The Minds Behind the Magic: Leadership Lessons
Gain insight from successful creative leaders in the interactive industry through our series of interviews with Founders, CEOs, Managers and Directors of top-performing agencies.
Choosing the top interactive agencies in Leaders can be a very difficult path. Here are some of the best, along with important data about each one. Find the best digital agency for your needs.
“Size, experience and longevity are why we stand out”
Zagreb, Mar 4th, 2020
Tomislav Car is the co-founder and CEO of Infinum, a 250-person software design and development company with offices in Europe and the US. Having started the company from scratch, he explains the growth experienced by the agency while describing the company’s philosophy and the challenges ahead.
‘Courage and empathy are personality traits of women that should be applauded’
Isadora Marlow-Morgan, President and Chief Creative Officer, award-winning Isadora Agency, seeks to change the way brands connect with audiences in a digital world.
founder Isadora Agency Isadora Marlow-Morgan management UX Design
“We are honest and critical, even if it leads to difficult conversations”
Shanghai, Jan 24th, 2020
Boutique creative agency AEXELE, is focused on providing brands with strategy, marketing and communications solutions. Hubert Renucci is AEXELE’s Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. He described the features of his role, the history behind the agency, while looking at the status of the advertising market and the role of innovation and creativity at AEXELE.
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“I juggle Invincible Unicorn with freelancing and the climate crisis”
Los Angeles, Dec 30th, 2019 Ben Kay spent over twenty years making creative work for big brands, developing non-profit ventures and leading creative novels. But last year he and his wife decided to create Invincible Unicorn, an ethical advertising agency. On this interview, he explains their work as an ethical agency, while recalling his origins as a copywriter and his influential...
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“Founding your own agency was the greatest expression of entrepreneurial spirit”
Amsterdam, Dec 16th, 2019
180 Kingsday is an award-wining creative agency that sees the world not as it is but as it could be. Before being the agency's CEO, Sander Volten founded Kingsday, which eventually merged with 180 Amsterdam. On this interview, Sander shares their upcoming initiatives and the advantages of working from Amsterdam.
“We are investing in young talents from all over the world”
Copenhagen, Dec 4th, 2019
Ghita Holst founded WeThink along with two partners seven years ago. WeThink is an independent advertising agency that combines creativity with clever media thinking and courage to deliver results to Nordic clients. On this interview, Ghita describes the evolution of the agency, upcoming projects and takes a look at the digital industry in Denmark.
‘It’s not about awards or glory, but creating work that will get people to stop and think’
Mike Densmore, New York CEO, global creative collective Forsman & Bodenfors is present across seven offices around the world, all focusing on the quality of communication.
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Michael Lebowitz: “We are a funny hybrid animal”
Michael Lebowitz, Founder & CEO of Big Spaceship. He described the changes experienced by the agency since its beginnings while looking at its future.
Agency Life CEO culture Digital agency founder Michael Lebowitz New York
“No matter how good a sword is, it is useless if a Samurai uses it poorly”
Tokyo, Nov 7th, 2019
Production company Garden Eight has a diverse and young team of experts that create attractive digital experiences. With a first career in human resources, Hiroki Noma founded the agency to connect companies’ philosophy with consumers. On this interview, Noma describes Garden Eight’s design process and Japan's digital landscape.
‘Mass Intimacy is our secret sauce’
Derek Robson, President, based in San Francisco, Goodby Silverstein & Partners creates experiences with an effect dubbed as “mass intimacy”.
creative agency Derek Robson Digital agency Leadership partners President San Francisco United States
‘Like an orchestra, when you have a great performance you are leading well’
Andrew Zimmerman, President, global design and innovation firm frog, has worked with giants like Steve Jobs and has over 500 people in North America and Europe.
“We tackle business problems as a team”
Chris Gokiert, President, Critical Mass is a global digital experience design agency that started small in Calgary and now is present across 12 locations.
“We are one team with no ego, just guts”
Hélène Ortola, CEO, has been part of DISKO's adventure for four years. A fast growing and multi-award winning agency with headquarters in France.
“Create a work environment that helps foster collaboration and ideation”
Michael Treff, President, Code and Theory combines art and technology from their offices in New York, San Francisco, London, Atlanta, Irvine and Manila.
We foster talent by giving employees as much ownership as possible
Haraldur Thorleifsson, Founder and CEO, Ueno has offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and one in Reykjavík, Iceland, employing 65-people full time.
brands CEO Digital Products founder Haraldur Thorleifsson Los Angeles New York San Francisco Team
“We don’t do boring and teamwork help us solve that”
Amsterdam, May 29th, 2019
With an international team with best-in-class specialists, Wonderland has been launching, positioning and elevating brands across the globe. In an interview with TIA, Martijn van der Does describes the agency’s creative culture, how it is maintained and the featured aspects someone should have to join them.
Amsterdam creative agency culture Experience Design managing director Martijn van der Does
“We always search how to leverage digital and tech”
Los Angeles, 9th May, 2019
With offices in Los Angeles and Paris, Bold+Beyond’s team splits in three departments: Branding, Digital and Advertising. Its business model combines consulting and creative work 50/50, to generate effective growth and value for its clients. “We serve a wide range of companies, from innovative start-ups to global Fortune 500 firms,” explained Founder Julien Subit.
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‘What we deliver is constant value, not just an expense’
Cape Town, May 3rd, 2019
Since 2002, Elemental Web Solutions has specialised in designing and building custom websites, web apps, intranets, e-commerce sites and digital products. Based in Cape Town - a.k.a “The Silicon Cape” - Co-Founder and Managing Director Angelo Zanetti, gave insight to TIA on the company's working processes focusing on their specialization: start-ups.
Angelo Zanetti design process Discovery managing director Prototyping Start-Ups
‘It’s all about building beautiful E-commerce experiences’
Amsterdam, 26th Apr, 2019
As the number one Shopify partner in the Netherlands, Ask Phill specializes in building e-commerce experiences, working with a variety of customers throughout Europe. We talked to Co-Founder Martijn Wijsmuller, who shared the agency's creative process and the current challenges they are facing.
‘We grow businesses with creativity, engineering, and magic’
Chris Sanborn, Founder, started his company from his studio flat when he was 27 year-old. Today, Sanborn is an independent digital agency based in New York City and Los Angeles.
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