Quality Experience Agency to Close Doors After Founder Ari Weiss's Death

The advertising world is mourning the loss of Quality Experience, a promising agency that will cease operations at the end of March. This decision follows the recent passing of its founder, Ari Weiss, who succumbed to cancer last month.

“Following the profound loss of our partner, Ari Weiss, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to move on from Quality Experience at the end of March,” said Dan Gonda, CEO, Colleen Leddy, chief strategy officer, and Cristina Reina, chief creative officer, in a statement.

Weiss, a respected figure in the industry, launched Quality Experience in early 2024 after a successful tenure at DDB. He quickly assembled a strong leadership team, and the agency swiftly gained recognition for its innovative campaigns for clients like Shutterfly and Tonal.

“Ari’s vision was the foundation of this agency—a relentless pursuit of bold, culture-shaping creativity that challenged the industry to think bigger. His influence lives on, and his legacy will continue to inspire us,” they said.

“We are incredibly proud of the work we created, the partnerships we forged, and the impact we made in the short year we had together,” Gonda, Leddy and Reina said. “To our clients, collaborators, and everyone who believed in what we were building—thank you. While this chapter for us is coming to a close, the spirit of what we built together—and the work that came from it—will endure.”