Congrats TEAM USA 2026!
The 2026 cycle for the US Young Lions competition drew a record number of team registrations. The entered work was inspiring and filled with incredible creativity on behalf of our non-profit partner, Save The Music, and the Jury was very impressed!
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NCM offers special congratulations to the five winning teams who are now TEAM USA. Enjoy this career-defining experience!
Digital
Jonathan Arias | FleishmanHillard
Rebecca Weinstein | FleishmanHillard
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2nd Place: Kate Nations & Shruti Ashok | JellyFish
3rd Place: Olivia Hur | Jacques & Patricia Fawcett | Havas Lynx
Film
Catarina Barcala Gosende | VML Commerce
Palak Kapadia | Amazon Brand Innovation Lab
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2nd Place: Andrew Rhee | Google Creative Lab & Dillon Hansen | BBH USA
3rd Place: Christopher Rosenbalm | Creative Circle & Truman Florence | Mischief
Media
Lilly Kate Hollis | Digitas
Sophia Hemsey | Digitas
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2nd Place: Casey Wolk & Justin Lauture | Mediahub
3rd Place: Jessica Conway & Riley Myles | PHD Media
PR
June Hernandez | Weber Shandwick
Valiant Freeman | Weber Shandwick
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2nd Place: Moira Bullock & Treston Espada | Burson Global
3rd Place: Krysten Wagner & Tre Vayne Allison | THE·TEAM
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2026 COMPETITION SPONSORS
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2026 Competition Sponsors
2026 Event Partner
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