WORK LIFE
Fast Company|Spring 2024
Nancy Reyes, CEO of the Americas at BBDO, answers our career questionnaire.
YASMIN GAGNE
WORK LIFE

ADVERTISING VETERAN NANCY REYES HAS SPENT THE PAST 25 years helping some of the world's biggest companies, including Google, H&M, and Frito-Lay, connect with consumers. Reyes has long championed inclusivity, founding Circle of Women, which gives leadership coaching to female executives, and serving as a founding member of the nonprofit Time's Up, which supports victims of sexual harassment.

What's your best habit, and what's your worst?
Best: Waking up early. 
Worst: Never sleeping in 

What do you do when you're creatively stuck?
I do something mundane like make a list. It gives my brain a break.

Is there a businessperson you admire?

I can't decide between Oprah and Beyoncé.

Is there an expression you never want to hear again?

The annual declaration that advertising is dead. It's never been a better time for a great idea.

What's the best mistake you ever made?

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