STEPHEN CORLETT   

BRAND AND AGENCY LEADER

Hello. I’m Stephen Corlett. Nice to meet you. 

I’ve spent the last 25 years on a multitude of adventures in creativity, from the UK to New York to Amsterdam, working within global brands, NGOs and at some of the most revered creative agencies in the world. Lucky me. 
 
I’m who you call if you need...

1. Culture‑Impacting Brand Leadership – Proven ability to lead global campaigns and platforms for ambitious organisations (especially in sport, entertainment and NGO sectors). 

2. Transformative Leadership – Driving organizational transformation for teams of 5 to 200+, managing mergers, executing strategic roadmaps, growing revenues and rebuilding capabilities for the modern era.

3. Fractional /Project ‘gun for hire’ – Strategic 'Fixer' for C-Suite Leaders – Providing fractional leadership to solve operational bottlenecks, re-engineer brand strategy, or lead transformation sprints for agencies and global brands. 

From C-suite and senior leadership roles at Seismic Foundation, 180 Amsterdam, Anomaly and Wieden + Kennedy to driving culture-shaping work for PlayStation, Nike, adidas, Umbro, Converse, Coca‑Cola, PepsiCo, Qatar Airways and UNICEF, I bring energy, clarity and direction to the teams and organisations I work within. You can see some of my work if you scroll below. 

I’m a regular keynote speaker on the future of creativity and modern brand building at events such as OnBrand, Global Marketing Summit, and Creative Industries Summit MENA.

Here are some recent interviews, articles and thinkpieces:

AfterWork interview on creative leadership
On what it takes to build a trusted brand
On AI and fighting mediocrity
On the power of active optimism
On creative leadership in a remote world
On the power of Playful Creativity in the MENA region

I’m based in Amsterdam but a citizen of the world. If you’d like to chat about a project or collaborating to make something great happen, then please get in touch.

stephenabroad@gmail.com
+31648430306
 linkedin.com/in/stephen-corlett




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