‘I had to work twice as fast, twice as hard, to prove I was twice as good’: Snap global chief creative talks career, challenges and being a female creative
Colleen DeCourcy, one of the world’s first female creative leaders, has spent her impressive career working twice as hard as her male colleagues to prove herself. Now global chief creative of Snap Inc, she is experiencing in-house work for the very first time – and there’s a lot that’s different from agencyland. DeCourcy sat down with Mumbrella’s Lauren McNamara to talk all things careers, challenges, and the future.
Boasting an impressive career history, Colleen DeCourcy is not one to shy away from a challenge.
Having spent most of her working life in agencyland in various C-suite roles at TBWA, JWT and Wieden + Kennedy, among others, DeCourcy has been a trailblazer for females in the creative space across the world.
She’s led agencies to multiple award wins, was named Adweek’s Creative Leader of the Decade 2010-2019, and in 2022, was recognised by Cannes Lions with the Lion of St Mark Lifetime Achievement Award.
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