It’s Back! B&T’s Women In Media Power List Nominees For 2018!
The 2018 Women in Media Awards are mere months away, which means we need your help with the Power List once again! So, if you’re a powerful, trailblazing, inspirational woman, we want you!
Obviously, there are a ton of amazing women in our industry.
So to make it a little easier, we’ve searched far and wide and come up with a list of the best of the best nominees for the Power List.
We’ve got over 100 amazing women – but if you think anyone’s missing (and we’re 100 per cent sure there is, BTW), leave it in the comments section below! And if you think you’re missing make sure you let us know too.
Alternatively, if you see someone you don’t think should be on this list at all, leave it in the comments section too! Comments for everyone!
Once we have the combined list of women, we’ll throw it over to our judges to select their top picks, thus arriving at the final 30.
Last year, our winner was none other than the fabulous Nicole Sheffield.
You don’t have to be a CEO to get on this list (or top it) – our judges just have to deem you influential and powerful. So if that’s you, or someone you know! Comment away. But check this long list of amazing women first.
- Adriana Colaneri – managing director, The Story Lab
- Aimee Buchanan – chief executive, OMD Australia
- Aisling Finch – director of marketing, Australia and NZ, Google
- Aleisha McCall – founder and managing director, Ultimate Edge
- Alison Rice – group publisher of women’s lifestyle, Allure Media
- Andrea Rule – CMO, Carat Australia
- Angela Goodsir – chief technology and systems operations officer, Multi Channel Network
- Angela Henderson – Angela Henderson Consulting
- Angela Morris – executive planning director, J. Walter Thomson
- Angie Bradbury – founder and managing director, Dig+Fish
- Ann Nolan – co-founder and chief strategy officer, Snobal
- Anna Fawcett – executive producer, Filmgraphics
- Annie Parker – director, Code Club Australia/global head of startups, Microsoft
- Bec Brideson – founder and executive creative director, Venus Comm/Bec Brideson
- Belinda Jennings – founder and CEO, Mum Central
- Belinda Murray – managing director, BWM Dentsu Melbourne
- Bobbi Mahlab – managing director, Mahlab/co-founder, Mentor Walks
- Bodhi Mary Hunter – founder and managing editor, The Good Guide
- Cally Scivetti – marketing and strategy director, Val Morgan
- Carmela Soares – Clemenger Melbourne
- Carolyn Bollaci – head of agency, Australia, Facebook
- Carrie Barker – CEO and partner, the projects*
- Catherine Krantz – head of operational performance, Carat Melbourne / head of diversity and inclusion, Dentsu Aegis Network
- Cathy O’Connor – CEO, NOVA Entertainment
- Charlotte Valente – general manager marketing, APN Outdoor
- Charmaine Moldrich – chief executive, Outdoor Media Association
- Christina Allen – general counsel, FOX Sports Australia
- Christina Aventi – executive planning director, BMF
- Claire Butterworth – chief investment officer, Wavemaker
- Claire Salvetti – managing director, One Green Bean
- Claudia McInerney – managing director, Melbourne, WhiteGrey
- Corrie McLeod – CEO, Hello Espresso
- Deanne Weir – chairman, Ai Media
- Dee Madigan – executive creative director, Campaign Edge
- Donna Hay – founder, Donna Hay Pty Ltd
- Edwina McCann – editor-in-chief, Vogue Australia
- Elaine Herlihy – CMO, Paypal
- Elizabeth Fox – director, Google Marketing Solutions, AUNZ
- Ella Schalch – creative director, Schalch Marketing
- Ellie Rogers – head of agency, Facebook
- Emily Perrett – managing director, Clemenger BBDO
