BarkleyOKRP just promoted a Chicago strategist to President and KC creative to CEO. As a former creative and current strategist, that sounds amazing to me. Given their abysmal Glassdoor ratings, I'm optimistic the change has to be a good thing. But I don't actually know the people involved. Tell me fishies, am I being too optimistic?

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Previous CEO was also a Chicago creative. The President was a strategist from KC.

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@Publicis you were one of very few. I worked there too. There’s a reason he was put on an upper floor and not allowed to interact with creative department or clients. Still he deserves big kudos for leaving and starting an agency that become that strong business wise.

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They’ve been with the company for over 10 years each so it’s home grown talent, which I feel like is sort of rare/cool to see

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Have worked with both the new CEO and new president in Chicago and had really positive experiences.

Hopefully fresh leadership turns things around, it’s been rough since the merger.

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Sounds better than most Chicago advertising news. Will they hire me? Lol

I think it's going to be a good thing. I've never worked with the new Pres, but everyone who has says amazing things about him.

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