MW Presents: Spontaneously Candid, a McCann Worldgroup Podcast - Getting “Spontaneously Candid” with Kathleen Saxton, Managing Director, EMEA Advisory & Global Search

Getting “Spontaneously Candid” with Kathleen Saxton, Managing Director, EMEA Advisory & Global Search

07/21/22 • 51 min

MW Presents: Spontaneously Candid, a McCann Worldgroup Podcast

Kathleen Saxton Bio

Managing Director, EMEA Advisory & Global Search

Kathleen Saxton is a Managing Director at MediaLink, who leads the firm’s operations in EMEA. An industry veteran with 25+ years of experience in sales, marketing, media and executive search, her remit is wide-ranging and spans business growth, agency selection, talent advisory and strategic consulting.

Saxton joined MediaLink in 2020 from The Lighthouse, a talent advisory firm she founded in 2009 to provide executive talent and counsel to companies across the marketing landscape. Prior to founding The Lighthouse, Saxton held commercial leadership positions spanning organisations including Sky Television, Global Radio and Bauer and later held board positions within Omnicom, Publicis and Virgin. She is also the co-founder of Advertising Week Europe.

Kathleen is a qualified and practicing psychotherapist and co-founder of Psyched Global, and as such applies psychology to all elements of her work. She is the Chair of the Ambassador Platform, sits on the board of NSPCC Childline and is an active member of WACL, the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). She is also a regular industry speaker and a mentor for the UK government’s Speakers For Schools program.

Kathleen Saxton Bio

Managing Director, EMEA Advisory & Global Search

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In our next episode of “Spontaneously Candid,” Harjot sits down with one of the industry’s most revered creatives, Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer and Global Chair of one of our IPG sister agencies, FCB.

Susan is an absolute powerhouse, leading with intention, building teams that flourish and leveraging her leadership role to infuse the industry with diversity. Susan is the first female chairperson of The One Club for Creativity, a non-stop champion of creative talent and a passionate advocate for industry inclusion.

Prior to joining FCB, Susan spent twenty-plus years at BBDO and was previously CCO of Leo Burnett USA. During her time at FCB, Susan has led the team to its strongest performance at Cannes yet, leading the agency to being named Global Network of the Year.

She was named on Ad Age’s “100 Most Influential Women” list and Business Insider’s “Most Creative Women in Advertising” list, was a Matrix Awards honoree and was inducted into the AAF’s Hall of Achievement.

Tune in to hear Susan chat with Harjot about everything from her early days as a child actress, her first foray into creative advertising, her current philosophies on being a creative leader and everything in between.