Taylor Calise, CEO of Imaginuity, has been named “Emerging Leader Of The Year” by D CEO and Dallas Innovates in the 2025 Innovation Awards, which honors leaders, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers paving the way forward for innovation in North Texas.
Calise, who assumed the helm as CEO in 2019, was honored for his vision and leadership evolving Imaginuity at one of the most transformative moments in the history of marketing. Under his leadership, Imaginuity has taken a position at the forefront, connecting human intelligence, data intelligence, and artificial intelligence to deliver unprecedented levels of marketing performance. He has imagined ways to make marketing smarter with the development of three software platforms, allowing Imaginuity to lean into its affinity for servicing franchise and multi-location businesses, which includes over 3,300 client locations.
“Innovation is the ability to see around the corner to understand how technology can help our clients improve their business performance,” said Calise. “We’re committed to do that every day, and while we’re one of the largest independent integrated marketing agencies in the Southwest, being honored for that work by D CEO and Dallas Innovates among these other leaders in their fields is such an incredible honor.”
Other finalists for the award included Raleigh Dewan of SteadiSpoon, Hui-Ting Goh of Texas Woman’s University, Siddarth Nandyala of STEM IT, and Lindsey Tyra of Children’s Health. Calise appears as a finalist on the cover of the January/February 2025 issue of D CEO, which is on newstands now.
Imaginuity is an all-in-one agency that touches every aspect of the customer journey. Clients rely on Imaginuity for strategy, creative, media, UX, brand work, and development of the actual technology platforms.
