Vicki Willden-Lebrecht Email & Phone Number

I am a dynamic, creative, original thinker. I have key strengths in both design and sales and entrepreneurial experience shown by building a business from zero to a turnover on excess of 10 million today with considerable proposed growth over the next three years in retained rights in tv, film media and licensing. I am experienced in digital rights management for artists and strategy. I have a strong grasp on the value and importance of social media, building an online community and implementing successful results.I have dedicated my entire professional life to developing, nurturing and managing artists. I follow my core principle that artists deliver outstanding work when they are happy, valued, supported and encouraged. I also believe that our clients benefit, as happy, secure and appreciated artists deliver exceptional work. They are also conscientious, reliable and deliver outstanding results and are a pleasure to work with.Bright works on this strategy for all its artists and takes responsibility for their income and career.Bright has birthed some of the most recognized and valued new success stories to come out of illustration in recent years. Key Achievements• Establishing and growing Bright into the leading global agency for artists.• Having offices in both London and New York• Winner of the 30 under 30 London award in 2009 for Entrepreneurship in Media• Developed software (owning the IP) that digitalised and tracked agency operations to enable global growth• Board Director of the AOI 2012-2020• Nominated Agent of the year twice - 2017 and 2021Set up the Bright Agency 2003Children's illustration and literary agency, working amongst many others as well as PRH, Hachette, Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, and Harper Collins.Set up Bright Art Licensing 2006Licensing agents for London Zoo, Hallmark, Country Companions, and baby TVClients include, Sainsbury’s, Waterstones, John Lewis and WH Smiths.Won a Henri 2013 for an Art file rangeHarrods ‘own brand’ agentSet up Bright Design and Advertising 2012Representing illustrators, animators and creatives in the Advertising, Branding and Editorial sectors, Clients include, Ogilvy, VCCP and Ignition.Set Up Bright Media 2016Rights management Agency- securing a number of TV and Film deals on behalf of our artists

Listed skills include Illustration, Publishing, Art Direction, Books, and 2 others.