Stagwell Inc. (STGW) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

Investor webinar replay

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Good morning, and thank you for joining us for Stagwell's second quarter earnings webcast. I'm Ben Allanson, and I lead the investor relations function here at Stagwell. With me, I'm Mark Penn, Stagwell's chairman and chief executive officer, and Ryan Greene, Stagwell's chief financial officer. Mark will provide a business update before Ryan shares a financial review. After the prepared remarks, we'll open the floor for Q&A. Please remember to submit the questions through the chat function. Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that the following remarks include forward-looking statements and non-GAAP financial data. Forward-looking statements about the company, including those related to earnings guidance, are subject to uncertainties and risk factors addressed in our earnings release, slide presentation, and the company's SEC filings. Please refer to our website, stagwellglobal.com forward slash investors, for an investor presentation and some additional resources. This morning's press release and slide deck provide definitions, explanations, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial data. And with that, I'd like to turn the call over to our chairman and CEO, Mark Penn. Thank you, Ben. When I founded Stagwell, I was convinced that the marketing services industry needed transformation. Stagwell was founded as a tech forward challenger to the legacy players for the vision of providing customers with everything from global full service to platform self-service solutions. Stagwell's first half and especially the second quarter is validation of these founding principles and the work we have done to build Stagwell over the last decade and the incredible teams of people here who really make Stagwell what it is. AI is the tech transformation that we were built for and ou...