- Emma Bannister – CEO and founder, Presentation Studio
- Emma Lo Russo – CEO and co-founder, Digivizer
- Emma Triggs – founder and MD, The M Agency
- Emma-Jayne Owens – chief commercial officer, Australian Radio Network
- Esther Carlsen – managing director, Acxiom
- Esther Clerehan – Clerehan
- EJ Granleese – founder, History Will Be Kind
- Fiona Johnston – CEO, UM Australia
- Fiona Lang – COO, BBC Studios ANZ
- Fiorella Di Santo – general manager publishing – fashion, luxury, food & home, Bauer Media
- Gab Merrick – managing director, Carat Brisbane
- Gemma Fordham, head of content, Hit Network
- Gemma Hunter – global executive creative director, Mediacom
- Genevieve Clay-Smith – co-founder and creative director, Taste Creative/co-founder and CEO of Bus Stop Films
- Gina Lednyak – founder and managing director, L&A Social Media
- Helena Snowdon – managing director, Mindshare Melbourne
- Helen McCabe – digital content director, Nine Entertainment
- Helen Trinca – managing editor, The Australian
- Ilda Jamison – Country Manager ANZ, Oracle
- Imogen Hewitt – Group Managing Director, Havas
- Ita Buttrose – TBA
- Jackie Frank – Be Frank Group
- Jamila Rizvi – editor-at-large, Nine’s Future of Women
- Jane Geraghty – CEO, Landor
- Jane King – head of marketing, Val Morgan Outdoor
- Jane Huxley – managing director, Spotify Australia
- Jane Sullivan – managing director, Brisbane, Wavemaker
- Janet Cameron – Grant Broadcasters
- Jen Speirs – creative director, BMF
- Jo Clasby – Sydney sales director, Multi Channel Network
- Jo Scard – Fifty Acres
- Joan Warner – CEO, Commercial Radio Australia
- Joanne Gray – editor, BOSS (Australian Financial Review)
- Joe de Fina – The OTTO Empire
- Joe Pollard – group managing director of media and marketing, Telstra
- Jovy Gill – Essence
- Judy Sahay – founder and managing director, Crowd Media Group
- Julia Zaetta – editor, Better Homes and Gardens
- Justine Cullen – editor-in-chief, ELLE Australia
- Karen Halligan – director customer, brand and marketing advisory, KPMG
- Karly Leach – managing director, Wavemaker
- Kate de Brito – editor-in-chief, news.com.au
- Kate McClymont – investigative journalist, Sydney Morning Herald
- Kate O’Ryan Roeder – managing director, Mindshare Sydney
- Kate Richardson – general manager, Red Engine SCC
- Kathryn Carter – general manager, Snap
- Kathryn Scott – director, Scout Management
- Katharine Murphy – political editor, The Guardian
- Katia Loisel – founder and CEO, The Love Destination
- Katie Rigg-Smith – CEO, Mindshare
- Katrina McCarter – CEO, Marketing to Mums
- Kellie Northwood – executive director, Sierra Delta / CEO, Australasian Catalogue Association
- Kerry Field – general manager, Mindshare Sydney
- Kieran Moore – CEO (PR and PA), WPP AUNZ
- Kim Portrate – CEO, Think TV
- Kimberlee Wells – CEO, TBWA Melbourne
- Kirsty Dagnall – senior account manager, McCorkell & Associates
- Kirsty Muddle – founding partner, Cummins&Partners
- Lama Tayeh – founder and CEO, Lulumpr
- Lara Brownlow – head of agency, LinkedIn
- Laura Dingwell – head of finance, Junkee Media
- Lee Tonitto – chief executive, AMI
- Leigh Sales – The ABC
- Leanne Cartwright-Bradford – Head of Audible Australia and New Zealand
- Lenore Taylor – editor, The Guardian
- Lesley Edwards – CEO, IKON Australia
- Lindy Olsen – group editor-in-chief and head of operations, Challenger Media Group
- Lisa Bjorksten – founder and director, The Digi Collective
- Lisa King – head of commercial, Adshel
- Lisa Omagari – managing editor, native and custom titles, Junkee Media
- Lisa Watts – CEO, The Conversation
- Lisa Wilkinson – The Project, Ten
