Current Initiative

CAANZ Lunch with... Indies Programme

You don’t need us to tell you that times are tough and now, more than ever, industry best practice is required.  That's why CAANZ would like to invite CAANZ Member Indie agency heads to participate in a new mentoring scheme called the CAANZ lunch with….programme.

Five CAANZ board members and a client-side executive have agreed to be part of the initial mentoring programme: 

  • David Walden (CEO, TBWA\Whybin)
  • Andrew Stone (CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi)
  • Sandy Moore (Group CEO, DDB)
  • Brent Smart (Managing Director, Colenso BBDO)
  • Nick Baylis (CEO, M & C Saatchi)
  • Stephen Jones (Air New Zealand’s General Manager of Strategic Development)

So what do you get? An initial open dialogue session, over lunch, with one of the above to discuss your agency and establish what your future business needs might be…then an open phone line to call on for the next six months to discuss issues and bounce ideas off.
 
CAANZ will, of course, pick up the cost of the lunch, which will take place at the VBG in Parnell -an iconic agency haunt. If demand exists, we’ll look to expand the programme in the second half of the year.
 
CAANZ is now calling for expressions of interest from Indie heads who would like to participate in the programme. Can you also please indicate which of the above mentors that you would most like to “hook-up” with.

Please register your interest by emailing office@caanz.co.nz.