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Andy Blenkle is an advertising executive who has built agile independent agencies and guided large integrated teams on landmark federal communications contracts. As President of Yes& Federal, he has turned a boutique creative shop into a prime contractor of choice, directing integrated campaigns for FEMA, the U.S. Mint, the National Flood Insurance Program, and the U.S. Department of State, while boosting win rates across IDIQ and BPA competitions and partnering with large and small companies. Earlier, as Vice President at Fors Marsh, Andy grew the firm from seventy to more than four hundred staff and helped secure B Corp certification. He led advertising and behavioral research programs for AmeriCorps, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Institutes of Health, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivering measurable gains in awareness, recruitment, and public engagement. His executive résumé also includes serving as President of iostudio, where he expanded a digital marketing practice supporting defense and civilian clients, and as Managing Director of WPP’s JWT Inside, where he repositioned its employer brand group to win federal and global recruitment assignments. Earlier, he directed the national Army National Guard recruitment account at LMO, managed consumer insights for Coors Brewing at FCB San Francisco, advanced campus marketing for VarsityBooks.com, and served as an infantry and advertising officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Across these roles, Andy mastered the federal acquisition life cycle from FAR compliance and proposal strategy to contract delivery and CPARS excellence. His campaigns celebrate public sector professionals and underscore the value of a strong federal government, reinforcing trust while advancing agency missions across a broad spectrum of civilian and defense priorities. A political science graduate of Villanova University, Andy is a Greater Washington Board of Trade member and served on the Arlington Economic Development Commission and as president of the American Advertising Federation Washington DC chapter, mentoring emerging agencies and strengthening the region’s creative economy.