- Lizzie Young – group content strategy director, Nine Entertainment Co
- Loren Bradley – executive producer, Sweetshop Australia
- Lorraine Jokovic – chief executive officer, LOUD
- Louise Barrett – managing director sales, News Corp
- Lynn Poole – managing director, The Brand Pool
- Mandi Gunsberger – founder and managing director, Babyology
- Margie Reid – managing partner, Thinkerbell Pty Ltd
- Maria Grivas – chief data and technology officer, UM
- Marlene Vivaire – founder, T-Shape Consulting
- Melinda Geertz – CEO Australia, Leo Burnett
- Melina Augoustakis – Melbourne sales director, Multi Channel Network
- Melissa Fein – CEO, Initiative Australia
- Mia Freedman – co-founder and content director, Mamamia
- Michelle Guthrie – CEO, ABC
- Michelle Holland – managing partner, Ogilvy Sydney
- Monique Macleod – chief marketing officer, Commonwealth Bank
- Monique Perry – managing director, Nielsen
- Naomi Gorringe – client partner, TBWA\Melbourne
- Nic Taylor – CEO, McCann
- Nicola Lewis – chief investment officer, GroupM
- Nicole Boyd – chief client officer, MediaCom
- Nicole Hope – head of PR, Superdream
- Nicole McInnes – CMO, OVO
- Nickie Scriven – CEO, Zenith Australia
- Nikki Briger – editor, Marie Claire
- Nicole Turley – chief investment officer, MediaCom
- Olivia Ruello – CEO, Business Chicks
- Olivia Wirth – group executive of brand, marketing and corporate affairs, Qantas
- Ophenia (Qiwan) Liang – director and co-founder, Digital Crew
- Penelope Holloway – general manager, Hill & Knowlton
- Penny Kaleta – national sales director, Fairfax ACM
- Rebecca Tos – CEO, Columbus
- Richenda Vermeulen – founder and director, Ntegrity
- Robi Stanton – vice president and general manager, Turner International
- Robin Bailey – broadcaster, MMM Brisbane Breakfast Radio / commentator, the Today show / host, The Well podcast on Mamamia
- Robyn Foyster – CEO, Foyster Media
- Rose Herceg – chief strategy officer, WPP AUNZ
- Sally Kissane – managing partner, Ogilvy Sydney
- Sara Lappage – chief marketing officer, QMS Media
- Sarah James – chief digital officer, Carat Australia
- Sarah Keith – managing director, Publicis Media Exchange
- Sarrah Le Marquand – editor-in-chief, Stellar magazine (NewsLife Media)/Founding editor, RendezView (NewsCorp Australia)
- Sasha Firth – managing director, Sydney Y&R, ANZ
- Sev Griffiths – chief connections design and partnerships officer, UM
- Siobhan McKenna – Managing Partner, Lachlan Murdoch’s Illyria
- Sophie Madden – CEO, Media Federation of Australia
- Sophie Price – head of integrated strategy, M&C Saatchi Group
- Stephanie (Stevie) Douglas-Neal – executive group business director, PHD
- Sue Squillace – founder, Spark Foundry
- Sunita Gloster – CMO advisory, PwC Australia
- Susan Searle – president, IDG Communications
- Susannah George – founder, The Urban List
- Suzanne Steele – managing director, ANZ Adobe
- Suzie Blinman – chief commercial and corporate development officer, Multi Channel Network
- Tania Jones – content and brand partnerships director, Multi Channel Network
- Tara Ford – ECD, DDB Sydney
- Tara Mckenty – creative director (APAC), Google
- Taryn Williams – The Right Fit
- Tory Shepherd – The Advertiser
- Tracey Fellows – chief executive, REA Group
- Venessa Hunt – head of digital investment, GroupM
- Virginia Hyland – founder and principal, Hyland
- Wendy Gower – managing director, m2m Sydney
- Wendy Moore – general manager food and home, Pacific Magazines
B&T‘s Women in Media Awards 2018 will be held on Friday 17 August 2018 at Doltone House – Jones Bay Wharf. Grab early bird tickets to the event here and find all other info on the website.
