Executive Creative Leadership Program
Unlock the full potential of your creative leadership
For Creative Directors, Executive Directors, VPs who want to evolve and improve their creative management skills.
An exclusive management program designed to elevate your approach to creative leadership. Uncover the most critical and the non-tangible aspects of your creative leadership— Being close to individuals, understanding their unique motivations, and fostering a culture of innovation and trust are essential.
As a top performer, it's common to feel isolated at the summit of success, often reluctant to seek guidance from your boss, peers, or employees. Our program offers a coaching sounding board, providing the essential support you need to grow and refine your management skills.
From mastering the art of decision-making to cultivating an environment where your team can thrive, we recognize that these are not skills acquired merely through creative practice. Our program bridges this gap, offering tailored strategies and insights that empower you to lead with confidence and inspire excellence within your team.
Key Learnings
Managing Stressful Client Relationships
Ensuring a harmonious relationship with high-profile clients is paramount to maintaining long-term contracts and fostering repeat business. Learning to handle stress, expectations, and communication is essential.
Navigate Politics and Create a Climate of Trust and Exchange
Building a culture of transparency and mutual respect within and between teams ensures smooth operations and effective collaboration, which is critical for the success of any project. Amongst other creative leads and agency heads.
How to Protect Your Team's Time and Creative Space
Safeguarding your team's environment to foster creativity and productivity is vital for delivering high-quality work consistently. This includes managing workloads and ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
Managing Your Team
Effective team management ensures that individual and collective goals are met. Providing support, feedback, and development opportunities enhances team performance and satisfaction. Workload management, growth, and running effective one-on-one meetings.
How to Gain Trust from Your Team and Clients
Trust is the cornerstone of effective leadership. Establishing and maintaining trust leads to better collaboration, higher morale, and increased client satisfaction.
How to Plan and Grow Your Creative Team
Strategic team growth ensures that you have the right talent to meet current and future demands. This involves hiring, training, and nurturing talent to sustain long-term success.
Managing Big and Small Clients
From startups to global clients; managing expectations from both the client and the creative team. Tailoring your approach based on the size and nature of the client helps in meeting diverse expectations and delivering customized solutions.
How to Make Decisions
Decision-making is crucial in maintaining project momentum and ensuring that objectives are met. Effective decision-making processes reduce delays and enhance project outcomes.
Dealing with Unsatisfied Creatives
Addressing dissatisfaction among creatives is essential to maintain morale and productivity. Identifying the root causes and implementing solutions can prevent larger issues and promote a positive work environment.
I don’t work with everybody. I need to validate we have a fit and that I can truly help you and/or your organization. Let’s find out
Former Executive Creative Director at Sid Lee, FWA judge, and workshops master at La Factry.
Your Mentor
Vincent Ramsay—Lemelin
Vincent is both a master of his craft and a perpetual learner dedicated to growing his skillset. One look at his passion pursuits—Golf and Heavy Metal—and you fully appreciate his diverse worldview. Coder turned Designer, innovation is woven into his DNA, he is singularly unfazed by projects that look distinctly different at delivery than at onset.
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Even if you read my bio — I still I don’t work with everybody.
I need to validate we have a fit. It won’t cost you a thing to talk to me ✌️
I’ve been fortunate to gain experience working with these incredible brands.
You probably use their products every day.
AMAZING BRANDS HAVE DONE UNCOMMON PROJECTS WITH
“Vincent is one of the best creative leaders I have had the chance to work with”
“Vincent was my executive creative director at Sid Lee for a little over three years, and I can confidently say that he is one of the best creative leaders I've had the privilege to work with. He leads his teams in a collaborative manner: he sets the direction, advocates for creative work with clients and other departments, and gives people he collaborates with a lot of freedom (I actually learned a lot from his management style). He is also progressive and unafraid to blend disciplines: it was with him that my content work was recognized and valued at Sid Lee, allowing me to contribute to several high-profile projects that showcased the agency and non-traditional disciplines. I would work with him again tomorrow morning if given the opportunity.”
JF-Légaré
Executive Creative Leadership Program
What’s included
Weekly Mentorship Sessions
Regular one-on-one meetings between the mentor and the mentee to provide guidance, feedback, and support to ensure continuous progress, addresses issues promptly, and fosters a strong mentor-mentee relationship.
Strategic Planning Workshops
Facilitated sessions focused on developing, reviewing, and refining strategies and goals to help individual establish clear, actionable plans, align their teams, and stay focused on long-term objectives.
Customized Training Programs
Tailored training sessions for teams or individuals on specific skills, tools, or processes relevant to the business to enhance team capabilities, addresses skill gaps, and ensures that employees are equipped to meet business, strategic and creative challenges.