{"id":12729,"date":"2026-05-11T01:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/how-exverus-by-brainlabs-is-preserving-indie-agency-culture-after-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:26:36","slug":"how-exverus-by-brainlabs-is-preserving-indie-agency-culture-after-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/news\/how-exverus-by-brainlabs-is-preserving-indie-agency-culture-after-acquisition\/12729\/","title":{"rendered":"How Exverus by Brainlabs Is Preserving Indie Agency Culture After Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this episode of <em>Agency Alchemy<\/em>, we\u2019re joined by Talia Arnold, Managing Partner at Exverus by Brainlabs, to unpack how the agency has navigated growth without losing the culture that made it successful in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talia shares the founding philosophy behind Exverus, why Brainlabs felt like the right acquisition partner, and how both organizations aligned around shared values including strategic thinking, transparency, and human-centered innovation. 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