As an Advertising powerhouse with nearly 30 years of experience across both agencies and the client side, Wendy Clark knows more than a thing or two about how to capture an audience’s attention with messaging. So we’re thrilled to have her lending her expertise to judge the excellent work submitted in Advertising, Media & PR this year.
Here are 5 Things to Know about Webby Judge Wendy Clark.
5 Things to Know About Wendy Clark
Wendy Clark is a notoriously hardworking advertising powerhouse, and the Global CEO for DDB Worldwide—one of the leading agencies in the industry. She is also a member of the Webby Judging Academy!
Wendy Clark is, without a doubt, a hard worker. She famously began her advertising career at the “bottom of the barrel” as a receptionist for an ad agency. Today? She’s the Global CEO for DDB Worldwide, one of the ad industry’s largest networks.
As the first woman to serve as a global chief executive for Omnicom, Wendy uses her platform to uplift other women through diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Within DDB, Wendy has launched the “Talent Has No Gender” program to help advocate for women to be in leadership positions, and led DDB to be the first and only agency to be certified with EDGE, a company that assesses gender equality in organizations.
More Fun: Watch Wendy explain why she always takes “calculated bets” on talented women.
As a leader in the Omnicom Media Group network, Wendy spearheaded Omnicom’s pitch for McDonald’s U.S. creative account in 2016. The pitch was successful, and ultimately the McDonald’s-dedicated agency We Are Unlimited was launched.
More Fun: Watch We Are Unlimited’s spot for International Women’s Day
There are two types of people in the world: Those who have an undying love for Nutella, and those who are unable to truly experience joy.
Luckily Wendy belongs to the former group. You can catch her on Instagram @wendylclark, professing strong statements about the nutty treat, globe hopping, and giving back.
Did we already mention Wendy is a hard worker? Well we’re saying it again. She’s been working since she was 16 years old (she was a shift manager at McDonald’s). Today, she still dives head-first into work, which can make living life outside of work a bit difficult.
Her advice? Strive for work-life integration to be a better you.
More Fun: Need a boost of inspiration. Watch Wendy’s interview with Forbes on navigating her career.
