The 30 Minute - University

1 post. 1 mentor. Big shoutout to our mentor. Pooja Manek is a Founding Member and Creative (Director) at India's hottest indie agency, Talented. She is representing India as a part of the Cannes Lions See It Be It 2024 cohort. Her eyes light up while talking about diversity in leadership, purpose in advertising, ROC: Return On Creativity, and how she chooses Human Stupidity over Artificial Intelligence on a daily basis as a creative. She was also the only Indian on the One Club and 3% movement's Next Creative Leaders list in 2021. If you want to get your 30 minutes, just let us know in the comments. First come, first serve.   Thank you all for making the university happen.  

Good morning everyone, This is our Thursday drop: from California to Adam & Eve, Oatly and Black Lions. Why not pick 2-3 mentors, Let us know in the comments And Gordon Euchler will connect you. After 20+ years working as a strategist at major media agencies, Sarah Sutton is now Global Media Director at the world's coolest client : Oatly. James Calvert is Chief Data Strategy Officer at M&C Saatchi London. Can you afford not to talk to him? "Whether just starting out, at leadership level or looking to make a lateral move, Sally Neilson can give you a considered career perspective. She’s a specialist strategy headhunter, and an ex-agency practitioner. We got Shahvez Afridi with decades of experience at the great agencies in Singapore. And a black lion in effectiveness. "Sam Renbarger was raised by Creatives (a filmmaker and writer). Is a lifelong gamer and technology tinkerer, who went from working in retail as a Mac Genius for Apple and being IT for Tornado Chasing scientists (in college). To Head of Strategy at Pereira & O'Dell and DDB Worldwide (Adam&Eve London, Chicago, NY, SF), gaining two decades of experience in brand and creative strategy – while leading brands like: Amazon, BMW/MINI, BlackRock, Call Of Duty, Deloitte, Google, Honda/Acura, JetBlue, Pedigree, PlayStation, Netflix, Madden, and NBA 2K. " Samhita Chaudhuri is a full blooded strategist. San Vu is a very experienced planner who can share a ton of wisdom about Asian markets. Saritha Iyer is a human-centered marketing consultant with over a decade of experience working with Indian and Global brands. " Saumya Sharma - Freelance qualitative researcher and independent ethnographer - specialising in visual and mobile ethnography. Worked on projects across diverse categories like education, e-commerce, media, social media, grassroots. Shea Warnes is a Head of Strategy at Dentsu Singapore. Over a decade of digital and brand experience working for top-tier agencies in London, New York and Sydney. Now in Singapore, he’s part of Meta’s Creative Shop team servicing APAC." Siddhesh Naik crosses the bridges of strategy, UX design and innovation. Where else can you go? Simon Neate-Stidson-Studson is a freelance brand strategist based in Amsterdam, and was previously at agencies such as Wieden + Kennedy, Strawberry Frog and Saatchi & Saatchi. " Sneha Tiwari is a passionate qualitative researcher who likes to decode people, cultures, and behaviors.

1 post. 1 mentor. Big shoutout to our mentor. There is Toby Harrison who used to work for an agency called Adam & Eve, you might have heard of them. If you want to get your 30 minutes, just let us know in the comments. First come, first serve.   Thank you all for making the university happen.  

Our friend Jeferson Lopes Cocate is looking (ideally) for a part-time gig (20-25 hrs/week) that could allow him to reconcile his professional passion (advertising) along with his private dream (to build a kind of www.japanhouselondon.uk about Brazil): something rather focused on creative campaign strategy & team/client relationship building. You will find his work here: www.jefersonlcocate.com/ You want to get in contact? Just let us know in the comments. You know someone who is interested? Feel free to share. Thank you all for making the university happen.

Good morning everyone, This is our Tuesday drop just for you! Why not pick 2-3 mentors, Let us know in the comments And Gordon Euchler will connect you. Sylvia Long-Tolbert, PhD, MABA, MBA is a Marketing expert co-exists with decision makers working at the intersection of consumer research, innovation and brand strategy at The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School Sanchari Chakrabarty, VP Strategy at Tilt Brand Solutions, has built a rich understanding of brands across FMCG, content & banking. She enjoys digging into how people behave, and exploring the ‘why’ behind their behaviours. She loves pop culture - finding meaning in things people love to share."" " Dr. Stefan Tetzlaff is a historian and political scientist with work experience across Asia, Europe and the US. He helps companies use their history to build stronger brands, improve public relations and emerge as market leaders. " Siddhant Lahiri is a brand and creative strategist with 14 years of experience across categories, brands and markets. A winner of 15 strategy awards, and is with Forsman & Bodenfors Singapore. "" Scott Jensen is a strategy consultant from Santa Monica. I’m a change agent. He believes business transformation happens when we as humans, clients, creatives all trust one another" Sulagna Das is a copy-lead and author from Dehli. Creative? Yes! "9+ years of Advertising professional. Currently a one-woman arm helping brands tell their narratives through compelling stories. Creating a safe space for managers to create toxic -free workplaces. 1:1 coaching company managers about happy work cultures. Siim Säinas is Social Insights & Measurement Lead APAC at google and your mentor for marketing measurement (1), insights generation through research or analytics (2) and marketing strategy (3). Saumya Chattopadhyay is Senior Vice President at MullenLowe Lintas. A cultural strategist who lived & worked in 6 countries Sumeer Mathur has been head of planning at some of the biggest and best agencies in India. Shinal Pancholi is Head of Social and Digital at M&C Saatchi London

1 post. 1 mentor. Big shoutout to our mentor. Thiago Bersou is an international strategist with work experience in Sao Paolo, LA, London both on the client and the agency side. He is currently SVP Group Strategy Director at Edelman. If you want to get your 30 minutes, just let us know in the comments. First come, first serve.   Thank you all for making the university happen.  

