Posted by Joshua Dysart, Manager, Corporate Communications
Standing in a conference room at the Chicago agency yesterday morning among a handful of colleagues, I overheard the following: “we work for the best large company to work for in Illinois, led by the Ad Woman of the Year.”
Well said. And true.
It started Tuesday evening when the Chicago HR team accepted the ‘Best Large Company to Work For in Illinois” honor from The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Managers and The Business Ledger.
Flash forward to Wednesday morning, as Chicago’s Managing Director, Karen Sauder, was surprised with some fantastic news - she had been named the Chicago Advertising Federation’s (CAF) 2009 Advertising Woman of the Year.
Moments later, I heard the quote referenced earlier, and really, the two distinctions go hand in hand. It was something that Karen pointed out indirectly as she learned of the honor from the CAF.
Karen Sauder
It’s true. We are a team. A team with excellent leadership…which is why Draftfcb Chicago is such a great place to work.