Swim is a creative leadership consultancy; we design programs that give ambitious people tools and insights to have maximum impact.
13 years as Co-Chief Creative Officers of Ogilvy & Mather Toronto was a wild ride, packed with lessons that shape their creative leadership lab. The team who delivered world-beating results for global brands like Unilever and Kraft, who have mentoring and teaching skills that turned even summer interns into international superstars, approach leadership training a little differently. Well, a lot differently.
The leaders behind Cannes Grand Prix-winning work for Dove’s Campaign For Real Beauty are authors of Pick Me, and a new HarperCollins title, Darling, You Can’t Do Both (And Other Noise To Ignore On Your Way Up). Fast Company co-founder Alan Webber calls it “The how-to follow-up to Lean In.”
Swim uses an experiential approach to learning designed to have lasting impact on individuals and groups. Every program is customized to address specific needs.
Participants go forward as creative leaders with holistic perspective. They have new ways to galvanize teams around them and develop leadership in others. They connect more deeply to the role relationships play in achieving their goals. They acquire tools for looking at systems and processes that don’t work, and techniques for rethinking them. They bring big ambition to problem solving, have greater power to persuade, and strategies to navigate through conflict. They leverage the power of their own authenticity.
We design and curate programs and seminars to address your specific needs, engaging experts from many fields to deliver workshops and experiences. These have included:
Janet and Nancy are a speaking powerhouse. Their presentations provide insight and humour in equal doses, that stick in your mind. The first time I saw them speak I was so inspired that I pitched them on writing a book—which I’m proud to be publishing. I couldn’t recommend working with Janet and Nancy more highly.
Nancy Vonk
Janet Kestin