Our friend Meeta Doshi Vardia doshi is out there looking for consumer insights projects or social media strategy consulting related projects. She says: "I have close to 10 years of experience in the field of market research (ex-Kantar, ex-Google). I built a foundation in brand health tracking and creative testing in Kantar, having worked for a diverse portfolio of brands, to name some - Google, Mondelez, Unilever, etc, across APAC." Any help is very much appreciated. So if you know someone who knows someone, just let us know. And if you want to share this, yes please.

1 post. 1 mentor. Big shoutout to our mentor. Chaitra Najesh , hailing from Bangalore, possesses 12 years of extensive experience, primarily in the retail and e-commerce sectors. She has successfully led large, high-performance, cross-functional teams and is well-versed in the latest microservices-based architecture technologies. As a program manager, Chaitra has demonstrated a keen ability to align project goals with business objectives, ensuring seamless integration and efficient execution of complex initiatives. Her expertise in microservices architecture enables her to design and implement scalable, reliable solutions, fostering innovation and improving operational efficiencies. Chaitra's leadership skills and strategic vision have been instrumental in driving projects to success, making her an invaluable asset in the fast-paced world of retail and e-commerce. In the effort to give back to the program community she likes mentoring people on the key principles of program management. If you want to get your 30 minutes, just let us know in the comments. First come, first serve.   Thank you all for making the university happen.  

1 post. 1 mentor. Big shoutout to our mentor. Vaibhav Dwivedi is a writing and ideation enthusiast with over thirteen years of exhaustive experience in copywriting, product marketing, brand marketing, and creating brand building and (digital) communication strategies for startups and big global players in automotive, FMCG, fintech and fashion. He has worked in India and Dubai and has delivered successful campaigns for startups and Fortune 500 listed companies. If you want to get your 30 minutes, just let us know in the comments. First come, first serve.   Thank you all for making the university happen.  

Thursday? Dropday! Please have a look at some of our lovely and amazing mentors. From Austria, Ogilvy, Razorfish, to the mighty GGT. Pick 2-3 of them let us know in the comments  and Gordon Euchler will connect you. Nikki Crumpton is the Global CSO of Been There Done That. She is passionate about the power business has to create a more sustainable and equitable world. Her personal mantra is ‘a problem well defined is a problem half solved’. Richard Kirk is joint CSO at EssenceMediacom UK. And if you want a chat about media and how you might get ahead in planning, he can tell you at least some massive errors to void. Puneet Thadani is currently and Entrepreneur running a Advertising and Marketing Agency called Pop Communications. His specialisation has been Business and Account Management. He has experience working with brands across industries while working with the largest global agencies like Ogilvy and Mather, J.Walter Thompson, Lowe Lintas and Leo Burnett. Nikolai A. Hauser looks back on a decade of agency experience, transitioning from Junior Account Manager to Head of Strategy. Currently, he holds the position of Head of Marketing & Brand at JACOB, one of Germany's leading IT retailers. " Nicole Ferraz is a storyteller of the Information Age - an ECD with over 14 years of work experience across agencies like Leo Burnett, Sapient Razorfish and Blink Digital. She loves advertising with an open heart. Nadine Ethner loves change & transformation projects, so if you need a sparring partner for brainstorming, an energetic ideation workshop, or an agile coach for change projects, she is glad to bring all in. She founded VTph editions and VTph magazine. " Nicole Moore spent her entire career (over 28 years) on the agency side leading client teams. A passion for cultivating the expectations of leadership through the power of partnership. 25 years experience working in 4 of London's most awarded advertising agencies was a massive privilege. Two stand out and great journeys - GGT (Gold, Greenlees & Trott) and SPDC&J - (Simons Palmer, Denton Clemmow and Johnson. Nessim Cohen is a teacher in experience design, a corporate culture and strategy consultant. He can give you insights on how to uncover your client's corporate culture and build a long lasting brand identity. Nicola Rowan is an avid tech supporter who has worked in advertising technology for most of her career. From search engine to programmatic buying, it's like a family all trying to achieve the right content in front of the right person. Noopur Tiwari is a design educator and a qualified communication designer with hands on experience in the media production and creative industry. Being a designer she also has a keen interest in sustainable futures and slow fashion and an understanding of applied ethnographic research. " Natasha Bohra brings in the rigour in creativity and using data to demonstrate effectiveness, for brands with widely differing goals, needs and challenges.