chicago. His former students are writers, actors and directors in TV and film (Everybody Loves Raymond, Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live, Meet the Parents, Curb Your Enthusiasm).

Doug facilitates our Brand-SMART® brand management workshops. For more insight, contact Doug Voegtle at dougv@glowacharris.com or 608+310+7243.

Mary “Romo” Romolino has a second-degree black belt in karate and marketing, so listen up and listen good.

All kidding aside, Mary’s clients value both her depth of experience, authentic caring work style, and her commitment to meeting deadlines and setting measurable goals on every project. As VP of Account Services, “Romo” offers our clients over 20 years of account and brand leadership.

Romolino began her marketing career in Chicago where she spent eight years in account service at Frank J. Corbett, Inc., (a division of BBDO/Omnicom), focusing on strategic marketing and advertising for mega pharmaceutical brands.

More recently, Mary has helped regional provider brands make and execute sound strategic decisions in a timely fashion: MGE, Regional Cancer Collaborative, Webcrafters Inc., Fiserv Health, Marshfield Clinic and Physicians Plus.

She was VP Marketing Director for U.S. Bank (1995-2000) and marketing consultant and owner of Real World Visioneering (Mt. Horeb, WI) working on GenTel BioSurfaces, Peoples State Bank, State Capital Credit Union, Virchow Kraus and more.

Other past agency experience includes Stephan & Brady (Madison) where she was account supervisor on MGE, Rayovac and Strong Funds, plus Grant Jacoby Advertising (Chicago) where her accounts included West Suburban Hospital, Dubuque Meats and the Gallery Group of hotels.

Romo has also served on the several volunteer Board of Directors, including United Way of Dane County, Edgewood Campus School and Harvest Market. Mary currently serves as President on the Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society.