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Wendy Clark

Dentsu International, Global CEO
EPISODE 43

Embrace an Underdog Mindset

Today’s guest is Wendy Clark, Global CEO of Dentsu International, and the first female CEO of a big six global advertising agency. Before that, she did incredible work as a marketing executive at Coca-Cola and AT&T.

She’s a giant of the advertising world. She is literally in the hall of fame. But despite all her success, Wendy is the absolute master of embracing the underdog mentality. 

It’s how she stays motivated, both personally and professionally, and how she continues to over-deliver and outperform.

She really is the master of mindset, and she will show you how to lean into the underdog mentality and use it as fuel to work for you.

If you’ve ever felt underestimated at work or like the underdog in your industry, then you are going to love this conversation.

You’ll also learn:

  • How to use marketing savvy in a leadership setting so your big ideas connect
  • Three questions you can ask to evaluate a creative idea 
  • Key insights about social media that every leader should know
  • A better approach to work and life than “balance”

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Clips

  • Never be above doing anything
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Your past doesn’t define your future
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Let empathy drive you
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Never waste a crisis
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • You can’t be what you can’t see
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Know your customer’s needs, habits, and mindsets
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Be a better you, not a worse them
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Be a marketer in the boardroom
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Let people be themselves
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Teach what great work looks like
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Good ideas make you feel something
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Adopt a challenger mindset
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Being underestimated is a gift
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Find work-life integration, not balance
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Use your mouth and ears in the proportion they were given you
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • DEI is good for business
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO
  • Show people they matter
    Wendy Clark
    Wendy Clark
    Dentsu International, Global CEO

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