Senior creative leader with 25+ years building brand-defining work at the highest levels, ECD and CCO across world-class agencies (Ogilvy, Denstu, Wunderman), and in-house brands (SharkNinja, MoneyLion), with multiple award wins including Cannes Lions and Effies.
How
Leading at the intersection of storytelling, culture, and commerce, creating platform ideas that earn attention, across product, retail, social, and live experiences. Known for building trust, coaching teams, and directing AI to prototype and accelerate timelines at scale.
Impact
From product launches to cultural moments to brand partnerships each campaign built to drive measurable business outcomes from brand through performance.
Brand Design, AI Driven Creative, Thought Leadership
Brand Relaunch+
17
Diageo. Miami Spirit
Experiential, Social
Cultural Activation+
18
Ally Bank/NASCAR
E-Gaming, Social, Virtual Experience
Cross-Platform Experience+
19
Johnnie Walker. Holiday Spirit
Experiential, Social
Holiday Activation+
20
LPGA. Drive On
Content Series
Brand Platform+
21
BHU Foods. Bite into Better
Brand Narrative, Packaging Design, Activations
Brand Reinvention+
22
Poise. Normalizing Menopause
Product Launch Content Series
Cultural Conversation+
23
U by Kotex. Generation Know
Integrated Campaign
ReBrand+
24
MKTG — Business Transformation
Business Transformation
Building a New Capability+
Leadership Philosophy
Coach Teacher Doer
01 — On AI
"AI may have caught up to the creative mind. But it won't out think us."
The tools change. The brief doesn't. AI expands what's possible, but it doesn't replace judgment, experience, the path worth taking — with taste and craft. The creatives who thrive won't be the ones who fear it or blindly trust it. They'll be the ones who stay curious enough to direct it.
02 — On Teams
"The best creative work is built by curious people."
I lead with heart and clarity, curiosity, coaching, and a genuine belief that the best idea in the room might come from the most unexpected voice in it.
03 — On Culture
"Culture-savvy means knowing the difference between what's trending and what matters."
Not every moment is your brand's moment. Your brand's voice should never get lost chasing relevance. And that only happens when culture and brand truth are pulling in the same direction.
04 — On Relationships
"Stop optimizing for the transaction. Start designing for the relationship."
I believe the brands that win aren't the loudest, they're the ones that show up in ways that actually matter. Do you stand for something? Do you create belonging? Do you improve people's lives? Do you fit into how they actually live? If you're not, you're transactional at best.
Recommendations
"Victoria raised our creative game. We produced some of the best creative under her stewardship...that will pay dividends into the future. But probably what Vicki does best is to nurture her creative teams and help them to do their best work."
— Kathleen Dunlop, Unilever, CMO Beauty and Wellness, North America
"Victoria is simply a best-in-class creative leader who understands the shift to idea-led integrated solutions that are critical to every brand. She is an inspiration to her clients, her co-workers, her students, and everyone who comes into contact with her."
— Jacki Kelley, EVP, Chief Client Officer, IPG; former CEO of Dentsu North America
"Victoria is a force of nature. She brings equal parts concept and craft to the table, along with all the energy and pragmatism to get them to the finish. She is a devoted manager and fierce creative leader, one that combines professionalism with grace and a wicked sense of humor."
— Jeff Curry, Director, Creative Studio, Google Cloud
Recognition
Awards & Recognition
AdWeek Top 100 — New Icons in Creativity
AdWeek Top 100 — Creatives Breaking into Culture
Clio Jury
Cannes Lion Jury
2025
Cannes Lion — Beast Games, Creator-Led Social
2022
ExAwards Gold & Silver — Best Pandemic Pivot, Meta
2021
ExAwards Gold, Silver — Best Pandemic Pivot
2019
MAKERS Advocate Award (by Gloria Steinem)
2018
Launched the first digital-only bank for Citizens
2018
AdWeek — One of 20 top ECDs breaking into culture
2017
Cannes Lion — IBM Watson
2017
Cannes Lion Short List — IBM
2017
The AI Thinking Dress — Permanent display at The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation
2016
FastCompany Innovation Award — IBM Watson Thinking Dress
2015
Effie Awards — 1 Gold, 1 Silver, Kimberly-Clark
2014
Gold WOMMY Award — U by Kotex Generation Know, Influencer
2014
Effie Awards — 2 Gold, 1 Silver, U by Kotex
2014
Effie Awards — Grand Effie Finalist
2014
National Design Award — Smithsonian, IBM Smarter Planet
2014
National Design Museum — IBM Smarter Planet
2013
Effie Awards — 2 Gold, Kimberly-Clark
2013
Effie Awards — 2 Silver, Kimberly-Clark
2013
Effie Awards — 3 Bronze, Kimberly-Clark
2012
Cannes Lion — Kimberly-Clark
2010
One Show Gold — IBM
2010
Effie Gold — Global Category, IBM
2009
Cannes Cyber Lion — IBM
2009
Echo Award Gold — IBM
2007
Echo Award Silver — IBM CEO
2003
Cannes Short List — IBM
Influence
Speaking
LittleBlackBook
Motherland in Adland
BrightTALK / TechTarget
Thought Leadership Speaker: Good Design is Good For Business
People of Marketing Podcast
"Experiential Now"
Cannes Lion
Adweek Panel, B2B Summit Panel
NYU
Guest Lecturer — "The Purpose of Brands"
Pratt Institute
Guest Lecturer — "Design and Advertising: They Can Coexist"