About Us
Woman Owned & Operated
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LISA PRINCE, Founder
Trained in strategic planning in the UK, Lisa has 20 years of experience in creative strategy. 10 of those years were spent as a group strategy director for Wieden+Kennedy across three continents (London, Shanghai and Portland, Oregon). Quoted in Brand Republic as “Re-defining strategy,” Lisa’s vision has shaped the future of the P&G corporate brand, American Express, Apple and Intuit. More recently Lisa has worked closely with the start-up and technology community to translate the power of storytelling into bottom line results. Her thinking has led to Cannes Lions, D&AD Pencils and the much-coveted IPA Effectiveness Award. Lisa has created and led strategic training programs for global clients and agencies, is a judge for the North American Effies, and a guest lecturer on West Coast MBA programs.
HANNA NESPER NEWELL, Managing Director
Hanna Nesper Newell has spent her career growing teams, inspiring and motivating people to do their best work. She has twenty years experience in advertising and brand marketing, many of which spent leading account teams at Wieden+Kennedy. Her successes include global communications campaigns for Coca-Cola, Nike, Procter & Gamble and Microsoft. She’s managed high-profile Super Bowl campaigns for Coca-Cola and Weight Watchers as well as the interactive elements of P&G’s global sponsorship of the Olympic Games. She’s a trusted business consultant for growing creative agencies and a mentor for young talent.
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