Matt Rizzetta of North 6th Agency: “Why you need to surround yourself with great people”

Surround yourself with great people — ones who will challenge you, inspire you and support you — and you’ll come into the office motivated, refreshed and energized, and burn out won’t be an issue

I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Rizzetta, Founder and CEO of North 6th Agency (N6A). Under his leadership, N6A has been ranked as the #1 fastest-growing agency in the United States in its revenue category by O’Dwyer’s, as well as one of the 50 most powerful agencies in the country by the Observer. Matt has been instrumental in creating N6A’s “Compete and Care” culture and “Embrace the Pace” atmosphere, which have been lauded as the most rewarding, collaborative and unique in the agency world by Forbes, Monster.com, New York Post, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Entrepreneur, and others. N6A was named a finalist for Digiday’s Most Innovative Culture Award, and as a winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work. Matt serves on the Alumni Board of Directors at his alma mater, Iona College, and resides in Westchester County, NY, with his wife and three daughters.

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