Manageable Conversations
Manageable Conversations brings you insights and advice straight from leaders across industry sectors. In each episode, you'll discover what helped them in their career, how they stay sharp and ways they get the best out of their teams. Join Farley Thomas, the co-founder of Manageable, to learn from others how to be a great leader.
Manageable Conversations
Kathrin Jesse, CEO of BBDO Germany
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Farley Thomas
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Season 5
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Episode 7
Kathrin Jesse is CEO of BBDO Germany, one of the top ten creative agencies in Germany, working with clients such as Allianz, Porsche, Lidl, Meta, 1&1 and E.ON.
In this episode, Kathrin talks about:
- Being a real person as a leader, and being a good fit for the times
- How parenting has strengthened her predictability, consistency and intentionality
- Why taking on the CEO role was a risk for her and the firm
- Sticking to plans and yet being able to handle curve balls
- The power of being transparent
- Seeing the learning opportunity in every challenge
Kathrin joined BBDO in January 2023 from the Switzerland-based Wirz Group, where she was Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner from 2021. Before this, Kathrin was a member of the management team at DDB Berlin. She has almost 20 years of professional experience gained at well-known creative agencies including Scholz & Friends, Grey and Saatchi & Saatchi.
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