Mollie Partesotti is Co-Founder - Strategy at Kirby, Dryer, Sullivan & Partesotti (KDSP) ——— a full-service creative agency for modern brands. Partesotti is a culture-first strategist who has led some of the world’s most iconic brands campaigns. Previously, Mollie was Chief Strategy Officer at top shops including FCB, MullenLowe, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky. At TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Mollie rose to Global Strategy Lead for Apple and helped launch the original “Shot on iPhone” campaign worldwide, and at Wieden + Kennedy, Delta Airline’s “Keep Climbing.” Her career spans brands such as Nike, PayPal, and Corona, with work regularly recognized by Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Effie Worldwide. An industry mentor and jury regular, Mollie brings sleeves-rolled-up passion to solving tough brand problems and navigating modern challenges. She lives in Chicago with her wife, Shandy, Hank (dog) and Steaks (cat), plays as much golf as possible, and ends many sentences with “Roll Tide.”

Career Experience:

FCB - Chief Strategy Officer, Chicago

MullenLowe U.S. - SVP, Head of Strategy, Los Angeles

Crispin, Porter + Bogusky - VP, Head of Strategy, Los Angeles

TBWA / Media Arts Lab (Apple) - Global Group Strategy Director, Los Angeles

Hill Holliday - VP, Strategy Director, Boston

Wieden + Kennedy - Senior Global Brand Strategist, New York

Modernista! - Brand Strategist, Boston

Venables, Bell & Partners, Strategist, San Francisco

Trumpet - Jr. Strategist, New Orleans

Education:

Master’s Degree; VCU Brandcenter, Richmond, VA — Valedictorian

Bachlor’s Degree: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA — Summa Cum Laude

Contact

partesotti@gmail.com

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Mollie is available for speaking engagements, conferences, press opinions, or a round of golf.