Campaign & Creative Equals' 30 Female Creative Trailblazers 17'

  • Jade Tomlin
  • Resh Sidhu
  • Casey Bird
  • L.A. Ronayne
  • Vikki Ross
  • Nathalie Gordon
  • Lauren Pleydell-Pearce
  • Cat H
  • Scarlett Montanaro
  • Alice Tonge
  • Aleksandra Wnuk
  • Rebecca Rumble

Creative Equals aims to get adland to take proactive steps towards gender diversity within creative departments – and, most importantly, at leadership level.

True to their motto, 'enough talk, time for the 'do', Creative Equals gathered nominations for rising female professionsals from an array of creative backgrounds.
The winners were featured in Campaign and their work was displayed at the inspirational #CEFutureLeaders event that took place on March 30th.
This concept gained amazing momentum for a cause rooted in equality and diversity within the creative industries.

Read on to see the full list of 30 gifted winners and to explore the personalities/projects that are shaping our creative future!

Creative Equals' List of 30 Female Creative Trailblazers 2017


1. Pansy Aung, Creative, Cheil Worldwide

2. Casey Bird, President, SheSays

3. Caroline Paris, Creative Director, Brave

4. Alex Delaney, Art Director, 18 Feet & Rising

5. Kat Encanto, Senior Creative, MullenLowe London

6. Lauren Pleydell- Pearce, Creative Director, Wunderman

7. LA Ronyane, Creative Director, Havas London

8. Vikki Ross, Freelance Copy Chief & Founder of Copycabana

9. Natalie Gordon, Senior Creative, Sunshine

10. Hana Tanimura, Senior Designer, Google Creative Lab



11. Catherine Hope, Creative Director, Sunshine

12.Cathy Hutton & Jo Jenkins, Freelance Creative Directors,

13. Nikki Lindman, Associate Creative Director, BBH

14. Scarlett Montanaro, Creative, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

15. Emily Churches, Creative, GreyLondon

16. Lauren Morris, Deputy Design Director, Iris Worldwide

17. Caroline Morris, Creative Director, Iris Worldwide

18. Tori Fannon, Creative, Creature of London

19. Debs Gerrard, Creative Director, Albion

20. Kimberly Gill, Associate Creative Director, BBH


21. Rebecca Rumble, Associate Creative Director, R/GA

22. Resh Sidhu, Creative Director, Virtual Reality, Framestore

23. Clemmie Telford, Freelance Creative Strategist

24. Alice Tonge, Head of Creative and Design, 4Creative

25. Aleks Wnuk, Creative, Stink Studio

26. Polina Zabrodskaya, Creative Director, Publicis London

27. Shelley Smoler, Creative Director, BBH

28. Jo Griffin, Creative, WCRS

29. Jade Tomlin, Creative Director, Alpha Century

30. Jo Wallace, Freelance Creative Director

31. Katy Hopkins, Creative Director, WCRS


(Yes, there's actually 31... there were too many incredible women nominated!)


Head over to the Creative Equals page to discover more insights on equality in the creative industry and what do's are being done next to combat the issues.