Geno Schellenberger

Account Executive, Communications, Havas Chicago

Geno Schellenberger is the communications lead at Havas Chicago and Host of the Breaking and Entering Advertising Podcast, the leading advertising podcast for students and the number 5 ad pod worldwide. 

An alum of the University of Illinois, he graduated in May 2020 with a degree in advertising and dedicated four years to the American Advertising Federation.

In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, he created the Breaking and Entering Advertising Podcast to help aspiring advertisers break in and thrive in advertising. He does this by sharing the stories and advice of successful advertisers in the industry, including Greg Hahn (founder of Mischief), Seth Gaffney (Founder of Preacher), Myra Nussbaum (President of Havas Chicago), Rob Schwartz (Chair at TBWA\NY Group) and stars from countless ad agencies. 

One hundred thirty-seven weeks (and episodes) later, Geno has broken into Havas Chicago and manages communications and PR. He still posts his podcast every Tuesday with help from his team, Buchun Jiang and Mikey Melarkey.

Speaker, Student Advertising Career Conference

Last Updated: October 2022