Hello Jancy,
I’ve been working really hard towards getting an AD internship in a good agency and was ecstatic to have gotten it.
I’ve been with the agency for over a month and seem to spend more time looking for work than working. It is a busy agency with a lot of creatives working over time and I feel bad working on …
Having trouble getting more out of my internship
August 30, 2011 # 2:00 pm # Agency Life, Career # One CommentI was gonna work in the ad industry, but then I got high…
May 13, 2011 # 11:13 am # Agency Life, Career # One CommentDear Jancy,
I don’t know if you have been asked this before and I feel like a tool even asking, but I can’t really find an answer anywhere else. I know that most large companies use pre-employment drug tests. Does this hold true for most ad agencies? If offered a position at an ad agency will I likely be subjected to …
How to survive the ad biz as a mommy
March 10, 2011 # 2:01 pm # Agency Life, Career # No CommentHi Jancy,
First, I love your book, Pick Me. I’m waiting to hear back from grad school (VCU and the Creative Circus) right now, and have enjoyed reading it, along with a few others, in preparation for what I hope will be a successful career.
To that end: how did you both survive as females in advertising when it came time to …
Tips on becoming a better mentor
December 9, 2010 # 3:49 pm # Agency Life, Career, Education # No CommentDear Jancy,
I have just perused your entire archive over the past couple of hours and really appreciate your passion for the industry as well as the dedication and patience you display in fielding the queries posted here.
Our local Ad club has started a mentoring program to support the post secondary PR/Ad courses available in our city. I am on the …
Boss’ spouse is ruining the company. Help!
October 13, 2010 # 9:31 am # Agency Life, Boss # No CommentI’m an Art Director at a small design agency run by a woman. She has operated the business successfully for over 15 years. She remarried 5 years back and brought her copy writing husband on board as the VP. Problem is he is dragging the business down. The quality of his work is rapidly declining, he’s becoming arrogant, and he …
We want additional projects, but our group CDs say no
July 21, 2010 # 11:28 am # Agency Life, Boss # One CommentThis is, I’m sorry to say, a question about office politics.
I’m early in my career at a very large office of a very large global advertising agency. For the past year or so, my partner and I have worked almost exclusively on one account. The client is complicated so our creative directors appreciate that we have a good feeling for …
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About Jancy
'Jancy' is Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk, Co-Founders of Swim, a unique “creative leadership training lab for advertising creatives and marketers.” Prior to Swim, Jancy was globally renowned as the Co-Chief Creative Officers of Ogilvy & Mather Toronto, a position they held for thirteen of the twenty years they were a creative duo at the agency. Over the years they've racked up Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show pencils and CA credits, and have lead their shop to two Cannes Lions Grand Prix and a Grand Clio. They've judged CA, Cannes, D&AD, the One Show, the Clios and other prestigious award shows. Creativity named them two of the top 50 creative people of 2008. Known for their outspoken, no-bullshit style and a passion for mentoring juniors, they're ready to give you advice if you're ready to take it.
