Entrepreneur

"In this episode of 'Anatomy of an Ad,' FCB Chicago Chief Creative Officer Andres Ordonez discusses the award-winning 'Boards of Change' campaign. ""Make people feel like they count."" That was the task given to FCB Chicago by the city of Chicago for the census and for voter registration. With an estimated one in five eligible voters going unregistered in America, it was no easy task. In the aftermath of the death of Floyd George, protests and marches led businesses to put up plywood sheets to protect their storefronts. Many of the protestors calling for social justice and change were the same people FCB was trying to reach, and so an idea was born: use those same plywood boards to construct voting registration booths. ""The idea was that when you saw them out in the world, they would stop you and remind you of what you just went through,"" explains Ordonez, ""And in order for you to make sure that doesn't happen again, you have to do something."" The booths were placed around the city with a clear message: If you register, we can win this fight,"" he adds. ""We can make this into something positive."" The incredible campaign resulted in multiple awards at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and importantly, a significant boost in voter registration and voter turnout numbers. But for Ordonez, it means much more than that. ""Whenever we put something out into the world, it needs to do something,"" he says of FCB Chicago's philosophy. ""The fact that we can use our creativity — our superpower — to bring about change and to actually help people is the biggest award you can receive."""

"The premiere episode of Season 9 kicks off with big ideas and big money. An athletic apparel company, a new hangover remedy, and a way to level-up your golf game are all in the mix for real financial investments. Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is a thrilling and dynamic television show that brings together aspiring entrepreneurs and a panel of seasoned investors looking for the next big thing. The premise is simple: Entrepreneurs step into an elevator and have just 60 seconds to pitch their business to a camera. On the other side of that camera is our board of investors. If they like what they hear, the elevator doors open and a round of high-intensity negotiating begins. If they don't? The elevator gets sent back to the ground floor with no deal. It's simple, it's intense, it's Elevator Pitch."