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Jeff Gilette, Compass Guide

Co-Director, CU Brand Studios, Ex WK, Google, Goodby

Best to talk to about

  • Breaking into advertising, pushing your portfolio, pivoting within advertising, discovering your personal brand/telling your brand story, networking, finding a mentor/becoming a mentor, creative blocks/burnout, learning what it means to be a creative director, branding of any and all kinds
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110–$175 · 30 / 60 min
Andy Chang, Compass Guide

Freelance VP, Brand Account Director

Best to talk to about

  • Navigating the account management career path or advice on how to handle team dynamics
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110 · 30 min
Rachel Frederick, Compass Guide

Executive Creative Director / Art Director

Best to talk to about

  • Networking
  • Getting thoughtful career advice
  • Portfolio questions and feedback
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110–$150 · 30 / 60 min
Hunter Hall, Compass Guide

Group Creative Director, Writer, TV Show Creator

Best to talk to about

  • Directing your life like it's a fun, thrilling, one-of-a-kind comedic love story, and YES, you're the main character we're all rooting for
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$150 · 60 min
Jen Pao, Compass Guide

Head of Brand & Creative Operations

Best to talk to about

  • Making sense of the messier parts of a creative career: agency vs. in-house, building your first team, or leveling up into leadership without a roadmap
Breaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teams
$110–$175 · 30 / 60 min
Jonathan Cude, Compass Guide

CCO TBC Ex CCO Mckinney, W+K

Best to talk to about

  • Your psyche
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryLeadership & managing teams
$125 · 60 min
Jason Holzman, Compass Guide

Creative and Strategy Leader

Best to talk to about

  • I post frequently about leadership and management, at all stages of people's careers; it's a topic I'm particularly passionate about
Portfolio & resume feedbackCareer pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teams
$200 · 30 min
Andréa Demirjian, Compass Guide

Strategic Career Brander

Best to talk to about

  • Career pivots and transitions, personal branding and career storytelling, résumé/bio/board bio refinement, executive positioning, and articulating your “secret sauce” to stand out
Portfolio & resume feedbackCareer pivots & transitionsPersonal brand & networking
$150 · 30 min
Jill Applebaum, Compass Guide

CCO North America

Best to talk to about

  • Getting started
  • Getting promoted
  • Creative Direction
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110 · 60 min
Laura Patterson, Compass Guide

Executive Producer PS260

Best to talk to about

  • Laura is a great person to talk to if you’re looking for practical, honest career advice in advertising or post-production — whether you’re trying to get your foot in the door, make a career change, or figure out your next step
  • She can help with understanding how agency and post-production worlds work, how to bridge the gap between them, and how the post-production process really unfolds — from bidding and staffing to offline editing, finishing, delivery, client management, and creative team leadership
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110–$175 · 30 / 60 min
Mary Cheney, Compass Guide

Executive Producer

Best to talk to about

  • Deciding which part of production is for you. There are so many facets often things your haven't even considered
Breaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teams
$125 · 30 min
Leslie Ali, Compass Guide

Global Creative Director | AI-fluent Brand & Product Builder ​

Best to talk to about

  • Integrating AI into the culture of your company
  • Building voice, tone, and personality into AI products
  • Understanding ethical boundaries in AI design
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$125 · 30 min
Matt Fischvogt, Compass Guide

ECD Agency & Brand

Best to talk to about

  • Transitioning from traditional agencies to in-house creative teams
  • Building a career as a copywriter or creative leader
  • Understanding agency life versus in-house creative work
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110 · 30 min
Meg Douglass, Compass Guide

Award-Winning Brand Builder Ex VP Tonal

Best to talk to about

  • making a decision
Portfolio & resume feedbackCareer pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teams
$125 · 30 min
Michele Daly, Compass Guide

Creative Recruiter

Best to talk to about

  • How you are branding yourself! Your portfolio, your linkedin profile, your bio, your outreach to companies/hiring managers, navigating connections, interviewing, negotiating, etc
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$125–$175 · 30 / 60 min
Patrick Burke, Compass Guide

Ceative Director CW Ex TBWA, Arnold

Best to talk to about

  • Breaking into advertising
  • Finding your creative voice
  • Building a creative portfolio
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$110 · 30 min
Rachel Walsh, Compass Guide

Advertising & Marketing Recruiter EA, Ex Apple, Google, BBDO

Best to talk to about

  • Resume and Portfolio Review
  • Understanding how recruiters actually hire
  • Navigating Applicant Tracking Systems and applications
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$175 · 60 min
Serena Connelly, Compass Guide

ECD Copywriter

Best to talk to about

  • Why you’re not finding work by applying to jobs on LinkedIn
  • Building a stronger creative or professional brand
  • Thinking differently about career opportunities
Portfolio & resume feedbackCareer pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teams
$125 · 30 min
Tom Scharpf, Compass Guide

Executive Creative Director/ProfessorChair Art Direction VCU Brand Center

Best to talk to about

  • Deciding if you need to go to a portfolio school to improve your work, or whether you should stay in the job you're currently in
  • If you are a fledgling brand or newbie CMO looking to make breakthrough work
  • If you want to develop your creative strategies and insights to be a bit sharper
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryLeadership & managing teams
$125 · 30 min
Tom Sebanc, Compass Guide

CD / CW ex Fallon, W+K, Carmichael Lynch

Best to talk to about

  • Navigating the first chapter of your career, whether it's deciding if the advertising industry is the right choice for you, developing a portfolio, learning about the ins and outs of how an agency works, or dealing with the ups and downs of being a creative
Portfolio & resume feedbackBreaking into the industryCareer pivots & transitions
$125 · 60 min
Nick Scotting, Compass Guide

Creative Operations and Leadership Expert Saatchi NY

Best to talk to about

  • Building creative operations functions
  • Leading creative operations
  • Scaling creative operations
Career pivots & transitionsLeadership & managing teamsMentoring
$150 · 60 min