Lead the consumer brand, consulting, and agency/marketing services practices for Grace Blue North America, and the occasional global leadership search. Consummate relationship builder, operational and team leader. Originate and manage executive-level searches across marketing (CMO, EVP Marketing, Strategy, Procurement, Creative, Corporate Comms, In-House agency leadership teams), integrated, creative, media, PR/Comms agency (CEO, CSO, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Creative Officer, President/MD, Chief Talent Officer/CHRO, CXO, COO, GCL, etc), and consulting firms (practice leads, regional/country leads). Regional lead for Grace Blue managing P&L, growth, business strategy, operations as well as select searches. Grace Blue is the only global executive search agency specializing in the advertising, consulting, marketing and communications sectors. We have placed more senior talent in this space than anyone else globally, including CEOs, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Creative Officers, Heads of Planning, Chief Financial Officers, and Chief Talent Officers.We spend our time getting to know the best and brightest talent across all disciplines: marketing and communications, creative, digital transformation, advertising, media, digital, PR and corporate communications, branding and design, PR, and consulting services.

I joined Grace Blue to help open and grow the North American practice of the well-respected global executive search business in 2012. Alongside brilliant partners, we grew the business to handle over 100 searches a year, exclusively at the leadership level across all disciplines on the client and agency-side.

Advisor to World 50's Marketing 50 II group of mid-cap CMOs.Founded in 2004, World 50 consists of private peer communities that enable CEOs and C-level executives at globally respected organizations to discover better ideas, share valuable experiences and build relationships that make a lasting impact. The busiest officer-level executives and their most promising future leaders trust World 50 to facilitate collaboration, conversation and counsel on the topics most crucial to leading, transforming and growing modern enterprises. Membership is by invitation only.World 50 communities serve every significant enterprise leadership role. World 50 members reside in more than 27 countries on six continents and are leaders at companies that average more than $30 billion in revenue.World 50 is a private company that serves no other purpose than to accelerate the success of its members and their organizations. It is composed of highly curious associates who consider it a privilege to help leaders stay ahead.

Annual judge for The Marketing Academy's scholars program. The Marketing Academy is a non-profit and voluntary organisation who develop leadership capability in talented marketers from the Marketing, Advertising and Communications industries through mentoring coaching and experiential learning. All of The Marketing Academy programs are provided free of charge.

Advising founder-led creative businesses with strong values on how to set up exceptional employee experiences and high-functioning talent teams.

Developed and led the talent strategy and employee experience discipline for JL. The role covered management of the strategic human resources team, equity, diversity and inclusion plan development and execution, learning and development, coaching at all levels, recruiting team leadership, talent tech stack revamp, crisis management and counseling, and JL's COVID-19 response. Member of both Executive Leadership Team and Management Team for the renowned creative agency during a time of tremendous growth, up to and through COVID-19.

I joined Mother in 2006 when we were 20 people in NYC sitting around one big desk. During my time at Mother, I was lucky to wear a lot of hats - from managing our largest global client Dell alongside a brilliant strategy partner, to new business, to creative resourcing, and leading the incredibly talented group of Mothers while keeping a sharp eye on operational efficiencies. Mother taught me to value the holy trinity of great work, fun, and making a living, with great work being the one thing we would never compromise.Clients: Diageo/Tanqueray Global. Dell. Target. Coca-Cola/Powerade and Full Throttle. J&J/KY and Rembrandt. Virgin Mobile. New business. Mother house projects. Mother group management. Creative resource management.

I joined TRG as the first employee embedded in the client's office in Atlanta - the precursor to the 'in-house' agency. Alongside two other business directors and a small group of incredibly talented creative and strategy partners, we managed the behemoth that was The Home Depot business in Canada, the US, and Mexico. Highlights include managing teams working across all categories of retail brand, supervising the finances of the $60M annual production budget, along with guiding creative development for THD's primary investments in NASCAR and the Olympics, and the inaugural ESPN Gameday Sponsorship. Client: The Home Depot

CHD was my first introduction to what great advertising creative meant. The agency was the leading creative agency in Atlanta. I started as an account manager on the Wendy's business and was mentored into the head of account management role at the agency. Clients: The Ritz Carlton. Wendy's. Snapper Lawn Products. Multiple e-business start ups (strategy, design, and identity). CHD new business strategy and pitches.