We don’t do boring.

We are a collection of awesome human beings who thrive on solving complex business-to-business marketing strategies for building materials companies. We're a full-service marketing and advertising agency built on bold ideas, unapologetic honesty, and the belief that you can’t disrupt a market by playing it safe. We bring our boundless energy and building materials know-how to every project, and we expect that exact same grit from the brands we partner with.

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Givebacks

Doing good is part of the job

A community is only as strong as the people who show up for it. That’s why we take our passion out of the office and into the streets. When we’re not carving new paths in the building materials market, we partner with local and national organizations to leave a measurable mark on the world around us. Because doing great work shouldn't stop at the edges of a client’s brand.

#interruptcares

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    Toledo Soup Kitchen

  • Interrupt group volunteering for Habitat for Humanity

    Habitat for Humanity

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    MS Bike to the Bay

  • two men working on a glass blowing project

    Have a Heart

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    Have a Heart

  • interrupt employees volunteer at a Habitat for Humanity build

    Habitat for Humanity

  • Interrupt group working on a Habitat for Humanity house

    Habitat for Humanity

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Life beyond the whiteboard

You want to know who you’re really hiring? The data says we are 90% dog lovers, exactly 100% college football fans (the divide between the 40% OSU fans and 30% UM fans is very real), and 20% avid fly fishermen. More importantly, we are officially 0% boring. Read about the competitive and caring humans behind the strategies.

When Strategy Met Survival: How My Career Prepared Me for Breast Cancer

When Stephanie Gries was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found comfort in a familiar place: her career. She became the researcher and analyst of her own experience, hunting for the most useful information with a determination to make the right decisions—even if they were uncomfortable. The same advice she gives clients everyday was now guiding her through one of the most challenging journeys of her life.

Leading With Passion: Meet Bethany Sanker

As part of our celebration of Women in Construction Week and Women's Month, we sit down with Bethany Sanker, Interrupt’s director of client services, to learn more about how her experiences as a female leader have shaped her career. She shares how she handled the speed bumps, and her perspective on the benefits of recruiting more diverse teams in the building and construction industries, in this Q&A.

A “Good” Answer to a Challenging Question

Staying connected with the people around us is rooted in acts of doing good. Of reaching out. Of giving back. It’s one of the reasons Interrupt prioritizes donating time and goods to local organizations, as a group and as individuals. Hear from the team about why the office giveback is so much more than a seasonal commitment.

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Think you can keep up?

We are always looking for marketing talent to join the ranks. If you are terrified of pushing boundaries or prefer to just blend into the sea of sameness, look elsewhere. But if you have the drive to challenge conventions and want to shape the future of the building materials market space alongside industry experts, we should chat.