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This is a great list, but I’d also like to give my support for Fiona Lang at BBC Studios. She is an amazing leader, mentor, lawyer and strategist. And, importantly, she’s someone who always goes above and beyond to do good things for the industry and community– whether it’s mentoring a colleague, raising money for Oxfam, or doing work with the UN Women National Committee. (Even though she is monumentally busy, it’s never just a token gesture with Fiona.) Many congratulations!
Thanks so much for all your suggestions – we’ve added them in and now have a final long list!
There’s no one better placed to receive the B&T Women in Media award than Fiona Lang, COO of BBC Studios ANZ. Fiona is nothing short of a powerhouse. Making light work of guiding the world’s most trusted media brand through the choppy waters of digital disruption, while simultaneously serving as a Non-Exec Director for UN Women. Here is someone who wholeheartedly walks the talk.
I’ve been fortunate enough to learn from Fiona and her unique approach to corporate strategy – a mastery of business acumen combined with lateral creative thinking, has been influential in shaping my career. Fiona leads with an infectious energy and integrity, inspiring confidence to adopt new approaches that will positively challenge the status quo. Her longstanding commitment to The Women’s College mentoring program and the personal generosity I have received as a mentee are a testament to Fiona’s genuine passion for helping advance the careers of young women in the industry. Any Women in Media Power List wouldn’t be complete without Fiona Lang!
I think you’re missing Rebecca Horne – Chief Digital Officer of the NRL and Kylie Rogers, GM Commerical AFL – Two women in traditionally male dominated roles and codes. They are trail blazers for women in media.
Angie Bradbury – MD and Founder of Dig&Fish. Angie is such an incredible leader not just for the agency team but for the whole industry. She is passionate about women in leadership and demonstrates this each and every day. One of the most inspiring people I’ve had the privilege of working with.
Karen Madden, CMO at Nine, should definitely be on this list. Karen’s energy and drive motivates those around her to be the best they can be. She’s a natural leader who knows how to build a positive team culture focused on results, accountability and fun.
I would like to nominate Karen Madden, Chief Marketing Officer of the Nine Network. Since Karen started I have seen an incredible shift in morale across every touch point of the business.
Karen is an excellent leader and truly believes in the investment of good people, and strives to make the work environment a place you want to be.
She works hard, gives excellent direction, is passionate and focused all the while being approachable and personable.
Karen Madden should definitely be on this list!
I’d like to nominate one of the most sophisticated thinkers and inspiring leaders I know; Kim McKay of Klick Communications. https://au.linkedin.com/in/kimmckayklick
Very few women have contributed to global travel and lifestyle brands like the one and only Kim McKay. An independent comms agency advocate and super connector, she currently steers three dynamic international offices across Sydney, LA and Honolulu. Her greatest gift is that of embracing change and future-proofing where she is leading brands and her team. Always on the front-foot of trends, tech and talent – her humble approach to her own success is well deserving of some lime-light in 2018.
Leanne Cartwright-Bradford is the Head of Audible Australia and New Zealand and should without doubt be included in this list.
Leanne is one of Australia’s most experienced and passionate marketers, with extensive experience within the entertainment and technology industries. Having worked across some of the world’s top brands including Audible and Amazon, Twentieth Century Fox and Samsung, Leanne is an inspiring leader who steers the business and balances a huge number of responsibilities, but is never afraid to roll up her sleeves. Leanne is incredibly generous and giving with her time, and shares her impressive knowledge in order to develop her team. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-cartwright-bradford-a443505/
Thanks so much everyone for your suggestions! I’ve added everyone above to the list – keep em coming!