Nancy Vonk And Janet Kestin

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Creative Leadership

Women’s Careers

Creative Problem-Solving

Summary Profile

Nancy Vonk and Janet Kestin are the creative minds that led one of the world's most successful ad campaigns to become a cultural phenomenon, changing the way we think and buy.

Nancy Vonk and Janet Kestin were Co-Chief Creative Officers of Ogilvy Toronto from 1998 to 2011. They have won Cannes Lions, One Show Pencils, Clios and many more top awards. They are the creative directors of Dove "Evolution", winner of two Grand Prix at Cannes, and "Diamond Shreddies", winner of a Grand Clio. They lead Ogilvy to 3 Grand Prix at the Cassies between 2007 and 2011.

They have judged many of the world's top advertising awards shows including Cannes, Clios, One Show, D&AD and Effies. In 2008 Nancy was the first female chair in the history of the Art Director's Club of New York.

Nancy and Janet were included in Creativity magazine's Top 50 creative people of 2008. They were advertising Women of the Year at both the WIN Awards in LA and the AWNY Awards in NY in 2007. In 2011 they were inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends, and won the Speiss Award for their contribution to Canada's advertising industry.

They have a widely read advice column, "Ask Jancy" on ad site ihaveanidea.org. They penned a critically acclaimed Adweek book, "Pick Me" in 2005. It has become a staple in advertising schools from Texas to Turkey. HarperCollins commissioned them to write a career guide for women, due on shelves in 2013.

Nancy and Janet are mentors and frequent lecturers at schools including world renowned VCU Brandcenter. Nancy has been on the board of the One Club since 2009. They founded Swim, a creative leadership lab in October 2011.

Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk made it to the top of their profession by using their creativity to rewrite the rules. In their counter-intuitive universe, advertising can do more than sell, women with kids can be strong leaders, and summer interns can have ideas that rock the world.

Powerful and surprising creative solutions are the currency of their business and their lives. Your audience will be inspired by their unique perspective on communications, mentoring, and the role of motherhood in business success.

Client Testimonial:

"Nancy and Janet approach subjects with passionate points of view, backed by knowledge from their experiences. They command the attention of an audience and move them to discussion. Not surprisingly, they scored some of the highest reviews of all the speakers in the program."

Director, VCU Brandcenter