Comes over from BBDO NY where she served as president & CEO for seven years
Kirsten Flanik has joined Revolt, the global purpose strategy specialist group, in the new role as CEO North America. She joins from BBDO New York where she served as president and CEO for the past seven years before departing this month. Flanik played a critical role in helping BBDO evolve to meet rapid changes in business and culture, and is recognized for building world-class, creatively-led business solutions for iconic brands.
Revolt was recently acquired by global sustainability firm Anthesis to supercharge its organizational and brand strategy and communications capabilities, integrating with market-leading offerings in science-based advisory, digital solutions, and high-quality carbon removal projects. Flanik joins with the ambitious goal of building upon Revolt’s client base, which already includes global marketers such as ABInBev, Diageo, Kraft Heinz, Mars and PepsiCo.
“I was extremely choiceful about my next chapter. The opportunity to become a part of an organization that is helping clients transform the way they do business for the better is something I was immediately drawn to,” said Flanik. She continued, “There is an incredible depth of knowledge, expansive capabilities and the right bench of experts within the Revolt and broader Anthesis offering. The time is right to expand across North America and I am thrilled to help lead this effort.”
Revolt was launched in the U.K. in 2017 based on the belief that more and more brands recognized they had the power to be a force for good, and that positive impact can lead to business transformation. That belief was–and has been–reinforced by decisions made by major global marketers to retain their services to help them achieve their sustainable and corporate reputation goals. Revolt has built a track record for turning positive impact rigor into practical, actionable solutions for its clients.
With the desire to bolster its services and capabilities within the world’s biggest market–North America–Revolt joined Anthesis earlier this year. Founded in 2013, Anthesis is a global sustainability firm with expertise in guiding more than 4,000 clients through their transformation to decarbonized and more sustainable futures.
Commented Dean Sanders, Anthesis chief enterprise officer and to whom Flanik will report in her new role as Revolt North America CEO, “With Revolt, we now have world-class expertise and experience in purpose consulting, strategy and communication. This is critical to meet the growing needs of C-Suites and brands that are looking to define a purpose-driven strategic position that drives corporate and brand strategy, not to mention a broader range of audiences that now include government, investors, a new generation of employees and a highly informed public.” He continued, “In Kirsten, we have found the consummate ambassador who can deliver that message with passion and earnestness, backed by a proven track record of gaining client respect and achieving success.”
Added Revolt co-founder Alex Lewis, “As we enter our next chapter, we have a unique opportunity to accelerate this sustainable transformation for both existing and new clients. We won’t live up to our own purpose without a thriving North America business, and nobody is better placed to drive this faster and deeper than Kirsten. At BBDO, UK CEO Richard Arscott and I experienced first-hand her ability to partner with clients, her business acumen, strategic sensibilities and contagious energy. She is a born leader and a true collaborator and was the first person we thought of when we made the decision to expand our presence in North America.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More