Nancy | TBWA
The best part of my TBWA years were my ‘Nancy meetings’. The sharpest, most lucid brain I’ve ever worked with.
Merlee | DM9She built a place where you could do the best work of your life. The entire infrastructure was built to get great ideas produced.
Jasel | Forward, ex-AKQA
I was blessed that Jasel was my MD when I first made CD. I witnessed how a leader creates instant impact and executes a turnaround.
John | Publicis, ex-BBH
Taught me the most important lesson: Kindness. He let me learn from—rather than pay for—my mistakes. Showed me the work can get even better if I became a better man.
Fred | FF Founder
To this day, I can’t believe I got mentored by a bona fide
legend, and that he trusted me to run his department.
My most transformative career experience.
Tim | Droga5Soul is the quality I love most in the work, so I’m beyond fortunate to be working with the most soulful CCO in the business.
Al | TBWA, ex-WKMy chief writing and film mentor. He didn’t just rewrite my copy—he rewrote my entire source code, making me more rigorous and considered.
Andrew | DDB, ex-SaatchiThe biggest break of my career was when Andrew—an early Droga protegé—became my ECD. Over a 4-year apprenticeship, he taught me everything I know.
Ricard | Lowe, ex-TBWA
Greatest partner I’ve ever had. Best creative I’ve ever worked with. Taught me what an ECD is.
Bastien | Droga5
My first longtime partner in the US. Every day I learned something new about craft, ideas, and creative direction.
Carlos | Droga5
Ultimate modern AD. Doesn’t just work in every style and medium, he’s the ultimate craftsman in every single one.
Bibs | DM9
My first partner. Learned how no solo creative will ever beat a strong team. We won 20+ Grand Prix together, and it’s been a thrill seeing him #staywinning.
Ashley | W+K
Best part of being a CD is working with senior teams. And Ashley + Holden is one of the best I’ve ever worked with.
Holden | W+K
Their scripts are the Glengarry Leads. They’re the ultimate closers.
Gaston | BBH
Gaston & Omar are one of those duos you just know will be famous CCO-founders one day.
Omar | BBH
Their US experience armed them for real work on big brands, while their awardy background gave it conceptual rigor.
Jason | Nike
Smartest person I ever managed. Challenged me non-stop, which made me so much tougher.
Pierrick | ex-FF
Classic French craft meets hypermodern sensibilities.
Pete | BBDO, ex-FF
Was awesome and humbling seeing Thai creativity firsthand. Born leader.
Sarah | Leo Burnett
Most naturally gifted single-visual thinker I ever worked with
. 30+ ideas per review, all killer, no filler.
Denise | BBH
Loved how she drew inspiration from less expected sources—luchadors, BDSM, burlesque, to name a few.
Kara | BBH
Most fearless writer I ever met. Led Hyper Court copywriting despite
never having followed basketball.
Sonali | Ogilvy, ex-FF
Fascinating hybrid style : East meets West, Classical meets Digital, Story meets System.
Tin | Iris
What I could become if only I were 100x sharper and faster and fiercer.
Matteo | ex-BBH
Fastest learner you ever saw. Hustler you need on every project. Natural taste.
Zac | MAL
Did it all: wrote code, built hardware, etc. Pulled overnight 3D job to save Unlimited Stadium.
Dillah | BBH
Best I ever met at 1) pure pop-culture driven ideas 2) Getting shit done.
Chelsea | MAL
Youngest I ever managed, but among those who taught me the most. Did digital activation that’s conceptually brilliant AND kids-would-actually-do.
Belen | TBWA
Most talented intern I’ve ever seen. I genuinely hope to one day partner with her.
Grace | BBH
My proudest moment was seeing Grace and Jereek—both 18 then—fearlessly take on the massive project that was Hypercourt.
Jereek | BBH
My second proudest moment was when they won their first D&AD Pencils for it.
Sam | TBWA
No surprise he’s already won Yellow Pencil. Simple, pure ideas. Huge heart.
Joel | ︎, ex-AKQA
I’m beyond lucky I was mentored on digital production by the best in business.
Karim | BETC, ex-FF
Again lucked out, to have had the BETC Global Head of Film as my film production mentor.
Sam | BBH
Never met another producer who lived up to the title like Sam. She just
produced.
Aurora | FF
Still don’t know how Aurora never said no, yet
always delivered working builds on time and within budget.
Sid | BBH
My partner on Nike. The GOAT. If client service were a sport, he’s the generational talent who has it all—will, skill, smarts, savvy, leadership, and disdain for anything less than a championship.
Kate | ex-AKQA
No one knows
money like Kate. In a year, we grew Budweiser to the agency’s second largest account.
Guillaume |
ex-FF
It was revelatory working with an account director with so much more taste and culture than I’ll ever have.
Junnis | RGA, ex-Saatchi
Working with your spouse rarely works out. But she really is the best AD I’ve ever worked with. Taught me poise, strategy, presenting and defending work, building genuine relationships with client, and just being a better person.